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I am a big fan of "Lonesome Dove", both the book and the made-for-TV movie. It is in my top 5 western favorites. This enthusiasm is based on the story and the characters - both as written and portrayed by the lead actors.
Therefore, I have not expected any sequels or prequels to equal the original. But I still looked forward to viewing "Comanche Moon" after all the promos.
What a HUGE disappointment! I found the story to be very weak. A few references were brought in from the other three stories but I found them to be poorly played out (particularly Call's relationship with Maggie) and no further insights into the characters were offered. The only character I found to be interesting was Captain Scull and he was totally wasted in the final episode last evening, offering nothing to the story.
Also, I found the casting to be poorly made. Admittedly, portrayals by Duvall and Jones in the original movie made Gus and Call impossible to duplicate, but I found these two main characters in all the stories to be greatly lacking in the Comanche Moon rendition. Gus had little of the character or humor that made him so lovable while Call displayed none of the commanding leadership essential for his role.
Apparently some are criticizing the program for its portrayal of brutality and manifest destiny. Since these elements were based on historical reality, they didn't bother me as they would have had they been fabricated.
Considering what it must have cost to produce this six hour program (even subtracting out the considerable commercial time), I believe CBS wasted a great deal of money.
Anyone else have a strong reaction?
Follow Ups:
It takes five minutes to say "Look out!" in Commanche.
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy - WB Yeats
I think I could have played Gus better. And Kilmer????.....what a farcical character and performance.
...which I would do anyway.Some good background action, roasting captured enemies, etc. but a foreground dynamic seemed absent.
I often enjoy Val Kilmer's work, but in this it seemed uneven (alcohol?). I did like his shock of white (wigged) hair though -- rapid aging due to life's travails after only 7 years? -- insightful.
When I heard prequel, I cringed. I just don't get the fascination with prequels. They don't work, never seen one I liked.
Saw about 20 minutes or so and gave up. The casting was hideous.
Fun fact from Lonesome Dove. Tommy Lee Jones insisted on doing his own stunts as when he was breaking the horse that was bucking like crazy. The exec. prods. were out of their minds with fear but he didn't get hurt.
Lonesome Dove is so good. It's a shame more TV programs can't have that attention to a quality story and details.
I turned it off after 10 minutes on the first night. You could tell right away it was amateur hour compared to Lonesome Dove.
Jim
these are the two young men who became 'Woodrow' and 'Gus'. And who cast Steve Zahn as Gus!? Wow...
I fell into the ten-minute category as well.
I suffered through the entire series, hoping it would get better. It never did.
The best thing that could have happened . . . and didn't . . . would have been for the Comanches to kill all the white folks in the first ten minutes of the mini series.
I think what we learn from this is something along the lines of 1) the network don't know how to make a mini series anymore; or, more likely 2) the network didn't invest much in this series, and therefore got exactly what they paid for.
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