It was early 2017, and Taylor Sheridan stood before Viacom executives describing Yellowstone, the television series he had conceived with the producer John Linson.

那是2017年初，泰勒·谢里丹站在维亚康姆集团高管面前，讲述他与制片人约翰·林森共同构思的电视剧《黄石》。