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by Christos Zabounis

The intention of the American giant Chevron to claim a large field of hydrocarbon exploration in the south of the Peloponnese coincides with the screening of the television series “Landman” on Cosmote TV. This is another creation by Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”, “Tusla King”, “Mayor of Kingstone”, etc.), which presents the microcosm of a “black gold” company in Texas from the inside. The choice of actor Billy Bob Thornton takes the project off the ground, with his convincing interpretation as a divorced alcoholic of old principles who knows that in this industry there are two types of people: the dreamers and the losers. He is also the one who is called upon to put out the fires, which have been burning since the first episode, to prevent work accidents at the oil pumps and the activity of the drug cartel in the area where he is responsible. I read the laudatory review of the “progressive” newspaper “Guardian” for Sheridan’s dramatic ability, taking, of course, distance from the way he presents women, but also from the Republican reputation that follows him. In an America “hatched” by woke culture, the heroes of the aforementioned screenwriter stand tall against the abolition of gender and the anti-smoking hysteria, to mention just two examples. For some, they may represent a world that has been long lost, for others, they may be representatived of the fact that America is returning with the election of Donald Trump.