comanche moon everything going it starters simon wincers back man whos name synonymous highquality tv westerns unfortunately problems moon something even talented director solve poor script based lackluster novelbr br forget historical accuracies  reader novels tell you biggest travesty moon even consistent information original lonesome dove masterpiece many wonderful rich moments miniseries and even greater degree book completely missing moon considering fact viewers moon probably coming least sort dove background lack characterdriven emotional backstory downright painful br br that said moon one instance adapted version could altered make suitable screen example novel moon focuses largely comanches themselves credit miniseries tries service comanches end gives enough viewer gets sense theyre missing important part story similarly val kilmers scull loses  role either expanded kilmer and rachel griffiths matter actually something do roles reduced smaller supporting parts instead kilmer gets top billing character leaves scratching head appearance completely bizarre final act br br theres strange moments throughout film make sense read book a killer parrot what  further single scene shows us call mccrae anything near amazing texas rangers claim be single one expeditions moon or dead mans walk matter ends successfully call mccrae seem blunder way one pointless mission anotherbr br frankly larry mcmurtry never given job writing script praise surrounding cowboy movie brokeback mountain mcmurtry write good novels although theres dissension consistency statement hes never exactly established scriptwriter production would benefited bringing back director wincer original screenwriter bill wittcliff adapt novel screen witcliff exactly mountainload material screen writing credit one deny fantastic job whittling original lonesome dove said comanche moon almost brilliant production aided terrific cast unfortunately given enough do steve zahns portrayal gus mccrae  rather portrayal robert duvall gus mccrae  deadon criticized karl urban woodrow call saying performance imitate quiet stoic woodrow original movie say is blame mcmurtry mcmurtry one  moon novel miniseries  turned woodrow socially inept awkward natural leader emotionless character whose lines dull whose character motivations clear seen portrayed far adequately sequelbr br still cast sparkles moon degree left miniseries feeling melancholy felt watching original lonesome dove  time realized probably last time well see characters appear screen long long time come  quite honestly cast could done well wellnurtured fullblown network tv seriesbr br all all aside wasted opportunities cast biggest travesty original lonesome dove novel contained much rich backstory characters would fascinating utterly fascinating see translated screen unfortunately tossed aside favor mcmurtrys tedious inconsistent ultimately irrelevant prequel