Rural TV Drama Dominates The Rating!

                   Yellowstone TV Series, are you watching?

If you have been hiding under rock this is news to you, but if not then your watching. Yellowstone burst on to the scene back in 2018 with mixed reviews at first, with some adult content and some rough language. If you are expecting a Heartland type show your on the wrong channel.  

Kevin Costner Credit: Paramount Network

There were a few inaccuracies that eventually worked themselves out over the course of filming. Most viewers missed them but for those in the day to day western lifestyle picked up on it pretty quick. I turned the show off after the first 10 minutes when the "wild stallion" was backed out of the trailer with a halter on. I missed the whole first season, but couldn't get past the hype. I did what most of us old timers do and ordered the season one DVD & binge watched the whole season in a day. My observation after the first season was this show is pretty good kinda like a soap opera based on a cattle ranch reminiscent of the 80's show Dallas with a more western involvement. Well into the second season the show has drawn in a massive following with dominating numbers with over 5 million an episode. 

Kevin Costner is no stranger to good westerns and has produced or been part of plenty blockbuster shows and looks like he's got another one. Yellowstone has grabbed the viewers and brought them in to the family drama mixed in big business greed. Yellowstone is a hit with no plans of slowing down as it's been renewed for a third season while still in the middle of season two. This show is a hit across the board and we will have to set back and see how far the story line can go. There are a few massive facebook fan group that I have found interesting  to see how the fans react the each episode and what they pick up on. 

Forrie Smith Credit: Paramount Network

I recently had the opportunity to visit with cast member Forrie Smith who plays Lloyd on Yellowstone. Forrie is the real deal  ranching and rodeo cowboy, yes there is a difference. He's worked as a stuntman on many major films as well as a western tv consultant.
 For those who pick up on the little western inaccuracies that slip by due to time constraints Forrie explained it best " Let's be proud that our culture and our heritage is the number one drama on cable television". Set back and think about that, in today's time you have a western based drama breaking records and domination the landscape.

                                                                                              ~ Pepper Stewart

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