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Taylor Sheridansever-sprawling TV dominancehas inspired a number of questions.
Whichwestern-genre clicheswill he tackle next?
Whats the deal with this season ofYellowstonesobsessionwith John Duttons death?
Is there a reason he had to write himself intoLioness and make his character shirtless?
Is it meant to be funny?
What is a joke to Taylor Sheridan, anyway?
Or something more family-oriented, I think.
Halfway through this season, I admit Im still unsure.
Roxana, whats your read on what Sheridan is trying to do withLandman?
Roxana Hadadi:Its weird!
Theyre not jokes so much as scenarios that invite a derisive jeer or scornful laugh.
Nick, are you laughing intentionally, or against your will?
NQ:I dont think I laugh out loud at the show so much as feel vaguely amused.
Civilization and its discontents, you know?)
But I dont want to sit around and litigate individual comedic ideas.
Whats interesting here is less what I think is funny and more what Sheridan generally thinks is funny.
He seems to be the most obvious comedic vessel.
RH: Colm Feore, from my belovedChronicles of Riddick!
Nathan is scandalized by this while the show is titillated.
(The camera lingers on Ainsleys butt a lot.)
This is why open-concept layouts are bad!
NQ: Sheridans sense of humor is fairly simple to begin with.
This isnt a knock: A broad laugh is a broad laugh.
What does heactuallythink about the mythology of boomtowns?
One things for sure, though: Sheridan loves to complain about stuff.
Aggrievement is his essential fuel, the oil that produces all his products.
That, I find kinda funny.
RH:I love Monty complaining.
Jon Hamm telling someone they suck to their face is my happy place.
I think this is meant to be a jab at bleeding-heart liberals, or something?
NQ:You know, I think it might be.
So maybe thats a good shorthand for Sheridan and comedy.
When hes trying to be funny, it usually lands with a thud.
