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i mm mmrnr mm CBS' xDove' shows what television can be: great tween Duvall and Jones as a pair of crusty old Texas Ranger captains who, after a decade in listless retirement together, decide to conquer the world again. The natural rhythm that these two actors found with one another was the beat that played beneath the entire production. Robert Duvall will doubtless win an Emmy for his portrayal of the existentiaj Gus McCrae here, and it is a stunning accomplishment, all undercurrent and character until the proper moments call out for power. But Tommy Lee Jones who is only 42 years old and dyed his hair and beard white to add two decades so he could live the part of Captain Call is the real catalyst in this film. He spends the first four hours under such control that when he starts to release his character in the second four beginning with the mauling of a cavalry scout who is beating on his illegitimate son the effect is overwhelming.

Beyond Jones and Duvall, though, the supporting cast was amazingly consistent. Robert Urich as the tragic Jake Spoon; Lane as the whore who is traumatized and then transformed; even horrid Frederic Forrest as the wretched, murderous half-breed Blue Duck who rips apart a child without a thought, Perhaps the biggest surprise of the film is Ricky Schroder as the illegitimate Newt, a character who sweeps month, when the networks fight for ratings points so that they can charge advertisers top dollar. And in this year of the screwed up schedule thanks to the writers' strike, February's importance cannot be over-emphasized. This is the only sweeps month that really counts this year. So NBC tried the sexploitation nick Sunday night, and then Uned up an absolute armada of comedy hits against "Dove" on Monday night.

To make things even tougher, ABC debuted its revival of "Colombo" on Monday night. As this is written, the final ratings aren't yet in. But aesthetically, "Dove" flew over the competition. This is one of those all-too-rare situations in reviewing television where it's hard to decide which superlatives to heap on who. The obvious place to start, though, is with the cast.

And before that, with the casting. Reportedly such stars as James Garner and Burt Lancaster were turned down for the starring roles in this film, ignored for the far less bankable Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones. And who came up with Diane Lane, whose young career has been on the skids since she was thought of as Francis Coppola's groupie, and Angelica "Miss Bronx 1969" Houston? Whoever did couldn't have done better. The purest joy of this film was simply following the banter be comes to life as he encounters death in the old West. And yes, there is a lot of death in this film.

It is brutally honest, from the senseless killing of two sod farmers, to the ugly gang rape of the young whore, to the moaning of a bad guy who's been shot in the stomach but whose friends won't put him out of his misery with a bullet. There was much bloodshed in "Lonesome Dove," and much of it was pointless. But then that was the point. McCrae repeatedly intones that all one can do in life is go on, no matter what horror has occured, no matter how terrible the psychic pain. His isn't a brutal philosophy, it's a practical one.

The most startling thing about "Lonesome Dove" is its arbitrary elimination of characters who just seem to be on the point of blossoming. But then that's also the most arbitrary and startling thing about life. But perhaps the most surprising thing about this production is that it was on CBS, the stodgy network that is sinking into the tar pits of television due to its conservative, short-sighted approach to programming. At the very least, "Lonesome Dove" was great television; in fact, it may have been great film, as Duvall has said he thinks it is. That this epic could be shown on CBS says there is hope for the network.

Beyond, that, it says that there is hope for television. B) Movies of the week stretched out over two nights and stuffed with filler to eat up the time or C) Bloated examples of monetary indulgence too dull to watch and too predictable to believe in and they D) Are dead, both aesthetically and in the ratings. Well, along came "Lonesome Dove" and blew all that to hell. Because, despite some obvious expediting of character development in the film's first night, this was just about the perfect use of the mini-series form. It started with a slow burn and then accelerated onward over four nights of the best television in memory.

What's more, people watched the darn thing. Millions of people. More people than even bothered to watch a teasing sexploitation flick on NBC Sunday night caught the opening two hours. Not that the competing networks weren't out to shoot down "Lonesome Dove." This is February, By TOM LONG Sentinel Staff Writer DAMN that Jake Spoon for falling In with horse thieves. He sure did die fine, though.

And that Ellie, she really wasn't worth spit, abandoning her babies and all. It definitely don't do to rile Captain Woodrow Call. You could get your head thrown against an anvil. And never repeat never try to cross a river in Texas after a dust storm. The water mocassins go crazy.

These were just a few of the many facts millions of Americans learned this week as "Lonesome Dove" galloped across TV screens. A CBS presentation of Larry McMurty's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this eight hour mini-series destroyed virtually every truism the past five years have taught the viewing public about mini-series. Namely that they A) Are long, drawn-out, glitzy soap operas with no depth or P.m Full bar; 688-8917. CASABLANCA Beach and Main Streets, Santa Cruz; Fresh seafood, continental; Dinner from Open daily 5-10 p.m.- Malor credit cards accepted; 426-9063. CROW'S NEST Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor; Fresh seafood and steaks; Lunch and brunch from Dinner from Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30 a.m.

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