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Harry Warden
Orphan
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 "Stephen King's Desperation" Plot - When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Is anyone going to watch this adaptation of the 1996 Stephen King novel? I'm taping it and will watch it after "House."
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| Tue May 23, 2006 8:03 pm |
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El Maskado
Arrrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:17 pm
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So basically its your typical Stephen King miniseries with the evil sheriff set in a small town. I seem like a sucker for those so I will watch it like I do for all of King mini series
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| Tue May 23, 2006 8:04 pm |
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Harry Warden
Orphan
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It stars Ron Perlman, Tom Skerritt, Annabeth Gish, Ron Perlman, Shane Haboucha, Kelly Overton, Matt Frewer, and Steven Weber
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| Tue May 23, 2006 8:08 pm |
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El Maskado
Arrrrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!
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He always uses Steven Weber, Tim Daly and Matt Frewer in most of his series
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| Tue May 23, 2006 8:11 pm |
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Harry Warden
Orphan
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It's directed by Mick Garris who also directed "The Stand", "Riding the Bullet", The Shining, and "Sleepwalkers."
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| Tue May 23, 2006 8:18 pm |
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Not only I'm a sucker for Stephen King miniseries, but also Desperation is one of his best books. Been dying to see this for a long time now.
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| Wed May 24, 2006 5:40 am |
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Snrub
Vagina Qwertyuiop
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:14 pm
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Location: Great Living Standards
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I read desperation only a couple of months ago. It was a quick easy read with quite a few cool sequences. Went a bit overboard on the religion aspect, but still... it should make a relatively fun mini-series. Nothing spectacular, but fun nonetheless.
When's it on?
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| Wed May 24, 2006 7:52 am |
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A. G.
Draughty
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:23 am
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Last night.
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Snrub
Vagina Qwertyuiop
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Ooh!
And here I was thinking I had nothing to watch today.
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| Wed May 24, 2006 10:56 am |
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torrino
College Boy T
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:52 pm
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Did anyone watch this...?
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| Wed May 24, 2006 11:01 am |
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El Maskado
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It seemed alot weaker than other Stephen King tv movies/series but then again it was only 3 hrs long. I never read the book or anything but it seemed like another version of Sleepwalkers. Ron Perlman only had a 35 min appearance before he got killed off but then again he was part of that evil spirit
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| Wed May 24, 2006 11:55 am |
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Snrub
Vagina Qwertyuiop
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Damn it all, I can't find it on any of my usual sites...
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| Wed May 24, 2006 12:52 pm |
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makeshift
Teenage Dream
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:20 am
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I have it sitting on my DVR. I watced the first fifteen minutes or so while getting ready for work this morning. I was surprised to see the ET kid as Peter Jackson, considering how early he's killed off.
Anywho, I'll finish it tonight, but so far it seems really over the top and goofy and extremely over directed by Mick Garris. Hopefully it gets better.
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| Wed May 24, 2006 12:58 pm |
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Marty
Angels & Demons
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:14 pm
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makeshift wrote: I have it sitting on my DVR. I watced the first fifteen minutes or so while getting ready for work this morning. I was surprised to see the ET kid as Peter Jackson, considering how early he's killed off. Almost as early on as that ET girl in Scream.
I rather liked it. I agree that the religious themes are overbearing, and that the dialogue is hokey, but Garris really captures the creepy atmosphere of the open desert, and the acting's pretty top notch.
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STROKER ACE
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Joined: Tue May 31, 2005 7:07 pm
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Marty wrote: makeshift wrote: I have it sitting on my DVR. I watced the first fifteen minutes or so while getting ready for work this morning. I was surprised to see the ET kid as Peter Jackson, considering how early he's killed off. Almost as early on as that ET girl in Scream. I rather liked it. I agree that the religious themes are overbearing, and that the dialogue is hokey, but Garris really captures the creepy atmosphere of the open desert, and the acting's pretty top notch. Sounds alot like the book...which isn't a bad thing.
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| Wed May 24, 2006 6:34 pm |
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makeshift
Teenage Dream
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It was fucking terrible.
I didn't know it was produced by Walden Media. 
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| Wed May 24, 2006 11:46 pm |
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Marty
Angels & Demons
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STROKER ACE wrote: Marty wrote: makeshift wrote: I have it sitting on my DVR. I watced the first fifteen minutes or so while getting ready for work this morning. I was surprised to see the ET kid as Peter Jackson, considering how early he's killed off. Almost as early on as that ET girl in Scream. I rather liked it. I agree that the religious themes are overbearing, and that the dialogue is hokey, but Garris really captures the creepy atmosphere of the open desert, and the acting's pretty top notch. Sounds alot like the book...which isn't a bad thing. Point.
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