I had that same thought that his jazz obsession was going to put him into lost-soul territory too, but I’m okay with how they handled it instead.

Even for him, it’s pretty amazing how badly he fucked up Covid-19, which was a situation that could have absolutely guaranteed him reelection with even a minimally-competent and empathetic response.  Since he’s not capable of even pretending to give a shit for even the briefest moment, he lost because of something…

Yeah - I lost it at “Jeezus Chroist.  Sheeeyt.”

It accurately reflects the official Republican Party position at this point - non-GOP votes simply do not count.

Now now now, let’s not be too hasty.  It could also be “righteous” or “bodacious.”

Yeah, that’s a good one too.

Yeah, I’m fine with not doing it precisely as the book did.  Just a quick series of short clips of this would suffice.  I always feel just horribly about the guy who lost his entire (large) family and essentially jogged himself into a fatal heart attack, as well as the 5-year-old who fell into a well.  Poor kid.

That’s probably a reference to its memorable inclusion in the 1994 adaptation being reference in this one.

Yeah, I think she’s 21 and he’s 16 when the book starts.  Stu is IIRC in his 30s at least.

Semi-agreed, although I still love reading the unabridged version from time to time.  However, I think the “No Great Loss” chapter showing a number of unfortunate people who survived the virus only to quickly die by other means is a highlight of the book, and I’d still love to see an adaptation devote a few minutes to…

re: Lauder - I agree.  The vision of “nerdy proto-incel” in 1978 was a fat kid with acne; the 2020 version can look very different and be every bit as effective.

That’s correct in the book as well, but the book also has a brief scene, only a couple of lines, really, where the General does issue an order to release the virus in Europe and Asia.  It’s pretty chilling because it’s almost a throwaway.

“It’s kind of neat to hear that someone had the same thought about The Stand - these novels King have giant casts anchored by an interesting guy (Bill in It, Stu in The Stand) surrounded by much more interesting side characters.”

I think that’s probably true of a lot of fiction when you get right down to it. 

Animation is a medium, not a genre.

Scrolled down until I found someone mention I Am Not Ok With This - what a nice little gem of a show.

I’d also throw in The Umbrella Academy, which I just caught up with/finished.  Great followup to the intriguing first season, and I can’t wait for the third to see what that green cube is.

Sounds like we’re about the same age, then, and my recollection is that by the time this movie came out, the books were absolutely everywhere across media and culture.  One of the things that really drove that was that it wasn’t just kids reading them, not by a long shot.

I think that scene leans more toward stupid, but again, they sell it well enough to get past that.

13's humor was far more goofy than 11's, but still pretty decent.

Ahem.  Cusack has a hot tub for you.

I think it’s totally a joke, seeing as they stop more than once and make him explain what he said to the others.