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Show Sous VE — nail) OVOTY QLAMSH YMAG ABT ROOT Tho weberrteD TV Page 2 — THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Saturday, May 12, 1996 LONESOME: (Continued from Page 1) Oscar-winner F. Murray Abraham), they oppose Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump (Eric Schweig), helped by Bigfoot Wallace (Keith Carradine) and Shadrach (Harry Dean Stanton). However, they're later taken prisoner by Mexican military leader Salazar (Edward James Olmos), who leads them through various perils to a brutal desert ... the "Dead Man's Walk" ofthe title. Brian Dennehy, Patricia eee and Joaquim de Aimeida also appear in the saga, adapted for TV (and ) by McMurtry‘andhis writing partner Diana Ossana. The previous "Lonesome Dove" miniseries were all broadcast by CBS, and McMurtryattributes the switch of networks simply to “capitalism. It was offered to CBS, and they didn't buyit. It was offered to ABC,and they did. That'sreally all there is to say about that." At least one more installmentin the series is forthcoming from McMurtry ("Comanche Moon"), and he believes that will be the last. "There's always a danger in long, long sequences of books that you lapse into parody,” he believes, “and I think four booksis aboutit.” Explaining his passion for revisiting the history of American West through his prose, Texas native McMurtry says, “I grew upinit. It's a very compelling place. Of course, the settling of it was a major, hundred-year event, and thatis still in our memories and still in our genes to some extent. It was an epic experience that took generations, people against a very unforgiving, often very unresponsive . There's a natural drama there.” Though many viewers undoubtedly consider Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall the definitive Call and McCrae, and not just because they were the first actors in the roles, "Dead Man's Walk's” Miller was determined not to be intimidated by that. "You have to makeit your own,” he reasons. “You can't try (to imitate) two great actors like them, so you'vejust got to do your own thing.” Born in England, where he's done mostof his work thus far, Miller largely credits landing the role of Call to doing "a passable enoughaccent at the time." He and co-star Arquette had to learn how to ride ~~ and learn fast -- for the miniseries, since the latter performer admits, "We didn't have any real experience on a horse until this project, but we picked it up pretty quick. We had a couple of weeks before we went to Texas and a week when wegot there (to practice), and by the time we actually got up on horses, we were pretty comfortable. You just hold on. We chased a buffalo in one shot, and that was rather exciting.” McMurtry was on hand to observe the filming of such scenes, which hasn't always been the case with the various "Lonesome Dove" efforts. "Usuaily,” he reflects, "you write a book, and maybe it gets made into a movie 10 years later, when you've lost all interest in it. In the cases of ‘Streets of Laredo’ and ‘Dead Man's Walk,’ we've been able to go right from the book to the script ... which is usually finished within two months, whenthere's no loss of emotional involvement. We were able to see the words we had written, and the characters we created, brought tolife quite truthfully.” Indeed, actor Olmos says a big appeal to him in doing "Dead Man's Walk" was “the factuality of the type of filmmaking thatit is. In essence, (writers McMurtry and Ossana) really did paintthe picture of what the situation was during that period of time. ‘There were no black hats or white hats being worn by anybody. Most ofthe (characters) involved in this are fighting for their own survival and for their families. It's a tremendouspiece of work, very difficult.” Olmosterms the miniseries’ two-month Texas shoot "very demanding physically. It was ugly being out in the territory where we were filming, and not riding. We were walking through deserts day after day, and that's all it was. We must have spent at least 70 percent of the time walking.” Still, Olmos was pleased by hisrole: “I don't think there's ever been, in the history of television, a Mexican portrayed speaking Spanish fluently and perfectly and speaking English fluently and perfectly. It was very couragous for the peopleiinvolvedto allow this type of dl arise. Television Q&A By JAY BOBBIN, Tribune Media Services Q: On the show “My Guys,” they show no credits at the beginning. I wanted to know the name of the actor who plays the eldest son, and an address where I can write him. A: You definitely won't see his name at the beginning now,since there's no series left to show them on, His name is Mike Damus, and "My Guys" already is a past credit for him, since CBS pulled the seriesafter Cable Companies * Broadcast Stations kutv2 KTVK4 KSLS KUED 7 KULC 9 TCI 2 ‘ 5 7 ‘ KBYU 11 = Provo Insight 2 2 4 4 5 5 7 7 9 30 2 ia only two airings. in fact, it was taken out of the schedule about as quickly as it was put in, because the network used it as a hasty replacement for Lovie 5 "i = a 10 8 9 Anderson's "Louie Show.” In case the studio is still for- HBO 6 6 7 warding mail to Damus, you can try writing him in care of Warner Bros. Television, 4000 Warner Bivd., MAX Twc 2 Ds ‘ 5 4 Burbank, CA 91522. SHO 61, 82,69 parents said that may have been the ending to the sequel. Was there one, and if so, will The Family ARE = =! 6 Chanrel be running it? 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