1883

Original title: 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story

TV Mini Series
2021–2022
15
1h

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Follows the Dutton family on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America.

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The post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what woul... Read allThe post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.The post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 18 nominations total

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Trivia
The Sam Elliott character tells the immigrants they are fools for having oxen for their train rather than horses. The truth is that most pioneers used oxen rather than horses for pulling their wagons west, unlike the depiction in most westerns. Oxen are slower but better suited for such a trip because they are stronger, able to endure under duress, are less picky eaters, are more sure-footed, can better pull fully loaded wagons up mountains, are less easily spooked, and, upon arrival at a destination, would be better suited to farm life.

Goofs
Much of the costuming does not fit the time period, though only off by a decade. For instance, the wrist cuffs worn by Wade and the batwing chaps worn by Shea and Thomas did not come around until 1890. Neither the cuffs nor the chaps would typically be worn in town, as they're only needed on the trail and are incredibly hot to wear. Wooly chaps would not be seen in Texas, as they were for extra cold weather.

Connections
Featured in Yellowstone: No Kindness for the Coward (2021)

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Could have been epic.

This could have been fascinating history told in its raw form. Unfortunately, the show loses its identity at certain points through out the season. The show focuses on settlers emigrating the Oregon trail and challenges they face. It then, starts to mix in narrations by a teenage girl named Elsa and her teenage drama issues. At certain points in the show I'm getting confused at who the target audience is? I felt if the writing was a consistent story towards the emigration of settlers it would have been more successful. Instead we are plagued with a mixture of teenage drama issues which becomes tedious to watch at times.