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‘Yellowstone’ Shocker: Kevin Costner Cowboy Drama Series Plots End As Taylor Sheridan Eyes Franchise Extension With Matthew McConaughey
Deadline ^ | 2/6/2023 | Peter White

Posted on 02/07/2023 8:47:56 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Yellowstone, TV’s top-rated drama, may end in spectacular fashion.

Deadline understands that Taylor Sheridan, co-creator and showrunner, Paramount Global and Paramount Network are moving to end their signature show in its current form. But they are plotting a potential franchise extension to continue the Dutton saga, a new show with Matthew McConaughey in talks to star.

It is unclear which of the Yellowstone cast will move over to the McConaughey-led series, but it is expected to include several of the big stars.

“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner,” a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline.

“We have no news to report. Kevin Costner is a big part of Yellowstone and we hope that’s the case for a long time to come. Thanks to the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan, we are always working on franchise expansions of this incredible world he has built. Matthew McConaughey is a phenomenal talent with whom we’d love to partner,” a Paramount Network spokesperson told Deadline.

The crux of the issue with the original Yellowstone series involves star Kevin Costner and disagreements over shooting schedules.

(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...


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KEYWORDS: itsaboutcostnerstime; itsabouthistime; kevincostner; marcusmaxitroll; maximumtrolling; tvprogram; yellowstone
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To: nutmeg
"So the only way to see all of the Yellowstone spin offs (and Tulsa King) is via a paid subscription to Paramount+, right?"

Unless you use a VPN and a torrent site.

41 posted on 02/07/2023 11:08:56 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: marcusmaximus

Schedule probably plays in. He’s a movie guy. TV show shoot schedules are a grind. And apparently he’s got a thing he wants to do. Hard to do around a 65 shoot day schedule.


42 posted on 02/07/2023 11:09:54 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Because it’s a business. When something makes money you keep at it. Think of it like oil scouting, when you find a nice deposit you put more wells in it to get all that black gold out.

Meanwhile of course they are doing other stuff, looking for other deposits like Joe Pickett, and working existing deposits like Star Trek.


43 posted on 02/07/2023 11:13:43 AM PST by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: marcusmaximus

1883 lost me when when they had Elsa Dutton talking like a stoned Millennial who couldn’t figure out which bathroom to use.


44 posted on 02/07/2023 11:21:17 AM PST by sergeantdave (AI is the next iteration of a copy and paste machine.)
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To: FamiliarFace

The first season is like Dallas, but with nudity.


45 posted on 02/07/2023 11:28:02 AM PST by shotgun
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To: DPMD

Apple TV had the whole season for $25 (I think.). Paramount sucks.


46 posted on 02/07/2023 12:05:17 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: marcusmaximus

Is Alex Baldwin available.


47 posted on 02/07/2023 12:40:55 PM PST by Old Yeller
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To: Joe 6-pack

The First Mate and I binged ‘1923’ Sunday evening S1-1 thru S1-5. Great series though I could have done with less of the brutality in the girls school. I understand that ‘1923’ is to be two seasons of eight shows each, so lots more to come.

We love ‘Yellowstone’ also warts and all.


48 posted on 02/07/2023 12:44:27 PM PST by ByteMercenary (Slo-Joe and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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To: ByteMercenary

If you’ve liked 1923, you might like the movie I mentioned as well, “Legends of the Fall.” Anthony Hopkins is great. I’m not a big Brad Pitt fan, but definitely one of this better performances. It’s somewhere between a romance guys can enjoy and a guy flick chicks can enjoy.


49 posted on 02/07/2023 12:55:56 PM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: shotgun

I watched Dallas sometimes when it was a thing, but I can’t really say I enjoyed the drama of it all. Very much like a soap opera. I don’t need to see the nudity stuff either.

I don’t remember what show it was, but there was something very popular a few years ago. I was asking a new friend about it who had been watching it, and she said, well, if you can get past the nudity, and then get past the violence, it’s an interesting show. Needless to say, I never watched whatever show it was with that description. Not that I’m a prude. I just don’t need to see stuff like that every time I turn on the tv. There’s so much bunk shoved in our faces without having to choose to watch it. I think, too, there are plenty of shows that I do watch that have enough of the trash in them already. Gotta be careful with how much of that I consume.


