I read one of the books, second or third in the series. It was okay. I liked the show much better, especially when they showed bits of "Sanctuary Moon."

I'd suggest you check out some of her earlier stuff. "The Death Of The Necromancer" is set in [sorta] 1880s Vienna with a jewel thief and his actress partner getting caught up in a magic war. It's fun having the heroes get on a train to go visit a witch.

"The Wizard Hunters" follows the couples now adult daughter as she deals with an airship invasion.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

And yes, he pooh poohs the environmental impact of oil, because he's playing an oil man in Texas.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-taylor-sheridan-landman-hit-writing-misleads-1995622

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“Landman” is Billy Bob Thornton at his best

Nice, thanks for the tip. I enjoyed Goliath; I suppose this is in a similar vein?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I never saw 'Goliath' but Billy Bob is always worth a watch.

He's the 'landman' for a medium sized independent oil company. He deals with drug cartels who use his equipment to smuggle across the border, bureaucrats, lawyers, his crazy family, and a host of Texas locals.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He sure is.

Thanks for the quick summary. I guess Goliath is the counterpart: a lawyer who takes on a different Goliath in each season, usually rural America.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While we're on the subject.

I could have put in a plug for "Penny Dreadful" on Paramount and Showtime.

Eva Green as a psychic and Timothy Dalton as a big game hunter searching for a lost girl in London, circa 1890.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Oh, I watched that years ago. I liked it a lot.