The Madison

I watched the first three episodes. All I could hope was that the main character would stop being angry and bursting into tears every ten seconds. Watched the second three episodes but no luck on the anger and tears. On top of that they jettisoned me to the city. All I could think was this show is going to fail quick if they don’t get us back to Montana…
 
The wife and I just finished it. Some of the best TV I've seen in a long time. No car chases, nobody got shot just a believable story of grief and love.
 
I like how they give country living a little credit, finally. Usually country folks are portrayed as under-educated morons but in this show, the city folks are actually learning a simpler, more fulfilling way of life.
 
Really liked the scenes when the kids were eating, and enjoying the “steak”. Then discovering it was elk. Had similar experiences with venison in our household.
Although it is going to be a hard sell to convince me the widow will live in a uninsulated cabin with no indoor plumbing during a winter in Montana.
 
Hope there is some joy in season 2. Michelle Pfieffer is a fantastic actor, she deserves an award. I cannot imagine where they must go and the toll it takes to perform the raw emotion.
 
My duck blind partner recommended this to my wife...

I watched the first episode with my wife and was like WTF? Let me get this straight: two brothers go into the backcountry and die in a plane crash in the first episode?

That's when the interrogation started from the wife. "Is it safe when you hunt in Idaho and Wyoming?" "You don't ride in those small planes too do you?" "Are you sure it's ok not to have cell service at your deer camp?" "What about bears?" "How close is the hospital from where you hunt?" "How much is our life insurance policy?" "What's the combination to your gun safe?" How do I log on to your computer?" "Where is the family trust again?"

Friends don't recommend shows to friend's wives where the husbands die on hunting and fishing trips.

Dude… that’s like rule number #1.

Rule #2: Don't get married in September through November.
 
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