Landman

[billfromlaketravis 11629]

8 hours ago, RPM said:

You wanna spend any more time in the greater Midland / Odessa metro area than you absolutely need to?

This. The dust alone makes it unbearable for more than a week. 

[atomheartbevo 90110]

17 hours ago, BearSchlong said:

Good show. Makes me want to drive out to Webb and San Augustine county and buy some men a cold beer.

Makes me want to drive out there and bang some men’s daughters.

Or their mothers if they look like Ali.

Edited November 20 by atomheartbevo

[BearSchlong 8140]

Makes me want to drive out there and bang some men’s daughters.
Or their mothers if they look like Ali.

Sunday evening in the drop-off line at the Midland airport = a bunch of guys in company pickups kissing goodbye to their ladies, presumably on loan from Dallas or Houston.

[TwiceHorn 31699]

He ain't a landman.

[TwiceHorn 31699]

On 11/17/2024 at 8:56 PM, Sgt Hulk said:

Was the opening monologue about the money and profit true?   For those in the know 

Maybe not precisely, but I don't think there's ever been money like oil money.  And probably never will be again.

[mchookem 16558]

so much FNL reminiscence! the obvious (stadium shots, casting, town) but even the credits music sounds like Explosions in the Sky (it's not). 

anyway... packed full of Sheridan-esque stereotypes and clichés but also packed with Billy Bob and Jon Hamm so, worth it!

[BearSchlong 8140]

Maybe not precisely, but I don't think there's ever been money like oil money.  And probably never will be again.

I had my quarterly “family office” board meeting this week. That consists of my two surviving uncles, my first cousin, and I eating a bowl of gumbo at the local joint, discussing upcoming lease renewals, and royalties, and paying with a company check.

All those thousands of far-flung acres of mineral rights my granddad picked up dirt cheap in the 1950s - if he were still alive it would be a tidy fortune. Split 8 ways in 2024 it keeps his descendents in decent vehicles and occasional vacations. If only I could time travel and buy them all.

Granted he harvested his share of tax shelter losses over the years, and probably drilled some dry holes.

[Parliament 14392]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Makes me want to drive out there and bang some men’s daughters.

Or their mothers if they look like Ali.

Just make sure you stick to the rule.

Edited November 20 by Parliament

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3126]

9 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

This. The dust alone makes it unbearable for more than a week. 

Try growing up there. I think I’m the only person whose allergies actually got better moving to Austin for college. Hill Country Cedar ain’t got nothing on the dusty shitstorm in Midland.
 

Show is great so far. Over the top for sure. But the visuals are spot on. I’m a geologist in O&G (surprisingly not in the Permian) so I got a kick out of his son dropping out before graduating with a geology degree to become a roughneck instead. Ouch. 

Also, the line about the fancy Mercedes rental car…”but I wouldn’t drive it in Odessa” was spot on and brought the lulz

So many good Billy Bob lines-

”Coach Saban retired” 

“Fuck Alabama”

Lots of good local/West Texas cameos including Ratliff Stadium/Permian football, Midland skyline, etc. 

Excited to see where it goes. Ali Larter is still a smoke show.  The daughter in the sundress and bikini was just ridiculously hot.

Intro music sounds like Explosions in the Sky a la Friday Night Lights show/movie which was a cool nod I thought.

Jon Hamm was great casting for a rich oil exec with the milf wife and hot track daughter at TCU. Perfect.

Edited November 20 by Wilcox Cummingtonite

[Dennis Taylor 19085]

BBT is entertaining as hell. The get-up he's wearing in those in interviews is something though. He thinks he's Tommy Lee I guess. 

The show has already jumped the shark but I'll probably stick it out. The eye candy is worth it although Demi in the pool didn't deliver. The supposed high school daughter is 27 btw , she's also in 1923 but not the Brit 

[Buzzrock 15029]

Lol

 

[bschoolprof 6280]

I see nothing wrong with that dialogue.  

[atomheartbevo 90110]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Lol

31 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

I see nothing wrong with that dialogue.  

As pointed out in replies, the same guy who wrote that dialogue wrote this scene:

[bschoolprof 6280]

same artist, different studio.  

[Drew 2675]

On 11/18/2024 at 8:56 PM, Mittens said:

 

 

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Lol

 

 

2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

I see nothing wrong with that dialogue.  

Kind makes me want to watch is more?

[Pokoloco 1282]

Everything in the Taylor Sheridan universe is the extreme version of real life.  Even mundane shit like getting coffee or ordering a beer. It's ridiculous. 

Also, I don't think he knows how men really act. Yes, there's ball breaking that men do regularly with each other.. his idea is psychotic asshole stuff. He doesn't seem to know the difference.  He must be an insufferable prick in real life.

Billy Bob would've had his ass kicked 10 different times if he walked around talking to people the way he does.  

I'm still entertained tho.

[Drew 2675]

1 hour ago, Pokoloco said:

Everything in the Taylor Sheridan universe is the extreme version of real life.  Even mundane shit like getting coffee or ordering a beer. It's ridiculous. 

