Ordinary World

Deadwood is probably one of the best television shows that I've ever seen. Strong characters and solid writing helped distinguish it from the already impressive line up of HBO shows. Seriously, does anyone even watch network TV anymore? The cable shows are just miles ahead of anything that the networks are producing.

Anyway, this clip is vintage Deadwood and vintage Al Swearengen. For those of you not watching along at home (either via reruns or DVDs), here's the setup. Millionaire asshole George Hearst didn't like some of the things appearing in Merrick's newspaper, so he sent some muscle to ransack the place. Merrick's a bit of a coward, so his friend Al decides that he needs a pep talk. It's my favorite kind of advice: good and profane.