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| a fondness for the bad guys The title of the post, which you only see in permalink status (yeah yeah, that oversight is part of the never ending redesign, complete with luck dragon) is 'a fondness for the bad guys' and it's not like you think. I have just finished watching the last episode of Season One of Deadwood. A bit was watched DLed and a bit via renting DVDs and then Marmy was interested enough to DL rips from the DVDs in their entirety. Season Two is in the pipe. As I said, I had read enough blog posts to know I would like the show even without my fondness for cowboys, once again "not in that way". I once tried to explain my interest in cowboy fiction, having it grown from a single Zane Grey novel that was left in The Old House but never expanded by John Wayne -- Mr. Wayne's characters were always too White Hat for me. I prefered the rougher sort, the men in seasoned leathers, four days unshaven, a ready gun and a dark past. I have always liked my protagonists flawed. I like that this era of heroes comes with dangerous credentials, a plentitude of needed skills (riding horse, tracking, hunting, etc.) and curmudgeonly attitudes. I guess I always prefered Clint Eastwood's nameless outlaws to John Wayne's regiment leaders, though I did discover later that he also played his fair share of tired, disillusioned shootists. The Gunman is a solitary figure with a pragmatic look about him and the skills to back up his status; I can respect that. Deadwood has more than it's fair share of Bad Guys and gawddamn the cocksuckers, but so many of them are damn likeable cu... bastards. Yeah, that's me speaking Deadwoodian, well, speaking it without the added colloquialisms. The nastiest, downright most brutal characters are also flawed and that doesn't make them worse for wear, but actually more interesting. Well, except for the weaker sorts. The stronger the will of the bad guy, the more capable of redemption I guess. But I sure as hell hope not. Al needs to stay exactly the right bastiche that he is. Oh, and thankyou SO much for making Brad Douriff have an incredible character who isn't one of the bad guys. It's about time in his career, which I have followed with relish. August 27 06 |
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