“It’s Designed For Them To Hate”: Yellowstone Creator Reacts To Show’s Negative Reviews
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan admits that he expected the critics to hate the show from the very beginning because he designed it for that.
- Taylor Sheridan believes critics disliked Yellowstone because it lacked a plot.
- However, with an 84% overall Rotten Tomatoes score and high audience ratings, the show has garnered genuine respect and success.
- While early seasons received poorer critical reactions, later seasons with stronger plots earned love and higher scores.
Creator Taylor Sheridan has an explanation for why critics dislike Yellowstone. A Western set in modern-day Montana, the Paramount Network show focuses on the Dutton family as they desperately cling to power through their enormous ranch. It quickly became a breakout hit and has earned multiple spinoffs, including 1883, 1923, and the upcoming shows 6666 and 2024. Despite its success, the show is soon coming to an end after Kevin Costner’s dramatic exit.
With Yellowstone ending with season 5, part 2, Sheridan had time to reflect on the show’s achievements. During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, the creator addressed the show’s negative reviews, believing critics initially disliked it because it lacked a plot. He stated that he designed a show that was made for critics to hate, and they have been baffled by its success ever since, specifically pointing out The New York Times. Check out his quote below via Business Insider:
“It has no plot, really… Don’t take my land, I want your land. In that, I have a lot of opportunities to poke fun, but also kind of point out different points of views, and kind of really study a way of life and a world. There’s a lot of defiance in the way I do it.
It’s not surprising that critics hate it because it’s designed for them to hate… [Critics were] confounded by its success… The New York Times have done multiple, multiple articles where they’re doing this essay on ‘Why is this sh*t so popular?'”
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