Also, I don't think he knows how men really act. Yes, there's ball breaking that men do regularly with each other.. his idea is psychotic asshole stuff. He doesn't seem to know the difference.  He must be an insufferable prick in real life.

Billy Bob would've had his ass kicked 10 different times if he walked around talking to people the way he does.  

I'm still entertained tho.

That's the important part...

[Aqua Buddha 14658]

8 hours ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Try growing up there. I think I’m the only person whose allergies actually got better moving to Austin for college. Hill Country Cedar ain’t got nothing on the dusty shitstorm in Midland.
 

Show is great so far. Over the top for sure. But the visuals are spot on. I’m a geologist in O&G (surprisingly not in the Permian) so I got a kick out of his son dropping out before graduating with a geology degree to become a roughneck instead. Ouch. 

Also, the line about the fancy Mercedes rental car…”but I wouldn’t drive it in Odessa” was spot on and brought the lulz

So many good Billy Bob lines-

”Coach Saban retired” 

“Fuck Alabama”

Lots of good local/West Texas cameos including Ratliff Stadium/Permian football, Midland skyline, etc. 

Excited to see where it goes. Ali Larter is still a smoke show.  The daughter in the sundress and bikini was just ridiculously hot.

Intro music sounds like Explosions in the Sky a la Friday Night Lights show/movie which was a cool nod I thought.

Jon Hamm was great casting for a rich oil exec with the milf wife and hot track daughter at TCU. Perfect.

All they're missing is some oil guy buying his 3rd wife tits or sending her to college after their 2nd wife left them after graduating from college with brand new tits.

[BearSchlong 8140]

Hey we’re only 2 episodes in, I expect some real over the top shit.

[wutang75 452]

Seems a lot of people in this thread don’t understand how fiction works.

[YChang 3473]

4 hours ago, wutang75 said:

Seems a lot of people in this thread don’t understand how fiction works.

For sure but there's fiction and then there's over the top story telling which he excels at. 

[Jive Turkey 12742]

On 11/18/2024 at 11:26 AM, rage-a-holic said:

Michelle Randolph is the smoke show, not Ali Larter

she's in 1923, which needs to come the fuck back on.

[shadow_operative2.0 16065]

That's now the third time it's been posted she was on that show. 

[MissingInAction 25318]

And?

 

 

Edited November 20 by MissingInAction

[shadow_operative2.0 16065]

We all agree she's smoke, but reading a relatively short thread isn't difficult. 

[veritas aequitas 443]

22 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

He ain't a landman.

Well from his descriptions of his activities He is a Landman, Company Man, Production Manager, Field Manager and a few other things. They must be a really small outfit as he does just about everything but legal and safety.

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3126]

4 minutes ago, veritas aequitas said:

Well from his descriptions of his activities He is a Landman, Company Man, Production Manager, Field Manager and a few other things. They must be a really small outfit as he does just about everything but legal and safety.

He does it all. Even knows how to turn valves during a blowout (least believable part of the show so far- Wild Well Control/Boots and Coots would be out there in 5 minutes, not the fucking Midland FD lol).

He’s also a Michelob Man.

Edited November 21 by Wilcox Cummingtonite

[TwiceHorn 31699]

12 minutes ago, veritas aequitas said:

Well from his descriptions of his activities He is a Landman, Company Man, Production Manager, Field Manager and a few other things. They must be a really small outfit as he does just about everything but legal and safety.

Didn't see him strap on a bit, either, so I guess he's not a tool pusher.

Yet.

[billfromlaketravis 11629]

1 hour ago, veritas aequitas said:

Well from his descriptions of his activities He is a Landman, Company Man, Production Manager, Field Manager and a few other things. They must be a really small outfit as he does just about everything but legal and safety.

What’s their analog in Midland? I get unintentional Clayton Williams vibes. 

[TwiceHorn 31699]

One of the more amusing things is M-Tex Oil HQ seems to be in Continental Plaza/777 Main in FW, where I spent several years at the beginning of my career.  Building's getting a bit long in the tooth, but I guess the Bass buildings at 201 Main hit a little close to home.

[semitired 82]

10 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

One of the more amusing things is M-Tex Oil HQ seems to be in Continental Plaza/777 Main in FW, where I spent several years at the beginning of my career.  Building's getting a bit long in the tooth, but I guess the Bass buildings at 201 Main hit a little close to home.

Built in the early 80s. I guess that's getting up there in age. Noticed the Fort Worth club.

[TwiceHorn 31699]

Just now, semitired said:

Built in the early 80s. I guess that's getting up there in age. Noticed the Fort Worth club.

Actually appears to be the Petroleum Club.  The FW Club is in its own building, quite ancient.  The FW Club is kind of a bizarre deal, really old school.

I see that "Continental Plaza" is very dated these days, but it was named for an oil company tenant.  I missed the UPRC era.

[semitired 82]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

Actually appears to be the Petroleum Club.  The FW Club is in its own building, quite ancient.  The FW Club is kind of a bizarre deal, really old school.

