49/45
Smith, who plays Lloyd, is a seasoned rodeo veteran
Plot
A farming family in Montana faces off against others who are encroaching on their land. Forry J. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) often seems to "forget" his Montana accent and reverts to the SoCal speaking voice he usually uses.
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This series has been around since 2018, but this is the first time I’ve seen any of it. I finished the first episode of season one last night, it’s almost 90 minutes long. As we introduce the Dutton family, we see that they have a strong influence in their valley, but are being “invaded” by the “invasions.” One is a developer who wants to build condos.
Another is from a neighboring Native American reservation who wants to reclaim some of their land and some of their livestock
To help with all of this and the sprawling ranch, Dutton (played authentically by 60-year-old Kevin Costner) has several grown cowboy sons and a helicopter with a dedicated pilot. The reason I watched the first episode of the first season (Peacock in the Stream) was to empathize with the Dutton family, as I’m currently watching the latest ten episodes of Taylor Sheridan’s “1883”; a prequel of sorts. It was (fictionally) 1883 when the Dutton family from Tennessee joined a larger group on a wagon train from Fort Worth, Texas, to “somewhere out West.” They had to stop when they reached Montana.
With sons born around 1875, 1900, 1925 and 1950
Again, this is all fiction, but given the men’s ages and the fact that Costner was born in 1955, his character would likely be the great-grandson of patriarch Dutton (played by Tim McGraw) in “1883.” e.g. "Yellowstone" is a truly brilliant series, all the actors are first class, the camera and sound are excellent. It’s just not a program I can get invested in and keep watching.
Now that I’m 70, I’d rather spend my time watching "pleasant" short stories
It’s hard to find characters with redeeming qualities, and I really don’t like long-running shows that constantly focus on arguments and fights and often killing. NB – "1883" is a truly successful and interesting series that authentically portrays the great suffering involved in putting down roots and traveling through unknown territories to try to find a new life in a new place.