Watched the last season episode of Landman last night and had to laugh. Taylor Sheridan must listen to Joseph. Tommy literally asked high heaven something and yeah it literally dropped it on his head.
And speaking of TV shows, The Night Manager is doing a pretty good job explaining what went on in Venezuela.
Havenāt been watching these two shows, but they sound interesting. Lately, just watch old British series with good scripts and well-developed characters (like Shetland or Doc Martin), in an attempt to escape. It seems, however, there are a lot ways to slowly kill people. Making guns illegal doesnāt seem to stop the killing. Begs the question.
While Landman is well produced with some interesting location shots, soundtrack choices and SOME interesting charactersā¦It is, in my opinion, more or less just a vehicle for Sheridan to express his negative views on (mostly) all things Left.
Itās not as if Iām in disagreement with most of those viewsā¦but itās painfully obvious at times that the most unlikely of situations are contrived in order get the right people grouped up in close proximity for shoehorned dialogs to take place for our benefit.
Donāt get me wrongā¦thatās most of television nowadays to be sure, but this program in particular really pushes the thinking manās suspension of disbelief to its ragged edge. Best example that comes to mind is the extreme unlikelihood of a common house for a half dozen disparate but āwealthyā people. Even if the house was huge, which it isnāt, they would all naturally have separate living arrangements near to the main office. Itās just a lazy way to shortcut writing for the sake of expositionā¦and donāt get me started on Tommyās endless monologues.
Still, it is well produced and enough of the writing is good enough to justify the watch if youāre in to the subject (and drama). For me, Iāve just taken to fast forwarding through parts of it. Andy Garcia does well in his role as does his wife. Some nice locationsā¦just donāt expect to have to use your brain too much.
Might help if you enjoy a strong adult beverageā¦Make everything more plausible. Season 3 looks like it might be better. Weāll see.
Love your review. Laughed and laughed. Thanks for the warning. Am a big fast-forwarder andā¦thenā¦the show is over. Da Da.
Seems you havenāt watched the show. Or you give me far too much credit here or discredit. Actually, you apparently didnāt watch the episode Iām talking about and you are taking me far too seriously. Otherwise, you would know the scenes Iām talking about. And you might want to be careful who you are suggesting an adult beverage to. Doesnāt seem an appropriate thing to suggest to someone you donāt know. And actually, having lived in the heart of Texas for 25 years, I can say thereās a lot of soul in that show.
And no mention at all about The Night Manager ā¦ Now that one has character.
The part Iām referring to was closer to the beginning. So, I hope you didnāt miss it with the fast forwarding.
Iāve seen every episode of āLandmanā. Had enough of Tommyās wife, cheerleading daughter and ferret owning tri-sexual roommate and related partsā¦thus the fast forwarding.
The part you were referring to was when Tommy, having had an extraordinarily rough day, called up to God saying āJust go ahead and give me all you gotā in a fit of frustrationā¦immediately followed by a ginormous multi-vehicle car wreck which he narrowly survived.
Wasnāt trying to insult you in the least. I do enjoy some parts of the showā¦just miss good, inventive writing. Itās worth a watch, and I will be watching season 3ā¦or at least SOME of it.
Havenāt seen the other show you mentioned yetā¦but will check it out. Donāt take anything I say personally ā¦ Iām an idiot. What the hell do I know anyway?
The strong drink comment was a way to suggest that one might be more readily able to overlook the gaps in the authors writing skills if one were slightly inebriatedā¦ Not targeted at any one personā¦I still recommend same.
Show does indeed have some soul. Iām a Texan and from Kilgore. They drive through Kilgore in one scene and mention it a few times. Was also almost killed working in the oilfield more than once in a similar manner to some of the scenarios portrayed therein āSourā gas, pipe rack accident, methed-out co-workersā¦ Oilfield can be a rough place and they portrayed that well.
This was interesting show second season was good. Seemed like there is going to be another season after that, hope they will get some cattle.
