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Originally started watching the show during it's second season. I believe I kept track of it up until season 10 and just stopped watching...not because I lost interest but because I was growing up and found other things to do during the time it was on...or because I wanted to watch something else.
I recently sat down and watched season 11 and season 12 just to see if the show had completely lost it by then and much to my surprise, there were still many episodes in those two season that still had that Simpsons Charm to them.
My plan now is to continue watching them until I'm caught up and I really want to find that point when the show completely lost it.
That was a little haunting wasn't it? I recently watched that one recently and couldn't really completely laugh at that line.
I always thought he knew that Smithers was gay but it made him uncomfortable so he would dance around the subject. He knew but he wasn't into it.
Your thought process is on point. No one would ever jump to the conclusion that someone was living in their home over orange juice being left out.
You have a rigid definition of horror then. For there was horror throughout the movie. The horror was the situation itself. They were being watched by a psycho who was living in their walls. That's unsettling enough for me.
What did you want with the ending then? I'm not arguing but I read that critique about the movie often, how would you have ended it?
I thought the entire thing was well done. I was so creeped out by what was happening beginning to end.
Rewatching it now for the second time and there are some things that don't hold up. When the show started marijuana is portrayed as evil in the show and boy things have sure changed since then that's for sure. But there is a part of the early show that Walt points that out...what is illegal now may not always be...etc. He was so on point with that.
The only dumbass in Season 3 was Wendy's brother. I couldn't believe he just wasn't getting it.
Oh hell, now that you mention it...yeah!
I'm kind of surprised that she died so soon too. I thought that would at least be held off until the finale. But I'm glad it happened. I'm pretty sure the Whisperers aren't over, there's still Beta to deal with.
I will definitely check that out once I'm done with The Stand! How cool!
Think of it though...Tom survived due to some divine intervention (I believe this). I think it had something to do with being hypnotized and it somehow blocked him from Flagg. In the end, the only good thing he really did as a spy was get while the getting was good and help Stu...so sure that's a plus for sending him. But when the committee starts drawing up plans to send spies west, they mention, "we're probably sending them to their deaths." So....why send them if they can't report back? What's the point?
Interesting. I've decided to re-read the book purely out of fascination for the story itself. I started it last night and of course it'll probably take me awhile to finish it. I only read a few moments before going to sleep. Last night, I began to wonder how much older Stu is than Fran because I'm reading the 1990 version and I believe...if I read it correctly, it mentions Stu being in the war. If so, what war? Viet Nam? Sure it's possible that in 1990 he was in Viet Nam but that would put him as much, much older than Fran, am I correct in this?
That IS a really good question and I have never thought of it before. If providing for the poor is so important to the big 3...and the big three basically have the same deity, why doesn't that deity make the poor wealthy? That's definitely something to ponder. Thank you.
lol I'll look it up.
I've wondered about Trashcan Man as well and his mantra "My Life For You." The man was clearly batshit crazy. He was clearly drawn to Flagg...but he never makes it abundantly clear who he is talking about when he says "My Life For You". Initially you see that he is referring to Flagg...but at the end...he brings about the end of Flagg's regime and says "My Life For You." and it has always made me wonder if he wasn't talking to God.
That is funny. I wonder how your friend thought it should end then?
Oh hell! LOL Laughing so hard at your explanation! Love it so much!
Funny that you mention the toilet paper. I recently re-watched the miniseries and I've watched it many times over the years since it first premiered on TV....but today when I finished the final installment...it was the first time I ever noticed the roll of toilet paper there in the camp!