Brokeback Team Back in the Saddle

The Oscar-winning writers of the film Brokeback Mountain are about to divide their time between the country and the city for a new Fox television drama.

Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) and Diana Ossana will write and executive produce the untitled pilot, which will include both urban and rural characters. The show's details are still under wraps.

Not under wraps from the writing partners, however, is the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon - a prequel to Lonesome Dove starring Steve Zahn, Karl Urban, Val Kilmer, and Rachel Griffiths - as well as the in-development drama for ABC called Sheriff Luke and a feature, Boone's Lick, set to star Tom Hanks.

And to think that this Hollywood Western revival was kicked off by a tragic pair of gay cowboys? Sometimes inspiration comes from unlikely sources.