Senator Heidi Heitkamp fact-checks ABC's 'Blood and Oil': 'More steel-toed boots and a lot less cocktail attire'

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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