Oh! I love the Stand! The first time I read it was during cold and flu season though and I spent lots of time freaked out
Of course you love it - it is the awesomest thing ever and you are smart! See, even at age 11, I was all ready for the apocalypse. It didn't make me fear germs, it made me rub my hands together in delight everytime someone sneezed. I mean, in general, zombies would be cooler, but I think a good plague is the way to go. Not that I would survive either way. 8)
See, I was 14 or so when The Stand came out on TV. Miniseries were not the normal thing back then, as much as they are today. So I didn't really know that it would be bad - I hadn't ever seen a TV adaptation before - except the BBC/PBS adaptation of the Narnia books, which yeah okay sucked. Anyway, how I learned not to trust television remakes was by watching The Stand. Of course, now we have HBO and Showtime and stuff, so miniseries is not the kiss of death anymore. Still, it was nice to put on as background noise while I worked - I was reminded of all my favorite bits from the book, even if they weren't all on my screen. You know what it was like? It was like sitting around with a friend going, "Remember that time..." - mostly because I kept saying to The Sister (shouting down the hall at her) "Hey, remember in the book when..." lol
The Boy would really like The Source Code, I think. I was meh about it too beforehand, I only went because The Sister wanted to and she was paying. But I really liked it and was glad I went. It was just enough action mixed with an emotional aspect and some 'use your brain' plot to keep me interested.
The one we're both looking forward to is the one with the guys in the hats who are in charge of making sure the timeline stays the same
Is the movie you were talking about starring Matt Damon? That one? Um, The Adjustment Bureau?
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Date: 2011-04-07 04:00 am (UTC)Of course you love it - it is the awesomest thing ever and you are smart! See, even at age 11, I was all ready for the apocalypse. It didn't make me fear germs, it made me rub my hands together in delight everytime someone sneezed. I mean, in general, zombies would be cooler, but I think a good plague is the way to go. Not that I would survive either way. 8)
See, I was 14 or so when The Stand came out on TV. Miniseries were not the normal thing back then, as much as they are today. So I didn't really know that it would be bad - I hadn't ever seen a TV adaptation before - except the BBC/PBS adaptation of the Narnia books, which yeah okay sucked. Anyway, how I learned not to trust television remakes was by watching The Stand. Of course, now we have HBO and Showtime and stuff, so miniseries is not the kiss of death anymore. Still, it was nice to put on as background noise while I worked - I was reminded of all my favorite bits from the book, even if they weren't all on my screen. You know what it was like? It was like sitting around with a friend going, "Remember that time..." - mostly because I kept saying to The Sister (shouting down the hall at her) "Hey, remember in the book when..." lol
The Boy would really like The Source Code, I think. I was meh about it too beforehand, I only went because The Sister wanted to and she was paying. But I really liked it and was glad I went. It was just enough action mixed with an emotional aspect and some 'use your brain' plot to keep me interested.
The one we're both looking forward to is the one with the guys in the hats who are in charge of making sure the timeline stays the same
Is the movie you were talking about starring Matt Damon? That one? Um, The Adjustment Bureau?