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A modern-day story of the search for wealth in the world of West Texas oil rigs
See the most popular movies and TV series by writer/director Taylor Sheridan on IMDb, ranked by user rating.. A landman, at least one who works in the oil industry, will act as a middleman between exploration companies and landowners. Typically, a landman’s job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, housing for workers (man-camp), assemble the drilling equipment, and drill the well itself, especially in remote locations. They are also part of the fixer, problem solver, and facilitator..
Taylor Sheridan makes his female characters very superficial, even when they seem strong, so this series is no different. But the show is a winner for me because Billy Bob steals every scene; even the ones with half-naked women! The way the oil business is portrayed is probably very true to the way the industry is run.
BB has the best lines to describe the value of oil and what makes the world (oil) go round. The settings are great, how the facilities work is actually quite instructive. I just don’t get why the daughter is such a bimbo and the wife is such a loser, but I guess that’s Sheridan’s way.
He’s brilliant.