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What a landsman needs to know about ‘Landman’

JL;DR SUMMARY "Landman," a new Paramount+ series, plays with themes of real estate and oil rights negotiations, drawing loose allusions to biblical narratives, like those in Genesis, though it notably lacks Jewish content. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJewish ThemesTexasBiblical AllusionsOil IndustryLandmanBilly Bob ThorntonTaylor SheridanWestern MotifsAnti Woke Dialogue

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Midland, Texas, United States
"In a sense, Tommys business is real estate, and working in the desert of Midland, Texas (a kind of Lone Star Midbar) rehashes some of Genesis in his land purchase and establishment of wells though theyre full of oil."
New York, United States
"An ad on a subway platform on the Upper West Side now advertises a show that, at first glance, appears to be pandering to locals."

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