What Johnny Said ..

"Now, that’s something anyway."
Two sources have reported that HBO and David Milch have agreed to produce a pair of two-hour specials that will serve as the show's series finale. Didn't see that one coming, huh?
As reported in Variety:
"Deadwood" lives.
After a month of what seemed like public negotiating, HBO and "Deadwood" creator-exec producer David MilchDavid Milch have kissed and made up, as it were, agreeing to produce a pair of two-hour specials that will serve as the show's series finale.
While Milch's grisly Western had been presumed a goner last month after HBO announced it would not be renewing options on the large cast (Daily Variety, May 12), HBO said Sunday that the series and its fans would get closure in what amounts to a four-hour event.
HBO will have to renegotiate new deals -- now for a pair of two-hours as opposed to a full season -- with all of the players. Although no one is locked into continuing with "Deadwood," an HBO reprep said the network was confident in reaching all the deals necessary to proceed with the show in its new incarnation.
No decisions had been made about a production start date or a premiere date.

*quoted from full article at http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117944621?categoryid=14&cs=1&s=h&p=0

So, the good news is that Deadwood is not dead.  And I'll happily take two movies over no closure even though, of course, I'd much rather have a full fourth season. And I'm not really very accustomed to getting exactly what I want anyways, with The Universe always plotting against me and so forth. heh. (kinda)

The Hollywood Reporter also ran an article about it at http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002613082

Comments

[Peebs]

HUZZAH!

[Annika]

That IS unexpected.