Follow-Up to My Prior-Bloggin’ing… of sorts… “Maybe?”…

“Maybe?”

It’s been The General Answer…

…thus far.

I Can Work With “Maybe?”, Though.

— At a Few Past “Occupations” I’ve had The Misfortune/Fortune to…

“Last In (for a bit)”…

…yeah… Lots and Lots of “Maybe?”.

“Maybe?” Upon “Maybe?” Upon… blah blah blah and so-on  and so-forth.

“Maybe?” Is Very Powerful On Human Beings.

“Maybe?” Can EXCITE YOU Like Nobody’s Business…

“Maybe?” Can Also CRUSH YOU Like Anybody’s Business…

Damn Powerful Word.

Thrown About Very-VERY-Loosely, It Is. —

Sometimes, It’s Like People TOTALLY FORGET How Getting A “Maybe?” Can Play and Play and Play on The Mind Of The Other Person Who’s Catching The “Maybe?”!!

Honestly, I Do Try AND Try NOT To Leave ANYTHING Open To A “Maybe?”.

Period.

— While Some People Say So Simply…

“Plan For The Worst, Hope For The Best.”

I’m Sure They’ve “Maybe?” Never Met Me Before.

I Find “Maybe?” (nearly) “Maybe?” Insulting At Times, whether It’s about something “Up Lifting!” or “Devastating!”.

Other Times…

“Maybe?” is All You’ve Got.

Period.

Since Those Who Know Me Well Enough Already Know…

“Maybe?” RARELY Goes Over Well…

…ever.

I Suck-HARD at “Maybe?”.

“Maybe?” and Bradley Struggle To Co-Exist.

PERIOD. —

Yeah…

See…

Exactly My Point.

The “Maybe?” is for stuff like…

…”Is There A God?”…

…”Are We Alone?”…

…”Did You Hear That?”…

…”Is This Meat Bad?”…

…”Did You See That?”…

…”Am I Talking Too Much Again?”…

…”Are Those My Pants?”…

…”Did YOU Do This!?”…

…”Is That Chief O’Brien…er… uh… Colm Meaney?”…

I Was SO Glad When THAT “Maybe?” Was Answered With… … …

A VERY-SWIFT “YOU BETCHA, BUDDY!” !!!

— I Got a Colm Meaney Fix… for a bit… with The Film “Law Abiding Citizen”.

I Was Damn Happy To See HIM Then, Also.

I Just Hate “Jamie Foxx” as a “Serious” “Actor”.

He Acts Like He’s Trying To Win An Oscar EVERY TIME Now…

He Sucks At “Serious”.

His “Ray” Oscar was for Something He Used To DO AS A JOKE.

Sheesh.

Don’t Get Me Started…

…again.

Another Subject For Another Time.

Remind…

…No…

…Don’t.

Nevermind.

Colm Meaney Was ALWAYS Fun To Watch.

He ALWAYS Did A Good Job…

And He ALWAYS Got Decent Parts in Indi-Flicks…

…and not much else.

After “Deep Space Nine” went Off…

He Didn’t Really Resurface with Anything “Major” Happening.

It Made Me Sad.

I Did/DO/Always-Will Enjoy Watching Him Work.

I Felt He Deserved Better. —

From What I’ve Seen Thus Far…

“HELL ON WHEELS”

On AMC

Could Be Something VERY Special…

…for You AND Me.

…”Are You Feeling Me Yet?”…

…”Maybe?”

--- (Side-Note) Thank Jeebus Harry I Always COPY-EDIT My Work!
Had I Not...
I Would Have Never Noticed How That "Maybe?" Could Have Been Taken as EITHER...
An Exciting "Maybe?"...
Or A Horridly-Soul-Crushing "Maybe?"...
Or Just An Awkwardly-Humorous "Maybe?".
It Did, However, Make Me Giggle (a tad more than it should have).
Good Eye...
Good Eye...
... (End-Of-Side-Note) ---

— — — —

Sooooooo…

Hmmm…

OH…

Right…

The Blogin’ing…

Right…

Right…

Back-On-Track, Bradley.

