Lonesome Dove (1989)

Incredible action sequences, beautiful photography, and a top-notch cast highlight this sweeping, two-part miniseries, based on Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novel. The story follows former Texas Rangers Gus McCrae (Robert Duvall) and Woodrow Call (Tommy Lee Jones) as they embark on a danger-filled cattle drive from the Texas town of Lonesome Dove to Montana. Danny Glover, Robert Urich, Diane Lane, Anjelica Huston, Ricky Schroder also star. Uncut version; 6 1/4 hrs. C

Return To Lonesome Dove (1993)

This sequel to the smash hit mini-series stars Jon Voight as Woodrow Call, the aging former Texas Ranger who teams with fellow ex-Ranger Gideon Walker (William Petersen) on a danger-filled trek to drive a herd of wild mustangs to a ranch in Montana, 2,500 miles away. With Rick Schroder, Lou Gossett, Jr., Barbara Hershey, and Reese Witherspoon. 5 3/4 hrs. C

Streets Of Laredo (1995)

Larry McMurtry’s "Lonesome Dove" saga continues in this sprawling western tale that mixes fictional characters with such real-life frontier legends as John Wesley Hardin and Judge Roy Bean. James Garner, Sissy Spacek, and Sam Shepard head up an all-star cast that also includes Ned Beatty, Sonia Braga, Randy Quaid, and Wes Studi. 4 1/3 hrs. C

Dead Man's Walk (1996)

The stirring and exciting prequel to "Lonesome Dove" introduces the characters Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call as young Texas Rangers battling outlaws, bandits, and Buffalo Hump, a dangerous Comanche warrior, while on the Santa Fe Trail. F. Murray Abraham, Keith Carradine, Brian Dennehy, David Arquette, and Jonny Lee Miller head the cast. 4 1/2 hrs. C

Comanche Moon (2008)

Adapted from the novel linking Larry McMurtry’s "Lonesome Dove" to "Dead Man’s Walk," this miniseries follows Texas Rangers McCrae (Steve Zahn) and Call (Karl Urban) as they return home from a mission to capture a Comanche horse thief, only to discover their love lives in disarray. Reeling from these personal travails, the men are then asked to rescue their kidnapped captain. Elizabeth Banks, Val Kilmer, Rachel Griffiths co-star. 4 3/4 hrs. C

Standard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free