I got Yellowstone Season 1 out from our library. It was for a 3 week loan and some of my former colleagues (I am retired) posted on Facebook that they did not like the series. I had read good reviews about it so wanted to find out for myself.
My husband and I watched the first episode and although we thought it was beautifully filmed and well-acted, the cruelness of the characters was quite offputting.
Skip this next paragraph....I am off topic because it is about curling, my favorite sport but it is my reason for not finishing the first season.
However, we watched most of the first season and then the Canadian Brier came on. I had been a curling fanatic when I was younger and to watch my favorite sport again really made my heart glad. After being locked up for a year something from my past that held normal emotions was a joy. Plus some of my favorite curlers were playing. My personal favorite Glenn Howard had a snowmobiling accident and hurt his ribs. So he asked his best curling friend and former opponent to substitute for him as skip (leader of the team) The guy had not curled competitively for 6 years due to a torn up knee from a serious skiing accident but he decided to get his broom and skip a team in the Canadian Brier. It would be like a favorite quarterback coming back into the game to fill in for an injured quarterback during the Superbowl. He was a former curling champion and just could not let this opportunity to play go by. He did quite well, but could not quite win the series.
Because curling took up 10 days....3 games a day, I never did finish the first Season. I have it out on loan and hope to get it again in a few weeks...but I just wanted to write about my first impressions.
Really well acted....a high quality soap opera...a cross between the Sopranos and Bonanza. It is beautifully filmed and well acted. Kevin Costner does a great job playing the patriarch of a huge ranch fighting the forces of development, Indian nationalism, feuding children and corrupt government officials....some of which he controls. It is about power, the use and abuse of it. The characters are all pretty ruthless and will do anything to get their way. I have read some reviews and it is one of the most watched shows in America and they are filming the 4th season.
As a Canadian, I find that the characters do not reflect my values but I must admit that I am a retired teacher and probably lived a pretty sheltered life. Some people say that they are glad that Yellowstone has been made because it reflects true American values, not the overly liberal namby pamby mealy mouthed offerings from today's shows. Not my opinion but it seems to be quite common on media sites.
So, the jury is still out for me. I will finish the season and watch the second season. That is all my library has right now...so interested in what others might think about Yellowstone.
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