What, My Peeps?

It Happens!

Sheesh.

Some Peeps…

— — — —

— Yeah…

“Hell On Wheels” Could Be A Regular Pant-Load of Exciting Fun!

I’ve Checked-Out the “Pilot Episode” Multiple-Times Already (thank you DVR)…

…and…

…Suffice-To-Say…

I’m Coming Back For More.

PERIOD.

“Pilot Episode”s Are Simply…

…hmm…

The Headline (if you will) for The Coming (if it get’s picked up) Episodes .

So You ALWAYS Have To Watch Them With an…

…”I’m Cuttin’ It Some Slack” Mentality.

It’s a VERY KNOWN FACT.

You Know It.

I Know It.

We ALL Know It.

Some People Just Seem To Forget said Fact from Time-To-Time.

BUT…

If said “Pilot Episode” has Just Enough To Make You Say…

…as I Said…

“Maybe?”

…”TOTALLY “Maybe?”“…

You Can Be Pretty Sure I’ll Be Breaking-Out My…

“I’m Coming Back For More.” —

— So What’s The Quickie-Skinny On The Plot?

Damn Fine Question.

So Here’s The Quickie-Skinny Of It…

It Begins in 1865…

…America is now in the Post-Civil War Era

…President Abraham Lincoln has already been Assassinated.

In This Setting…

…They’re Going To Tell You a Little Story…

…about a Man

…a former Rebel Soldier.

As The Official Website (http://www.amctv.com/shows/hell-on-wheels) Says…

…Our ExRebel

“…sets out to exact revenge…”

“…on the Union soldiers who have killed his wife.

That…

His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels…”

“…a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town…”

“…that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.

It Goes On To Say…

The series documents the railroad’s engineering and construction…”

“…as well as institutionalized greed and corruption…”

“…the immigrant experience…”

“…and the plight of newly emancipated African-Americans…”

“…during Reconstruction.”

Hell on Wheels chronicles this potent turning point in our nation’s history…”

“…and how uncivilized the business of civilization can be.

…So Ends The Quickie-Skinny. —

— Yeah…

Could “Maybe?” Be Some Good’Chit, Man!

Time Will Tell.

Well…

…Time…

…and ratings…

…and the money-supply for more episodes…

…but mainly Time. —

As Luck Would Have It, My Peeps…

…I Have All The Time In The World.

Sunday Night’s Just Got More Interesting…

“Maybe?”

😉


— “Thanks For Tuning In! Now… Uuupon Requessst…

“Deadwood” The Bloggin’ing.” —

— I’ve really Really REALLY Been Rolling This One Around and Around…

I’ve Been Very Unsure How To Proceed With It, Honestly.

A Guy really Really REALLY Does Want To Give His Readers/Audience What THEY Themselves really Really REALLY Want…

…and I Do Feel The Need To Make Sure I’m Not CONSTANTLY On About “My Own Thing”.

I AM A Trained Radio DJ…

I DO Know How To Operate In Accordance With The Wants/Needs/Desires…

… … ya know… of Those I’m Attempting To Show I AM Capable Of Doing This.

So…

What Better Way Than By “Taking A Request”, Eh?

Eh Indeed. —

“Deadwood”

(R.I.P)

(March 21, 2004 – August 27, 2006)

“Deadwood” was…

Not a Kind, Nor Decent Soul…

Rough-Around-The-Edges…

…ALL of Its Edges…

…And I Did So Love It So.

SO…

Why Not Talk About It For A Moment…

…right?

RIGHT! —

“Deadwood” was From Creator David Milch

Who’s Name You May Recall From “Hill Street Blues” AND “NYPD Blue” Fame.

Yeah.

That Guy.

He Knows What He’s Doing.

You Know It.

I Know It.

