1883

[WBT 20561]

Finished it up today.  Like Yellowstone, the cinematography was great, but the acting was much better from McGraw, Elliott, Garrett, and Isabelle (other than the weird accent that was nothing like her parents).  Some of the story was kind of dumb but it was a lot better than Yellowstone has been at any point.

It just needed

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more horse dancing

 

[Knoxtnhorn 5974]

I'm not on here to thread shit or whatnot, but I really, really hated this series.  I saw it as the aggy roller coaster.  Lots of hype, pretty cool at the beginning, then WTF happened?  Isabelle whoring her ass all over the plains, her stupid accent, her stupid voiceovers, dry humping under a tornado?  Perhaps I read the wrong history book, but I see no way in which everyone was just cool with the white girl hooking up with the Native American in 1883.  I like Yellowstone a lot, but I fully recognize how much it has gone downhill lately.  I really liked 1923 as well.  But, man, 1883 was not great IMO. 

Now that I think about it, it reminded me of that Texas Revolution series that came out 10 something years ago.  Texas Rising.  I couldn't wait to see it.  It kind of started ok, then went WAY off the rails.

To add, I agree with @WBT.  The cinematography and acting was really good.  

Edited August 18, 2023 by Knoxtnhorn

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

No mention of how they pretty much camped out in the same spot for half the season and then magically telephoned halfway to their destination? Or the path they supposedly followed? It had its good moments, but the story structure needed some serious work.

[RPM 26318]

Show would have been better if they stayed in Ft Worth a Season or two before hitting the trail. Hell's Half-Acre was full of stories. Oh, and whores. There were a lot of whores.

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6 hours ago, RPM said:

Show would have been better if they stayed in Ft Worth a Season or two before hitting the trail. Hell's Half-Acre was full of stories. Oh, and whores. There were a lot of whores.

Still are....

[RPM 26318]

17 hours ago, pops said:

Still are....

Yeah, but those were simpler times. Cut right to the chase.