In an industry ruled by censors and conformity

critics called it the smartest sci-fi of its decade

embodying the era’s themes of disillusionment

and the shadowy side of the 1960s counterculture

Al Swearengen T-Shirt earp brothers In an industry ruled byAL SWEARENGEN T SHIRT A classic Deadwood t shirt available in black cotton. The Al Swearengen T Shirt is inspired by Ian McShane's starring role in the classic HBO series Deadwood. McShane portrayed Al Swearengen, the foul mouthed and murderous proprietor of the Gem Saloon. Although largely fictionalised in the series, the character was inspired by Ellis Alfred Swearengen who opened the first Gem Variety Theater and Dance Hall in Deadwood in 1877.