Lufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ Series

Lufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ SeriesDan PatrickDan PatrickPublished: December 11, 2024Emerson Miller/Paramount+Share on FacebookShare on TwitterIf you are a fan of the Taylor Sheridan hit series ‘Landman’, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, and Jon Hamm, you will love this local connection. If not, you might want to start that Paramout+ subscription now.It’s a modern-day tale of fortune dealing with the struggles of getting oil out of the ground in West Texas. If you know about Sheridan’s other hit show “Yellowstone” you know that he goes to great lengths to make the show as authentic as possible.Sheridan sent the cast to ‘cowboy camp’ where they slept in tents in the middle of nowhere. He did the same thing for “Landman” sending the cast to immerse themselves in the world of oil rig workers.Lufkin Native Offers Expertise In The Oil And Gas IndustryWhen you want to know about the oil business in Texas, you might turn to Dr. Marshall Watson, brother to our Angelina County Chamber Of Commerce President, Tara Watson-Watkins.Dr. Marshall C. Watson is the Roy Butler Chair and Chair of the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering and has been a professor at Texas Tech serving on the petroleum engineering faculty since 2006.According to ttu.edu Watson was tasked with educating the crew on how to make the show more realistic. He believed that they contacted him because of his willingness to share details about the industry through the Oilfield Technology Center.Marshall Watson/ttu.eduMarshall Watson/ttu.eduloading…“I kind of gave them oilfield 101,” Watson recalled, “and then they wanted to come back again.” The center has the first full-sized working oil rig on a university campus in the nation. He took the crew there on a field trip to oilfields near Lubbock.Read More: 3 Texas College Football Teams Make Tailgate Party Top 30 ListLater he asked to serve as an on-set advisor during filming in Fort Worth. He declined because he didn’t feel comfortable spending time away from his duties at Texas Tech, so he passed further questions to another Texas Tech Alumni closer to the Fort Worth area.Did Watson Get To Meet The Stars Of ‘Landman’?Watson met with the stunt doubles and other behind-the-scenes workers, and this Lufkin connection to the show is undeniably cool.Keep Reading: A Totally New Renaissance Fair Is Coming To Texas PICTURES: Get a First Look at Taylor Sheridan’s New Show, ‘Landman’Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s new show, Landman, is set to premiere in November, and Paramount has released a series of photos that portray a coming season rife with drama.Gallery Credit: Sterling Whitaker

Source: Lufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ SeriesFiled Under: TV, Paramount PlusCategories: Lubbock NewsLufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ SeriesDan PatrickDan PatrickPublished: December 11, 2024Emerson Miller/Paramount+Share on FacebookShare on TwitterIf you are a fan of the Taylor Sheridan hit series ‘Landman’, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, and Jon Hamm, you will love this local connection. If not, you might want to start that Paramout+ subscription now.It’s a modern-day tale of fortune dealing with the struggles of getting oil out of the ground in West Texas. If you know about Sheridan’s other hit show “Yellowstone” you know that he goes to great lengths to make the show as authentic as possible.Sheridan sent the cast to ‘cowboy camp’ where they slept in tents in the middle of nowhere. He did the same thing for “Landman” sending the cast to immerse themselves in the world of oil rig workers.Lufkin Native Offers Expertise In The Oil And Gas IndustryWhen you want to know about the oil business in Texas, you might turn to Dr. Marshall Watson, brother to our Angelina County Chamber Of Commerce President, Tara Watson-Watkins.Dr. Marshall C. Watson is the Roy Butler Chair and Chair of the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering and has been a professor at Texas Tech serving on the petroleum engineering faculty since 2006.According to ttu.edu Watson was tasked with educating the crew on how to make the show more realistic. He believed that they contacted him because of his willingness to share details about the industry through the Oilfield Technology Center.Marshall Watson/ttu.eduMarshall Watson/ttu.eduloading…“I kind of gave them oilfield 101,” Watson recalled, “and then they wanted to come back again.” The center has the first full-sized working oil rig on a university campus in the nation. He took the crew there on a field trip to oilfields near Lubbock.Read More: 3 Texas College Football Teams Make Tailgate Party Top 30 ListLater he asked to serve as an on-set advisor during filming in Fort Worth. He declined because he didn’t feel comfortable spending time away from his duties at Texas Tech, so he passed further questions to another Texas Tech Alumni closer to the Fort Worth area.Did Watson Get To Meet The Stars Of ‘Landman’?Watson met with the stunt doubles and other behind-the-scenes workers, and this Lufkin connection to the show is undeniably cool.Keep Reading: A Totally New Renaissance Fair Is Coming To Texas PICTURES: Get a First Look at Taylor Sheridan’s New Show, ‘Landman’Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s new show, Landman, is set to premiere in November, and Paramount has released a series of photos that portray a coming season rife with drama.Gallery Credit: Sterling Whitaker

Source: Lufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ SeriesFiled Under: TV, Paramount PlusCategories: Lubbock NewsLufkin Native Helped Prepare Crew Of ‘Landman’ SeriesDan PatrickDan PatrickPublished: December 11, 2024Emerson Miller/Paramount+Share on FacebookShare on TwitterIf you are a fan of the Taylor Sheridan hit series ‘Landman’, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, and Jon Hamm, you will love this local connection. If not, you might want to start that Paramout+ subscription now.It’s a modern-day tale of fortune dealing with the struggles of getting oil out of the ground in West Texas. If you know about Sheridan’s other hit show “Yellowstone” you know that he goes to great lengths to make the show as authentic as possible.Sheridan sent the cast to ‘cowboy camp’ where they slept in tents in the middle of nowhere. He did the same thing for “Landman” sending the cast to immerse themselves in the world of oil rig workers.Lufkin Native Offers Expertise In The Oil And Gas IndustryWhen you want to know about the oil business in Texas, you might turn to Dr. Marshall Watson, brother to our Angelina County Chamber Of Commerce President, Tara Watson-Watkins.Dr. Marshall C. Watson is the Roy Butler Chair and Chair of the Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering and has been a professor at Texas Tech serving on the petroleum engineering faculty since 2006.According to ttu.edu Watson was tasked with educating the crew on how to make the show