I thought the first season of this series was great! I even still have it programmed to record. It was kinda like a new modern twist on Dallas. I thought all of the actors were appropriate for their parts. Perfect part for Don Johnson. So I have to write 10 lines to make this review count... OK... I am an expert on this type of series and I found it to be suspenseful and intriguing and totally kept me wanting to know what was coming up next. My kind of show. But I just realized that it was canceled. What a disappointment. It was really good! Loved it. Sad now.I hope that there are enough people looking for it to continue who will write in with their disappointment when they find out that it has been canceled. Then perhaps they can bring it back.

At the time of giving this review the show has been cancelled and I am not shocked in the slightest. I initially rated this how after watching the first two episodes and I gave it an 8. I was so excited it was one of the first shows I have ever rated on IMDb but after like the 5th episode, I was so disillusioned by how poorly written the story turned out. If the plot and story-line were written properly, if the plot had more twist developed well and had more suspense I am sure they could have stretched out the first 4 episodes to 10. It was so clunky, it did not create enough suspense and build up long enough before major points of the story-line occurred. It felt like that Solomon Grundy poem, Born on Monday, "Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday.." What was so disappointing was the great story they had they just couldn't make it more of a story, felt more like someones recollection of events, too many holes. The acting was mediocre and a bit cheesy that was even more magnified by the poor story line.

Honestly the best show I've seen in a long time. The pilot was phenomenal and every single episode followed through. I have never in my whole life had such an interest in a show. I managed to watch all 10 episodes over the course of three days. Thats the beauty of FIOS on demand. Every single episode keeps you on your toes and I am curious to see how it can continue at that rate. There are plenty of places where Billy and Cody can go now that they are big names in the industry. The end wasgreat, but I am praying for a second season. Would recommend to anyone and am with full hopes that ABC can see the popularity of the show and continue it. 10/10 PS not for people who like boring dragged out shows that repeat the same story in different episodes. Tons of side plots, and who can hate Billy. Hes a highly relatable main character who keeps you on your toes and makes you love him.

Young couple Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody LeFever (Rebecca Rittenhouse) are trying to cash in on the oil boom in North Dakota with a few washing machines. They crash the truck and lose everything. Billy discovers a deal of a lifetime. With the help of Clifton Lundegren (Barry Corbin), he does a deal with oil tycoon Hap Briggs (Don Johnson) only to be double-crossed and lose it all again. Hap's family includes his equally ruthless trophy wife Darla (Amber Valletta), his black sheep son Wick (Scott Michael Foster) and his golden child Lacey. Jules Jackman (India de Beaufort) is the bar owner at the center of the action. Wick's ill-advised plan to rob his own father goes horribly wrong and sheriff Tip Harrison (Delroy Lindo) investigates.I'm sure this show was developed back when oil prices were high and it was still the wild, wild west. The show is a little late which is normal operations for the traditional networks. It doesn't really matter if they place the show a few years earlier than present day. No matter what, this is a functional nighttime soap opera for the most part until tonight. This was the 5th episode. The order has been reduced to 10 episode. With its anemic ratings, it's highly doubtful to be renewed.I'm willing to go along with some unreasonable stuff in this show but Billy is too hard to take. He's whiny and idiotic. He's annoying as hell which is a bad thing for the lead. In the latest episode, he has blackmail material against Hap. For some reason, his morality keeps him from disrupting Hap's marriage. Every move he makes screams "Idiot". Cody is the nagging nice wife and she's only better by comparison. Her workplace gets robbed and she decides to press the alarm right in front of the robber. The funny thing is that the show would be more dramatic if this lead couple actually does smart things or at least normal things.Don Johnson does exactly what the show needs him to be. He's a cool villain. He's also able to bring multiple dimensions to his character. The son Wick is also a great character. The father son relationship is a Greek tragedy. The Briggs family has real potential. If this show keeps going, it would be advisable to make this the Briggs family show.