dj_narwhal t1_j9fehlm wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Reply to comment by RBlomax38 in Paramount’s $1.5 Billion Write-Down Is the Bill for Peak TV Coming Due | Analysis by flowerhoney10

Hey if you spent your whole life watching procedural bullshit on the networks I could understand why a boomer would think Yellowstone is prestige television.

ArkyBeagle t1_j9h748q wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:14 PM

Not a bad synopsis, although "Have Gun Will Travel", "Branded" , "The Rifleman" and dozens of other westerns come to mind. It would be difficult to explain the phenomenon if it were not for IMDB.

If we didn't see 'em in real time, they were on syndication - still are ( see Grit TV in all its pharma ad and reverse mortgage ad glory ).

I'm not sure it's really prestige though. Too soapy really. I'll still watch it because it's mildly ridiculous and does a decent job of rewarding willing suspension of disbelief.

Studstill t1_j9fnkns wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Downvotes for what?

Excellent point, you nailed it. How far down the Top list do you have to go to find a Paramount TV show? Yellowstone is hot garbage from the intro to episode 1, unless your regressive idiot views left you with only one possible kind of program to watch, and this one has Kevin Costner!