Perhaps it was because the show was based on an actual city in South Dakota, and largely chronicled the city’s growth and development.
Regardless of why the show became so popular, fans were quite upset when, right before the fourth season began, the show was unceremoniously canceled.
For a while there were talks that perhaps the show would come back for a fourth season to wrap up the cliffhangers left over from the third season and provide closure for the fans. However, this never came to fruition and fans are still left wondering what happened to their favorite characters.
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To most fans, having the show canceled right before the fourth season began was much like going up somebody reading a book, taking it from their hands, and ripping it up. No matter how much the fans protested and requested that the show come back, the show still remains dead in the water.
The city of Deadwood, South Dakota is still a popular tourist attraction for fans of the show and a great place to go relive some of the memories and speculate about what a fourth season might of held.