Smith, who plays Lloyd, is a veteran of the rodeo world
Plot
A Montana ranching family faces off against others who are encroaching on their land… Forry J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) often seems to have “forgotten” his Montana accent and reverts back to the SoCal voice he usually uses.
I finished the first episode of the first season last night, it’s nearly 90 minutes long
This series has been on the air since 2018, but this is my first time watching it. As for the Dutton family’s presentation, we see that they have a strong influence in their valley, but they are fending off “attacks.” One is a developer who wants to build condos. Another is from a neighboring native reservation who wants to get some of the land back, plus some cattle.
To help cope with all this and the sprawling size of his ranch, Dutton (played authentically by 60-year-old Kevin Costner) has a couple of grown sons, a cowboy, and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot
The reason I watched episode one of season one (on Peacock streaming) was to get a feel for the Dutton family, because I’m currently binge-watching the ten episodes of Taylor Sheridan’s more recent show “1883,” which is a prequel of sorts. It was (fictionally) set in 1883, when the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group to travel by wagon from Fort Worth, Texas, to “somewhere out West.” They must have stopped when they got to Montana. 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".
With sons born around 1875, 1900, 1925, and 1950
e.g. "Yellowstone" is a truly great series, the actors are all top-notch, the cinematography and sound are excellent. It’s just not the kind of show I can invest in and keep watching.
It’s hard to find characters with redeeming qualities, and I really don’t like long-form shows that constantly focus on arguments and fights, and often murder
Now that I’m 70, I’d rather spend my time watching "feel-good" stories.NB – "1883" is a really nice and interesting series, how it authentically depicts the great difficulty of putting down roots and traveling through unknown territories to try to find a new life in a new place.
