1883’s Sam Elliott loves Costner, however actually dislikes Yellowstone

Sam Elliott would possibly have given his all to 1883, however don’t ask him about Yellowstone. Elliott’s a number one member of the 1883 solid, and the prequel sequence is the furthest again we’ve seen the Yellowstone timeline so far. The ten-episode present chronicles how the Dutton household got here to settle in Montana, with Elliott taking part in the position of Shea Brennan — a gruff Civil Battle veteran who leads the wagon practice together with James Dillard Dutton (Tim McGraw).

However regardless of Yellowstone being probably the greatest TV sequence round — profitable sufficient to even warrant a prequel like 1883 within the first place — Elliott made it clear in an interview with Marc Maron that not solely does he not watch the present, however he additionally doesn’t prefer it very a lot.

“I’m not a Yellowstone fan. I don’t watch Yellowstone,” he admitted. “I really like Costner. There’s a whole lot of good individuals on the solid, a number of of them I’ve labored with earlier than—nothing in opposition to any of them—however it’s simply an excessive amount of like fucking Dallas or one thing for me.”

Dallas was a Western cleaning soap opera that ran between 1978 and 1991. Regardless of happening in historical past as probably the greatest drama sequence on primetime tv, it was typically criticized for its seemingly outlandish ranges of melodrama.

Nonetheless, regardless of Elliott’s clear respect for the Yellowstone solid, this isn’t the primary time he’s opened up about his disdain for the present. In an interview with Style of Nation, he even went so far as saying that the flagship drama “tainted” 1883.

“Yellowstone is throughout this. We’re tainted by Yellowstone, which, on some degree, I can’t stand,” he defined, “As a result of I feel 1883 stands alone and can. As soon as it comes out, persons are gonna say, ‘Oh, yeah — the one connection there may be that it obtained John Dutton to Montana.”

If you happen to’re questioning whether or not we’ll see extra of the Dutton’s journey and adolescence in Montana, right here’s what we find out about a possible 1883 season 2 launch date. Or, discover a few of the different Yellowstone spin-offs with our guides to the 1923 solid, Yellowstone 1923 season 2 launch date, and the Yellowstone 6666 launch date.

It is perhaps some time till the Yellowstone season 5 half 2 launch date, however within the meantime, you’ll be able to have a look at our articles explaining John Dutton, Jamie Dutton, Beth Dutton, Rip Wheeler, the perfect Yellowstone episodes, and all of the Yellowstone sequence ranked (1883 is the perfect, clearly).