Lonesome Dove

Speaking of TV only. Sorry not a big reader. I'm sure it's awesome

Yes show is great. Gotta watch the original mini series. I think there's 4 shows all together but not sure which order chronologically. Lonesome dove streets of laredo. Return to lonesome dove and another one I always seem to forget about

The book flies by. It's a good read.

If the book is the cake, the miniseries is the cherry on top.

ok, let me rephrase, the book is not an option. so wheres a good place to start IF we are just talking tv?

also, what the hell is it about?

Comanche moon was the one I ways forget. Don't think I've ever seem dead man's walk

I would say it's a must watch in the western genre

It's GOAT western. And I don't even like westerns that much. I have only seen the movie--the four part series. I don't know anything about anything else. Watch it over four days like it aired.

I watched the miniseries on TV with my parents when it aired. It was must-see TV and I loved it. Watched it as a young adult, still loved it. Watched it again a year ago--love it now more than ever.

It has all you could want from a western. Fights with Indians, rancher vs farmer, cattle drive, horse rustling, whores whiskey and humor. The manliness will inspire you (if you're a dude) and the open undeveloped western expanse will make you want to go for a long nature walk. but most lasting for me was the haunting feeling of time passing and people moving on, and regret, that really hits at the very end.

It's a Western, obviously, but I don't really look at it as a traditional Western. It is kind of it's own thing and doesn't have a ton of Western genre tropes.

Gus McCrae is one of my all time favorite western characters. Robert Duvall was awesome in the role.