Stephen King's Under The Dome | |
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aintnomoretime (OP) User ID: 835360 United States 12/07/2009 05:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Most of the points in the 1-10 list are happening now. :D Quoting: Anonymous Coward 365611Yeah, what can ya do? Can't shoot them all. That exciting new career opportunity at Hermits-R-Us is looking better every day. You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. -- Arlo Guthrie Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. -- Elbert Hubbard |
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Only Me Strawberry Girl User ID: 725691 United States 12/07/2009 05:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | love your disclaimer :) Goodbye, halcyon days... There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory mentioned, which states that this has already happened. |
aintnomoretime (OP) User ID: 835360 United States 12/07/2009 06:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | - no, I'm not retarded Quoting: Anonymous Coward 720552the fact that you had to say this says alot. The fact that I always have to say it says more. You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. -- Arlo Guthrie Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. -- Elbert Hubbard |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27180401 Canada 02/16/2013 06:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | is it any good?.....say "Stand" is a 10, where would you rate this? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28944842 saw a copy at the Flea Market last weekend for $10....big thick hardback,wasn't sure so I passed.... I had a Hard Cover Copy of 'The Stand' signed by one of King's 'Ghost Writers'. The owner of the book claimed the guy was a person King employed when he got stuck or writers block to help collaborate anonymously. I tried to keep it, like evidence, but she demanded I give it back, so I reluctantly had to forefeit my prize. and OP's wrong on the last point. "10. Randall Flagg, The Walkin’ Dude, is not responsible for all the evil in the world." 'T'was Flagg!' |
Whatevs User ID: 19285676 United States 02/16/2013 06:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Haven't read the book. I just clicked the image on cbs.com this morning because...well, look at the link. doom and gloom. Quoting: Whatevs 19285676 There's a great article in the sidebar right now that illustrates what I obviously can't explain very well. Rare media articles expose how the mass media manipulate public opinion [link to www.examiner.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 23660254 United States 02/16/2013 06:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love King's story telling expertise. By far my most read author. One always feels like they know each and every character, very in depth...but then, in every book he will have someone say or act in a way that you kinda take a step back and think, what the fuck is going through this guys mind to even have thought of that?? I don't mean the horror stuff, anything goes there, it's usually the stuff stuck in the casual conversation pieces between characters...I love his books but there are some things I could do without... yeah haven't read this one yet, but will, for certain.. |
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jp User ID: 34488699 United States 02/16/2013 07:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | True story about King. I once had a vivid dream I wrote when I awoke. I sent it to him, as it was right up his alley. I looked up what he was writing at the time. Years later I watched to movie, and was shocked he used my name as if to wink to me. I watched to movie and sure he used one of those ideas. True story. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23660254 United States 02/16/2013 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | is it any good?.....say "Stand" is a 10, where would you rate this? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28944842 saw a copy at the Flea Market last weekend for $10....big thick hardback,wasn't sure so I passed.... its a short story padded out to 1072 pages, you do the math... 2/10 compared to The Stand so none of you use the library?? |
strange fellow User ID: 33083220 United Kingdom 02/16/2013 09:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I tried Reading it, Got about 60 pages in, Lost the will to finish it... I loved The Stand (Unabridged) I'll try again sometime I guess |
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John Galt releases Superflu? User ID: 34451783 United States 02/16/2013 10:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I had a Hard Cover Copy of 'The Stand' signed by one of King's 'Ghost Writers'. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27180401 [...] The "King" hath no clothes? Hmm, anyone else see "The Stand" as programming similar to "Atlas Shrugged"? Whom is the better programmer? Anna Rosenbaum or Stephen King? What if the unconscious reality, saw to it that Atlas Shrugged would have a sequel? What if the true history of the results of these two programs is this: 1: Atlas Shrugged happens, rich people wreck the world then flee to their mountain retreats, and THEN 2: The Stand happens, superflu Captain Tripps is released by the same assheads from the first book above? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 34536881 United States 02/16/2013 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 1072 pages of what to watch out for in a serious lockdown situation, especially in small-town America. Quoting: aintnomoretime 1. Local political authority figures seizing the opportunity to gather the power, wealth and resources for themselves. 2. Local law enforcement subservient to those political authority figures to the extent that they make no decisions for themselves. 3. A mass of people who will “go with the flow of what they know”; i.e. a herd of sheep who do what they’re told without a peep. 4. Some nut jobs who ally themselves with the current authority for expediency, but have their own, most likely pathological, agendas. 5. Some other nut jobs who defy authority to the point of being a danger to everyone else. Like the other nut jobs, these are focused on themselves and their holy mission, regardless of the long term effects or how it affects the group as a whole. 6. Members of “resistance” who are loudmouthed tell-alls who can’t seem to resist the urge to stick it to the authority, when they haven’t a clue just who they are dealing with or how dangerous those with authority can be. 7. There is little or no help coming from the outside. 8. Keep your pantries full and be ready to move on a moment’s notice. 9. Not everyone will live, but you can’t give up until you’re dead. 10. Randall Flagg, The Walkin’ Dude, is not responsible for all the evil in the world. Some notes: - yes, I know it's fiction - yes, I realize Stephen King probably isn't a martial law expert - no, I'm not retarded - no, I don't spend my whole day watching porn and playing W.O.W I tried not to provide any spoilers for those who are still reading or will read the book. It’s just that I kept thinking of GLP the whole time I was reading it. KING supports guns being taken away. i therefor choose to not buy any of his books....... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 9303086 United States 02/18/2013 09:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | is it any good?.....say "Stand" is a 10, where would you rate this? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28944842 saw a copy at the Flea Market last weekend for $10....big thick hardback,wasn't sure so I passed.... its a short story padded out to 1072 pages, you do the math... 2/10 compared to The Stand Thanks, I'll hit the local library or keep looking for a $2-3 copy at the flea... |
Whatevs User ID: 19285676 United States 03/09/2013 10:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | perhaps. i just thought it was interesting in this thread that when I added something to the convo that to do with a mini-series called Under the Dowm coming out on CBS that the replies stuck to King's books. the follow up comments just didn't make sense. |
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