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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taylor Sheridan's 6 Shows Were Snubbed: Why Do Emmy Voters Hate His Dramas?
It wasn't like nobody tried. Major-name actors starring on at least two Taylor Sheridan shows recently made the rounds at 'for your consideration' press events in the lead up to this year's Emmy nominations. More from The Hollywood Reporter Cristin Milioti, First-Time Emmy Nominee for 'The Penguin,' is "Ready to Get in There Again" Critics' Conversation: 2025 Emmy Nominations Take a Typically Shallow Dive Into TV's Best Harrison Ford, Aimee Lou Wood and Cooper Koch Among First-Time Emmy Nominees in Acting Categories Yet, once again, when the nominations were read Tuesday morning, the prolific hitmaker's eligible dramas — all six of them — were shut out of the major categories. This includes the debut season of Landman, which Paramount+ had high hopes might break Sheridan's Emmy curse. A few series picked up a nod or two for below-the-line departments — Tulsa King and Lioness received nominations for best stunts, and 1923 was nominated for production design and costumes. While hit series Landman, Mayor of Kingstown and the final season of Yellowstone didn't receive anything at all. This outcome comes despite Sheridan's dramas starring actors who are highly respected in the industry, such as Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford and Billy Bob Thornton — all of whom gamely put themselves out there during campaign season. But 1923's Ford was left out in the cold despite being nominated for his other show (Apple TV+'s comedy Shrinking), and Landman star Thornton was snubbed despite receiving a Golden Globe nomination. The snubs are ironic as Sheridan has stunned the industry for his ability to attract A-list talent. But getting those actors recognition during awards season has proved an uphill battle. (Yellowstone star Kevin Costner did win a Golden Globe, at least, before he quit the show, and David Oyelowo was nominated for a Golden Globe for Bass Reeves.) So what is going on here? There are a few suspicions, sources say. The first is that Sheridan is known for writing dramas that appeal to America's heartland, while many of the nominated shows are titles that likely appeal to the coasts and blue cities (such as The Studio, Hacks, The Bear and Severance). Calling Sheridan shows 'Red State' is over simplifying things — his heroes tend to be fiercely pro-environment, for instance. But sometimes Sheridan expresses political ideas via his lead characters in viral moments that bolster his dramas' conservative reputation (such as Yellowstone's John Dutton lecturing a vegan protester, or Thornton's oil company fixer Tommy Norris blasting green energy efforts). At the same time, Sheridan's shows should be popular enough to penetrate even among Emmy voters — Landman earned higher ratings than of the shows nominated for best drama. And while Sheridan's writing can sometimes be a bit on the nose, even garish, for Television Academy voter taste, there is no denying the performances in his series are often extremely strong and worthy of consideration. Another theory as to why Sheridan's shows get snubbed is that Paramount+ — having launched just four years ago — is still a relative newcomer to the awards season game. Fairly or no, a network's prestige aura can matter and Paramount+ is mostly seen as the streamer that does Star Trek shows and, well, Taylor Sheridan shows. It seems that if 1923 was on HBO, it might be seen differently. (This perception can also change quickly — once Hulu launched The Handmaid's Tale and Prime Video launched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for example, the respective streamers became regular members of the Emmy club.) And finally, there's the reason you've been thinking: that Taylor Sheridan shows struggle during awards season because industry insiders don't particularly like Taylor