I just binge watched season one of The Night Manager last week. Waiting for episode 4 I believe in season two now. I like it but season one seem more interesting than season two so far.
Never watched Landman.
Ah yes ā¦ The oil patch ā¦ I had a client once years ago, when oil workers were sort of respected. Young man, didnāt fit the description of someone doing offshore drilling. Maybe he was in study to be a geologist. That didnāt come up. So many weeks on the rig, then so many glorious weeks off to rest and recoup because the job is so dangerous.
Glad you figured out the part I was talking about. I like Sheridanās shows and frankly, I found Texas to be ā¦ Well, yes, that wild. I had dancers for clients also, one landed on a Playboy cover, you can guess, and another got a part that didnāt get cut in Walker, Texas Ranger. I suspect Sheridan didnāt get some of his actors from central casting.
And Iām going to watch good shows and movies, ones that arenāt AI generated. Why? Because Iām a small cog in the business that makes them happen. Itās part of my job to keep up. But I donāt need alcohol to do it. I can stand on my own without a crutch. And for you to have suggested that was, well, yes, rude. Or maybe the word is crude. I donāt know you either, so, canāt say.
If you decide, watch The Night Manager. The latest episode made it fall into place for me, what the show is sort of saying as in this is how a takeover of a country happens. But it was the latest episode that made all of that fall into place. Funny, how they placed the show to stream after the fact. Diplomat is another interesting one though a bit more out there.
Just donāt take things I throw out here so seriously unless I suggest it might be serious. Some TV is there to provoke us into thinking while entertaining. Some is there just for entertainment. Itās our grain of salt. I just thought of Joseph and one of his favorite sayings when I saw Tommy in that car crash and the work up to that. Couldnāt have said it better.
Season One I watched what? Years ago. Was it 2016 it came out? Donāt remember. It was offered on Hulu and I watched it. And found it pretty good for entertainment. Kind of along the lines of Spooks. This season seems less entertaining and more trying to tell us something. Maybe intentional, maybe not. Just a small clog and all that. Anyway, itās not a bad show.
That was a good scene and I liked Tommyās response to the crash: āThat was low, God, real low.ā lol lol.
āThe Night Managerā came out in 2016? 
Iām always a few years late watching popular shows. Itās probably because I refuse to pay for them LOL.
In addition to being from Texas, Sheridan is also in the cow horse business (bought the biggest ranch with the best quarter horse stallions - 6666 aka the Four Sixes). That brings in a whole special group of Texans with it which explains his other shows about that crowd. The Four Sixes is in West Texas, oil country, and he is now pretty deeply embedded in it. I think his ability to select the characters that fit the script, and with some of the best writers, his work is exemplary. I hate PedoWood, donāt like what Sheridan has done to the area around our best horses, but not recognizing his ability would just be dishonest.
Watched Season 1 & 2.[library discs]
Heavy on the fast-forward button.
Skip the Soap Opera sections [IMO].
Enjoy some of the writing, characterization, and social commentary[thru character dialogue/actions].
[Want to check out The Night Manager]
Already saw it years ago.
I thought it was a new series.
It was an excellent movie. May have to revist.
As Iām sure, Iāll see it in a new light.
DANG IT. Night Manager is ADDICTIVE! I never would have watched it without your suggestion!
L O L
I know, I thought season one was interesting, binge worthy
Season two just isnāt grabbing me. Eventually Iāll probably binge watch season two as I did with season one. Iām a binge watcher 
The set for āThe Patchā is about half a mile from my house (Westland Tx). Lots of scenes with local Fort Worth icons. Living in LA for 20+ years Iām accustomed to seeing familiar scenes in Hollywood productions. But seeing local Texas scenes is a bit of a treat to me.
āThe Patchā is formerly a gas station from the pre-freeway days when US80 was the main drag into Ft Worth from the west. That typical strip of gas stations and motels that once clustered on the edge of town as we travelled. It gets mobbed with trucks during filming sessions.