I see that "Continental Plaza" is very dated these days, but it was named for an oil company tenant.  I missed the UPRC era.

That's right. Got my clubs confused. Been some time since I've been to both.

[Storm the Field 5306]

On 11/19/2024 at 7:22 PM, atomheartbevo said:

Makes me want to drive out there and bang some men’s daughters.

Or their mothers if they look like Ali.

Boy, if Midland/Odessa is known for one thing, it's definitely an abundance of dateable women.

Edited November 21 by Storm the Field

[RPM 26431]

13 hours ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

He does it all. Even knows how to turn valves during a blowout (least believable part of the show so far- Wild Well Control/Boots and Coots would be out there in 5 minutes, not the fucking Midland FD lol).

He’s also a Michelob Man.

That wasn't a blowout. Everybody (especially writers) likes to say blowout.

[MissingInAction 25318]

2 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Boy, if Midland/Odessa is known for one thing, it's definitely an abundance of dateable women.

Dated a girl from Odessa in college. Total hell cat. Only 100 pounds but could drink like a sailor, and always the first to get naked.

Found out a few months ago she's a self proclaimed Christian Nationalist now running for a school board spot.

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3126]

2 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Dated a girl from Odessa in college. Total hell cat. Only 100 pounds but could drink like a sailor, and always the first to get naked.

Found out a few months ago she's a self proclaimed Christian Nationalist now running for a school board spot.

[Post Oak 20349]

17 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

Dated a girl from Odessa in college. Total hell cat. Only 100 pounds but could drink like a sailor, and always the first to get naked.

Found out a few months ago she's a self proclaimed Christian Nationalist now running for a school board spot.

Just a different flavor of crazy

[bullzak 422]

Show me a bible thumper  I’ll show you a past. 

[BearSchlong 8140]

Boy, if Midland/Odessa is known for one thing, it's definitely an abundance of dateable women.

Save some pussy for the boys from Hobbs.

[Rip76 4987]

On 11/19/2024 at 6:37 AM, MontereyMX said:

funny thing is they film a lot of this at a make shift man camp and movie set about half way between Cresson and Weatherford. 

Cresson.  The old days.

[Aqua Buddha 14658]

4 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Boy, if Midland/Odessa is known for one thing, it's definitely an abundance of dateable women.

High end whores will tell you that if they really want to make some money, they tour out in M/O.  

"I can make real money but I'd better be ready to fuck," one told me.

[Crapinon 2321]

3 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Dated a girl from Odessa in college. Total hell cat. Only 100 pounds but could drink like a sailor, and always the first to get naked.

Found out a few months ago she's a self proclaimed Christian Nationalist now running for a school board spot.

I worked for a company in Odessa years ago. Our 36 year old secretary had been married 6 times. She started going for younger guys. She would have her 16 year old daughter set up weekend long double dates at the lake with her daughters HS friends. She'd also chase married men, then call their wives to tell them how their husbands would rather screw her than them.

[Crapinon 2321]

6 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Boy, if Midland/Odessa is known for one thing, it's definitely an abundance of dateable women.

I'm not sure one woman dating 10 guys count.

[MissingInAction 25318]

From what I've seen of these products is that they follow the same romance novel as follows:

Always starts with a woman coming of age.

Oh my the strife! Will my family make it? No!

They won't unless this amazing penis and his demons which drive his every action towards the next ravaging will take my eager body to Montana.

Stupid

Edited November 22 by MissingInAction
Stupid

[Goredho 17516]

Watched the first two episodes with my wife tonight and we are both hooked.  Its not nearly as over the top as Yellowstone, which is like The Sopranos in Big Sky country.  I think this is a more nuanced and better show, hands down.  Billy Bob is as perfect as the daughter's ass.

[Wilcox Cummingtonite 3126]

1 hour ago, Goredho said:

Watched the first two episodes with my wife tonight and we are both hooked.  Its not nearly as over the top as Yellowstone, which is like The Sopranos in Big Sky country.  I think this is a more nuanced and better show, hands down.  Billy Bob is as perfect as the daughter's ass.

[Goredho 17516]

6 hours ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Well, just call me Dakota Loving then.

[atomheartbevo 90110]

On 11/20/2024 at 5:29 AM, Dennis Taylor said:

BBT is entertaining as hell.

He is perfect for this role.  The discussion with his daughter and if she is being careful was hilarious and perfect for him.

18 hours ago, Crapinon said:

I worked for a company in Odessa years ago. Our 36 year old secretary had been married 6 times. She started going for younger guys. She would have her 16 year old daughter set up weekend long double dates at the lake with her daughters HS friends. She'd also chase married men, then call their wives to tell them how their husbands would rather screw her than them.

18 hours ago, Crapinon said:

I'm not sure one woman dating 10 guys count.

Discussing Eskimo brothers:

[MissingInAction 25318]

Smoking hot horny blondes is a Taylor Sheridan trope I can get behind.