While the latter number is a bit lackluster, the former is more than respectable. To compare, Mad Men 's average viewership never topped 3 million, while Breaking Bad' s first four seasons averaged less than 2 million apiece. It wasn't until the latter series arrived on Netflix that new seasons airing on AMC started seeing an increase in viewership.
Deadline reports that possible explanations for the network dropping the ax after three seasons were that the show's audience skewed older — advertisers prefer younger viewers —and the fact it was produced by an outside studio, meaning it wasn't as lucrative for the network. The same can't be said about Netflix because it doesn't rely on advertiser money. It's also impossible to know what the show's ratings were like because Netflix doesn't release that data.
While there are outside companies that report these numbers, it's hard to know for sure how accurate they are. So we may never know if more or fewer people found Longmire as a result of its new home.
There is reason to believe the former is true, though, as the Netflix bump is a real phenomenon, having increased awareness and viewership for shows like Breaking Bad and Riverdale over the years.
When Netflix renewed Longmire for a sixth season , it was announced at the same time that it would be the show's last. Jacob Nighthorse is a shady businessman and antagonist throughout Longmire the TV series.
Nighthorse plays a perfect villain — calculating, slippery and calm. Even his rise in the tribal committee can be traced to a murder early on in the series. Yet Nighthorse, while he plays an indelible Dr. Moriarty to Longmire's Sherlock, doesn't appear in the Longmire book series. In many ways, Nighthorse is the most unpredictable and dynamic character in the TV series. A businessman and casino owner, he's often an enemy of the Absaroka Sheriff's department, and at times even an enemy of his own tribal law enforcement.
Then he'll testify on Walt's behalf or support Cady Longmire's effort to become a lawyer for the tribe. The performance in the series by actor A Martinez is so compelling that his name ended up inspiring a character in the Longmire novel Depth of Winter , Dr. Adan Martinez. Martinez has similarities to Nighthorse, especially his idea of justice for disenfranchised peoples. He gave up his practice because he was being asked by the state to do something he considered torture, and he also shares Nighthorse's belief that to correct grave injustices, radical measures are justified.
While the new character is a great show of appreciation to Nighthorse and A Martinez, this new doctor can't compare to Nighthorse for impact on the series and Longmire's life. There have been many changes from the books to the television series.
But this one, the addition of Jacob Nighthorse, adds great texture to the mythology of Walt Longmire. Wyoming is a unique state, from how spread out it is to how its auto registration works. Specifically it's one of the few states where you can tell exactly what county a car is from by a quick glance at the license plate.
Every license plate starts with one or two numbers on the left separated from the remaining digits, the ones unique to every vehicle, by the classic Wyoming silhouette of a cowboy on a bucking bronc. The first number or numbers represent which Wyoming county the car is registered in. For example, license plates from Teton County, home to Wyoming's top tourist destination Jackson Hole, starts with 22, sometimes called "22 plates.
There's an issue with that, however: Wyoming only has 23 counties. License plates for Natrona county cars start with the number 1; plates for Sublette county start with 23, a system that hasn't changed since , based on land valuation. Which would also mean that at least back in , Absaroka County was considered home to the most worthless land.
Still, there is no 24th county. So there can be no cars from that county. Which means the 24 plates we see all over Longmire is one of the first definite signs that Longmire exists in an imaginary county. There is no Wyoming license plate that starts with 24 and surprise surprise, there also isn't an Absaroka County, Wyoming. Is there any way to figure out where this fictional town and county would be, then?
Craig Johnson, the novelist who created Absaroka County in his Longmire book series, settled down in Ucross , WY, halfway between Sheridan and Buffalo after years of traveling around the country. Buffalo is the seat of Johnson County. Seems to be case closed. But would Walt Longmire stop there? He'd look at the fact that the Wyoming counties named after mountain ranges, such as Teton and Uinta, have part or all of that range in it.
So Absaroka County would include part of this range and therefore include this range. The combination of the distance from Jackson as well as the location of the range leads to Durant being near Cody, WY, or possibly Thermopolis, the seat of Hot Springs County. On a map seen in the sheriff's office, however, the location for Durant is right where the real-world Sheridan is.
Buffalo, WY, gets the credit for being the real-life Durant. Johnson said that the town of Buffalo, from its layout to its buildings, served as his inspiration while writing the books. And it makes sense given the fact that it's a town small enough that there was no police department, just a county sheriff and his barebones team of deputies.
Buffalo fully embraces its role as the inspiration for Durant, Wyoming. There's a Longmire festival in Buffalo, Wyoming. Longmire Days , normally held in the summer but moved to September in due to concerns about COVID, features events inspired by the book and TV series as well as interactions with the cast and crew.
Some of the highlights include talks with Robert Taylor and Craig Johnson, a horseback ride with some of the actors, a softball game, and an auction. There's a chance to grab a drink at "the Red Pony" and in the past they've had such interesting events as a talk from the "Two Henrys. For his part, Taylor said to Front Row Features the role needed a "quietness of soulfulness" that isn't often seen anymore. But I didn't base my character on any of those guys. He may have Marshall Dillon's qualities, that kind of western stoicism, decency, and honesty, but he's his own man.
While Robert Taylor may not have purposely channeled the intelligent resourcefulness of Indiana Jones, the quiet penetrating stare of the Man with No Name, or the coolness and quick action of Bullitt, they were obviously what the showrunners were looking for and those traits fit Robert Taylor like a pair of well-broken-in cowboy boots.
Robert Taylor has been kicking around Hollywood for years but his most popular and longest-running role is playing Sheriff Walt Longmire. However, the role of Walt Longmire almost went to another Taylor : Coach Taylor, or more specifically the actor who played him, Kyle Chandler. One can only imagine his Walt Longmire. While Chandler's early career included a country movie , the actor himself is a bit of a joker and might've brought some of the levity to the series that Longmire carries through the book series.
As he's matured, Chandler has also adopted a bit of the roguish tough cowboy look that would've fit the sheriff we all know. Longmire is based on a series of novels by author Craig Johnson. The show focuses on title character Walt Longmire, a stoic Wyoming sheriff. Robert Taylor The Matrix plays Longmire, with the series following him as he investigates different cases while looking into the mystery of his wife's death.
The network apparently wanted a show that would appeal to a younger demographic. Netflix later picked up the show for its final three seasons, with the show coming to an end in The show also features some stunning landscapes and locations so some fans might be curious about where Longmire is filmed.
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