Deadwoodis still considered one of the best Western television series of all time, attributed in no small part to the historical accuracy depicting the events that shaped the real frontier town of Deadwood. The show follows Sheriff Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) and saloon-owner Al Swearengen (Ian McShane), two real figures in Deadwood's origin story. It was also populated by some of the Wild West's most enduring icons, like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Deadwood blended truth with fiction to tell an exciting narrative about the hardships and opportunities of the mining town. 5z7119

A new poster is revealed for Dead for a Dollar, the Western film by the director of Deadwood. Walter Hill directed the pilot of the Deadwood series, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. He's also directed several other westerns including The Long Riders, Geronimo, and Wild Bill.

Ian McShane's Al Swearengen in Deadwood is one of the most memorable characters in TV history and, like many characters on the show, he was based on a real-life resident of the historic frontier town. The real-life Swearengen was, like his fictional counterpart, the owner of the Gem saloon and brothel in Deadwood. That said, series creator David Milch and the other writers made several changes to the historic figure to make him a more compelling and sympathetic character.

Westerns went out of favor in the 1970s. Wildly popular in the 50s, and 60s, audiences began to turn away from the genre and their output began to recede. Over the past 30 years, there has been the occasional "Oater" that caught the moviegoer's attention including Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning Unforgiven, Tombstone, and Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

Alma Garret certainly changes a lot throughout the course of Deadwood - from a spoiled and drug-addicted heiress to a powerful player and vital member of the community in Deadwood. No one could have predicted her rise (and her many falls along the way), or that she would be wildly more important than her ill-fated idiot husband... but by the end, it's hard to find a fan who didn't love Mrs. Garret... or should we say, Mrs. Ellsworth?

Al Swearengen is a hard to define character in the world of Deadwood. Early in the series, he seems like a clear villain - he beats Trixie, he tries to control the camp, he's always got murderous plans brewing... and set up against the clear lawful hero that is Seth Bullock, it would be easy to make Al a villain.

Trixie is one of the first characters that fans meet in Deadwood - and at first, she seems like a true victim. Her first scene involves her having shot a patron in the head after he got rough with her, and ends with Al brutally beating her in response. It's impossible not to feel sorry for her in that kind of situation... but this isn't the case throughout the series.

HBO's acclaimed Western series Deadwood is filled with people who will stab anyone in the back if it benefits their own interests. Needless to say, it is a hard place to make friends. One of the strangest relationships in the show is between Al Swearengen and E.B. Farnum.

Trixie was one of the most popular characters in Deadwood. The hit HBO series presented the rough and tumble occupants of a small mining town over the span of several years, their behavior often reflecting the state of progress of the American West.

Trixie and Alma are two of the strongest characters in Deadwood, and they couldn't be more diametrically opposite. Each woman occupies a different place in society, and yet over the course of three seasons on HBO's acclaimed series, their lives become more fatefully intertwined. They begin their acquaintanceship as enemies, then slowly form a professional relationship, before finally coming to an understanding and becoming friends.