"Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry was among the best TV series I have ever watched, and that list includes "The Sopranos," "The Wire," "Band of Brothers," and "Game of Thrones" to name a few.
I recently began reading the novel on which the series is based. The novel is soooooo funny. I laughed out loud for real several times and the main characters have not done anything. None of the characters left the bunkhouse except Woodrow Call (played by Tommy Lee Jones in the series). Augustus "Gus" McCrae, (Robert Duvall) the other is the opposite of Call in many ways, but they are friends and in business together for most of their lives.
I loved the series, but the novel is (so far) funnier and delightful in its descriptions and character development.
Either video or the book are a can't miss escape from ordinary modern live.
