That's it?! You've got to be kidding!!!!

I was really disappointed with last night's final episode of "Comanche Moon."

If Larry McMurtry sticks to his guns (pun intended) and doesn't continue the Lonesome Dove saga, he is leaving his devotees with a lot of loose ends to ponder.

Does Woodrow return to claim Newt as his son?

Does Gus open up that livery stable or go up to Nebraska to win back his lost love?

Now, that Buffalo Hump is dead, what will the Comanche do?

Will the Skulls ever return to Texas, or just moulder away up in Boston contemplating fleas?

Obviously, yours truly really got wrapped up in this tale of the Old West. The first two installments were riveting. Indeed, this third installment was good. But, at least one more is needed to wrap-up all McMurtry's abandoned story lines.

Maybe, this is one of those cases where the book is better than the movie, and I need to go do some reading?

Oh, well, I still feel better having spent my time on this than that American Idol tripe hype . . .

The return of the Western

Wow, did you catch the latest installment of Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove" saga on CBS tonight?! It was awesome!

"Comanche Moon" has the typically riveting cast of characters and plot we've come to expect from McMurtry's dramatizations of the Old West. But, this installment's cast delivers some truly stellar performances.

Val Kilmer plays an eccentric Yankee intent upon finding the rascals responsible for stealing his prized horse.

Steve Zahn (remember him from "Saving Silverman"?!?) plays a Texas Ranger with self-esteem problems.

And, Rachel Griffiths is delightfully trampy as an Austin socialite with way too much money and time on her hands.

Hopefully, this will spur . . . get it: "spur"?!? . . . me into finally completing my own western novel. That was another of those new year's resolutions I alluded to in yesterday's post . . .

Oh, and as to the real Cowboys out in Dallas, here's a tissue for TO. I guess, he'll be eating that popcorn next weekend as he watches the Giants play in the conference championship . . . that, or he could watch a tape of tonight's "Comanche Moon." (The next installment is Tuesday, so check your local listings!)