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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 41m

No apologies, please! You were very kind to do so. It's always exciting to share news with somebody who might not have been aware. Just yesterday, the pleasure of letting a King fan know that a Talisman 3 is on the way!

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 44m

Lol. Yeah, I'm well aware thanks to the heavy marketing under way! 🤣

This post was originally written in Dec 2022. I'm slowly transcribing all of my posts from this journey (4 days at a time) until I'm to caught up to where I'm currently at (in the middle of the Dark Tower series).

But thanks! 😃

Dark Tower Beginnings – A Stephen King Journey

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 51m

Enjoy the read!

I live-blogged my journey through this book (and the two subsequent TV-miniseries and the comic adaptation). Feel free to check it out and compare notes!

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 56m

...started with the journal material as printed in the novel, and carried it forward for several months!

What I wouldn’t give to get my hands on the Teague/Lauder journal!

Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 56m

Owen Teague really committed to understanding the character he played.

Throughout production of The Stand (2020) he kept a journal as Harold Lauder. He brought a typewriter to the apartment at which he stayed during filming,...

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 56m

Both hosts believed that the 9th episode, the “Coda” of The Stand (2020), was completely unnecessary.

Now back to The Losers’ Club and an interview with Owen Teague.

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast - The Stand's Owen Teague on Becoming Stephen King's Most Complex Villain

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 56m

Interesting take: While they thought Owen Teague did a great job as Harold Lauder, they thought there was waaay too much of him. They felt this was time being taken away from flashing out the other characters.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 56m

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Continuing with the various reviews of The Stand (2020). Starting off today with Chat Sematary.

#TheStand #StephenKing

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 58m

Next up is an interview with the actress who played Julie Lawry in The Stand (2020).

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast - The Stand's Katherine McNamara on Bringing Julie Lawry to Life

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 58m

The last I heard, Edgar Wright was developing a movie on that material, but it seems to be frozen in limbo.

Edgar Wright’s Developing A Remake Of Stephen King’s The Running Man, And The Original Screenwriter Has Thoughts

Will Arnold Schwarzenegger be back?

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 58m

This first interview with The Stand (2020) showrunner Benjamin Cavell sounds like it was conducted before the first episode was broadcast, sort of like it was part of a promotional tour.

Of note so far was that Benjamin had been pursuing developing The Running Man as a series.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 58m

Today, I listen to a pair of The Losers’ Club episodes, starting with this one.

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast - The Stand's Owen Teague on Becoming Stephen King's Most Complex Villain

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 58m

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The podcasts covering the individual episodes of The Stand (2020) are now behind me. Now I have a dozen podcast episodes to listen to which cover the series as a whole – interviews with actors, showrunners, etc.

#TheStand #StephenKing

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

Regarding the Flagg and Frannie confrontation:

“It also didn’t seem like it was a meeting of good vs evil. It seemed like two people at a work picnic having an argument over a parking space.”

Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

And finally, it’s Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came with their take on the final episode of The Stand (2020).

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

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Presents are unwrapped and everybody is just chillin’ with their goodies.

As for me, I’m spending time with Dark Tower Radio and their unflattering review of The Stand (2020) Episode 9.

#TheStand #StephenKing

Dark Tower Radio - Episode 104: CBS All Access The Stand episode 9 "The Circle Closes" review ?

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

A fair assessment:

“Stephen King… He likes wells.”

“And has no idea how they’re designed.”

“There’s also that.”

“Why the fuck is the spout of this well in the fucking middle of the well?”

Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

Wow! It was in this podcast that I learned that the scenes between Tom & Stu’s journey home and Nick appearing to Tom in the desert were indeed shot and not included for some reason.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

Next to review the final episode of The Stand (2020) is Derry Public Radio.

Derry Public Radio - A Stephen King Podcast - The Sit: Recapping The Stand - Episode 9 "The Circle Closes"

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

I completely missed Mick Garris’s cameo in this episode.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

The Losers point out that Frannie’s laughing response at Flagg’s proposition somewhat makes up for the loss of Glen Bateman’s similar reaction to Flagg from the book and the 1994 series.

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

Tom Cullen: Tie, Bill Fagerbakke (2020) and Brad William Henke (2020)

Mother Abagail: Ruby Dee (1994)

Randall Flagg: Jamey Sheridan (1994)

Glen Bateman: Ray Walston (1994)

Trashcan Man: Matt Frewer (1994)

Nadine Cross: Laura San Giacomo (1994)

Lloyd Henreid: Miguel Ferrer (1994)

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

I really enjoyed the exercise they went through comparing and ranking all of the character portrayals between the book, the 1994 series and the 2020 series.

For me,

Stu Redman: Gary Sinise (1994)

Frannie Goldsmith: Odessa Young (2020)

Harold: Owen Teague (2020)

Nick Andros: Rob Lowe (1994)

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1h

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Merry Christmas! As I sit here early this morning wrapping some final presents, I’m listening to The Losers’ Club review the final, and least necessary, episode of The Stand (2020).

#TheStand #StephenKing

The Losers' Club: A Stephen King Podcast - Recapping The Stand: "The Circle Closes"

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Stephen King Journey @stephenkingjourney.bsky.social · 1d

And that concludes my viewing of The Stand (2020).

While a longer and unconstrained adaptation for the screen was absolutely necessary, this series wasn’t it. Not by a long shot.