The Boston Globe described “Ransom Canyon” as an “emo version of ‘Yellowstone’” that “lacks the ingredients” that made the latter a hit, namely “swagger” and “voice.” That might be what the new series is going for, though. Duhamel described “Ransom Canyon” as “comfort food” during an interview with the Boston Herald.

Competitors need to come up with something a little more exciting than the cheap romance paperback novels they sell in airports nowadays if they want to replicate Yellowstone’s grip on the genre.