Longmire

Katie Sackhoff and Lou Diamond Phillips? Tough talkin' sons-a-bitches who solve crimes and talk like old timey western heroes? Tough guys - long on wisdom with feeling that run deep? How could I not check this one out? What started in the worse cliched kind of way really grew on me as I went along. I have rarely seen such a strong first episode of any series.

The writing is so crisp and smooth that I felt I was dropped into a fully formed universe of characters with rich back stories. There are many story arcs that I am begging to see develop.



Viewers might not recognize the man playing Walt, but they probably will identify with him. Robert Taylor is a journeyman actor who has had leading roles in his native Australia but is making his biggest splash in the States with "Longmire." With his scratchy baritone and weathered features, he looks as though he were custom-made to play the archetypal role of a modern American cowboy.