11.22.63 (1 Viewer)

[Terp152]

Watched first 3 of 8 episodes of the Hulu miniseries 11.22.63. Thought the book one of Stephen King's best. The miniseries seemed to be going well until a non-book major character (played by the 1917 star actor) was introduced. Not sure how this will wind up. Chris

 

[lancer]

Watched first 3 of 8 episodes of the Hulu miniseries 11.22.63. Thought the book one of Stephen King's best. The miniseries seemed to be going well until a non-book major character (played by the 1917 star actor) was introduced. Not sure how this will wind up. Chris

Really good book, had a hard time ever putting it down, and sorry when it ended. Don't understand the need for the introduction of a non-book character. I guess the show's writers know better than King what the story needs.:rolleyes2: -- Al

 

[Terp152]

Really good book, had a hard time ever putting it down, and sorry when it ended. Don't understand the need for the introduction of a non-book character. I guess the show's writers know better than King what the story needs.:rolleyes2: -- Al

King was one of the executive producers, so I guess he went along with it. ^&confuse Chris

 

[lancer]

King was one of the executive producers, so I guess he went along with it. ^&confuse Chris

Cynical me but I'd bet King didn't much care once the money was paid.:tongue: -- Al

 

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Cynical me but I'd bet King didn't much care once the money was paid.:tongue: -- Al

Yes, King is a true New Englander. A bit tight with his money. The one movie that King took issue with was Kubrick's The Shining. Arguably one of the greatest horror films ever made. I think King had some ego envy that The Shining is associated as much with Kubrick as with his book. I never heard him criticize any other movie or TV series based on his books and there have been some really awful ones. 11.22.63 was King's best book in decades. The TV mini-series was good but not great. I'm just glad King didn't - spoiler - incorporate any crazy Oliver Stone conspiracy theories into his story but stuck with the historical fact that Oswald was the assassin. King gave a really great talk about the book including why he came to conclude that Oswald was the assassin during a Dallas event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OS1IElIAN4

 

[tdubel]

Yes, King is a true New Englander. A bit tight with his money. The one movie that King took issue with was Kubrick's The Shining. Arguably one of the greatest horror films ever made. I think King had some ego envy that The Shining is associated as much with Kubrick as with his book. I never heard him criticize any other movie or TV series based on his books and there have been some really awful ones. 11.22.63 was King's best book in decades. The TV mini-series was good but not great. I'm just glad King didn't - spoiler - incorporate any crazy Oliver Stone conspiracy theories into his story but stuck with the historical fact that Oswald was the assassin. King gave a really great talk about the book including why he came to conclude that Oswald was the assassin during a Dallas event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OS1IElIAN4

Glad Stephen King the horror writer agrees with the BS Oswald narrative, boy that is authoritative. Horror FICTION writer, yeah....................

Anyhow, you keep believing the government bullshit that Oswald was a lone gunman and acted on his own yada yada yada. He may have pulled the trigger, but there is much more to the Kennedy's than that. It may not be as deep as Oliver Stone And Garrison, but the Kennedy family was Mob Born, Mob Bred and thus MOB DEAD. Joe Kennedy was as much a gangster as Frank Costello, Gianacana, etc etc etc. They doublecrossed and then got crossed. I don't care what the Warren Commission says.................opps, those files were mysteriously lost, burned, obliterated....................yeah Oswald was the lone Gunman.

The "Camelot Era" was all smokescreen and bullshort. People have a funny sense of nostalgia about that that is plain bogus.

TD

 

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Glad Stephen King the horror writer agrees with the BS Oswald narrative, boy that is authoritative. Horror FICTION writer, yeah....................

Anyhow, you keep believing the government bullshit that Oswald was a lone gunman and acted on his own yada yada yada. He may have pulled the trigger, but there is much more to the Kennedy's than that. It may not be as deep as Oliver Stone And Garrison, but the Kennedy family was Mob Born, Mob Bred and thus MOB DEAD. Joe Kennedy was as much a gangster as Frank Costello, Gianacana, etc etc etc. They doublecrossed and then got crossed. I don't care what the Warren Commission says.................opps, those files were mysteriously lost, burned, obliterated....................yeah Oswald was the lone Gunman.

The "Camelot Era" was all smokescreen and bullshort. People have a funny sense of nostalgia about that that is plain bogus.

TD

When does the search for the Loch Ness monster start? The truth is out there.

 

[tdubel]

When does the search for the Loch Ness monster start? The truth is out there.

See therein lies the difference, the Loch Ness Monster is much like Bigfoot, an urban legend.

Facts don't lie and the Kennedys were as dirty as they come, they were in bed with the Mob and then became Dead with the Mob. Too many coincidencs and smoke not to have a campfire somewhere. I have never bought into the entire Oliver Stone conspiracy, but that rascal Oswald was not a genius who acted alone, no way , no how and I find it insulting to the intelligence when that story is fed hook line and sinker. The smell of bullshort is much too strong.