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Backyard Oil Part 3 : All in all, latest episode not so bad Show had nice opening shots of Downtown Columbia, but not enough to let it sink in just how picturesque it is. Page, Sr. getting truck stuck in mud made him more likeable, and reminded columnist of the many times he got stuck in the mud when he was a resident of Adair County. By Jackson Brower Well...it was downhill, again, and I kept asking myself why I was so up for the third episode of Backyard Oil in the first place? I wasn't ready for two half-hour episodes, with the second one being a repeat of Week 1. The show opened with some nice shots of downtown Columbia, but the courthouse scene was all but like three seconds...not enough for my wife to even let it sink in how picturesque it is. We got to know the Pages a little bit more, and they became more likeable even though they were so stinkin' rich to begin with. The consensus of opinion was that they weren't going to hit oil just because the old man insisted that the boys drill on his spot. I liked the son, who seemed more humble than dad, and always smiled despite his dad's putdowns. When dad told son, "You don't listen!", my wife just smiled and said, "He sounds like me". I chuckled to myself, "You got that right." The half-hour episode featured MadDog a little more more. I liked it when he was late for work, and Jimmy gave him the benefit of the doubt after MadDog exclaims, "I loves these old maps." It made me realize that MadDog is really the brains behind the enterprise, the wildcatter geologist, if you will. Didn't see much of old Rascal, but I guess he was out on another job. Undoubtedly, many Adair Countians were again put off by the crude references, but the innuendo was so subtle, it may have gone over the heads of younger viewers, which nowadays is age 9 or younger. Page, Sr. became more likeable for me when he got his truck stuck in the mud, something I did on a regular basis when I lived in good old Adair County. All in all, the half hour episode wasn't too bad, I suppose. The outcome was a microcosm of the modern-day American characteristic -- the rich only get richer. Plus, if you do get rich in this society, as "Backyard Oil" points out, luck often has a lot to do with it. - Jackson Brower This story was posted on 2013-05-08 21:22:56
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