Lonesome Dove is one of those epic miniseries you find yourself watching, not because you like westerns, but because you like stories with a good plot and great acting.

So were three related "Lonesome Dove" miniseries that were based on novels by McMurtry, who also wrote the teleplays: "Streets of Laredo" (1995), "Dead Man's Walk" (1996) and "Comanche Moon" (2008).

Take a break from ‘Lonesome Dove,’ the Texas Book Club’s first pick, and read these stories about ‘Lonesome Dove.’ ...

Like many now gray-haired men of my generation, and a few women too, I wanted to be a cowboy. TV made me that way, starting with such early shoot-’em-up characters as Hopalong Cassidy, the Lone Ranger ...

Lonesome Dove was previously adapted into a critically acclaimed miniseries in 1989 and starred Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Diane Lane and Danny Glover, among others.

Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday night of heart failure. He was 84. Publicist Amanda Lundberg confirmed ...

Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday.

Name your favorite Larry McMurtry movie. Wait, don't say "Lonesome Dove." That was a TV miniseries, not a feature film. So were three related "Lonesome Dove" miniseries that were based on novels by ...

Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday.

Larry McMurtry, the iconic and celebrated Texas author who redefined the Western with his novel "Lonesome Dove," died Thursday.