15 Good, Great and God-Awful Stephen King TV Adaptations

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    OrangeMagnet

    What about "The Golden Years"??

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      CyanMagnet

      I remember that cliffhanger.

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      OrangeMagnet

      The DVD had a finished ending.

      He disappears with his wife. If I remember correctly.

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    BluePaw

    “It” does not take place in Castle Rock. It takes place in Derry.

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    GoldLeaf

    I totally agree with the lst 3 ratings. It is terrifing and great. So too Salems Lot with David Soul and the Stand, even though I thought it moved along too slow. I also watched many of the TV shows, The good ones, Haven and The Mist, new one is very interesting. I also liked Rose Red, it just keeps getting creepier, slowly, in this services I enjoyed the pace.

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    OliveBox

    I really liked the langoliers, it followed the book exactly. The shining first done with Nicholson was God awful. They changed the story, & the ending. The 2nd adaptation was the absolute best. Just like the book. I hate it when they do a movie or series & change it from the book. And yes, I have read every single book king has written

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      BluePaw

      Danny was sick all through the second adaptation. He obviously was running a fever, and I could tell by his voice that he had a sore throat. He kept on like a trooper, though. Poor kid!

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      CyanCoathanger

      The only book of his I can remember reading was Salem's Lot, and that was after seeing the first miniseries made of it. I liked both of them.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I liked the Dead Zone TV series. I don't remember the movie.

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    OrangeMagnet

    And "Under The Dome" was god-awful.

    The ONLY reason I tuned in for the 2nd season was King writing the opening episode. Which was the ONLY good one.

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      CyanCoathanger

      I thought the first season was OK, but it just kept getting worse and worse. I didn't even bother with the third season.

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      OrangeMagnet

      Plot holes large enough to drive a starship thru.

      Especially when it was revealed the whole first season occurred over 1 week. And they were running out of food!