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What piece of media thoroughly disappointed you? (crazypeople.online)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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It could be an album, movie, tv show, whatever.

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[–] 23 points 5 months ago (10 children)

The Dark Tower movie.

One cannot fit a 9 books series into 1 movie. What a just terrible idea to begin with. Also, if you haven't read the books and want an amazing Stephen King adventure, this is your series to read!

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I'm a lifelong Stephen King fan and have read just about everything else he ever released, but I could never motivate myself to get started on the Dark Tower stuff. There's just SO MUCH and I kind of dread committing to it.

    (And yet somehow I reread a bunch of his stuff including the extended The Stand every couple years. I claim no rationality about it.)

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    As a fellow constant reader, do it. The Dark Tower series ties everything together, all his works revolve around this one in a way. It can seem daunting, but trust me, those pages can't turn fast enough as you're reading them.

    I caution the series to newbie King readers for the very same reason. The series is long, and they won't understand all the references and tie-ins. You will though, and you'll enjoy it (or I hope so, I've never met a fan who doesn't like them [except for the ending, but what King book doesn't have a contentious ending?]).

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Ready for more disappointment? They're making a new adaptation.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    I think book 4 is the peak, quality-wise. 5 was alright.

    It's been so long since I've read them, but I remember the very end of the series being great (and really, the only possible way it could have ended). However, I remember the last two books, up to that part, being kind of dumb lol

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