I've recently caught up on a few TV series via binge watching & came away disappointed.

Specifically, I tried to check out "Yellowstone" but couldn't start at the beginning with the first 2 seasons, so I decided to check out the two "prequels," 1883 & 1923, as well as "Landman." I found each had positives and negatives.

PROS: Production value is absolutely stunning. Since "Deadwood," I haven't seen such convincing sets, costuming, and extras. It is an amazing production. Color me impressed.

Story ideas are also solidly strong, IMO. I've long been fascinated with Westerns, as well as that transitional period between the Old West and modern times. The two prequels do a good job of this. Landman tackles an important subject (oil) that has been under-studied.

See Cons below

CONS: White man bad. Other than each series' main character being the Marlboro Man who can endure any level of pain, most white people are evil, scheming, conniving and wicked. Taylor Sheridan, who produced all these, apparently views all white women as blonde-haired nymphomaniacs who cry when they're not screwing.

"Diversity": While each of these shows have been criticized as being for "MAGA" audiences, almost all minority characters are portayed as sympathetic, virtuous victims of Whitey, tortured and mistreated by the evil Caucasions. I found myself fast-forwarding much of the shows to get through this tedium.

One of the advantages of not having anything to watch anything on... other then a basic (nonsmart) desk-top..😄

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