Sam Elliott Does Not Like 'Yellowstone' Very Much At All
Any fan of Yellowstone knows that you shouldn't cross the Duttons, but Sam Elliott isn't a fan so perhaps he can be forgiven for his recent risk taking. In his recent interview on WFT with Marc Maron—yes the one where the 1883 actor opened up about not being a fan of The Power of the Dog, which drew the ire of the Internet as well as the the film's director—Sam Elliott also revealed that despite starring on the show's prequel which comes from the same creator, he does not like Yellowstone one bit.
In conversation with Maron, Elliott said, "I’m not a Yellowstone fan. I don’t watch Yellowstone... I love Costner. There’s a lot of good people on the cast, a few of them I’ve worked with before—nothing against any of them—but it’s just too much like fucking Dallas or something for me." Dallas, of course, was the massively successful 80s soap opera that ran for a staggering 14 seasons. Comparisons between the two have been numerous, be it for both series' large audiences or the penchant to lean into the melodrama.
Elliott's 1883 serves as a prequel to Yellowstone, telling the origin story about how the Dutton family settled in Montana. The 10-episode limited series can be watched alone, though it does contain Easter eggs for Yellowstone viewers. Elliott seems none too happy that the prequel came after the original. The actor told Taste of Country that Yellowstone "tainted" the series and that he "can't stand" the comparisons between the two despite, again, 1883 being a prequel series led by the same creative team. (In Elliott's defense, I speak about my brother the same way.)
Elliott also told Taste of Country that he passed on a role in Yellowstone, so clearly the guy is very serious about his distaste. As for what is a legitimate Western, we can assume that the genre is defined only and exactly by Elliott's IMDb.
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