That’ll Do. —

“Deadwood” is PACKED-HARD with Brilliancy-ness

…in It’s Writing

…in It’s Acting

…in It’s Sets

…in It’s Costumes

…etc…

…etc…

…etc…

… Making It VERY Easy to Get Sucked In…

Hook…

Line…

Sinker…

Pole…

…You May Even Loose Your Whole Tackle-Box.

I’d Think It HIGHLY-Possible.

Period. —

— So…

What Did I Enjoy That I ALSO Would Like to Impart To Y’all in Some Way?

A Very Fair Question, Yes.

Thank You For Asking Me So Nicely.

Much Appreciated, Fo Sho. —

It’s Pretty Easy, Honestly.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

PERIOD. —

— For ME

ME Personally

That’s THE CORE of ALL GREAT STORIES.

PERIOD (again).

If You’ve Got a Story To Tell…

And You Want To Tell It WELL

No…

Not Just WELL

SATISFYINGLY-WELL

Then You MUST MUST MUST Take The Time

if You’ve Got The Time

…Though You SHOULD (try to) Make The Time

To DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTERS.

(another) PERIOD.

Some Shows (TV/Stage/Radio)…

Some Films (Movies/Documentaries/Mockumentaries)…

Some Books (Novels/Short-Stories/Comic-Books)…

…etc…

…etc…

…etc…

Simply “Skimp” You…

…in regard to The Characters of Whatever Tale They’re Telling.

I Sincerely Can’t Stand It.

The Story May Be The Reason WHY You Made The Choice To Tell It…

…but THE CHARACTERS are What Snags ME.

If I Don’t Enjoy The Characters…

I Can Get Around It.

If I Don’t Feel The Characters…

I Can Get Around It, Also.

BUT…

If I Don’t CARE About The Characters…

Then There’s Really ZERO Point In My Watching/Reading/etc…

Whatever The Story Is.

(yet another) PERIOD.

— (Side-Note) NO, This Doesn’t Work With Hard-News Articles.
I Totally Grant That.
The Characters are a Smaller Part in a Bundle of Those.
The Situations And/Or Impacts to Tend to Dominate That Area of Story-Telling.
This I Know…
…and I Know It VERY Well.
(End-Of-Side-Note) —

“Deadwood” Didn’t “Skimp” Me

It Keep Me Involved.

Constantly Involved.

It’s A THREE-Season-Episode.

No Joke, My Peeps.

Episode #1

…Through Episode #36.

It’s ONE-(nearly)-Fluid-Story.

It All (nearly) Connects in Some Way/Shape/Form/Whatever.

And The Characters (driven by the writing and acting) Fuel said Story. —

“Deadwood” is Something To Be Watched

To Be Heard

To Be Followed

To Be Understood

To Be Enjoyed.

(big ole) PERIOD.

— Yes, My Peeps.

I Do Know I Said A WHOLE-LOT…

While Honestly Not-Saying-Much-Of-Anything.

Yes, My Peeps.

That Was My WHOLE-INTENTION…

Since I’m Trying To Build-It-Up…

Without Revealing Any Tangible-Details.

I Want You To Read How Joy’ish’ler’ly I Talk About “Deadwood”

And Then I’d Like You To Actually…

…BOTH…

CHECK-IT-OUT

…AND…

STICK-WITH-IT.

It’s a THREE-Season-Episode

remember???

So If ONEPortion of said THREE-Season-Episode Doesn’t Jolt You…

DON’T STOP!

KEEP GOING!

At The Close Of Episode #36

…You Will Be ACHING…

…HARD-HARD-HARD For MORE-MORE-MORE…

(biggest) PERIOD (of the bloggin’ing).

I Sincerely Hope Y’all Enjoy.
Lord Knows I Did.
Over and Over and Over.
And Here’s a Quick-Peak…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X15It4sYLRI&feature=youtu.be

…ya know…
…for those of You Who simply NEED a Peak.

😉