Sheridan. The famously independent-minded and opinionated showrunner left Los Angeles years ago and now resides at his mammoth 270,000-acre Texas ranch. He writes his shows and remains almost entirely behind the scenes. Sheridan certainly doesn't participate in Emmy politicking — the very idea seems antithetical to his nature. And the times he has spoken out have often led to some backlash. It's impossible not to respect what he's accomplished — and continues to accomplish — but that doesn't mean the industry has to like him. We'll never know if Landman would have gotten nominations if, say, John Wells was the showrunner. But it's easy to believe the show's odds would have been higher. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Samuel L. Jackson heads 'NOLA King' spinoff, joining these icons in Taylor Sheridan universe
Taylor Sheridan is expanding the "Tulsa King" empire with Samuel L. Jackson tapped to lead the new series "NOLA King," set in New Orleans. Jackson, 76, the star of "Pulp Fiction" and the Marvel Comic Universe, headlines his first TV series with the first "Tulsa King" spinoff for Paramount+. Jackson's character, Russell Lee Washington Jr., will be introduced in Season 3 of "Tulsa King" with Sylvester Stallone, slated for September. "NOLA King" follows Washington (Jackson), who befriended Tulsa mob boss Dwight Manfredi (Stallone) during a 10-year stint in federal prison. Washington is sent to Tulsa by New York's Renzetti crime family to take out Manfredi. Washington changes his mind, "inspired by what Dwight created in Tulsa and impressed with the possibilities of second chances," Paramount+ says in its announcement. "Washington returns to New Orleans, the home he abandoned 45 years prior, to rekindle his relationship with his family, friends, and to take control of the city he left behind." The TV role marks another iconic senior actor finding new life – and action – in the Taylor Sheridan TV universe that has included Stallone, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore. Here are some venerable colleagues Jackson joins: Sylvester Stallone leads his own crime family in 'Tulsa King' Stallone, who celebrated his 79th birthday on July 6, has a hit "Tulsa King" series as the gruff-but-lovable New York mobster in Oklahoma. Season 3 kicks off in September. Kevin Costner led 'Yellowstone' as patriarch John Dutton Costner, 70, rejuvenated his career playing patriarch John Dutton in "Yellowstone." The actor joined the neo-Western series for its first season in 2018. Dutton survived almost every assassination attempt until the character was killed off in Season 5 following a prolonged dispute between Sheridan and Costner. Harrison Ford starred in '1923' as Jacob Dutton Ford, 83, starred as John Dutton's ancestor Jacob Dutton for two seasons in the "Yellowstone" prequel series "1923." Helen Mirren starred in '1923' as Cara Dutton Oscar winner and "The Queen" star Mirren, 79, starred as Cara Dutton for two seasons of "1923." The loyal, shotgun-firing Cara was the rock for husband Jacob Dutton (Ford). Billy Bob Thornton has struck oil with 'Landman' Thornton, 69, has a hit with "Landman," playing oil company fixer Tommy Norris. "Landman" Season 2 premieres on Paramount+ in November. Demi Moore and Jon Hamm were a 'Landman' power couple Moore, 62, stars as Cami Miller, the wife of Texas oil titan Monty Miller (Jon Hamm, 54) in "Landman." Monty died in the Season 1 finale, setting Cami up for bigger responsibilities, and a bigger Season 2 role. Sam Elliott has led '1883' and is set for 'Landman' Sam Elliott, 80, has starred in Western classics like 'The Quick and the Dead' and 'Tombstone." The veteran actor returned to lead a Westward-bound wagon train as Shea Brennan in the 2021 "Yellowstone" prequel series "1883." Elliott joins "Landman" in an unspecified role for Season 2. Nicole Kidman stars in 'Lioness' Nicole Kidman, 58, has starred as CIA supervisor Kaitlyn Meade for two seasons of "Lioness."
