The series followed the adventures of Calamity Jane in Deadwood, South Dakota. Among the towns that immediately grew up was Deadwood, South Dakota, notorious for lawlessness. They had located the area from which the placer gold in Deadwood Creek had eroded. The segment concludes with Hickok's assassination by Jack McCall in a saloon in Deadwood. Jane is a central character in Pete Dexter's novel "Deadwood" (1986). It paved the way for subsequent HBO shows such as "Oz", "The Sopranos", and "Deadwood". Gregg Fienberg, who worked on HBO's "Deadwood", joined Ball as executive producer. Tolliver blackmails Hearst for 5% of every Gold Claim he has acquired in Deadwood. Bullock and Star's hardware store in Deadwood burned down in 1894. In "Deadwood&colon; The Movie", Bullock has become a U.S. Marshal. The ship had a light keel plank but pronounced stem and stern deadwood. He played the character Odell in the 3rd season of "Deadwood". The occurrence of fire leads to the establishment of deadwood and snags in forests. Martha chooses to stay with him in Deadwood. Deadwood cards are those not in any meld.