So, with news coming out that Steve has supposedly wrote a new ending for The Stand, does anyone think we might get a new ending for The Dark Tower? Steve has often said that he disliked the original ending of The Stand, and he has said the same thing about TDT. I never liked the ending of TDT, I hated it actually, I won't go into details because of spoilers, but I was wondering if this new tv series might finally give us a conclusion, and I know if Steve has a new ending in mind for The Stand then he must have one for TDT. He must have some idea on how to conclude it, for proper this time. Steve could just explain to the showrunners how he would end it now, he wouldn't even need to write it, although, they would be silly to not ask him to write an episode. Except I don't know how much involvement he will have in the new series, whether he is an executive producer or a writer or not. Any thoughts?
New Ending?
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It would be hard to improve on perfection as far as the ending of The Dark Tower series. Ka is a wheel
Yes, Ka is a wheel, but the fact that Steve, on many occassions, has noted his dislike for the ending, suggests that he might not think it's perfection.It would be hard to improve on perfection as far as the ending of The Dark Tower series. Ka is a wheel
I very much doubt he would rewrite the ending but also don't remember his saying he disliked the ending for this one. Not saying he hasn't but it's not ringing any bells as to when/where he might have said this.
I think Mr. King ended the odyssey of The Dark Tower the only way it could have ended. It's a masterpiece of a journey in every definition of the term. For a series of novels that spans over so many years, so many stories, and so many wonderful characters, the ending was perfect. He outdid himself on The Dark Tower series.
I agree and considering what he wrote in the Author's Note, I can't imagine he thinks he should have done otherwise.
This from an article:
Everything We Know About Stephen King's New The Stand Series So Far | TV Guide
It's end of the world as we know it
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There is another article where SK states the last chapter to the new series is a continuation of when Stu and Frannie go back East. (searching for it)
Absolutely-- the ending was as it should be. The premise of Ka is a wheel makes it so.
I've heard about The Stand but I thought Edward John was asking if Steve would rewrite the ending of The Dark Tower and that Steve had said he didn't like the ending.This from an article:King is also going to rewrite the ending. Think you know how The Stand ends? Think again. According to CBS All Access, King "will write the last chapter of the series, providing a new coda that won't be found in the book." This new coda is obviously top secret and gives fans a new reason to tune in.Everything We Know About Stephen King's New The Stand Series So Far | TV Guide
It's end of the world as we know it
There is another article where SK states the last chapter to the new series is a continuation of when Stu and Frannie go back East. (searching for it)
I have the Hodder version of the final novel in the series, in the afterword, he says that most readers aren't going to like it, and that he isn't crazy about it either, that was sort of his exact words, or certainly something like that, I don't think he hated it but I don't think he thought it was great either.
I get what your saying. But I never understood the idea that most great stories shouldn't be about the end, to me; that is silly, what if you never got a conclusion to great works of fiction? It's ridiculous, endings are just as important as the journey.
Everyone to their own opinion, I just believe that an amazing series should have an amazing conslusion. But then again, Stephen has always hated endings.
Don't you think a great story deserves a good conclusion? And don't be mistaken, the ending is bad, bad for Roland, those who know the ending will know what I mean.
If Stephen thought the ending was good, then why does he encourage you, before the ending, to put the book down and just be content with the story as it is? Then he goes on to say that conclusions are not important, which I don't agree with.
Had to look through as I couldn't remember either. It's in the Coda, not the Author's Note, that he says: "I've told my tale all the way to the end, and am satisfied." He then goes on to talk about why some readers might not be satisfied with the ending. It's too long to repeat here. In the Author's Note he says: "I wasn't exactly crazy about the ending, either; if you want to know the truth, but it's the right ending. The only ending. . . ."
I thought that over time his opinion might have changed. And I'm sure that if you asked him when he wrote the ending of The Stand if he thought it was the only ending then he would have said the same, but over time, of course, opinions change.
Many of SK stories are open- ended, leaving it up to the reader to decide. A conclusion , in my opinion, is not always necessary. Without one, it leads to lingering questions for the reader. The ending of the DT kept the authenticity of Roland's quest.
Absolutely, was just searching for that very passage.