I will lead this off by saying I'm not a fan of the evening soaps format. I wasn't a fan of Revenge, and am more of a fan of the action or detective style shows.
My beef with this show isn't so much in the content, but with the depiction of my state. We have no mountains, real oil equipment does not look like cellphone towers, and the whole wild west vibe going on is way off base. Sure we've prospered as an area due to the increased revenue that the oil production has brought, but the nights of neon lights and debauchery are limited to the inside of the bars, and not the main drag. With prosperity comes the inherent troublemakers trying to make a buck, but Williston and the surrounding communities have been working very hard to change peoples perception of what it's like being in the middle of a boom area, and show's like this make all the steps forward look like a waste of time.
The oil industry is not that exciting so I understand that you have to amp up the drama, but I wonder if the producers even bothered to scout the area prior to deciding to film in Utah for the tax breaks, instead of using the actual prairie for it's backdrop.
My beef with this show isn't so much in the content, but with the depiction of my state. We have no mountains, real oil equipment does not look like cellphone towers, and the whole wild west vibe going on is way off base. Sure we've prospered as an area due to the increased revenue that the oil production has brought, but the nights of neon lights and debauchery are limited to the inside of the bars, and not the main drag. With prosperity comes the inherent troublemakers trying to make a buck, but Williston and the surrounding communities have been working very hard to change peoples perception of what it's like being in the middle of a boom area, and show's like this make all the steps forward look like a waste of time.
The oil industry is not that exciting so I understand that you have to amp up the drama, but I wonder if the producers even bothered to scout the area prior to deciding to film in Utah for the tax breaks, instead of using the actual prairie for it's backdrop.