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The Stand (1978) series

Discussed in 6 episodes · 6 film takes
PKA Score 5.3/10
Kyle
5.3/10
6 takes
IMDb 7.1
PKA rates this 1.8 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 531 @ 3:18:40 — PKA 531 w Dick Masterson - Taylor's Basement Floods, Picking Ou
Kyle discusses watching the 2020 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand and explains his withdrawal of his earlier recommendation.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I picked it back up like wednesday and i finished it and man it just took this downhill spiral”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“They wrapped it up completely in two and a half episodes and it had such a downer”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I finished The Stand and I think I will withdraw my recommendation or at least downgrade it because I didn't finish the book that was the last book I was reading when I was locked up”
▶ PKA 532 @ 1:30:40 — PKA 532 Lock and Load Update, Scam Calls, Lady Gaga's Dogs
Stephen King adaptation with 10 episodes. Discussion about the ending being poorly executed and the show going off the rails.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it you know he's bad with endings and i it's like it ends twice it's one of those movies it's like all right we took care of the bad guy now everything's hunky dory and then the characters are like i don't know let's get”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“i know the stand you're close also a Stephen king um dark tower might be an interesting series i those books lost me i started reading those in prison and i was just like oh my god he gets even more than usual come on st”
▶ PKN 339 @ 38:04 — PKN 339
Kyle enthusiastically discusses the Stephen King CBS adaptation covering plot, characters, adult content, and themes
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“So the show's really fucking good.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“So I got a new show. It's called The Stand. Man, it's so good.”
▶ PKA 532 @ 1:30:40 — PKA 532 Lock and Load Update, Scam Calls, Lady Gaga Dogs
Stephen King adaptation; discussion of poor ending and how the show goes off the rails
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“the stand lost me around episode 8 out of 10 or something like that i went back and finished it man it really goes off the rails after that”
▶ PKA 531 @ 3:21:34 — PKA 531 w D Masterson - Taylor's Basement Floods, Picking Our T
Kyle discusses finishing the miniseries and his disappointment with how it ended after a strong setup
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“I finished the stand and uh man it just took this downhill spiral so like the first seven episodes they set the pieces on the board”
▶ PKA 483 @ 24:33 — PKA 483 w/ Steve Hofstetter - Mexican Border Towns, Joke Theft,
Discussion of the super virus in the story and a prison scene
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“did you ever see the stand yes I read this thing yeah I like I i just think well you were in prison because I just think of like that that scene where the one guy who like is in prison during the super virus and survives”