Yellowstone series

[Sandlapper]

Prompted by the thread on Dilbert which I enjoyed when if first came to the comics in the 1980's, I would like to ask what followers of the Yellowstone series think about it.

It's well acted with characters who one can get to love or hate and all in between. There are several parts that could make a complete series of their own with characters to populate each one. Beth is a full plate of her own and possibly the meanest woman to be found on TV, or you may love her. Each of the characters shows a different life to study.

Some of the producers choices such as the disposal of enemies sets new ground and is worthy of serious thought. Branding is very interesting as well.

With serious reservation of the underlying attitude of how Montana is viewed, some contrasting attitudes come through. Anyway I eventually became addicted to watching Yellowstone among the mass of tripe reality crap on TV.

[Gary Davis]

I live within 100 miles of Yellowstone and have not viewed a single episode. I did binge-watch the first season of the pre-prequel "1883" on the plane ride home from Amsterdam. With a bit of reservation, I thought that was pretty well done.

[Paul Pless]

my friend oznabrag after watching it gave this review, 'kevin costner playing kevin costner'

[Beowolf]

I live within 100 miles of Yellowstone and have not viewed a single episode. I did binge-watch the first season of the pre-prequel "1883" on the plane ride home from Amsterdam. With a bit of reservation, I thought that was pretty well done.

So, how often do you come across a dead body?

[Beowolf]

Back when the “Everything I learned from television…” thread was thriving, I was going to mention that “Every dispute in the state of Montana is solved with a homicide.”

[Breakaway]

I watched a few episodes. Not my cuppa.
I deem akin to, "The Real Housewives of the Ranch Owners."


Kevin

[bamamick]

I watched the first season. It was alright, but not enough to overcome the obvious 'soap opera-ism' category in my mind. I can tell you though, there IS an element who the program absolutely appeals to, and it's about 90% of the guys I spent my career working with. Guns, whiskey, good looking women and plenty of violence? Seems like the formula for a hit, whether it's 'Game of Thrones' (sans the guns. Just replace those with dragons), the 'Sopranos', or 'Yellowstone', the tried and true is called that for a reason.

I kind of liked '1883'. For me though, there's nothing that touches 'Lonesome Dove'. It really was ground-breaking for it's day.

Mickey Lake

[StevenBauer]

The other prequel, 1923, with Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford is good, too. The season finale came out today. We’ll watch it tonight when we get back from visiting Mary’s mom in NJ.

[Spin_Drift]

6810119[/URL]]The other prequel, 1923, with Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford is good, too. The season finale came out today. We’ll watch it tonight when we get back from visiting Mary’s mom in NJ.

Watched all episodes of the 1923. We liked them and look forward to the next season.

[Chip-skiff]

Having been born in Wyoming and lived near Yellowstone much of my life, while working on cattle ranches and as a range rider/grazing cop, I dare not watch it. Just a glimpse of the alleged ranchhouse is enough to set my teeth on edge.



Looks like a dude lodge ski resort abomination. No genuine rancher could afford to heap up that pile of "western" crap, nor live down the ridicule and scorn of the neighbors.

Here's a real ranchhouse, on a 12,000 acre cow-calf operation north of Pinedale. I stayed in the bunkhouse on the left.

[StevenBauer]

The house has been there in the Bitterroot Valley since 1914. They didn’t create it for the tv show.

[J P]

That ranch house is on the Chief Joseph Ranch originally homesteaded in 1880. Living in the area, I drive by it frequently.
Some of the settings in the series are/were filmed on another ranch adjacent to my property.

I have yet to watch an episode of Yellowstone. Saw a few trailers and didn’t much care for what I saw. That said, I’ll probably hold my nose and binge it sometime just to try and pick out local settings and maybe recognize extras people.

They do employ a lot of locals and utilize local services. I know a farrier who works on the horses, another local supplied historic antique wagons (from what I heard, maybe just rumor, some were intentionally destroyed in the 1883 prequel, which seems a waste), locally owned housing and storage rentals, caterers, drivers, extras, etc.

I don’t know how the numbers pan out as far as the production’s net benefit, or loss, for the local economy. It has definitely had an impact on both long and short term rental property availability. Some might argue that it has had a negative influence on real estate (unless you are a realtor) drawing unwanted growth and inflating prices.

I have watched 1883 and 1923 and enjoyed them. I understand the next prequel will be 1944 and set in Hamilton in the Bitterroot Valley. Haven’t seen anything on casting it yet.

[rbgarr]

My favorite movie about that part of the west is "A River Runs Through It". Great casting and a good rendition of the book by Norman MacLean: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/

[AndanteEd]

I've seen several episodes.

