“Yellowstone” is without doubt one of the greatest exhibits of the previous decade. Although it began out comparatively small on Paramount Community, it grew to change into the most important sequence on cable tv. Taylor Sheridan’s story of the Dutton household led by Kevin Costner has actually gripped American audiences, a lot in order that it is now a full-blown franchise with a number of spin-offs – and extra on the way in which. Regardless of being part of that ever-expanding franchise, nevertheless, legendary actor Sam Elliott is not precisely a fan of “Yellowstone,” and he isn’t afraid to say so.
The actor, recognized for his roles in movies equivalent to “Highway Home” and “A Star is Born,” starred as cowboy Shea Brennan in “1883,” the spin-off that helped launch Paramount+. Elliott was fairly pleased with that present, which takes place a long time earlier than the occasions of the flagship sequence. In varied interviews although, Elliott has made it crystal clear what he thinks of “Yellowstone.” Talking with Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast in 2022, the actor had this to say about it:
“I am not a ‘Yellowstone’ fan. I do not watch ‘Yellowstone.’ I really like (Kevin) Costner. There’s quite a lot of good individuals on the forged, a couple of of them I’ve labored with earlier than. Nothing towards any of them, but it surely’s simply an excessive amount of like f***ing ‘Dallas’ or one thing, for me. […] An excessive amount of of that for me.”
Whereas there’s definitely an argument to be made that followers of “Yellowstone” would additionally get pleasure from “Dallas,” Elliott appears to be suggesting that Sheridan’s present is just too spinoff of the traditional sequence for his tastes. Primarily, it is fairly spectacular to listen to an actor who’s a part of a franchise speak so overtly about his distaste for a core a part of that franchise.
Sam Elliott believes 1883 is ‘tainted’ by Yellowstone
“1883” focuses on early members of the Dutton household as they embark on a journey by the Nice Plains, searching for a greater future for themselves. Elliott referred to as the prequel “a very good one” within the interview, regardless of his clear distaste for Sheridan’s five-season Western. For what it is price, Elliott is thought to talk his thoughts. The actor was additionally overtly essential of the script for his traditional movie “Tombstone.”
That “WTF” interview is not the one time Elliott has expressed a distaste for “Yellowstone,” both, nor was it some one-and-done that he walked again later. He additionally had some alternative phrases in regards to the present for Style of Nation in January 2022:
“‘Yellowstone’ is throughout this. We’re tainted by ‘Yellowstone,’ which, on some stage, I am unable to stand. As a result of I feel ‘1883’ stands alone and can. As soon as it comes out, individuals are gonna say, ‘Oh, yeah — the one connection there’s that it obtained John Dutton to Montana.'”
It is unclear what Elliott thinks of the remainder of this universe. “1883” was a single-season present, so his participation is over. There’s additionally “1923,” which might be returning for a second season, in addition to the upcoming spin-off “The Madison,” which is about to star Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer. In the meantime, the potential for “Yellowstone” season 6 stays up within the air a bit, given Costner’s departure from the sequence — though it clearly would not trouble Elliott none an excessive amount of if the present wrapped up its run a bit of early.
“1883” is streaming on Paramount+.
