Mi sono imbattuto su Prime in questo film, che ho riguardato; devo dire ammirato dalla regia di #DavidCronenberg tuttavia "The dead zone" era un romanzo troppo complesso e variegato per poterlo schiacciare in un ora e mezza. Tuttavia l' ho rivisto con piacere. Walken fa un interpretazione gigantesca. una fotografia dai colori ora tenui, ora violenti. bene. #thedeadzone

@jake4480 It on my plan to watch this series when I hit The Colorado Kid in my journey.

I certainly hope it was better than the 6 seasons of #TheDeadZone tv series that I slogged through earlier this year!

I'm surprised I hadn't heard this tidbit before:

"...years later, the wide of 'renowned' psychic Peter Hurkos claimed that her long dead husband was responsible for Stephen King being hit by a minivan in 1999, because he had 'stolen' Hurkos' life story for his novel"

I did mention Hurkos back when I read the novel, but didn't realize he tried to kill King from the afterlife!

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https://mastodon.sdf.org/@stephenkingjourney/109891553186316432

I didn't realize how many different directors were once attached to produce or direct The Dead Zone before David Cronenberg.

We could have had John Peters (The Eyes of Laura Mars). Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Michael Cimino (The Dear Hunter) and Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain).

What could've been!

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My last item for today, and before I begin reading Cujo tomorrow, is to read from "Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide" about The Dead Zone movie from 1983.

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A claim was made that the original Firestarter movie is more well known than Cronenberg's The Dead Zone.

It's it? I don't know that I agree.

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The fact that he might be saving the world from some almost unimaginable armageddon by killing her had not played a part in his calculations, either. ==========
A little bit of The Dead Zone leaked into this story.

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Day 521
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It is a glorious day when I get to start the next book in my multi-year journey. Today, I celebrate picking up "Firestarter", a book more famous for Drew Barrymore's portrayal of the girl with powers than anything else.

I've only read this once before, back in the mid-80s as a preteen, so my recollection is zero. I'm excited to experience this!

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You can catch up on my notes here:

Step rankings (based on entire experience - not just the book):

1. The Stand
2. Doctor Sleep
3. The Shining
4. Night Shift
5. ‘Salem’s Lot
6. Carrie
7. The Dead Zone

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And that wraps it up for this milestone step of my journey!

I leave The Dead Zone with a few thoughts and stats:

Number of items consumed: 108
Hours spent: 94
Days passed: 107
Movies watched: 1
TV Episodes watched: 80

Current ETA for completing the journey: July 2027

In summary, I found:
🟢 The book to be very good.
🟡 The movie to be slightly overrated.
🔴 The TV series to be a complete waste of time.

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I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one to see that at the beginning of the TV Series, Johnny used a walking stick that he never seemed to need. He was completely able run from here to there just find whenever the plot called for it!

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Now listening to Chat Sematary talk about The Dead Zone TV Series.

I'm impressed that the host, Deanna Chapman, also watched all 80 episodes. But she did it in a 2-week span! I, only the other hand, took exactly 80 days to accomplish this feat.

I might've broken down mentally if I had to binge-watch this show like that.

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https://podcastaddict.com/episode/128335106

Learned that just like the movie, The Dead Zone TV Series was completely filmed in Canada. I would never have known from watching the show. Really makes one think how easily interchangeable much of the US is with Canada.

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They are halfway through the episode and haven't even begun to discuss The Dead Zone TV Series. You kind of get the hint that the Kingcast hosts hadn't watched it ahead of time.

And I don't blame them!

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Listening to Anthony Michael Hall recount his time as Rusty in National Lampoon's vacation is riveting. He had to back for reshoots 8 months after principle photography wrapped up - but 8 months can transform a young man.

Chevy Chase busted his balls by saying to him, "Nice pimples. How's puberty?" 😂 😂 😂

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Final thoughts about "The Dead Zone" TV series:

It started off pretty good. The 2nd season was solid. But they lost the humor that peppered those early seasons. I'll hold this bedroom scene from Season 1 as a highlight!

But overall, I felt like this series was a great waste of time. If it weren't for this journey, I probably would've abandoned it in Season 4. Watching all of the Children of the Corn movies had greater entertainment value.

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https://youtu.be/gBr_CkFPhIo

Throwing a woman's kid to the ground isn't exactly gonna win her over romantically.

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https://youtu.be/OY0f2tsQC5I

Johnny suddenly gets to meet his dead father, who wasn't so dead after all.

That's the big shocker here at the end of the series. Probably the biggest shock is that they got Tom Skerritt to play this bit part!

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https://youtu.be/znctdX1iAAA

Day 520
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🎉🎉🎉
The final episode ever of USA Network's "The Dead Zone"!
🎉🎉🎉

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S06E13 Denouement

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1102589

Bringing up Johnny's father in the second-to-last episode ever was quite a bold plot point.

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https://youtu.be/Banc1BYDDCQ