Genre: TV Series  

Grade: A-

Notable People: Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Isabel May, Lamonica Garrett, Created by: Taylor Sheridan

Title: 1883

Review: The cosmic cowboy origin story of the hit Paramount series, Yellowstone, is a pleasant surprise. A sweeping western featuring Elliott and a reluctant McGraw leading a bunch of in- over- their heads German immigrants on a massive trail ride from south Texas to the sweet valleys of the Willamette in Oregon, is nothing if not a frank and brutal telling of what these ambitions resulted in. Sam is Sam- just getting older, but still the best cowboy in the biz; McGraw is a shocking revelation- an absolute born natural worthy of award think. newcomer May is a heartbreaker I every sense of the word. Hill does not have the same acting genes as her husband, but is ok. You will feel like you have been through the trail drive yourself when it is over. Maybe get carried away in the end in sappiness, but still well worth it. Majestically shot and scored. I’d be shocked if there is not a next edition to continue to set the historical stage for the Yellowstone of today- quite the franchise happening here. We don ‘t have this network for streaming so got the DVD set from our local library.