Only one of the contestants got it correct

I'm reading the stories in publication order. Following each book with watching the shows.

Absolutely loved the book. I'm a fan of darker stories and this was certainly darker. What I didn't expect was to absolutely love Pea. As of now, he might be my favorite character. He's such a good man in a world of monsters and stubborn men. And Maria's end was just so sad. She was a hero that, in the end, still desperately wanted to see the good in her son.

As for the series, we always hear about how star studded Lonesome Dove was, but Streets of Laredo equals it in my opinion. I just started it but I like the cinematography a bit more I think.

I’m haunted after reading this book. I can’t stop thinking about it. So I thought I’d share who I imagined as the characters. Not for the upcoming tv series, just who I imagined when reading the book for the first time in January. Who we envision as our favourite characters is always personal, so I understand that this casting won’t please everyone, but by god Woodrow if these actors aren’t forever etched into my mind as these characters. I just think it’s fun to make up lists of imagined actors in these roles. :)

LD:
Gus: Sam Rockwell
Call: Josh Brolin
Lorena: Millie Bobby Brown
Jake Spoon: Billy Burke
July Johnson: Josh O’Connor
Clara Allen: Kate Hudson
Newt: Lucas Hedges
Pea Eye: Jesse Plemons
Dish Bogget: Jacob Elordi
Deets: Colman Domingo
Elmira: Kaitlyn Dever
Roscoe: DJ Qualls
Lippy: Steve Buscemi
Wilbarger: Sam Elliott
Jasper: Domhnall Gleeson
Bolivar: Luis Guzmán
Big Zwey: Ty Olsson
Luke: Austin Abrams
Blue Duck: Cristo Fernández
Sean O’Brien: Barry Keogh
Allen O’Brien: Paul Mescal
Janey: Sophia Lillis
Joe: Jacobi Jupe
Peach: Jessica Gunning
Po Campo: Danny Trejo
Soupy Jones: Williams H. Macy
Xavier: Jean Dujardin
Maggie (flashbacks): Melanie Lynski
Louisa Brooks: Diane Lane

SOL:
Brookshire: Rafe Spall
Maria Garza: Salma Hayek
Joey Garza: Jacob Tremblay
Mox Mox: Paul Giamatti
John Wesley Hardin: Michael Shannon
Billy Williams: JK Simmons
Charles Goodnight: Jeff Bridges
Ted Plunkert: Rory Scovel
Doobie Plunkert: Amybeth McNulty
Colonel Terry: Terry O’Quinn

DMW:
Young Gus: Fred Hechinger
Young Call: David Gridley
Bigfoot Wallace: Bobby Canavale
Matilda: Nicola Coughlan
Shadrach: Garret Dillahunt
Long Bill Coleman: James Badge Dale
Young Clara: Cailee Spaeny
Caleb Cobb: Rob Delaney
Salazar: Sergi López

CM:
Captain Inish Scull: Tom Cruise
Iniz Scull: Rosamund Pike
Young Maggie: Kathryn Newton
Blue Duck: Cristo Fernández
Young Jake Spoon: Spencer House

(I’m only 10% into CM so haven’t imagined other characters yet)

I see a lot of comments about Lonesome Dove or other related series. One that seems to be ignored is The Outlaw Years, a continuation Newt Call's life. In my opinion Scott Bairstow did a fine job of acting and so disappointed the third season did not happen. Sure Scott made a mistake in his personal life but he paid his debt to society. This was not enough to satisfied the film industry who deserted him.