Best shows on TV?

[fishonjazz]

I’m curious what Trout thinks. I know he’s a big King guy and I think, iirc, you two had a convo about this years ago, and saw eye to eye on what you each felt was King’s best works.

The Stand is considered sort of his masterpiece, right?

Yes about the stand. I would say its considered his best work.

 

[fishonjazz]

@Wes Mantooth
I decided to do a bit of research about his books being developed for tv or movies. Its rather astounding.
https://www.fastcompany.com/9033620...there-any-left-that-arent-movies-or-tv-series

It’s good to be Stephen King.

He’s been a phenomenally successful author for five straight decades, but the surprise success of 2017’s remake, It, the highest-grossing horror movie of all time, set off a shockwave of renewed interest in his entire catalog. A remake of Pet Sematary, the movie based on his 1983 hit, just made double its budget in the first 10 days of release, and the sequel to It is on the way in September, days before his new novel, The Institute, is set for release.

Rarely does a week go by, in fact, without the announcement of some new King-related project in the works, like this week’s news that AMC is adapting Sleeping Beauties, the 2017 novel King wrote with his son, Owen.

Out of 67 potential projects, just 13 dont have adaptations.

1974 Carrie (movie in 1976, sequel in 1999, reboot in 2013)
1975 Salem’s Lot (miniseries in 1979, again in 2004, and possibly in development)
1977 The Shining (movie in 1980, miniseries in 1997)
1978 Night Shift (collection) (movie, Graveyard Shift, in 1990)
1978 The Stand (miniseries in 1994, reboot currently in development for CBS All Access)
1979 The Long Walk (published under pseudonym Richard Bachman) (movie currently in development)
1979 The Dead Zone (movie in 1983, TV series 2002-2007)
1980 Firestarter (movie in 1984, reboot currently in development with Blumhouse)
1981 Cujo (movie in 1983, reboot was in development as recently as 2017, status currently unknown)

1981 Roadwork (currently in production)
1982 The Running Man (published under pseudonym Richard Bachman) (movie in 1987)
1982 The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (movie in 1997, TV series reboot currently in development at Amazon)
1982 Different Seasons (collection) (movies Stand by Me, Apt Pupil and Shawshank Redemption, with Breathing Method possibly in development)
1983 Christine (movie in 1983)
1983 Pet Sematary (movie in 1989, reboot in 2019)
1984 The Talisman (written with Peter Straub) (currently in development)
1984 The Eyes of the Dragon (currently in production)
1984 Thinner (published under pseudonym Richard Bachman) (movie in 1996)
1985 Skeleton Crew: collection (movie of The Mist in 2007, miniseries The Mist in 2017, and The Jaunt recently in development)
1986 It (miniseries in 1990, first movie in 2017, sequel due in 2019)
1987 The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
1987 Misery (movie in 1990)
1987 The Tommyknockers (miniseries in 1993, reboot reportedly in development)
1989 The Dark Half (movie in 1993)
1990 Four Past Midnight (collection) (miniseries The Langoliers in 1995, movie Secret Window in 2004)
1991 The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
1991 Needful Things (movie in 1993)
1992 Gerald’s Game (movie in 2017)
1992 Dolores Claiborne (movie in 1995)
1993 Nightmares & Dreamscapes (collection) (TV minseries in 2006)
1996 The Green Mile (movie in 1999)
1997 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
1998 Bag of Bones (miniseries in 2011)
1999 Hearts in Atlantis (collection) (movie in 2001)
1999 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (currently in production)
2001 Dreamcatcher (movie in 2003)
2002 From a Buick 8 (currently in development)
2002 Everything’s Eventual: collection (movie Riding the Bullet in 2004 and movie 1408 in 2007)
2003 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
2004 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
2004 The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
2005 The Colorado Kid (TV series, Haven, from 2010-2015)
2006 Cell (movie in 2016)
2006 Lisey’s Story (currently in development at Apple)
2008 Just After Sunset (collection)
2009 Under the Dome (TV series 2013-2015)
2010 Full Dark, No Stars (collection) (movie A Good Marriage in 2014, TV movie Big Driver in 2014, movie 1922 in 2017)
2011 11/22/63 (miniseries in 2016)
2012 The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole2013 Joyland (TV series currently in development)
2012: In the Tall Grass (written with Joe Hill, in production at Netflix)
2013 Doctor Sleep (movie is currently in development)
2014 Mr. Mercedes (TV series started in 2017, currently still in production)
2015 Finders Keepers (sequel to Mr. Mercedes)
2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: collection
2016 End of Watch (second sequel to Mr. Mercedes)
2017 Sleeping Beauties, written with Owen King (currently in development at AMC)
2018 The Outsider (currently in development at HBO)

UPDATE: Since the publication of this post, the following Stephen King properties are now being adapted: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Roadwork, The Eyes of the Dragon, and “Rest Stop” from the book Just After Midnight.
Also The Institute is in the works along with the continuations of The Dark Tower.

 

[Miggs]

I’d be curious which work King would like to see on the big screen that’s never been done. Only 13 like you said.

 

[fishonjazz]

I’d be curious which work King would like to see on the big screen that’s never been done. Only 13 like you said.

And at the end of the article there was an update of some more in production since the article was originally written. I think they're is only like 8 or 9 now that haven't been tapped.

Insomnia is the one I would like to see. And of course all of The Dark Tower books.

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[reignman40]

Any Letterkenny fans out there, or just a bunch of degens from upcountry?

Just finished watching it. Blew through it in like a week. And I hardly ever binge anything.

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[Rubashov]

I’m curious what Trout thinks. I know he’s a big King guy and I think, iirc, you two had a convo about this years ago, and saw eye to eye on what you each felt was King’s best works.

