* DuelingShows: The show frequently gets compared with ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'', another gritty revisionist television Western.
* FakeNationality:
** "The Swede" is actually Norwegian. Not only that, Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl, the actor that portrays him, is Canadian (although he does have Norwegian heritage).
** Irish actor Creator/ColmMeaney playing New Yorker 'Doc' Durant (although the character does have Irish heritage).
** Aussie Robin [=McLeavy=] as American frontier girl Eva.
** Midwestern preacher Ruth is portrayed by South African Kasha Kropinski.
** Englishman Jake Weber as Wyoming governor John Allen Campbell.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: According to an article in TV Guide, one of the reasons Anson Mount got the role of Bohannon was that the producers thought he had a rugged look to him and wasn't a typical Hollywood PrettyBoy. However, One of Mount's first major roles was as the PrettyBoy love interest (to Music/BritneySpears, no less) in Britney's best-forgotten film début ''Crossroads.''
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/{{AMC}} tried to kill it for good by dumping season three on [[FridayNightDeathSlot Saturday nights]], pretty much the worst night on the schedule for anyone. Ironically, it actually outdid ''Series/LowWinterSun'' despite the latter having the suddenly cushy post-''Series/BreakingBad'' slot, and ended up getting a fourth season because of that (although still on Saturdays).
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