Every time I look at your avatar I think of that documentary/rock-umentary I have recorded about Alice Cooper
I think of Alice lots too.
Controversial SK Opinions/Confessions
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I think of Alice lots too.
Yes, but aren't we lucky that we have his books to choose from in the first place.
Yes, but aren't we lucky that we have his books to choose from in the first place.
You betcha!!!
I still have not finished Mr. Mercedes. So there.
I have an excuse.
I have an excuse.
Neesy
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I think of Alice lots too.
Have you read Revival yet?
I finished that one. Still have not started "Finders Keepers" yet.
Every time I look at your avatar I think of that documentary/rock-umentary I have recorded about Alice Cooper
I never really liked Tommyknockers. Too science fiction for me. I did read it recently and was able to enjoy the characters if not the rest of it. UTD I thought was great as a story, but did not like the ending. I always stood up for Kubricks version of The Shining, but having watched it over Halloween, I was disappointed. The acting was terrible. I'll stick to the book in future as the mini series was even worse. From a Buick 8 was never a fave. Same with Firestarter. So, there you are. Lots of different opinions. How boring would it be if we all liked the same things?
Wizard & Glass is my least favorite Dark Tower book.
I like the last three DT books more than the first four.
I like the last three DT books more than the first four.
Me neither
Oh NOES! **starts going door to door with a huge stack of The Eyes of the Dragon books. "Excuse me, ma'am, but have you heard the Good Word?" **
A rat is jealous of almost any other mammal.
Great thread, lot of fun stuff here.
To the person who said he hadn't read Thinner yet, let me say, for whatever it is worth, it is one of my favorites. Great concept/plot.
Although some mentioned they were not fans of this title, I'd like to say I did enjoy both The Tommyknockers and From a Buick 8. I believe though that the former is best read when one is younger (otherwise it might seem too derivative of other works; not that that's bad, necessarily, and in that book's case, it wasn't at all).
Here's my confession. It's basically stuff I've said before in other posts.
I just sometimes wish King would get in the ring and compete with Hollywood. It's fun to see deals for episodic series like Under the Dome and 11/22/63, but why not create an original one? It could be on one of those platforms -- i.e., Hulu, broadcast -- or maybe even on YouTube, or Amazon. Or even HBO/AMC.
If King wanted to, he could create a huge social media beast. For one thing, he could allow a ton of people to make dollar-baby films and then make them available only on a special YouTube channel, or maybe on this site. He could write a short story on Twitter.
King could say to himself, "Let me show them how it's done and come up with my own The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, The Purge, The Blair Witch Project, Saw -- I can come up with a franchise as easily as that Jason Blum-guy can!" I bet he could do this. We've discussed before how movies are different these days -- they look different, have a different pace, etc. Think about the difference between something like Pet Sematary and Scream (the latter, although it came out quite a few years ago, I think is partly responsible for the way Hollywood constructs horror films these days; I do believe it is still that influential).
King could also do more to satisfy his base. Who here wouldn't love to see another installment of Creepshow? Imagine it coming out like the anthologies of today (e.g., Trick 'r Treat). (Please note though that I think Creepshow is still as good today as it was then; it actually has a look and a narrative pace to rival any modern anthology.) I think King could also maybe write some short-story sequels to some of his famous works -- one more for the road, as they say. Or short stories set in the universe of a particular novel (imagine one more tale about what It has done). King also should do his own horror anthology show, maybe on HBO.
I just want to see King expand his empire, become more of a media mogul, one that tries to create commercial projects that generate a huge surplus of economic value. He probably doesn't want that, and that's fine. I just think it would be awesome to observe something like that happen.
To the person who said he hadn't read Thinner yet, let me say, for whatever it is worth, it is one of my favorites. Great concept/plot.
Although some mentioned they were not fans of this title, I'd like to say I did enjoy both The Tommyknockers and From a Buick 8. I believe though that the former is best read when one is younger (otherwise it might seem too derivative of other works; not that that's bad, necessarily, and in that book's case, it wasn't at all).
Here's my confession. It's basically stuff I've said before in other posts.
I just sometimes wish King would get in the ring and compete with Hollywood. It's fun to see deals for episodic series like Under the Dome and 11/22/63, but why not create an original one? It could be on one of those platforms -- i.e., Hulu, broadcast -- or maybe even on YouTube, or Amazon. Or even HBO/AMC.
If King wanted to, he could create a huge social media beast. For one thing, he could allow a ton of people to make dollar-baby films and then make them available only on a special YouTube channel, or maybe on this site. He could write a short story on Twitter.
King could say to himself, "Let me show them how it's done and come up with my own The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, The Purge, The Blair Witch Project, Saw -- I can come up with a franchise as easily as that Jason Blum-guy can!" I bet he could do this. We've discussed before how movies are different these days -- they look different, have a different pace, etc. Think about the difference between something like Pet Sematary and Scream (the latter, although it came out quite a few years ago, I think is partly responsible for the way Hollywood constructs horror films these days; I do believe it is still that influential).
King could also do more to satisfy his base. Who here wouldn't love to see another installment of Creepshow? Imagine it coming out like the anthologies of today (e.g., Trick 'r Treat). (Please note though that I think Creepshow is still as good today as it was then; it actually has a look and a narrative pace to rival any modern anthology.) I think King could also maybe write some short-story sequels to some of his famous works -- one more for the road, as they say. Or short stories set in the universe of a particular novel (imagine one more tale about what It has done). King also should do his own horror anthology show, maybe on HBO.
I just want to see King expand his empire, become more of a media mogul, one that tries to create commercial projects that generate a huge surplus of economic value. He probably doesn't want that, and that's fine. I just think it would be awesome to observe something like that happen.
Mother Abagail annoys me. She's self-righteous and a chore to read about. She's the ONLY flaw in The Stand.
*Hand in the air* Me. And this is why: when a well-written story is over, it's over. Done. Kaput. Most sequels are inferior; if a writer is lucky and good, what they come up with is only a little derivative and draggy. Most of the time, they're cold literary leftovers. Franchised work becomes WORK; it's rarely a labour of love and inspiration for long. I won't name names, but most series disintegrate over time, and a single arc is stretched beyond the breaking point. The work becomes repetitive, or worse desperate: "What can I toss in here to spice up this watery stew? What? You say it doesn't make sense within the rules and world I created in the first book or two? Who cares! The readers are clamoring for more!" It just doesn't work over time. Money is great, and we all want it. It would be a cockadoodie lie to say that those in publishing don't care about money--of course they do. But if they're writing purely for money and the love of story isn't there... even a good writer shrivels. We can all probably name at least one writer whose work has become stale, and I'd bet a good number of those are pumping out franchise books that they no longer give a damn about.
As far as pleasing the Constant Reader, I don't see that as an across the board thing either. Look at the discussion on another thread about Mr. King self-referencing and creating connections between books. I'd say that the people here are in general tremendous fans, but even we can't agree on the value and acceptability of that tack.
Mr. King is one of the most daring and experimental writers I can think of. I'd hate to see him go the way of *name the 'big name writer' of your choice* and put aside love of the craft for monetization.
So I gather I'll be seeing you in Vegas, eh?
Oh NOES! **starts going door to door with a huge stack of The Eyes of the Dragon books. "Excuse me, ma'am, but have you heard the Good Word?" **
<<<"Quick! Close the door, honey! It's one of those Anduan Witnesses!">>>
Just so you know, EOTD is one of my all-time favorites and the one I plan to let my daughter read first!
