The Stand

lucimay · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject:

god...the biggest travesty in casting EVER...freaking gary sinese as stu redmond...just a tragic travesty. i can't STAND sinese. blech. stu redmond was a great character and SOOOOO deserved a better actory to play him.
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i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio

a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
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Cail · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:51 pm Post subject:

Sinese is a decent actor, but looks nothing at all like Stu.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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lucimay · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:

sinise sucks...mr. naked light bulb sears his soul. Rolling Eyes

_________________
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies

i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio

a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~

Cail · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject:

Have you seen him in Of Mice And Men? He definately doesn't suck.
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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lucimay · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

Cail · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject:

We're going to have to agree to disagree. I hated the Blake version.
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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lucimay · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

Cail · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

Jeez, it's been forever. I'll try it again with an open mind.
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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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lucimay · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:09 pm Post subject:

Cail · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:59 pm Post subject:

We need a new forum.... Very Happy

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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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lucimay · Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:25 am Post subject:

or a new thread...hey...that version that i'm talking about...it was made for tv...and you're the tv mod. co-inkydink? i don't think so. Cool

not much on it out there tho...might have trouble finding it Cail. Sad

www.imdb.com/title/tt0082838/

Trapper · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

I hadn't seen Sinise until I saw him in The Stand.

He was not what I was expecting for Stu, but that is the standard I expect from him since when I see him elsewhere. I thought he managed the role wonderfully.

I'm not happy that he's on CSI.

I've really gotta pick this series up on DVD.

A Gunslinger · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

Agreed. the real tragedy was the portrayal of Larry Underwood by Adam Storke. Larry was one of the most dynamic and complex characters in the novel, and was played in a very linear fashion.
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sgt.null · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:58 am Post subject:

I liked the guy who played Tom. the guy from coach.
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A Gunslinger · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

M-O-O-N that spells, sitcom actor.
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sgt.null · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:25 am Post subject:

M-O-O-N that spells entertaining b movie.
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Mr. Broken · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:57 am Post subject:

Once upon a re-read , this morning as a matter of fact that Ive read the Stand more times than any other book Ive ever read.... re-read whatever! More times than Ive re-read The Lord of the Rings, or the chronicles. Im sure this is somehow significant, Im just not sure why.
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Cagliostro · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

My problem with the tv miniseries was not so much the actors playing the majority of the roles (although I think Molly Ringwald was miscast), but the stupid devily makeup stupidity of stupid Flagg. The actor playing Flagg was fine when he was acting as a person (it didn't fit the version of Flagg in my head AT ALL, but hey...I'm pretty flexible), but the instant he had contacts in and his head got all meaty and such, I was definitely drawn out of it. I do think Trashcan Man didn't work so well onscreen either, but that's just one of those things that happen when you translate book (especially a Stephen King book) to a visual medium.
And as much as I like Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis, dude!), the dippy zits for Harold and the way he looked at the beginning was pretty much like Halloween Nerd than Harold. I guess what I'm saying is fire the makeup crew. But I also didn't think Corin Nemec fit the role especially well, as once he goes through his transformation, I had a hard time buying it from this actor.
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Cail · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject:

Huh, I thought Nemec did a good job as Harold, but I agree that Flagg was all wrong.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Avatar · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:

Never even made it through the first half of the miniseries. Flagg was terrible. So bad, that all I can remember about it is how bad he was.

--A
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