Bad Santa Meets Big Oil: Taylor Sheridan’s Wild Pitch for ‘Landman’
- Bad Santa vibes for a Texas oil drama?
- Billy Bob Thornton’s iconic role inspired a show pitch.
- What Taylor Sheridan was thinking.
We just stumbled upon some seriously cool news from the world of TV! You know Taylor Sheridan, the guy behind ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘1883’? Well, he’s got a new show coming out called ‘Landman’ starring Billy Bob Thornton. And get this, the way he pitched it is pure genius!
Sheridan apparently told Billy Bob that the character in ‘Landman’ was basically like his ‘Bad Santa’ character, Willie T. Stokes, but instead of running a toy store (or, you know, being a drunk thief), he’s running an oil company. How wild is that?! We can just picture the whole vibe now – think dark, gritty colors and that same grumpy, yet strangely charming, energy from ‘Bad Santa’ plopped into the dusty, intense world of oil drilling. It’s a fascinating aesthetic mashup, right?
It sounds like Sheridan really leaned into Billy Bob’s most famous grumpy persona. Imagine that! It’s not everyday you hear a pitch like that. We’re already picturing the scenes. It’s going to be so good.
Our Take
We love when creators get creative with their pitches! This idea of mixing the chaotic, darkly funny energy of ‘Bad Santa’ with the high-stakes world of oil makes ‘Landman’ sound totally unique. We’re so ready to see how Billy Bob Thornton brings this new character to life. It promises a show with a lot of personality and maybe even some unexpected laughs.
