Tower Junkies - 051 - TV – The Plague + The Dreams (The Stand (1994) Eps 1-2) Miniseries

In this episode, Tiny and I continue our review series of The Stand! This time, we review the first two episodes of Mick Garris’ 1994 adaptation of The Stand. It’s been four months since we recorded our review of the novel and the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. Stay safe, everyone.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 101 - TJ B-Roll - “A Scholarly Listicle” - Audiobooks, Modern Family, Things in Movies and TV That Make Us Cry, Lost and The Stand - Nov 25, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:19
• News & Check-ins - 02:07
• Feedback - 17:00

The Stand (1994) - 19:40

• The Plague (The Stand 1994 Episode 1) - 20:23
• The Dreams (The Stand 1994 Episode 2) - 44:05  

• The Stand (2020) News - 1:17:36
• Closing the Ep - 1:23:45
• Patreon Stinger: “A Scholarly Listicle” - 1:28:37
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:33:09 

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1. 11/22/63
2. It
3. Misery
4. The Stand
5. The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower II)
6. The Dark Tower (Dark Tower VII)
7. The Shining
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14. The Dead Zone
15. The Gunslinger(Dark Tower I)
16. Doctor Sleep
17. Revival
18. Mr. Mercedes
19. Salem’s Lot

Tiny’s Top 19 King Novels

1. The Dark Tower (Dark Tower VII)
2. Misery
3. The Stand
4. The Shining
5. Doctor Sleep
6. The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower II)
7. The Gunslinger (Dark Tower I)
8. Christine
9. Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower IV)
10. It
11. Cujo
12. The Dead Zone
13. Mr. Mercedes
14. Gerald’s Game
15. Pet Sematary
16. Wolves of the Calla (Dark Tower V)
17. Under the Dome
18. 11/22/63
19. The Waste Lands (Dark Tower III)