Teacup (12 Viewers)

[Optimus Prime]

Interested in this

Based on Stinger by Robert McCammon

McCammon is probably my favorite author but when I first read Stinger I didn’t like it at all, when I reread it years later it was much better than I remembered

Not near the top of his work (that will always be Boys Life, Swan Song & Wolf’s Hour) but nowhere near the bottom which is where I had it (that will always be Night Boat)

 

[Optimus Prime]

So I’m halfway through this series and “based on” is doing a lot of heavy lifting

 

[Rysilk]

Wife and I binged it last weekend. It was interesting. Not bad. Just not terribly original. I think if anything the acting saved it. It hooked me enough to watch a second season if it happens.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Just finished

It was alright. Turned into “the Thing” Lite

didn't really feel the paranoia that you could all through out that movie

 

[UpHere]

Interested in this

Based on Stinger by Robert McCammon

McCammon is probably my favorite author but when I first read Stinger I didn’t like it at all, when I reread it years later it was much better than I remembered

Not near the top of his work (that will always be Boys Life, Swan Song & Wolf’s Hour) but nowhere near the bottom which is where I had it (that will always be Night Boat)

Swan Song is in my top 5 - like most of mccammon's works - baal and stinger were two of the first i read, have most of the others,
this trailer is not doing it for me though - wish they would have just done Stinger - there are so many of his books that i feel would translate into movies if they'd just follow the story

 

[Saintman2884]

Swan Song is in my top 5 - like most of mccammon's works - baal and stinger were two of the first i read, have most of the others,
this trailer is not doing it for me though - wish they would have just done Stinger - there are so many of his books that i feel would translate into movies if they'd just follow the story

If we're being 100% honest, aside from a few major exceptions like George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire GOT trilogy series and HOTD prequel adaptations, how many great novels are even fully translated book-to-screen at even a 80% ratio? Even GOT and HOTD edited or left out some major plot points, character arcs, and even events. Even when they are supposedly "following the books" that really isn't ever 100% the case.

Most people maybe aren't aware but Shutter Island was based around an original novel who's ending was very different then the film's?

 

[UpHere]

you're probably right about this - American Gods (loved that book and was pumped for the tv adaptation) couldn't even finish a season before being cancelled, they seemed to be following the story pretty faithfully - with Stinger... just make Predator again, I'd watch the sheet outta that