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Lonesome Dove - 35 Years Ago
Posted on 2/5/24 at 10:22 pm
Posted on 2/5/24 at 10:22 pm
Lonesome Dove premiered 35 years ago today in 1989 (my 3rd bday). Westerns had largely fallen out of popularity. An estimated 26 MILLION tuned in to watch. One of the greatest TV mini-series of all time. Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones played retired Texas Rangers who drove cattle from Texas to Montana.
Robert Duvall played TX Ranger Augustus “Gus” McCrae.
Some quotes from an interview:
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My father is a retired TX Ranger. We’ve met Mr. Duvall and he came across as extremely sincere and an extraordinary man who seemed genuine in his reverence for the Rangers.
Duvall at the Ranger museum: LINK
Robert Duvall played TX Ranger Augustus “Gus” McCrae.
Some quotes from an interview:
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Over the past 25 years, what’s been the audience reception to you as Gus? Wherever I go, it follows me. I met a gaucho cowboy in rural Argentina who wore out a copy of Lonesome Dove with subtitles. Wherever I go, that’s the role that people mainly identify me with. I was made an honorary Texas Ranger several years ago and during that evening’s activities, a woman came up to me and said, “My daughter is getting married, but I wouldn’t let the fiancé marry into the family without seeing Lonesome Dove.” That symbolizes the whole thing. It’s like a bible in Texas. People watch it at family gatherings once a year, in groups of friends, and name their dogs, horses, and kids after my character—I’m sure it happens to Tommy Lee as well. It’s an experience that lives with me wherever I go—especially in Texas.
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Why does Lonesome Dove hold up after 25 years? The English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, the Argentines have Borges, but the Western is ours—from Canada down to the Mexican border. It’s our thing. People love Westerns because Westerns remind them of the frontier times and the expansion of America, and Lonesome Dove embodies that period. We tend to romanticize it, but there’s something very valid there as part of our innate history as Americans. I was fortunate to be in two of the epics—for me—of the 20th century: the Godfather I and II and Lonesome Dove. Godfather might have been better directed, but the overall arc of Lonesome Dove carried it beautifully. It’s something that will continue to live on.
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My father is a retired TX Ranger. We’ve met Mr. Duvall and he came across as extremely sincere and an extraordinary man who seemed genuine in his reverence for the Rangers.
Duvall at the Ranger museum: LINK
This post was edited on 2/5/24 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 2/5/24 at 10:31 pm to Hou_Lawyer
"Its been quite a party ain't it"
Posted on 2/5/24 at 10:43 pm to Hou_Lawyer
I'm watching it again for the first time since it was released. I remember just small parts of it but it's good to see it all again.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 12:02 am to OK Roughneck
Greatest thing ever put on TV, anyone who argues is a queer and a Biden commie.
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 12:03 am
Posted on 2/6/24 at 12:12 am to Cleathecat
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Greatest thing ever put on TV, anyone who argues is a queer and a Biden commie.
You obviously didn't know how to tune the dish to Spice after your parents went to bed.
But Lonesome Dove is the best miniseries ever made.
This post was edited on 2/6/24 at 12:13 am
Posted on 2/6/24 at 6:51 am to Hou_Lawyer
I rewatch Lonesome Dove every couple years. After the last western thread about a month ago I watched it with my son. The wife was out of town for about 2 weeks, so we did Lonesome Dove and then the Dollars Trilogy. There are lots of good westerns. That is the best one. From the score, to the fleshed out cast, to the dialogue that says things without being “acty,” it’s just perfect all around.
And I completely agree with Duvall. It is Shakespearean. And Gus McCrae is at the top of the list of cowboy characters. (Along with Arthur Morgan)
And I completely agree with Duvall. It is Shakespearean. And Gus McCrae is at the top of the list of cowboy characters. (Along with Arthur Morgan)
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:31 am to Allthatfades
Wrong, it’s an incredible book. Won the Pulitzer for fiction.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:58 am to Hou_Lawyer
This was one of those TV shows that you didn't want to end. It was so great.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 9:46 am to Allthatfades
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Great book too
"They say he missed that whore" > "hell of a vision"
don't @ me
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:03 am to Hou_Lawyer
I know I don't want to ride a horse or swim across a river or creek!
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:21 am to Hou_Lawyer
Never realized than was Tommy Lee Jones. I’m sure if I watched it today I’d recognize the voice.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 10:40 am to OK Roughneck
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I'm watching it again for the first time since it was released
Where is it streaming? I can never find it available.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 11:16 am to Hou_Lawyer
LD was absolutely chock full of acting talent. You’d be hard pressed to find a better cast from top to bottom.
We got prime Diane Lane as a bonus.
We got prime Diane Lane as a bonus.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 12:02 pm to WestSideTiger
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Never realized than was Tommy Lee Jones. I’m sure if I watched it today I’d recognize the voice.
Here is something I realized last year that hurt my feelings. I watch this all the time as a teenager. I loved watching those two "old men" Rangers. I realized last year that Tommy Lee Jones was 43 at the time and several years younger than I am now. Ouch!
Posted on 2/6/24 at 1:25 pm to arktiger28
43 was hard bark in their times. I’m 41 and I think the same way about movies now that I watch them… damn I’m old.
Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece in every way. Not one bad scene or take. I bought an autographed picture of Gus one time in a Breaux Bridge antique store. Duval had signed it when he was filming The Apostle. Gave it to my brother.
Lonesome Dove is a masterpiece in every way. Not one bad scene or take. I bought an autographed picture of Gus one time in a Breaux Bridge antique store. Duval had signed it when he was filming The Apostle. Gave it to my brother.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 1:33 pm to TejasHorn
Frederic Forrest, who played Blue Duck, also played Jay 'Chef' Hicks on Apocalypse Now which also starred Robert Duvall.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 2:50 pm to Hou_Lawyer
I have been meaning to watch it for a long time, just can't seem to get around to it.
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