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48. I never watched Lonesome Dove, which is weird because...

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:37 PM

Mar 24

I absolutely loved the book. That was one of those books where I got to the last page and said “wait, what? That’s it? Does the story really have to end?”

I’m not much of a westerns fan, but my favs in that genre would have to be Unforgiven and High Plains Drifter.

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What was your favorite Western movie/s or television program/s. Mine were "Dances With Wolves" and "Lonesome Dove" [View all] debm55 Mar 23 OP

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Mine Botany Mar 23 #2

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly/The Rifleman. Sneederbunk Mar 23 #5

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I also like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly DBoon Mar 23 #22

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The Shootist its was pretty much spot on of the dying of the old west to Historic NY Mar 23 #6

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This movie has the best one liners! Niagara Mar 23 #45

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DEADWOOD! MyOwnPeace Mar 23 #8

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The Dollars Trilogy/Gunsmoke anciano Mar 23 #9

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Maverick for TV LogDog75 Mar 23 #12

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Bonanza. mwmisses4289 Mar 23 #16

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Bonanza and Hombre perfessor Mar 23 #18

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Cat Ballou and Blazing Saddles jgo Mar 23 #20

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Little Big Man, hands down. littlemissmartypants Mar 23 #24

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Along with those already named, Bayard Mar 23 #25

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Missouri Breaks (movie) displacedvermoter Mar 23 #26

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Firefly, a sci-fi western series markodochartaigh Mar 23 #29

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"Jeremiah Johnson" and "Longmire" (kind of a Western) Ritabert Mar 23 #31

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Rio Bravo, Open Range, The Magnificent Seven Americanme Mar 23 #32

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For TV Maverick, and for movies whathehell Mar 23 #33

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Tombstone. flvegan Mar 23 #35

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Magnificent Seven or Seven Samurai (the original), High Noon. Coventina Mar 23 #37

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William Boyd's Hopalong Cassidy was the antithesis of Clarence E. Mulford's original Hopalong Cassidy. Brother Buzz Mar 23 #42

"Once Upon a Time In the West" (1968). The feminine spirit of The West inhabited Jill. John1956PA Mar 23 #39

Maverick for T.V. shows. love_katz Mar 23 #40

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Bristlecone Mar 23 #41

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The Big Country PikaBlue Mar 23 #43

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Blazing Saddles. NNadir Mar 23 #44

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My favorite Westerns Niagara Mar 23 #46

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You're very welcome, Debbie. I finally got some sleep last night, thank you Niagara Wednesday #65

TV show "The Loner" Doc_Technical Mar 24 #47

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I never watched Lonesome Dove, which is weird because... av8rdave Mar 24 #48

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McCabe and Mrs Miller Loisita123 Wednesday #58

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