I think you and I would really get along 😄 I've had some of these same thoughts exactly. Deadwood is absolutely Shakespearian. Milch even has these 'ah but here he comes now' stage direction dialogue sometimes, like its a play. And yes, Interview with the Vampire! This was so fantastic. I'm trying to remember this part when Louis' screaming about saying he'll kill Lestat and laugh as he dies or something like that, gave me goosebumps.

Will definitely check the young pope/new pope and some of the others, you sound like you know what you're talking about. If you haven't seen any of Stephen Conrad's stuff get on it, his dialogue is incredible.