tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post2117224312431185715..comments2024-03-06T14:56:37.758+00:00Comments on History Mysteries of Caroline Lawrence: Top Eleven Westerns 2003-2013Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-82647860262493444812013-08-06T19:31:37.983+01:002013-08-06T19:31:37.983+01:00I haven't tried the books, but we're about...I haven't tried the books, but we're about 5 episodes into the series. I suppose it's really more of a cop show that's set in the rural West. A couple weeks ago, we were in Wyoming and I happened to be in a bookstore as the author was finishing a book signing. I enjoyed hearing him talk about his characters and the tv series.<br /><br />Also, congrats on your new book!Debbie Watleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-54886320458670682372013-08-03T20:17:11.862+01:002013-08-03T20:17:11.862+01:00Debbie we tried three eps of Longmire and got bore...Debbie we tried three eps of Longmire and got bored. Really wanted to like it but not enough to grab us. Are the books better? Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-86843448885111908712013-08-03T18:50:28.343+01:002013-08-03T18:50:28.343+01:00Have you read the Longmire books or watched the tv...Have you read the Longmire books or watched the tv series on TNT? It's about a lawman in Wyoming--now.<br /><br />My favorite tv western is The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels). Debbie Watleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-52751972464123914242013-08-01T13:36:16.307+01:002013-08-01T13:36:16.307+01:00I wonder if you do do a Western set at the frontie...I wonder if you do do a Western set at the frontiers of the Roman empire?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574953371942255777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-64389861472782179102013-08-01T13:34:11.707+01:002013-08-01T13:34:11.707+01:00I actually loved the slow pace of 'The Assassi...I actually loved the slow pace of 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (to give it the full and rather magnificent title)..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574953371942255777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-21258229111598794322013-08-01T11:07:55.571+01:002013-08-01T11:07:55.571+01:00I adore Lonesome Dove, both the book and the mini-...I adore <i>Lonesome Dove</i>, both the book and the mini-series. It makes my top five Westerns of all time along with The Good, the Bad & the Ugly; Little Big Man; Deadwood and Dances with Wolves. Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-23574153702331365782013-08-01T11:04:22.089+01:002013-08-01T11:04:22.089+01:00Assassination had a great cast and look but I foun...<i>Assassination</i> had a great cast and look but I found it a tad slow. <i>3.10</i> made me mad on account of the unbelievability of so many aspects. E.g. character riding horse after getting gut-shot, character surviving being stampeded by cattle and – worst of all – the <i>volte-face</i> of the main baddie who totally abandons his pards. Grrr.Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-88382190132671367132013-08-01T09:48:30.603+01:002013-08-01T09:48:30.603+01:00Oh, and I would add The Assassination of Jesse Jam...Oh, and I would add The Assassination of Jesse James, more for its direction and cinematography than the actual story (it's got the same plaintiff soundtrack as the Proposition - Nick Cave and Warren Ellis make a formidable pair). And Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. Those are the only ones that I would say are missing. Of course, if we're talking guilty pleasures there's always that 3.10 to Yuma remake...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809589160520097975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-66187369434962742312013-08-01T09:41:51.878+01:002013-08-01T09:41:51.878+01:00I'm a huge fan of westerns and these are all g...I'm a huge fan of westerns and these are all great! I especially liked the tips on books; I haven't read any of the three you mentioned (I'm currently ploughing through Lonesome Dove...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809589160520097975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-60249425805365393022013-08-01T07:09:24.285+01:002013-08-01T07:09:24.285+01:00Nice definition!
Nice definition! <br />Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-59576418964098745972013-07-31T23:35:55.000+01:002013-07-31T23:35:55.000+01:00The essence of the western is the out of place ind...The essence of the western is the out of place individual (eg gunslinger) struggling with his (usually) place in civilization. As the civilization advances to the frontier the heroic individual becomes an anachronism, (and usually) yet the civilization will need the hero one last time in order to destroy the last vestiges of the frontier (the bad men) that threaten it. Unforgiven is a very good recent example; it's also the central element of Deadwood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574953371942255777noreply@blogger.com