The Stand (a little worried)

darkharbinger
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The Stand (a little worried) Nov 30, 2020 12:18:34 GMT osnafrank likes this

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Post by darkharbinger on Nov 30, 2020 12:18:34 GMT

So I was looking at the cast for the new Stand miniseries and I noticed something. Do you see it?

James Marsden as Stu Redman

Amber Heard as Nadine Cross

Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman

Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith

Henry Zaga as Nick Andros

Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail

Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood

Owen Teague as Harold Lauder

Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen

Daniel Sunjata as Cobb

Ezra Miller as Trashcan Man

Alexander Skarsgård as Randall Flagg

Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid

Gordon Cormier as Joe

Eion Bailey as Teddy Weizak

Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry

Hamish Linklater as Dr. Ellis

Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor

Irene Bedard as Ray Brentner

Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens

Fiona Dourif as Rat Woman

Clifton Collins Jr. as Bobby Terry

Where is Ralph? Is Ray Brentner supposed to be Ralph?

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The Stand (a little worried) Dec 18, 2020 14:05:50 GMT osnafrank likes this

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Post by Tanith on Dec 18, 2020 14:05:50 GMT

I see plenty to be worried about, not sure what you specifically mean in this instance.

However, now that the series has begun, I'm curious to know what those of you who have seen it think. I have been reading some pretty mixed reviews online, some of which bears out my own suspicions about the decisions that were made.

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darkharbinger Constant Member What did the universe ever do for me that I should mind its welfare? Posts: 1,065	The Stand (a little worried) Dec 18, 2020 23:27:58 GMT osnafrank and wolf like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darkharbinger on Dec 18, 2020 23:27:58 GMT I was concerned about the gender swap for Ralph. I saw the first episode and I must say I don't know yet, in some ways they changed a bit and in others they are strangely faithful.

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The Stand (a little worried) Mar 21, 2021 14:38:04 GMT osnafrank likes this

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Post by annamarie on Mar 21, 2021 14:38:04 GMT

Did anyone watch this? (Try to avoid spoilers, please.)

We now have Prime, so we are planning to watch it. It’s been a very long time since I read the book, so I might enjoy even if things are changed.

I’m not impressed with the cast. Really dislike Heard. But I love Skarsgard.

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The Stand (a little worried) Mar 28, 2021 23:01:34 GMT osnafrank and wolf like this

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Post by annamarie on Mar 28, 2021 23:01:34 GMT

We binged it this weekend.

it’s been a very long time since I read the book, but I felt it was reasonably portrayed. There were some updates, like Larry having a smart phone, but it did not take anything away.

I think a few characters that were male in the book were female in this movie. (The rat person and the old lady judge.) And I think there might be a new character, Ray. Was she in the book? Or may have been male in the book?

Regardless, none of these changes harmed the movie. I found the beginning very confusing as they flew back and forth over multiple time periods, but it all worked out in the end.

My husband never read the book. He thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and didn’t need me to fill in blank spots.

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