For one thing the original movie wasn't intended to be a mini series, so there was a limit as to what could be fit into a movie. I've always enjoyed the original, I don't always look for movies to be just like the book, as sometimes with a movie there are things that can be changed, to better suit a film. I always thought the original was pretty creepy and a solid movie. The Apollo 11 stuff isn't a big deal to me, as just the casual fan wouldn't notice that stuff, and they would see the movie for the movie, not the fake moon landing stuff... I don't blame King though for not wanting that crap included in the movie, and I'd be furious too to even have my name mixed in with that, but I enjoyed the movie myself. As for the mini series or whatever from years back, I wasn't a big fan of it but it was ok. Some of the filmed versions of Kings work has always seemed cheesy to me, but the earlier big hit movies like The Shining, Carrie, Christine, Cujo, Salem's Lot, etc were great in my book. I haven't even watched Under The Dome, or Haven or any of that, honestly I'm more of a fan of the books. But The Shining original has always stood out for me as a good movie.