What I want to say for this so-called "Prequel" is that if those two main great characters in "Lonesome Dove" were developed and evolved from these two guys in this prequel, then I should call it a 'Mircale'. Because these two guys in this drama series or, should I say, if the writer of "Comanche Moon" was indeed Larry Mcgarrity as who wrote "Lonesome Dove", all I could say is ugly duckling indeed could become white swan later.What we saw in this mini-series was just a bunch of illiterate morons, imbeciles and stupid clowns, all from comic books. There's no way these two guys could have been evolved into those two guys later in "Lonesome Dove". All we got in this whole mini-series were just a bunch of brainless yoyos messed around like blind dogs chasing their own tails and didn't know what was what. They were just like headless chickens aimlessly running around in Taxas, shamelessly called themselves "Taxas Rangers". My god, if all the western genre novels, movies or mini-series are just full of such pathetic characters, then they'd be just worthless jokes.I do think that after won the Pulitzer, making "Lonesome Dove" so successfully popular, the author just wanted to keep cashing-in with prequels and sequels. Yet sadly speaking, none of them was as good as "Lonesome Dove", especially "Comanche Moon" and, by god, the adapted mini-series was even worse, all the figures in it simply all turned into laughable retarded jerks."Street of Loredo", the sequel to "Lonesome Dove", by the way, is at least serious enough, but the sad encountering of the story is miserable and anti-climax, completely toppled the greatness of its precedent origin.

I am very impressed with the acting in Comanche Moon. Before I started watching this, I wasn't expecting it to be as good as Lonesome Dove. I couldn't believe how well the actors were chosen to represent all the characters. It blew my mind how well they played each role! This was in my opinion almost as good as Lonesome Dove. Its hard to compare any film to Lonesome Dove. If you don't make that comparison, I would give this a thumbs up. It was very entertaining! I don't post many comments on this site, but I just felt I had to get my opinion out there. Amazing! I don't want to go off naming every actor who was brilliant, because I would probably have to list every single one. My favorite was Steve Zahn. He hit the nail on the head playing Captain Gus. His mannerisms were perfect.

Since we occasionally enjoy a Western we decided to watch the mini-series, "Comanche Moon." By the end of the second episode my husband said, "Aren't there any men of character in this?" I felt the same. Perhaps the script writer(s) and the producer(s) portrayed the Indians and Texas Rangers accurately, but it brought out the worst in men.Ever since the fall in the Garden of Eden when Eve was told her husband would "rule over" her (Genesis 3:16) men have had to urge (in their unredeemed state) to rape women in order to "ruin" them for their own men due to their race, religion, sect, country, etc. We know it is happening now in African nations as well as elsewhere.There was one incident in the last episode where the Ranger, Call (I believe was his name) urged his commanding officer to let the women and children go while they hung the raiders. But this is the same guy who wouldn't marry "the whore" who said she bore his child because he claimed he couldn't be sure if the boy was his or not. She continued to serve Call dinners nightly and he ignored the son everyone in the town recognized as his.Yet isn't this the way it's always been? Prostitutes can be stoned to death and prosecuted by the law, but the men who frequent them are "guiltless." It brought back to our hearts our own situation: When I married Ray over twenty years ago his verbal intensity caused long submerged memories of incest to surface in my mind. Though Ray was terrified of my emotions, because he was committed to me, he chose to work with me in healing. He held me as I cried tears of shame at being "ruined" as the white women were, that I felt "ugly, dirty, bad, and deserving of the abuse." Then he told me truth to the lies: "No, you're clean. You're good and you did not deserve it. You were a victim. And I love you more than ever." Because Ray was a man of integrity we both healed, (he from the abuse his alcoholic father had dished out and the neglect from both parents), and we bonded tighter than many couples ever do. We still can't believe we have been blessed to know all these years of joy through many difficulties together, and we look forward to many more, God willing.What would "Comanche Moon" have been like if a man had stepped up like Ray did? What would the world be like if more men told their wives they weren't "ruined," and wives whose husbands realize they were sexually abused as children aren't "ruined" either?

Okay, let's face it. Nothing will ever touch "Lonesome Dove". It had the great Robert Duvall after all. That being said, I have to say that Steve Zahn nailed it. He's usually cast as a dumb ass. So, I was worried he wouldn't pull this off...but he did. Not just because he was the closest to Robert Duvall's portrayal as you can get, but also because he really proved his acting ability. The movie itself was not necessary. "Lonesome Dove" explained their history, but it was fun to see the characters in their youth. It's also probably good for people who haven't seen "Lonesome Dove" yet. All and all I'm glad they made it. But, it's kind of like "Star Wars"...don't mess with a good thing.