A cast mate on DEADWOOD once said, “I was bummed last season when I didn’t have a lot to do, I realized I was batting 9th in the order. I’ve never batted 9th in the order at anything I’ve ever done...
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That’s what it was like working on that show. Its abrupt cancellation was devastating for all of us. The show did not end - it stopped. There is a big difference between those two.
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*September 2007. I gave up. Stopped beating a dead horse. Tore up that sheet of paper. It was over.
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*May 2018. Powers Booths died.
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*May 2018. I took some Swedish friends to visit Melody Ranch. WESTWORLD has just wrapped, so we explored. I found out from the owners that HBO had leased the lot for DW, starting July 1
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*July 25, 2018. HBO formally green lights production.
To be continued...
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