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Synopsis
A modern-day story of making a fortune in the West Texas oil rig world
Check out the most popular movies and TV series by writer/director Taylor Sheridan on IMDb, ranked by user ratings.. A Landman, at least one of whom works in the petroleum industry, will act as an intermediary between exploration companies and landowners. Typically, a landman’s job is to negotiate and finalize agreements with landowners who have mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
As mentioned in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #4424 (2022)
Essentially, they manage the land and collect taxes so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, housing for workers (man-camps), assemble drilling rigs, and drill wells, especially in remote locations. They are also part Fixer, Problem Solver, and Facilitator..
A great start to two episodes!
Billy Bob Thornton (Tommy Norris) is great in the lead role. I saw Jacob Lofland (Cooper Norris) as ‘just right’ as Tommy’s ex-wife Ali Larter (Angela Norris) and Tommy’s daughter Michelle Randolph (Ainsley Norris) are unbearable and I’m already hoping for something really bad. Things are going to happen to them!
Big Green: Good!
Jon Hamm’s (Monty Miller) character, who owns the company and is Tommy’s boss, may represent my hopeful-necessary fear for this burgeoning series. In short, I’m afraid creator/writer Taylor Sheridan will go into a bumper-sticker mentality and bring the series down: Big Oil: Bad! If that happens, I’ll change my rating and walk away!