The Taylor Sheridan Writing Style
Dutton Ranch carried on the Yellowstone popularity as it set the record for the biggest launch on the Paramount+ platform. Taylor Sheridan has yet another hit on his hands and the creator of many shows on the streaming service recently got candid about critics not understanding his unorthodox way of writing. Sheridan reveals he was criticized for seemingly underutilizing Demi Moore in his show Landman, when the star was not given much to do in the first season. Little did everyone know, it was by design so that things get switched up for the next season, where she would get a significant boost in character time.
Ed Harris felt misled on Dutton Ranch
Although Sheridan isn’t a writer himself on the Yellowstone spin-off Dutton Ranch, a similar situation to Moore’s Landman arc may be implemented with Ed Harris’ character. Unfortunately, the acclaimed actor was feeling a lackluster substance in his role during season one. In an interview with Variety, Harris got very candid about his time on the show so far and revealed,
Midway through this first season, I was ready to say, ‘Get me the fuck out of here’ to tell you the truth.”sponsored content
Harris expounded on his frustration, saying,
Prior to signing on for it, I was talked to quite a bit about what the season was, and what my character was going to do — and that I was one of the four main characters. And that wasn’t really the case… I said, ‘I’m feeling underused and inconsequential,’ and they kind of went, ‘Oh.’”
Harris is signed on for two seasons. He reveals that shooting for the next one starts in February and that, just like Moore in Landman, his character is said to become more important.
I’m being told my character will have a little bit more to do [in Season 2]. I was just a little frustrated, to tell you the truth.”
Additionally, Harris said that he watched the show when it became available and he found the show to be good, while being ultimately proud of his work and can see how his character is getting developed. He just didn’t see it at the time of filming, and he would go on to tell a story about a particular situation where a scene in which he would be singing got cut out. He found the production frustrating, but left the interview in good spirits, joking that he gave the publication something to print.
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