The Stand is considered sort of his masterpiece, right?

Its rubbish

 

[Beer]

Started watching Killing Eve this weekend. 3 episodes in and its really great. Glad I'll have 2 seasons to binge during the break this week.

 

[gandalfe]

Watchmen is incredible. What it says, how it says it, the cinematography, rewriting the original history, the acting, simply everything. It has been a pleasure to watch, and I can't wait to finish it tomorrow (at least, Season 1) and then rewatch it, because, like the original comic, there are so many deep layer in it, you just know you're going to find more and more going through it again.

 

[fishonjazz]

Watchmen is incredible. What it says, how it says it, the cinematography, rewriting the original history, the acting, simply everything. It has been a pleasure to watch, and I can't wait to finish it tomorrow (at least, Season 1) and then rewatch it, because, like the original comic, there are so many deep layer in it, you just know you're going to find more and more going through it again.

Agreed. Fantastic show. HBO nailed it again. Everyone should be watching it.

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[fishonjazz]

I'm liking The Servant so far too.

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[Archie Moses]

I started and finished the Mandalorian yesterday. What a pointless, underachieving, terrible writing, rushed, zero plot line **** show.

How the **** did this show get made this bad?

There's zero character development. Each episode is in a different place and presents the same exact challeges of the Mandalorian must defeat the bad guys and save baby Yoda.

The episode where they're on the planet with the farm people that live in a village and are all dressed up like they're from Link's village from Legend of Zelda was just horrible. The costumes were horrible. The acting. The ****** attempt to train the farmers to fight. The rushed love interest. The random fight between the Mandalorian and the chick then they decide to settle it by eating soup.

For 100 million bucks, Disney ****ed this one up way worse than John Carter.

 

[fishonjazz]

I started and finished the Mandalorian yesterday. What a pointless, underachieving, terrible writing, rushed, zero plot line **** show.

How the **** did this show get made this bad?

There's zero character development. Each episode is in a different place and presents the same exact challeges of the Mandalorian must defeat the bad guys and save baby Yoda.

The episode where they're on the planet with the farm people that live in a village and are all dressed up like they're from Link's village from Legend of Zelda was just horrible. The costumes were horrible. The acting. The ****** attempt to train the farmers to fight. The rushed love interest. The random fight between the Mandalorian and the chick then they decide to settle it by eating soup.

For 100 million bucks, Disney ****ed this one up way worse than John Carter.

Thanks for this. I started the first episode and wasnt really liking it but was going to continue it. Im not going to continue now.


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[Saint Cy of JFC]

I started and finished the Mandalorian yesterday. What a pointless, underachieving, terrible writing, rushed, zero plot line **** show.

How the **** did this show get made this bad?

There's zero character development. Each episode is in a different place and presents the same exact challeges of the Mandalorian must defeat the bad guys and save baby Yoda.

The episode where they're on the planet with the farm people that live in a village and are all dressed up like they're from Link's village from Legend of Zelda was just horrible. The costumes were horrible. The acting. The ****** attempt to train the farmers to fight. The rushed love interest. The random fight between the Mandalorian and the chick then they decide to settle it by eating soup.

For 100 million bucks, Disney ****ed this one up way worse than John Carter.

They probably made a **** ton of money off it.

 

[Archie Moses]

They probably made a **** ton of money off it.

I guarantee they did.

 

[Zombie]

They probably made a **** ton of money off it.

Take away baby Yoda, who doesn't do **** anyway, and nobody would be watching this show anymore.

It kind of reminds me of the hokey action adventure shows of the nineties like Xena or Hercules, but with better production values.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Take away baby Yoda, who doesn't do **** anyway, and nobody would be watching this show anymore.

It kind of reminds me of the hokey action adventure shows of the nineties like Xena or Hercules, but with better production values.

It’s a good watch for family but like most Star Wars things it is super overrated. I find them all entertaining but nothing about them gets me excited to watch... can’t believe some nerds base they whole life on that stuff but whatevs.

 

[Jazz4ever]

I started and finished the Mandalorian yesterday. What a pointless, underachieving, terrible writing, rushed, zero plot line **** show.

How the **** did this show get made this bad?

There's zero character development. Each episode is in a different place and presents the same exact challeges of the Mandalorian must defeat the bad guys and save baby Yoda.

The episode where they're on the planet with the farm people that live in a village and are all dressed up like they're from Link's village from Legend of Zelda was just horrible. The costumes were horrible. The acting. The ****** attempt to train the farmers to fight. The rushed love interest. The random fight between the Mandalorian and the chick then they decide to settle it by eating soup.

For 100 million bucks, Disney ****ed this one up way worse than John Carter.

It's overrated for sure, but at the same time knows what it wants to be: a half hour action/adventure romp with slick production values. It's the show they had to get out there to sell their streaming service, so some episodes do seem rushed and generic like the farm village. I expect season 2 will be better.

 

[Archie Moses]

It's overrated for sure, but at the same time knows what it wants to be: a half hour action/adventure romp with slick production values. It's the show they had to get out there to sell their streaming service, so some episodes do seem rushed and generic like the farm village. I expect season 2 will be better.

After six episodes in, I know nothing more of the Mandalorian or the "kid" - which they don't even give a name. The laziness in the writing and failure to develop the characters on a 100 million dollar budget is disappointing. I was looking forward to the series and while I did finish all six episodes, it was just a gimmick to get people to subscribe to Disney+, like you said.

 

[Rubashov]

Watched episodes 5 and 6 of the Mandalorian today, still good.

 

[Deleted member 95]

You guys are smoking crack. It's good. It knows what it is and does it well.