This brings us to TNT’s Nightmares & Dreamscapes, a television series based on what ol’ Stevie does best: short stories. Maybe its network restraints or lack of talent, but it has come to the point where most of us would rather endure hours of QVC than watch another ABC mini-series event. Sure, the format is ideal for his lengthy stories, and we’ve had a few worthwhile entries ( The Stand and Storm of the Century), but more times than not, they’re lost in translation (who knew a novel as intense as Desperation could turn into such a boring, preachy exercise?). That being said, I’m less than fond of King’s television work. Sure, there have been a few missteps, but those naysayers obviously haven’t cracked open masterworks the likes of Bag of Bones, Desperation, or The Dark Tower series. King is simply one of the greatest genre writers of our time and I don’t agree with the claims that the author has somehow “lost it”. I even made it all the way to the fourth or fifth episode of “Kingdom Hospital” (no small feat, I assure you). I’ve gone through almost every one of his books and know the running mythology inside-and-out. I read IT in grade school and, in turn, discovered my love of horror.
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