[Blitzgal]

Lots of people liked Deadwood, they just hated the way Milch ended the show. It doesn't help that he abandoned Deadwood to make John in Cincinnati, which is a shitfest of a series. He'd wanted to do both series, HBO said they'd only pay for one, so he ditched Deadwood and did the surfer Jesus show instead.

He wasted half of season three on a boring subplot concerning a bunch of actors. The rest of the season seemed to promise this huge blowout of an ending, and the tension kept ramping up, but then the show ended with a little piffle, just like William said.

Historically, the town burned to the ground several times. The Jem Saloon had to be rebuilt at least twice. They could've built off those details for the finale and made it exciting. Intead, the big newspaper magnate just gets bored and leaves town, and then Seth Bullock walks into the sunset. Boo-ring!