Showing posts with label The Shining mini series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Shining mini series. Show all posts
MSN Looks At Stephen King TV The Good And The Really Bad
MSN Entertainment reports that Under The Dome came out swinging, coming out as the second-highest rated drama debut this year (per Nielsen).
The article, by Barbara Card Atkinson, goes on to discuss the good and the bad of Stephen King TV.
I found this note on The Dead Zone series interesting:
They did this one right, too -- at least for a while. The series starred Anthony Michael Hall as a psychic loner, and the series premiere broke records for the USA Network at the time, attracting 6.4 million viewers. The series ran six seasons, but viewer numbers had dropped enough that a seventh season was abandoned with no series finale.Reading the lists of Good and Worst -- I found out I like a lot of Stephen King TV that no one else does. I thought both the Tommyknockers and The Shining were great. The Tommyknockers felt a bit soap operish at times and too closed in -- things Under The Dome has avoided thus far -- but I still like the story. Oh, and the spaceship in Tommyknockers was a disappointment. But that moment when the kid does a magic trick and makes his brother disappear. . . and then can't bring him back! -- that was great television.
I also liked the 2002 Carrie a lot. I thought it managed to bring new ideas to the story while remaining pretty faithful to the book.
I do think this note on Bag of Bones was insightful on Atkinson's part:
"This miniseries ran three hours, which might have been an hour too long, or several hours too short. More time would have allowed for better character development; less time might have forced a much-needed pace tightening."And also Atkinson gives this interesting explanation to the mediocre response to The Shining miniseries, "it was another case where the novel was so dense with backstory and internal experiences (and audiences missing those creepy twins and bloody elevators) that it couldn't be roundly brought to the screen."
When it comes to The Shining, I've hoped for a directors cut that would restore some scenes that Garris cut out.
Even with a love for bad Stephen King television -- I cannot offer and defense for The Langoliers.
THE GOOD:
IT
THE STAND
SALEM'S LOT
THE DEAD ZONE
THE WORST:
THE SHINING.
THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
STORM OF THE CENTURY
CARRIE
SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK
ROSE RED
THE LANGOLIERS
NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES
BAG OF BONES
This Week In Horror: MICK GARRIS
Hey, welcome to Mick Garris week! I enjoyed this interview with Mick Garris. It is on This Week In Horror #15.
It is interesting that they note that Garris has made more Stephen King adaptations than anyone else. "You have to trust the story," Garris says, noting that you have to first find what makes the story work. He says that reading is an "active" process while watching is a passive process. (That's really good)
"The closer you stay to the King source material the better the movie," Garris says.
It is interesting that they note that Garris has made more Stephen King adaptations than anyone else. "You have to trust the story," Garris says, noting that you have to first find what makes the story work. He says that reading is an "active" process while watching is a passive process. (That's really good)
"The closer you stay to the King source material the better the movie," Garris says.
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