CBS presents a new 9-part adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. When a deadly plague wipes out the majority of the world’s population, a select group of survivors, guided by visons, travel to Colorado and begin to rebuild; meanwhile, a mysterious man recruits another group of people to setup a rival community in Las Vegas. Featuring James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgård, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, and Whoopi Goldberg, the series has a pretty impressive cast that delivers some strong performances. And the writers do a good job at developing the characters and at structuring the story arc over the 9-episodes (save for the rather weak epilogue). However, there are some problems with the depictions of the plague and the sex and violence, which don’t always feel congruent with the overall tone. Yet while it has some problems, The Stand is a compelling tale of survival and the power of good to overcome evil.
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CBS presents a new 9-part adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. When a deadly plague wipes out the majority of the world’s population, a select group of survivors, guided by visons, travel to Colorado and begin to rebuild; meanwhile, a mysterious man recruits another group of people to setup a rival community in Las Vegas. Featuring James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgård, Amber Heard, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Young, and Whoopi Goldberg, the series has a pretty impressive cast that delivers some strong performances. And the writers do a good job at developing the characters and at structuring the story arc over the 9-episodes (save for the rather weak epilogue). However, there are some problems with the depictions of the plague and the sex and violence, which don’t always feel congruent with the overall tone. Yet while it has some problems, The Stand is a compelling tale of survival and the power of good to overcome evil.