Calamity Jane returned to HBO's Deadwood this weekend, in all her drunken foul-mouthed splendor. (It kinda reminds me of mom*.) I think Deadwood is a terrific show and have been glued to it ever since it debuted. And one of the things I like about it is that the Wild West is not portrayed as this clean spiffy environment. I mean, compare Deadwood's Calamity Jane with that of the 1953 movie starring the comely Doris Day.

Calamity on HBO's Deadwood.

Calamity in the 1953 Doris Day musical.

Of course the writers of Deadwood are trying to pay close attention to historical accuracy. People drink and cuss and shoot. And of course there is *gasp* prostitution.

CNN, a division of Time Warner who also owns HBO also points out Deadwood's gruff demeanor:

The language of "Deadwood" is decidedly mixed. While some characters talk like rough-hewn prospectors, others reflect East Coast roots.

Hawkes likens it to "Shakespeare of the Old West" -- a pioneer-meets-patrician dialect that can be difficult to deliver. "I sometimes have to translate it first to understand exactly what I'm saying," Parker says, laughing.

About the series' profanity, Milch says: "This is the type of world you are in. Don't expect any law."

*I'm gonna pay for that one.