48/25
Smith, who plays Lloyd, is an expert in the world of rodeo
Narrative
A Montana ranching family faces off against others who are invading their land. Forrie J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) often seems to “forget” his Montana accent and revert to the Southern California speaking voice he normally uses.
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This series has been on the air since 2018, but this is the first time I’ve watched it. Last night I finished the first episode of the first season, it’s almost 90 minutes long. As for the introduction of the Dutton family, we see that they have a strong influence in their valley, but they are fending off “attacks”.
One from developers who want to build condos
Another from the nearby native reservation trying to take back some of their land and cattle. To handle all this and the sprawling size of his ranch, Dutton (played authentically by 60-year-old Kevin Costner) has several adult cowboy sons and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot. The reason I watched the first episode of season one (on Peacock streaming) was to get a feel for the Dutton family, because I’m currently watching ten episodes of Taylor Sheridan’s newest show “1883,” which is a prequel of sorts.
It’s just not the kind of show I could invest in and keep watching
It was (fictitiously) in 1883 that the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group to travel by wagon train from Fort Worth, Texas, to “somewhere out West.” They must have stopped when they reached Montana. Again, it’s all fiction, but given the ages of the men and the fact that Costner was born in 1955, his character would likely be the great-grandson of the Dutton patriarch (played by Tim McGraw) in “1883.” For example With children born around 1875, 1900, 1925 and in the 1950s. “Yellowstone” is a really beautiful series, the actors are all top notch, the photography and sound are excellent.
Now that I’m 70 I prefer to spend my time watching “enjoyable” stories
It’s hard to find characters with redeeming qualities and I don’t really like long-running shows that constantly focus on arguments and fights, and often killing. NB – “1883” is a really beautiful and interesting series, in how it authentically depicts the great difficulty of uprooting yourself and traveling through unknown territories to try to find a new life in a new place.