Sam Elliott Doesn’t Like the ‘Yellowstone’ Franchise — Despite Starring in the ‘1883’ Prequel Series
16.03.2022 - 18:47
/ usmagazine.com
Channel change. Sam Elliott admitted that he isn’t the ideal audience for the Yellowstone franchise — even after starring in its prequel 1883.
“I’m not a Yellowstone fan. I don’t watch Yellowstone,” Elliott, 77, said during an interview with Marc Maron on his “WTF” podcast recently. “I love [Kevin] Costner. There are a lot of good people on the cast, a few of them I’ve worked with before. Nothing against any of them, but it’s just too much like f–king Dallas or something, for me.”
The comparison to Dallas, a soap opera that aired from 1978 to 1991, comes after the Golden Globe nominee appeared in 1883 as Shea Brennan. The limited series focused on the origin story of the Dutton family’s journey from Tennessee to Montana.
Amid 1883’s season finale late last month, Elliott noted his frustration with the prequel being compared to the original series. “Yellowstone is all over this. We’re tainted by Yellowstone, which, on some level, I can’t stand,” the California native told Taste of Country in January. “Because I think 1883 stands alone and will. Once it comes out, people are gonna say, ‘Oh, yeah — the only connection there is that it got John Dutton to Montana.'”
The Buffalo Girls actor also said that he originally passed on joining the Yellowstone universe. After a conversation with creator Taylor Sheridan, Elliott decided to join 1883 instead.
“I’d never crossed paths with him before,” Elliott said in reference to Sheridan, 51, during an episode of “The Official Yellowstone Podcast” last month. “I’d certainly seen his work and seen stuff that he’d written. I’ve watched Sons of Anarchy and knew him as an actor. When I first discovered him as a writer was in Sicario and I thought, ‘Wow how can one guy have so many talents going