12/13
Smith, who plays Lloyd, is a seasoned rodeo expert
Scenario
A family of ranchers in Montana are fighting back against the encroachment on their land. Forrie J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) often seems to «forget» his Montana accent and reverts to his normal Southern California voice. Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Summer TV Shows You’re Missing (2018).
One comes from developers who want to build condominiums
This series has been running since 2018, but this is the first time I’ve seen it. Last night I finished watching the first episode of the first season, which is almost 90 minutes long. The Dutton family is introduced: they have a lot of influence in their valley, but they are defending themselves from «attacks». Another comes from the neighboring Indian reservation and wants to reclaim some of their land and some cattle.
They probably stopped when they got to Montana
To cope with all this and the sheer size of his ranch, Dutton (played authentically by Kevin Costner, 60) has a couple of grown cowboy sons and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot. I watched the first episode of the first season (on Peacock Streaming) to get a feel for the Dutton family, as I’m currently binge-watching the ten-episode prequel Taylor Sheridan’s new show 1883. It was 1883 (fictional) when the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group to travel “somewhere west” in a covered wagon from Fort Worth, Texas. Again, it’s all fiction, but considering the ages of the men and the fact that Costner was born in 1955, his character in “1883” would likely be the great-great-grandson of the Dutton patriarch (played by Tim McGraw).
For example, with sons born around 1875, 1900, 1925 and in the 1950s
Yellowstone is a very good series, the actors are all top notch, the cinematography and sound are excellent. It’s just not the kind of show that would captivate me and make me watch it again and again. It’s hard to find good quality characters and I can’t really enjoy shows that are constantly about fighting and fighting and often about killing. Now, at 70, I prefer to spend my time watching «pleasant» stories.