Daily Maverick
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Maverick
At a crossroads: Sustainable solutions for Madikwe's elephant overpopulation crisis
There has been a lot of conversation around Madikwe, but none of the rhetoric has come from the people or entities who oversee the management of the reserve. As custodians of Madikwe, and partners in Madikwe with the local community, we, the North West Parks and Tourism Board, feel it's appropriate for us to speak up and outline the vision that we have for Madikwe and other parks under our purview. When you start thinking about the management of natural resources in South Africa, the current guiding standard is the Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and the White Paper Policy on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa's Biodiversity, which has goals and objectives that steer our direction for social, economic and ecological benefits from our natural resources. In today's day and age the idea to let Mother Nature do what she does without any human fingerprint on that desired goal or desired objective is a pie in the sky dream that was erased as human populations started pressing on our natural resources and habitats all throughout South Africa. This specifically relates to our parks. Elephant conundrum It will be of no surprise to anyone that Madikwe (750km2) has too many elephants, and we are not afraid to say that. Those who say otherwise are blindly ignoring the significant change of the ecological infrastructure. A closed, fenced-in reserve with a current indeterminate growth rate of a habitat modifier like an elephant, that has no predators, with access to permanent water and food, will lead to overpopulation. A 2024 aerial count of elephants had the population at 1,633 animals (7.8% per annum growth), 653% higher than the suggested population in the 1997 Madikwe Management Plan of 250 elephants. Currently, the elephant density in Madikwe of 2.7 elephants/km2 could arguably be the densest elephant population in southern Africa. Landman and Kerley (2018) found desirable elephant densities of 0.28km2 for privately owned properties and 0.79km2 for state-owned properties. Inaction is not an option There has been a lot of discussion around elephants, their management and what to do in Madikwe. Elephant management doesn't have to be complicated. There are only five things you can do to manage elephants: Let mother nature control and decide. Habitat and water manipulation. Translocation and relocation. Contraception. Lethal reduction. Of the five options, the only realistic ones for Madikwe are contraception and lethal reduction. Lethal reduction can take the form of hunting and culling, whose revenues can be easily ploughed back into the reserve. Though lethal reduction or culling has a narrative history in South Africa, common options advocated for and implemented (such as #1 and #2 above) are also forms of culling, but driven by mother nature which has no consideration of animal welfare. We as the North West Parks and Tourism Board believe that the path forward in Madikwe and our other parks is an opportunity for North West as a province to be a leader in natural resource management and stewardship. There is a lot of talk and pointing of fingers around how we got to where we are today. How did the situation get so dire? Online forums, news articles and letters are pointing fingers in all sorts of different directions, and at all sorts of organisations, but ultiately the buck stops with us, the North West Parks and Tourism Board, for the wellbeing of Madikwe, the wellbeing of the community that we are partnered with in Madikwe, and the natural resources of North West. As the custodians of Madikwe we take full accountability for where we have landed up today, and in saying that we are united in our stance on what we do next. We are at the doorstep of doing something incredible at Madikwe. There is no option other than to move forward. The idea of inaction, the idea of constant meetings, discussing the same dilemma over the next 12 to 18 months, is unacceptable in our eyes. Now is the time to simply understand what the path forward is to ensure the appropriate protocols and processes are in place, ensure the appropriate stakeholders are engaged, that the social, economic and ecological benefits are maximised, and then to implement the associated action(s). Sustainable use as a cornerstone There are those who don't believe that sustainable use of natural resources is an appropriate action in Madikwe or any other park. Those individuals are allowed to have their opinions, but it has been made very clear in the White Paper that sustainable use is a key component of the stewarding of South African natural resources for its people. The North West Parks and Tourism Board will fulfill its obligations as dictated by the Constitution of the Republic, the North West provincial government and the Board Policies on game utilisation and related legislations and regulations. The North West Parks and Tourism Board will not be driven by emotions or agendas that seek to keep South Africa and our province in the economic doldrums. We have a country that has vast potential to address the challenges of unemployment and inequality through the sustainable utilisation of our wild fauna and flora. We believe specific strategies over the next 12 to 18 months will ensure that the triple bottom line of social, economic and ecological benefits will begin to be realised in Madikwe. At its heart, community upliftment, community involvement, and community benefits from natural resource stewardship will be a key component of Madikwe's path forward. We are 30 years into democracy, and Madikwe is currently inaccessible to the people of the North West province, let alone black communities who now own 56% of the park. Economic benefits from sustainable utilisation will be transparently outlined, and the beneficiaries, whether that be community, education, or employment, will be outlined for everybody to see. The ecological infrastructure enhancement that comes from sustainable use utilisation will be realised in vegetation changes, habitat improvements, and overall