It's a pos and I turned the second episode of in the middle doubt I return. I'll just chalk it up as no one will ever get the book right. They just cant resist fucking it up. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
It's a pos and I turned the second episode of in the middle doubt I return. I'll just chalk it up as no one will ever get the book right. They just cant resist ****ing it up.
There were things I liked about the 1994 mini-series. At least they told the story in a coherent manner. I also thought most of the casting choices were very good, especially Stu Redman, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, Nadine Cross and Randall Flagg. Not so much for Frannie and Harold.
Nothing makes you appreciate the original more than a horrific remake. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lex Luthor:
There were things I liked about the 1994 mini-series. At least they told the story in a coherent manner. I also thought most of the casting choices were very good, especially Stu Redman, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, Nadine Cross and Randall Flagg. Not so much for Frannie and Harold.
Nothing makes you appreciate the original more than a horrific remake.
Sounds like the original is going to be a masterpiece compared to the new one. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Lzen:
From someone who never saw the original miniseries and never read the book, so far it's meh. Not terrible, just ok. Hope it gets better.
You should watch the old miniseries if you can find it. I liked it a lot. [Reply]
Just finished the first episode. Lowered expectations must have helped, because I thought it was decent.
I have no idea why they want people to know Harold is going to be bad. Very stupid to let that cat out of the bag in the 1st episode.
The book built up a lot of good qualities of Harold until Stu came into the picture. It still took a while for Harold to build hate. That’s what made the betrayal hit hard.
Oh, big upgrade with the Frannie character. I hated Molly Ringwold as Frannie. This one is a lot hotter and way less annoying. [Reply]
Originally Posted by notorious:
Just finished the first episode. Lowered expectations must have helped, because I thought it was decent.
I have no idea why they want people to know Harold is going to be bad. Very stupid to let that cat out of the bag in the 1st episode.
The book built up a lot of good qualities of Harold until Stu came into the picture. It still took a while for Harold to build hate. That’s what made the betrayal hit hard.
Oh, big upgrade with the Frannie character. I hated Molly Ringwold as Frannie. This one is a lot hotter and way less annoying.
Completely agree with the bolded part. I thought one of the most interesting things about the book was Harold Lauder's character development and wondering if he was going to wind up being good or bad.
And yes, I also hated Molly Ringwold as Frannie. I'm almost tempted to watch episode 2 just to see more of the new Frannie. [Reply]