Westerns.The public has an insatiable appetite for them, and the television industry has served up a plethora of them.
These are but a few: The Lone Ranger. Wagon Train. Bonanza. Gunsmoke. The Rifleman. Have Gun, Will Travel. Rawhide. Bonanza ran for 14 years, but the longest running series is Gunsmoke which aired for 20 years.
Look up the word prolific in the Merriam Webster dictionary, and you’ll find three definitions.The third may strike you as particularly noteworthy:
marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity
And that definition fits perfectly as it applies to Taylor Sheridan, the creator of such television series as the cowboy drama Yellowstone, which ran for five seasons, and the oil rig drama Landman, which recently has been renewed for a second season. The Taylor Sheridan Universe seems to expand with each passing year. Frankly, I don’t see how he does it.
The Texas denizen, 54, spent his formative years in Ft.Worth and began his career as an actor, but circumstances left him feeling dissatisfied, so he – pun very much intended – took the bull by the horns and turned his attention to writing for the big and small screens. As it turns out, Sheridan is very good at both.
Lisa and Tandy review Sheridan’s small screen empire — including a prominent character or two. If you’ve seen Yellowstone and Landman, see what you think of our assessments. If you haven’t seen them, what are you waiting for?