NOT THE PONDEROSA
Over the last few years I was aware of a series called Yellowstone that was very popular but I figured I'd just wait to see it after it was picked up on YouTube. Last week a friend of mine urged me to make an effort to find it. I discovered that I could see the first episode "Daybreak" on my laptop for free on a site called "Peacock". I settled in, turned it on and before 15 seconds had gone by, watched Kevin Costner use one hand to grab a horse by its ear and with his other hand, place a pistol under its jawbone and blow its brains out. One assumes the horse needed to be put down as the scene took place on a highway with the horse sticking its head out of one of the handful of vehicles scattered topsy-turvy up and down the road. Although one can't be sure as no mention of the incident was ever provided - unless perhaps details were revealed during the fast-forwarding approach I soon began to rely on. Costner plays the owner of the largest ranch in Mon