YELLOWSTONE

[2thDoc]

whoever played tim mcgraw's daughter is one of my favorite people.

i dont TV much but did think the latest yellowstone was odd....

[Duck cutter]

I did get a laugh out of Rips interactions with the people about the horses. Nice as could be to the kid and told the hipster looking folks to F off. I guess he didn’t read the “show them” thread.

[Duck Nitz]

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and then set it on fire...

[tprice]

Watched it last night. Got started watching the series late but liked the show. There was a conflict with Costner and production about the schedule and final season. Costner booked and they had to write him off somehow. It was not suicide as some said after the Sunday night premier (which would be shitty by the way) but murder for hire. I will continue watching.

Yep.

Wife and I enjoy it but have to admit she was pissed Costner not on there now.

Should be interesting , show has about run its course but should be one hell of an ending

[scatter shot]

I've enjoyed the series immensely. Yellowstone and its prequels are all pretty well written and follow the history of the founding of our nation and the current, real political climate(s) embroiling the West.
But there are a few things I really like about how Taylor Sheridan has written the show and created his characters. I remember reading a few years ago that Sheridan created the character of Walker, the prison convict that came to work at the ranch specifically for Ryan Bingham before he even offered Bingham the role. Brilliant move and now the nation/world? has been introduced to Bingham's music.
Sheridan has featured other musicians that were actively doing their thing before being offered a role in the show such as Lainey Wilson, Zach Bryan, and a few others. Their careers were doing good prior to appearing on the show but their careers got a huge boost afterwards. I think thar's a pretty cool aspect of the show.

But here's the thing I like about the show the most. Over the last 5 seasons, Sheridan has made an effort to create recurring characters and scenes where he includes real life people to play the role. A lot of those ranch hands including Lloyd, the guy with the great mustache come from a cowboy background.
The new episode last Sunday had one of the most poignant scenes ever on the show when Rip went to pick up a bit from a shop in Pampa, Texas. As soon as Rip walked into the shop, I told my wife the old man in the shop was the real deal and the shop wasn't a movie set. The old man made a subtle response to one of Rip's question about not taking any more orders inferring he didn't have much time left on this earth.
Turns out the old guy was Billy Klapper, a famous, real life loriner that passed away a few months after the scene was shot. Check this article out-

https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/art...s-19909494.php

Famed Texas spur maker featured in 'Yellowstone' right after his death
Texas spur-making legend Billy Klapper appeared on the hit cowboy show two months after his death.
By Jamil David,
Culture Reporter
Nov 12, 2024

Paramount's massively popular western series Yellowstone featured a legendary Texas spur maker months after his passing. Billy Klapper, a renowned spur and bit maker, made a cameo in his own shop opposite star Cole Hauser in the second part premiere of the show's fifth season. Klapper died on Sept. 10 at 87, two months before the episode premiered.
Klapper, who lived in Pampa, Texas, was a true legend in his field of work, being heavily sought after in the cowboy and ranching community for his trade and recognized as one of the last of his kind. He began spur and bit making in 1968 and is notably one of the few remaining spur makers trained by Adolph Bayers, a pioneer who laid the foundations for many contemporary artisans like Klapper. Klapper would produce more than 200 spurs annually and designed more than 680 unique designs.

In his obituary, Klapper's family wrote, "His patterns have been used by bit and spur makers but have never been duplicated."
"Billy created his legacy and changed the cutting horse industry by listening to what the cowboys wanted and making functional bits for their horses," the obituary continues.

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan has a history of highlighting and integrating real-life Western figures and cowboys in his many different fictional playpens. Jake Ream, Ryan Bingham and Ethan Lee all play roles, both big and small, on Yellowstone. All three are real-deal cowboys and often get to show it on screen. It's on-brand to highlight someone like Klapper in a show that pays homage to cowboy culture and the old frontier way of life.

Klapper's shop in the panhandle was used in the episode where Cole Hauser's character Rip interacts with the cowboy artisan. Rip enters Klapper's shop, and the legend appears playing himself. "I didn't know people made them like that anymore," Rip tells Klapper. "I think there might be a few, but very few," Klapper replies.
Klapper gives Rip the order he came to collect, but he is also gifted a pair of spurs free of charge. The encounter with Klapper led Rip to interact with another cowboy, and they discuss the spur maker. The cowboy tells Rip, "When he's gone, we're all out of legends ... with nobody trying to be the next one." The final moments of the ninth episode of Yellowstone season five include a memorial card in Klapper's honor.
Billy Ray Klapper April 19, 1937 - September 10,2024.




Yeah, I'm a big fan of the show and the prequels.

[2thDoc]

neat little things like that in the series.
and I went by the 6666 steak house in vegas with my yellowstone hat to get a pic the other day.
and then i got the hell out of that God forsaken city.

[Duck Nitz]

all the Beth bumper stickers and t-shirts will surely see a resurgence after the new episodes. Exciting!

[Saltydog235]

I’m just interested to see how they kill the brunette.

[Glenn]

neat little things like that in the series.
and I went by the 6666 steak house in vegas with my yellowstone hat to get a pic the other day.
and then i got the hell out of that God forsaken city.

You've got a hat!

#FanBoy

[Duck Nitz]

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I have some for sale if anyone is interested...$35 ea. Ship on your dime. Will throw in replacement propellers no charge.

[Duck cutter]

Somebody please find a photo of 2th and Photoshop that on his head

[2thDoc]

son works for yellowstone.
he gave me the hat.
but, hey, dont let that get in the way of making fun of me for no real reason.

[Duck Nitz]

Just trying to make a buck or two

[eastover_cowboy]

Only close to real part about that show is the 6666 cowboys and the old bit maker Billy Klapper…

[centurian]

I’m just interested to see how they kill the brunette.

Be as famous as who shot JR

[tprice]

I’m just interested to see how they kill the brunette.

Yep

Heck after seeing her other night she should invest in a boob job

[centurian]

Yep

Heck after seeing her other night she should invest in a boob job

Yeah but as ugly as Jamie is he is luck to get anything

[scatter shot]

Only close to real part about that show is the 6666 cowboys and the old bit maker Billy Klapper…

Talk like that will get you a ride to the train station.

Actually, I thought of you several times while reading this thread hoping you'd chime in. Glad you did.
Care to expand on your thoughts?