I'll come back and comment/edit as I watch the whole mini-series, but first impressions are Epic Fail Again. To start off, why are you casting Harold from the 1994 miniseries instead of how he was described in the book? You needed a modern teenage version of Stuart Pankin (Hollywood Knights) instead of another version of Corin Nemec from the 1994 miniseries. Secondly, you are all over the place in the timeline. Starting out in the Free Zone, instead of how the book does in California, just turns off people who have knowledge of the original content. Furthermore, if you haven't read the 1000+ page book, you are completely lost with a non-sequential timeline. It appears that casting was focused on the previous characters who played in the miniseries all around. Odessa Young looks to be a refurbished Molly Ringwald, red hair and all. The choice of Whoopie as Mother Abigail is horrible casting. Ruby Dee was the personification of the role; slight, ancient and weathered. Whoopie is the exact opposite; obese, out-of-breath and pampered. James Marston...another horrible choice. Too young, too good looking. Stuart was a version of Sam Elliot, mustache or not. No Texas accent, too much passive aggressive and not enough common sense cowboy. I'm 13 minutes in on a 9-hour ride and I already see this being another King Film Rendition going up in flames.
Review by Ragnar DanneskjöldBlockedParentSpoilers2022-11-21T07:06:26Z
I'll come back and comment/edit as I watch the whole mini-series, but first impressions are Epic Fail Again. To start off, why are you casting Harold from the 1994 miniseries instead of how he was described in the book? You needed a modern teenage version of Stuart Pankin (Hollywood Knights) instead of another version of Corin Nemec from the 1994 miniseries. Secondly, you are all over the place in the timeline. Starting out in the Free Zone, instead of how the book does in California, just turns off people who have knowledge of the original content. Furthermore, if you haven't read the 1000+ page book, you are completely lost with a non-sequential timeline. It appears that casting was focused on the previous characters who played in the miniseries all around. Odessa Young looks to be a refurbished Molly Ringwald, red hair and all. The choice of Whoopie as Mother Abigail is horrible casting. Ruby Dee was the personification of the role; slight, ancient and weathered. Whoopie is the exact opposite; obese, out-of-breath and pampered. James Marston...another horrible choice. Too young, too good looking. Stuart was a version of Sam Elliot, mustache or not. No Texas accent, too much passive aggressive and not enough common sense cowboy. I'm 13 minutes in on a 9-hour ride and I already see this being another King Film Rendition going up in flames.