THE STAND MINISERIES REVIEW

We’ve been in something of a Steven King renaissance on film and television lately. A-list casts, a sincere approach to the source material, and the room to go hard when it comes to the violence. So, a second go-round at adapting King’s massive tome “The Stand” was decidedly in order. The post-apocalyptic tale of good vs evil and one hell of a road trip gets a pretty stacked cast filled with James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgård, Greg Kinnear, and Whoopi Goldberg. On paper, this seems like it should be pretty great. Come listen to Aaron, Dogget, Robert, and Neil figure out if this is an epic limited series that does King’s book justice or if it is just another failed adaptation that we will all forget about in a year.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE/TRAILER

CREATED BY: Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell

STARRING: James Marsden, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Henry Zaga, Nat Wolff, Irene Bedard, Brad William Henke, Greg Kinnear, Eion Bailey, Gabrielle Rose, Gordon Cormier, Katherine McNamara, Ezra Miller, Fiona Dourif, Hamish Linklater, Daniel Sunjata, J.K. Simmons, Bryan Cranston, Heather Graham, Natalie Martinez, Clifton Collins Jr., Kendall Joy Hall

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Aaron Woodul (Digital Noise, Screener Squad)

It all began when Aaron was a wee little lass going to his father’s work late in the evening because an all-nighter had to be pulled. Unable to help his father, he and his mother were relegated to a conference room where there was a tv on a dolly and a VCR. He watched Cannon Film’s “Masters of the Universe” and his mind was forever altered by what we will call its greatness. From there he got insanely into the never-ending catalog of Godzilla movies, and affiliated giant monster movies, and old samurai films like “Seven Samurai.” Like any good addiction, it spiraled, and he got heavy into science fiction books, all kinds of comics, and video games. After a brief stint acquiring a degree in media production, which he did nothing with, he found his way into an office job, a happy marriage, and even fatherhood. Now he watches film and plays games when he can, reads the fuck out of comics on his phone, and has surprisingly lengthy discussions with his wife about when to introduce his son to his favorite movies and shows.

 

Danny Dogget (Screener Squad)

Hey persons, it’s your favorite canine Dogget! As many of you know, I don’t identify as a critic as much as a classy shock jock. That being said, I do my best to give all of you a well-balanced review filled with my true opinions and hopefully a few laughs. You can occasionally find me on other persons podcast like Mission Impodible (that’ll be 10 dollars Nathan). For the most part, you can find me doing reviews on Oneofus.net.

 

Robert Garza (Screener Squad)

If it weren’t for sad music and scary stories I wouldn’t be as well-adjusted and cheerful as I am today. Moonlighting as a musician off and on since adolescence, I am as big a fan of scores and needle drops as I am of slow zooms, production design, and third act exposition. Just about all of my screen time is spent on international horror, drama, and hour long episodic. Big fan of genre, and the biggest fan of supernatural horror and dark sci-fi with meaningful representation and narratives that use trauma, grief, and grace as more than surface-level content. Also, I read a ton of modern horror novels/comics and stan Matt Berry. In the before times I worked music and film festivals across the US and will hopefully return to that sometime in the future.

 

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)