Comments on: Lonesome Dove – a western classic

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:07:27 +0000

I wish I could count all of the times I have watched the movie!! The book came out the year I was born, and I was not yet four when it originally aired on television. However, LD is the first movie I ever remember watching! Growing up on a ranch, as kids most of our days were spent on horses pretending to be the characters in the movie. If I can recall correctly, I went through 3 VHS versions of the movie as I watched it to the point it ruined the tape, before getting the ENTIRE LD collection on DVD (not to mention I also have a lot of it recorded on TiVo now too)! Ironically enough, when I started receiving college acceptance letters in the mail, I couldn’t determine where I wanted to go. In turn, I opted to visit one of the schools and meet with an advisor. When I walked into the advisor’s office, on his wall was a picture of Gus! I literally looked at the picture for roughly 20 seconds and said “there is no need for discussion. I will be going to school here”. Best decision I ever made! Now I am working to pass the love of the movie on to my nieces!

By: John Duncan

John Duncan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:10:58 +0000

Gus used a 3rd Model Colt Dragoon. It is a very powerful early cap and ball revolver. Very popular in Texas in the early days, and used by the Rangers until 1873. Still some of the old Rangers would have used them after, as there was nothing wrong with them, just they were heavier, and after 6 shots, you had problems with time in reloading. That is what he is doing in the wash-out with PI when they kill the horses.

By: Chase, Kerrville Texas

Chase, Kerrville Texas — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:09:14 +0000

Good to see other people like LD as much as me,
my friends and I have probably watched it at least 50 times, it’s actually out on Blu-ray now
which looks really good on an HD T.V.

“uva uvam vivendo

By: Gail

Gail — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:26:01 +0000

Hi! My future husband and I LOVE Lonesome Dove! For our upcoming wedding we want to wear the same clothing as Lori and Gus would as if they were getting married. Can you help me? I need everything that Lori would have worn and he needs everything that Gus would have worn. Lori was my favorite character.

By: Hopeful Spirit

Hopeful Spirit — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:35:56 +0000

Thanks so much for contributing this post to The Seventh Day: Tenth Edition blog carnival at On the Horizon! Stop by and check out the other excellent submissions! No, I've never read the book or seen the movie. Sounds like I need to rent it, though. I remember when it aired . . . lots of folks were talking about it and it received a number of awards.