The Stand series

Discussed in 3 episodes · 6 film takes

PKA Score 5.3/10

Kyle

3.8/10

6 takes

IMDb 7.1

PKA rates this 1.8 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 531 @ 3:18:40 — PKA 531 w Dick Masterson - Taylor's Basement Floods, Picking Ou

Kyle discusses watching the 2020 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand and explains his withdrawal of his earlier recommendation.

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative

“I picked it back up like wednesday and i finished it and man it just took this downhill spiral”

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative

“They wrapped it up completely in two and a half episodes and it had such a downer”

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative

“I finished The Stand and I think I will withdraw my recommendation or at least downgrade it because I didn't finish the book that was the last book I was reading when I was locked up”

▶ PKA 532 @ 1:30:40 — PKA 532 Lock and Load Update, Scam Calls, Lady Gaga's Dogs

Stephen King adaptation with 10 episodes. Discussion about the ending being poorly executed and the show going off the rails.

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative

“it you know he's bad with endings and i it's like it ends twice it's one of those movies it's like all right we took care of the bad guy now everything's hunky dory and then the characters are like i don't know let's get”

Kyle · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored

“i know the stand you're close also a Stephen king um dark tower might be an interesting series i those books lost me i started reading those in prison and i was just like oh my god he gets even more than usual come on st”

▶ PKN 339 @ 38:04 — PKN 339

Kyle enthusiastically discusses the Stephen King CBS adaptation covering plot, characters, adult content, and themes

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive

“So the show's really fucking good.”

Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive

“So I got a new show. It's called The Stand. Man, it's so good.”