I watch it mainly for the scenery and the diabolical Beth. I'm not so sure I'd bother if those two elements were not a big part of the overall story.

[Garret]

Not violent enough for me. I mean c'mon, the show sometimes goes almost 60 seconds between murders, shootings, and torture.

[Chip-skiff]

That ranch house is on the Chief Joseph Ranch originally homesteaded in 1880.

Homesteaded by the Shelton family (and enlarged thereafter from the original 160 acres) it was an apple orchard when it was bought by William S. Ford, a glass tycoon, and federal judge Howard C. Hollister. Wanting a summer home for his family, Ford hired a firm of Maryland architects, Bates & Gamble, to design a mansion using materials available on the property.

Known as the Ford-Hollister Lodge, the 6000 sq. ft. edifice has been featured in publications such as Architectural Digest, and is most often compared to tourist lodges such as the Old Faithful Inn.

Ford tore out the apple trees and bought the largest herd of Holstein dairy cows west of the Mississippi, for which he had three massive barns built. In the 1920s, the dairy herd was replaced by Hereford beef cattle. After Ford died, in 1935, his wife and daughters, converted it to a dude ranch.

In the early 1950s it was sold and renamed the Chief Joseph Ranch, recalling the brief stay of that chief when he and his people were being pursued by the US Army while hoping to escape to Canada.

In other words, not your typical western ranchhouse. But certainly a good spot for western fantasy fiction.



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[bamamick]

My favorite movie about that part of the west is "A River Runs Through It". Great casting and a good rendition of the book by Norman MacLean: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/

That's a wonderful book and a really good movie. I also liked 'Legends of the Fall', somewhat.

Mickey Lake

[mike9199]

So, how often do you come across a dead body?

Good one

[Breakaway]

My favorite movie about that part of the west is "A River Runs Through It". Great casting https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105265/

Great casting is prerequisite for a movie about fishing.

😂

Kevin




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[JimD]

I'm holding out for Jellystone, with Yogi and his faithful sidekick Booboo riding tall while the bodies pile up.

[Beowolf]

Great casting is prerequisite for a movie about fishing.

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Kevin




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Amen, brother.

[Jim Bow]

We watched “River Runs …” on VHS with a 90 year old Montana native living in Spokane. After the third “That’s not Missoula!” we had to turn it off.

[Chip-skiff]

I read Maclean's book as fiction somewhat based on his experience. It was published with two other stories in 1976.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rive...ugh_It_(novel)

[Durnik]

Great casting is prerequisite for a movie about fishing.

😂

Kevin

trolling now, aren't you?

[NeBek]

Great show, beautiful scenery. It seems that I found this guide and installed a good vpn just on time. The last season seemed a bit weak though compared to the first 3. Hope it picks up a bit again.

[Ralphie Boy]

Haven’t seen the show, but was speaking to my Mom, and she said she watched an episode. Her problem with it was exactly what Chip mentioned, she said: “No one has a barn that clean!”.

[Jim Mahan]

We're watching it, good TV, a bit raunchy, not to mention the carnage, both of which seem to be de rigueur these days, and trending a bit soap opera-y. And there's, no offense to anyone living with horses and cattle and stuff, but way too much cowboy stuff for me, the country songs and the rodeo—it's rOdeo, no it's rodAyo—whatever. Too much horse dancing and such. And BTW, I know it's tradition and not mine, but someone civilized ought to tell the cowpokes to take the damn cowboy hats OFF indoors, and especially when fcking dining, especially when dining with women, and even more especially when fcking after dining. Hats off inside. How hard is that? What, were you raised in a barn?

You get the impression that living in the big sky country automatically makes one learn the most parsimonious way with words.

"It's so, ain't it, Pa."
"Yeah, ain't it."
"A man's gotta do, son."
"Pa?"
"Son?"
"When I get big, can I go to town too?"
"A boy's gotta lotta living to do afore he gets to go to town, son."
"Shucks."
"Them mountains er distant fer a reason, boy. Ain't that right Hank?"
"Biggest reason, too, like a windin river, and more sky'n you can git in em cities. Ain't that right, Jeff."
"Pa, my name's not Jeff."
"It ain't yet, you mean. Go fetch your brother and tell him to watch them mountains some more, in case of you know what."
"I'm on it, Pa. They can't get far."

Let's cut to the chase, here. Big issue—is it okay, ethically, for a single family dynasty to own a whole big chunk of country like that, keeping it for a private heritage heirloom, or should it be protected from development and dedicated to the indigenous lifeforms? What about ceding it back to the indigenous people? The ones who 'live with the land and not just on it.'

Okay, homestead act, eminent domain, stewards and such like, I'm betting we can do nine pages.