Deadwood is back as a movie!

Everyone is constantly saying that TV is better now than it has ever been but that's pretty much a matter of perspective, and also Deadwood was blooming marvellous.

The HBO show kicked off in 2004 and while many people were dazzled by the likes of The Wire and The Sopranos, this western epic was arguably the best thing around at the time. With rich period detail, incredible characters and inventive swearing its remains one of the landmark shows of all time. Which is why, of course, it was cancelled without an ending in 2006.

At the time no real reason was given for the cancellation, but the cost of a period show was certainly a consideration as well as the large ensemble cast. Creator and writer David Milch has returned to the subject a few times in interviews, suggesting that talks with HBO never really stopped, and today we have a positive result - a movie is in the works.