50 posted on 02/07/2023 1:08:01 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Hildy

Does he sing or play an instrument?


51 posted on 02/07/2023 1:30:03 PM PST by vivenne
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To: discostu

He said a few seasons ago he didn’t like being away from his family for so long while they are shooting.


52 posted on 02/07/2023 1:31:57 PM PST by vivenne
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To: FamiliarFace

I watch a lot of shows and movies and always give a fair warning about the content to folks that may find it offensive.


53 posted on 02/07/2023 2:00:00 PM PST by shotgun
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To: Vermont Lt
"they would murder people in the same place for decades, dump them off the side of the road … and drive away."

That misses the details of how "the train station" worked. It was not dumping bodies "off the side of the road" but was off the top of a remote ravine that sloped into a neighboring state where the bodies were virtually inaccessible and would simply not be found or looked for. Dutton and other cattle barons who used "the train station" to dispose of problem bodies did so with the tolerance of local lawmen who were aligned with them and part of the Western code that some SOBs deserve killing.

There are many examples of that sort of thing, it being an elaboration and institutionalization of the common criminal maneuver of dumping bodies in remote places and on the other side of jurisdictional boundaries.

And yes, Yellowstone often veers into soap opera, but soap opera is usually based in truth even as it suffers from too much compression of time so as to intensify the drama. The bar fight with Beth Dutton reminded me of an incident from years ago when my father was a circuit judge and my sister -- a Beth Dutton type in personality and looks -- got her picture in color on the front page of the local newspaper when she was called to testify for the defense in a trial of two DEA agents falsely accused of walking out on a bar bill.

The episode was a set up in order to wreck the DEA led task force that was getting close to how the local drug trade was protected. My sister got sucked in because she went for a drink with a court reporter friend who was dating one of the DEA agents. The bar owner -- a prominent local businessman -- arranged the entire incident. My father was furious because he had warned my sister never to go into that particular bar even though it was a bright, shiny, popular place full of tourists. My father knew who the crooks in town were.

The success of Yellowstone and other Taylor Sheridan series come from an emphasis on story and character with a lack of wokeness. Golly, who ever suspected that our entertainment industry was still capable of that sort of thing.

54 posted on 02/07/2023 2:02:24 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: shotgun

I appreciate that.


55 posted on 02/07/2023 2:28:28 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Rockingham

It’s pretty woke. But it’s got horses and nice scenery.

I watch it. But, I think the quality has been lacking this year. Taylor is stretched pretty thin these days.


56 posted on 02/07/2023 3:33:19 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt
You may be right about Taylor Sheridan getting stretched thin.

Yellowstone is not woke though in comparison to other popular entertainment these days. Granted, Indians are treated too sympathetically, but the local tribe is also shown at times as cruel, scheming, and aggressive like everyone else. And Californians get shown in a bad light and then wrecked in a satisfying manner, from oily developers and arrogant wealthy part-time residents to a trespassing motorcycle gang.

Yellowstone also has also had some terrific gunfights. I cannot recall anything on recent contemporary series TV drama that comes close to the gun battles at the end of season three. And the Duttons and their cowboys are always ready to defend themselves and exact payback when they are wronged.

Also, the main characters in Yellowstone frequently toss off memorable conservative lines that are near unimaginable in any other show. No wonder Hollywood mostly critics hate the show.

57 posted on 02/07/2023 4:41:39 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

You ever watch “The Mayor of Kingstown?” That’s another of his. Much more urban…but very gritty.


58 posted on 02/07/2023 4:55:16 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Quilla

#5 I want Mel Gibson to show up as an enemy of Stallone : )

Kevin Costner and Matthew McConaughey are dull.


59 posted on 02/07/2023 10:29:07 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: FamiliarFace

Great minds!


60 posted on 02/08/2023 5:41:37 AM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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