The scene in which Leon (Larry Cedar) bangs his head repeatedly against a pole was written shortly after writer/creator David Milch stunned himself by accidentally walking into a wall, when exiting the dark studio into broad daylight. He joked he could get addicted to that feeling.
Omar Gooding (Odell Marchbanks) shares a scene in the Nos. 10 Saloon with Brent Sexton (Harry Manning) and Michael Harney (Steve). They all later worked together again in miniseries Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.