biodiversity health enhancement in Madikwe, significantly benefiting the photographic tourism sector. This enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem health speaks specifically to the cross-cutting goal of the national biodiversity economic strategy that seeks to secure and enhance ecological infrastructure that is essential for South Africa's economy. Sustainable use is not in opposition to photographic tourism, they can work harmoniously together, but under strict processes and protocols. In fact, we are all alive to the concept of consumptive and non-consumptive tourism. One cannot detract from the other. Our mission is to not only maintain Madikwe as an ecotourism hotspot, but to enhance that by working on balancing the ecosystem to yield tremendous aesthetic qualities that tourists are interested in. At a crossroads The issue facing Madikwe has put the North West Parks and Tourism Board in the spotlight, but the issues we are facing are the same issues that our other parks are either about to face, or are a couple of years from facing. Everyone is looking at what we do, from all corners of the world. They are all looking at us and taking note of what we do, how we implement it, and how we move forward, and most importantly how the social, economic, and ecological benefits are realised from our actions. We understand the gravity of the position we are in, and we intend as the leadership of the North West Parks and Tourism Board to move forward in a manner that can be replicated in other state parks and national parks across South Africa. We understand that we are in a leadership position and have an opportunity to be a global example of sustainable stewardship of our natural resources. There will always be detractors to what we do, and we're not always going to make everybody happy. But ultimately if communities are benefiting and ecological infrastructure is being enhanced, we have done our job. DM Khorommbi Matibe has served as the Chairperson of the North West Parks and Tourism Board since February/March 2025. He has also served as the Chief Director: Biodiversity Economy and Sustainable Use at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment since May 2017. His career spans more than 35 years in government. Jonathan Denga is the Acting CEO of the North West Parks and Tourism Board. In his position, Jonathan is the Director for Biodiversity Management and Conservation in North West province, under the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism. He has 25 years of working experience in the biodiversity conservation management field.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Landman' will close these streets in downtown Fort Worth for season 2 filming
Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' is heading to downtown Fort Worth again for season 2 filming. The Paramount+ series will film scenes at two locations on Wednesday, July 16, according to Downtown Fort Worth Inc. Several streets will be closed during production. Fort Worth police will be on scene to facilitate traffic, and downtown businesses will remain open during filming. 'Landman' already filmed in downtown a few times this year in early April, early May and late June. Here's a look at which streets will be closed this week. 'Landman' filming locations this week The first location 'Landman' will film at Wednesday is at Frost Tower, 640 Taylor St. This familiar Fort Worth locale will serve as 'Monty's Office,' according to the production. The location is in reference to Monty Miller, the oil tycoon portrayed by Jon Hamm in season 1. Filming will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The south lane on West Fifth Street between Throckmorton Street and Lamar Street will be closed then. There will also be no street parking permitted in the following areas: Tuesday-Thursday: West Fifth Street between Lamar Street and Houston Street, both the north and south sides of the street. Tuesday-Thursday: Lamar Street between West Fifth Street and West Sixth Street, the east side only. Wednesday: Throckmorton Street between West Fifth Street and West Sixth Street, the west side only. The second 'Landman' filming location in downtown will be at the Omni Hotel, 1300 Houston St. Filming will take place from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday. There are a few different closures associated with this location: Wednesday: 12th Street between Throckmorton Street and Houston Street Tuesday-Thursday: Single lane and partial sidewalk closure at Houston Street between 12th and West 14th Street. Wednesday: Throckmorton Street between 12th Street and Texas Street, the east lane only. There will also be no street parking permitted in the following areas: Tuesday-Thursday: East curb at West 14th Street bewteen Throckmorton Street and Houston Street. Tuesday-Thursday: West curb at Throckmorton Street between Texas Street and West 14th Street. Tuesday-Thursday: West curb at Throckmorton Street between Texas Street and 12th Street. ⚡ More trending stories from our newsroom: →This Fort Worth hotel is Travel + Leisure's best - again →'Love Island USA': Which contestants are from TX? →'The Chosen' is looking for Cain and Abel More on 'Landman' 'Landman' is described as a 'modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs.' The Billy Bob Thornton-led series premiered on Paramount+ in November 2024 and wrapped its 10-episode first season on Jan. 12. The drama is co-created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace, who created the 'Boomtown' Texas Monthly podcast that the show is based on. 'Landman' season 1 starred Thornton, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, Paulina Chávez, Jacob Lofland, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Colm Feore and Mark Collie. Michael Peña, Andy Garcia and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones appeared in guest roles. All episodes of 'Landman' season 1 are streaming on Paramount+. Solve the daily Crossword
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
proteanTecs Launches Solution for System Production Analytics Based on Chip Telemetry
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