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Smith, who plays Lloyd, is a seasoned rodeo veteran
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A ranching family in Montana faces other invaders on their land. Forrie J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) often seems to “forget” his Montana accent and revert to the SoCal 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 any of it. Last night I finished the first episode of the first season, which is almost 90 minutes long. As we introduce the Dutton family, we see that they have a powerful influence in their valley, but they are fending off “attacks.” One from developers who want to build condominiums.
Another from the neighboring Indian reservation who want to reclaim some of their land and cattle
To help deal with all this and the sprawling size of his ranch, Dutton (played authentically by Kevin Costner, who is in his early 60s) has several adult cowboy sons and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot. (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 that the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group to travel by train from Fort Worth, Texas, to “somewhere out West.” They must have stopped when they reached Montana.
It’s just not the kind of show that I could invest in and keep watching
Again, this is 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-great-grandson of the Dutton patriarch (played by Tim McGraw) in “1883.” For example, with children born around 1875, 1900, 1925, and the 1950s. “Yellowstone” is a very good series, the actors are all top-notch, the cinematography and sound are excellent. It’s hard to find characters with redeeming qualities, and I really don’t like shows that constantly focus on arguments and fights, and often deaths.
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Now, at 70, I prefer to spend my time watching “feel-good” movies and stories. NB – “1883” is a very good and interesting series, as it authentically portrays the great difficulty of putting down roots and traveling to unfamiliar territory to try 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.