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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,050 posts) Mon Oct 13, 2025, 06:16 PM Oct 13

Started watching the 2020 version of The Stand. The 1994 production beats it all to hell!

Just my opinion!

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Started watching the 2020 version of The Stand. The 1994 production beats it all to hell! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Oct 13 OP

And the book by King ScoutHikerDad Oct 13 #1

It is! Read it three times, including the original manuscript. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 13 #2

wowie quaint Oct 13 #5

Oh yeah, it really does. nolabear Oct 13 #3

Easily one of my favorite authors. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 13 #4

Never saw the re-make... Wounded Bear Oct 13 #6

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 14 #8

Perfect timing to Remind me... Have wanted to read this for a long time. Have 2 ebooks out now.... electric_blue68 Oct 13 #7

The beginning chapters are a little disturbing. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 14 #9

I'll bet! 😄 electric_blue68 Oct 14 #10

The initial chapters do however introduce and define the characters. Floyd R. Turbo Oct 14 #11

Oh, ok. Got it. I guess I can quickly gloss over, partly avoid the illness descriptions. electric_blue68 Oct 14 #12

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Oct 14 #13

ScoutHikerDad

(84 posts)

1. And the book by King

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 06:32 PM

Oct 13

Is best of all.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,050 posts)

2. It is! Read it three times, including the original manuscript.

Reply to ScoutHikerDad (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 06:34 PM

Oct 13

quaint

(4,517 posts)

5. wowie

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 08:18 PM

Oct 13

nolabear

(43,841 posts)

3. Oh yeah, it really does.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:03 PM

Oct 13

Tom and Trashcan Man just stuck with me. In fact I just might go watch it again. I read the unabridged book not too long ago. I’m a serious King fan. In general writers who know love his work.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,050 posts)

4. Easily one of my favorite authors.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:24 PM

Oct 13

Wounded Bear

(63,669 posts)

6. Never saw the re-make...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 08:53 PM

Oct 13

I thought the original followed the book very well. And hey! Stephen King was actually in it!

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,050 posts)

8. 🤗

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 06:59 AM

Oct 14

electric_blue68

(25,376 posts)

7. Perfect timing to Remind me... Have wanted to read this for a long time. Have 2 ebooks out now....

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 09:12 PM

Oct 13

So I just put a hold on it. About 5 weeks till I get it.

Although I will probably skip a lot of the originating super-flu catastrophic events - having watched my mom with serious asthma, and living through the covid pandemic.... Eeeks, enough!
I'll go mostly to the aftermath.

Also have had on hold the start of the Pines books (Wayward Pines TV series).

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,050 posts)

9. The beginning chapters are a little disturbing.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 07:03 AM

Oct 14

electric_blue68

(25,376 posts)

10. I'll bet! 😄

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 02:44 PM

Oct 14

It was like - I, who avoid zombie movies, TV shows; went to see I Am Legend in a big theater. What was I thinking?!!🤪😑 Apparently not!
I think bc it took place in NYC my hometown, and I like Will Smith. But still.... Duh! 😄😄