By the time you read this, I will be dead. No wait, I mean, CBS All Access will have released the final episode of
The Stand, their new miniseries based on Stephen King s epic pot-apocalyptic novel of good versus evil. And to mangle T.S. Eliot, rather than with a bang, this regrettable adaptation has gone out like a wet fart.
Expectations were high for a more King-friendly product after the 1994 miniseries was forced to pull punches for network TV. CBS and series developers Josh Boone and Ben Cavell promised a more faithful (read: R-rated) treatment for the material. Good news for everyone who felt all that was missing from the 94 show was f-bombs and simulated intercourse
The Stand Cast Talk Captain Trips Origin, How Survivors Find Strength
The Stand Cast Talk Captain Trips Origin, How Survivors Find Strength
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The Stand was officially unleashed across streaming screens around the world as of today, and viewers have another preview to help get them up-to-speed before The End begins. In the opener, our survivors begin to find their ways down one of two different paths- one to Mother Abagail (
Whoopi Goldberg) in Boulder, Colorado, and the other to Randall Flagg (
Alexander Skarsgard) in New Vegas. But with the fate of humanity at a crossroads, each of them will be called upon to take a stand.