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Smith, who plays Lloyd, is an expert in the world of rodeo
Story
A Montana ranching family stands up against others trespassing on their land. Forrie J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) frequently seems to “forget” his Montana accent and reverts to his usual Southern California voice.
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This series has been on the air since 2018, but this is my first time watching it. Last night I finished the first episode of the first season, it’s almost 90 minutes long. As for the Dutton family’s introduction, we see that they have a strong influence in their valley, but are fighting back against “attacks.” One of the developers who want to build condos.
Another from the neighboring native reservation who is trying to reclaim some of their land and some cattle
To deal with all of this and the massive size of his ranch, Dutton (authentically played by the 60-something Kevin Costner) has several grown cowboy sons and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot. The reason I watched episode one of season one (streaming on Peacock) was to get a feel for the Dutton family, because I’m currently watching all ten episodes of Taylor Sheridan’s latest show, “1883,” which is a prequel of sorts. It was (fictionally) in 1883 when the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group to travel by caravan from Fort Worth, Texas, to “somewhere out west.” They should have stopped when they got to Montana.
Now that I’m 70, I prefer to spend my time watching “beautiful” stories
Again, this is all fiction, but if we look at the ages of the men and the fact that Costner was born in 1955, his character would probably be the great-great-grandson of the Dutton patriarch (played by Tim McGraw) in 1883.” For example, “Yellowstone,” with children born around 1875, 1900, 1925 and in the 1950s, is a really good show, the actors are all top-notch, the camera work and sound are excellent. It’s just not the kind of show I could get into and keep watching. It’s hard to find characters with redeeming qualities, and I don’t really like long-running series that are constantly about arguments and fighting and often murder.
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NB: “1883” is a really good and interesting show that authentically portrays the great difficulty of to uproot their roots and travel through uncharted territories to find a new life in a new place. A new season of “Silo” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres this month.