Have you watched the new ABC drama “Blood and Oil” starring Don Johnson as a North Dakota oil baron?
We haven’t. And after this fact-check from North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp, we’re not sure we want to:
Finally checking out the ND-based show @bloodandoil to see how much it's like ND. Let's see what all the talk is about.
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
.@bloodandoil gets 701 area code right! Not so sure about the landscape, though.
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
Ouch. The landscape is off because it’s filmed in Park City, Utah, not North Dakota:
Utah, North Dakota … close enough?
Does everyone in @bloodandoil live in either a log cabin or a loft with exposed brick?
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
Looks like Hap caught a lunker. #northerns @bloodandoil
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
We assume this is a fish.
Uff — these @bloodandoil characters could use some lessons in North Dakota nice. #BloodAndOil
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
But this is her best tweet of the bunch:
Anyone who's been to Williston knows there are a lot more steel-toed boots and a lot less cocktail attire. #BloodAndOil
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
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So, wait … this isn’t how people dress working in the oil industry in North Dakota?
She continues:
This show has someone with every accent imaginable…except North Dakotan. #BloodAndOil #youbetcha
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
Yes, a book titled "Oil" will teach Billy everything he needs to know about roughnecking.That's exactly how it works. #BloodAndOil #goodluck
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
LOL. Was it “Oil for Dummies”?
Well that was interesting. ND is just a tad different than #BloodAndOil – glad I live in the real one.
— Archive: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (@SenatorHeitkamp) October 19, 2015
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