Does anyone else really like or identify with Larry Underwood of the Stand? I thought of all the protagonsits in hte Stand, he and perhaps Nick Andros were the most "Gunslinger"-esque in their psyches and growth.
Forgive me if this poll has already be conducted, but:
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As I've said, I really liked Stu. As written, he was the reluctant hero, and his actions/reactions remind me of how I'd act/react in the same situations. Now that could be that I first read the book 27 years ago and I've patterned my life after him, but.....
This re-read, I'm coming to appreciate Larry a lot more. His character development is a nice arc, and it may well be that by the time I'm done, my answer will change.
As I've said, I really liked Stu. As written, he was the reluctant hero, and his actions/reactions remind me of how I'd act/react in the same situations. Now that could be that I first read the book 27 years ago and I've patterned my life after him, but.....
This re-read, I'm coming to appreciate Larry a lot more. His character development is a nice arc, and it may well be that by the time I'm done, my answer will change.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Larry.
he seems to be the same character as Eddie in Dark Tower. the two flawed heros...
he seems to be the same character as Eddie in Dark Tower. the two flawed heros...
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destined to die. taraswizard's theory is that king is killing the parts of himself that he doesn't like when he kills larry/eddie.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Eddie annoyed the living piss out of me up until W&G. I guess there are some parallels there though.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
call it a weakness but...i like the flawed ones...stu is cool but a bit too good. the man King wishes he were, maybe?
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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I seem to have voted in this poll, but I'm damned if I can remember who for.
Cail, Eddie was supposed to piss you off up to Bk 4. He pissed Roland off. In fact, Roland had to stop himself from killing him. Until he grew up anyway.
Anyway, if I didn't vote for Flagg here, I think I would now. I've always liked him, both in this, EotD and DT.
DT Spoiler:
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Cail, Eddie was supposed to piss you off up to Bk 4. He pissed Roland off. In fact, Roland had to stop himself from killing him. Until he grew up anyway.
Anyway, if I didn't vote for Flagg here, I think I would now. I've always liked him, both in this, EotD and DT.
DT Spoiler:
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Always thought his death in DT7 was too easy and anticlimatic. After all those millenia traipsing around...to get nailed by a spider-kid? Weak.
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Avatar wrote:I seem to have voted in this poll, but I'm damned if I can remember who for.
Cail, Eddie was supposed to piss you off up to Bk 4. He pissed Roland off. In fact, Roland had to stop himself from killing him. Until he grew up anyway.
Anyway, if I didn't vote for Flagg here, I think I would now. I've always liked him, both in this, EotD and DT.
DT Spoiler:--ASpoiler
Always thought his death in DT7 was too easy and anticlimatic. After all those millenia traipsing around...to get nailed by a spider-kid? Weak.
AGREED. Verrrry disappointing indeed. I wanted a battle between he and our man R in the worst way. Ah well. There are other worlds than these.
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There are other worlds than these.
no doubt, Gunslinger. and welcome back!
might have been this thread that caused me to add Larry to my sig!
nice to see you!
no doubt, Gunslinger. and welcome back!
might have been this thread that caused me to add Larry to my sig!
nice to see you!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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The Judge is the character that (for me, anyway) moved King from pulp writer to author. The Judge was a throwaway secondary character, that King gave depth.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
Yeah, sure did.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
I don't think the movie was crap. I think the movie was about as good as it could've reasonably been expected to be. The Stand is a sprawling book that just doesn't lend itself to film. A miniseries was the right medium, but in the days before cable miniseries', it was limited by the allowed content.
No, it didn't jibe with the mental movie I'd created over the prior 15 years, but it wasn't bad.
No, it didn't jibe with the mental movie I'd created over the prior 15 years, but it wasn't bad.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Well, not having watched it, I can't really say. 
I stopped watching pretty much as soon as (a very badly cast) Flagg appeared.
But I'll certainly agree that the book, even the abridged one, just couldn't work well in a movie-type setting. Movies limit their stories too much.
And I'm usually to much of a purist when it comes to screen adaptations to be able to enjoy most any film of a book, with very few exceptions.
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I stopped watching pretty much as soon as (a very badly cast) Flagg appeared.But I'll certainly agree that the book, even the abridged one, just couldn't work well in a movie-type setting. Movies limit their stories too much.
And I'm usually to much of a purist when it comes to screen adaptations to be able to enjoy most any film of a book, with very few exceptions.
--A