HBO's Deadwood is based on the real town of Deadwood, South Dakota, and most of the show's plot is inspired by its real-life history. Deadwood, South Dakota was a very famous town in the Wild West ...

David Milch's HBO Western series, "Deadwood," tells of a grimy mining town where drinking, whoring, killing, cussing and cheating are de rigeur.

Into, say, Deadwood, South Dakota. Imagine what that experience would be like. Even a romantic raised on classic Western movies would likely feel just a bit uncomfortable.