[Qiviut]

The remarkable thing about the mini-series .... first time & only time (for me) that the characters totally fit the characters in the book .... their ‘look’ was just what I was picturing as I read the book. One of my all-time favorite mini-series, if not THE favorite.

[libstripper]

If you're looking for a foreign film that does the same, get the Russian version of ‘War and Peace,” probably the best epic film ever made and one that adheres scrupulously to the original novel.

[rlmorel]

Well, put...the casting absolutely did fit!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

The only other times that the filmed version matched what I had envisioned while reading the book were “To Kill a Mockingbird” with Gregory Peck, and Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster (though Stephen Fry was all wrong as Jeeves).

I think I liked Larry McMurtry’s books set in the 20th century better than the ones set in the Old West, except for “Lonesome Dove”. That was just simply a great book.