TomOpus

I'm glad I'm not missing much. Adaptations of his books always leave so much to be desired.

Officer Cartman

Am I the only one confused as to what exactly triggered that whole "lightning storm" in New Vegas?

Was surprised to learn that this was the finale, as it didn't really feel like one.

Troy Stiffler

That was God and/or Abagail. In the 90's miniseries, there was a "hand of God" in cloud form (I think it looked like a cloud?) that ignited the nuke. In this one, we got the lightning.

GoldenJCJ

Bummer about all the negative reviews. This was the one show that had me considering getting CBS All Access. So much for that....

Tom Banjo

It looked to me like the initial fog that formed around the building looked like fingers for a few seconds. But it was the kind of thing a person probably wouldn’t catch if they weren’t already watching for a hand.

Officer Cartman

Gotcha, I figured it was something like that but wanted to make sure I hadn't missed something.

Bill Needle

I was popping in to get the general consensus for that same reason. Nice to know I can continue to ignore CBS All Access without reservation even though a new, really well done version of the story would have been nice.

Shannon Nutt

Yeah, it's not worth getting CBS Access/Paramount + for, although I would argue that Star Trek is (but if you're not a Star Trek fan, then okay).

Michael Corvin

Me three. Popping in to check out the feedback before diving in. I assume there's a free trial that you could use just to watch the Stand, but sounds like it's not worth it. lol

maxfisher

The wife and I just finished this after doing a Paramount+ trial primarily to watch it. What a fucking dog turd of wasted potential.

How in the hell did they make this nearly 50% longer than the 90s miniseries, yet have the characters and the relationships between them feel less established? Most of the characters were reduced to plot movers with no real sense of who they were, what they believed and what they wanted. Such an epic and classic novel deserves more than this loose pile of mediocrity.

I can’t believe, given the times we’re living in, they chose to make the Vegas society look like a Baptist anti-rock-music video from the 80s. They could’ve easily updated that society to mirror and comment on the authoritarian fervor on today’s right. Show Flagg as stoking fear of outsiders and giving the people the stability they desire at the cost of their souls. This could’ve been as socially relevant and damning as Watchmen. Instead, they opted for grade D morons wearing feathers, snorting coke and eating each others’ asses over a gladiator fight pit.

Also, fuck Ezra Miller. He deserves a five-year timeout from acting jobs for whatever in the high holy hell he was doing here.

I mean, they had a solid budget and a talented cast and just thoroughly squandered them all. It felt intentionally spiteful in its blandness and simplicity.