Random King-related news

[St. Troy]

You don't have to suck his dick. It wouldn't hurt you to give it a tug once and a while though.

...and I tried to give you some rep for this but apparently I must have done so some time in the last 36 months because the system prevented me from doing so...

[St. Troy]

...forgo the insults involving sexual acts.

If you might be willing to post something useful in the DT.net remembrances thread, we have a deal.

[herbertwest]

I actually agree with webster100. You constantly re-write the facts the way you want to interpret them. If you don't like King....move on.
I don't speak for everyone here but I'm sick of you.

You are sick of me because I noted that this article is factually incorrect? And you don't even attempt to note what I misstated? This isn't even a criticism of King per se. It's a criticism of the article. I have no problem with King arguing in his own self interest. The article got his motivations completely wrong, however. That is all that I was pointing out here.

Here are the facts:

Fact: King testified on behalf of the government.
Fact: the objective of the case (as stated by the government itself) is to protect the advances of high-profile authors (those that receive $250K or more).
Fact: There are literally a handful of such authors.
Fact: King is one of the few high-profile authors.

Contrary to what was stated in the article, King is not doing this for some altruistic purpose. He is one of the few that stands to benefit.

King may benefit from not seeing the merger happening, but we cannot say for sure that this is his sole motivation.
I tend to agree with someone that posted earlier saying that he doesnt need the money anymore.
He said it many times before, and I reckon it's true : he would probably continue writing even if it wasnt published.

I would argue that S&S probably needs him more than he needs them.
Doesnt mean that he testified for his own interest or for other authors interests. Could be either of them. Or could be both. I certainly have my opinion

[CyberGhostface]

Well, there's King the writer (who I think we all like), and then there's King the public figure who makes statements on various public issues and current events (with which we are likely to occasionally disagree or find fault).

I might have missed the orientation, but I don't think members are required to suck King's dick in order to remain on this site (RF can let us know if this is inaccurate).

There’s dicksucking and there’s calling repeatedly calling King a coward, a rat fink, an imbecile, a racist and other things I’m probably forgetting.

There aren’t rules or anything but if King’s existence fills you with that much bile it’s worth asking why you’re on a board about his work.

I don’t think anyone here puts King on a pedestal; I’ve been one of his harshest critics in regards to how he shit the bed with the last Dark Tower book… but if it gets to the point when you have nothing but hatred for the man…

[CyberGhostface]

IDK where this fits but Waxwork Records is releasing a vinyl of Doctor Sleep's soundtrack.

https://waxworkrecords.com/products/doctor-sleep

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Darn, that's tempting, one of the (only?) movies I liked better than the book!

BTW -- Richard Bachman made an appearance on Jeopardy Monday! His name, anyway.

[herbertwest]

Here is the teaser for sunday's Simpsons x IT episod : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7mRTmTaMUPw
And the opening (Georgie) scene : https://youtu.be/JNH4UZH8p5I

[herbertwest]

Anybody heard about the Delirium #30 magazine?

It was supposed to be released in april, and have never heard about it since
Apparently contains a rare / lost Tobe Hooper interview about the Salem's Lot miniseries (1979)


http://www.deliriummagazine.com/2022...r-tobe-hooper/

[Br!an]

Here's the sale page. On sale for $7.20.

[RichardX]

Here is the teaser for sunday's Simpsons x IT episod : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7mRTmTaMUPw
And the opening (Georgie) scene : https://youtu.be/JNH4UZH8p5I

Wow was that bad. I suppose as a homage to King it worked but as comedy it was dull stuff. One funny line "Kid murder is a kid problem."

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I haven't watched The Simpsons since they stopped releasing them on DVD.
The few times I've seen parts of the show switching channels recently I hardly recognized it.
I guess this makes me old-fashioned or out of the loop or whatever. Comcast has been available here for about a year now, I suppose one day I should 'Hook up and catch up'!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

It wasn't meant to be a comedy. It's a "Treehouse of Horror Production" of one of the greatest horror stories of the 20th century.

[CyberGhostface]

A scene was written for a Stephen King cameo (for the Simpsons episode) but he turned it down.

https://twitter.com/mattselman/statu...40636987113472

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I always liked the Treehouse of Horror shows, with or without King.
I need to re-watch my Simpsons DVDs!

[CyberGhostface]

They did another 'It' parody in the comics which IMO was funnier.

[georgiesarm]

A scene was written for a Stephen King cameo (for the Simpsons episode) but he turned it down.

https://twitter.com/mattselman/statu...40636987113472

And yet he said yes to doing a cameo on Duncanville

[RichardX]

It wasn't meant to be a comedy.

They succeeded in that regard.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I f anyone needs some mugs:

https://wbshop.com/products/it-chapt...JgxE%3D.UVEExh

[herbertwest]

"Adapting Stephen King - volume 2", about "Night Shift" will be released early december !

I read the first volume and thought it was interesting !
> More details on amz

[Bev Vincent]

The first volume was really good.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

After Svengoolie ran 'X' (AKA The Man With the X-Ray Eyes), which they managed to squeeze in between the same dumb-ass commercials they run every time, he mentioned after the movie there is a rumor that Stephen King may have added an extra line of dialog right after Ray Milland's character gouges his eyes out. Another rumor says the line was considered at the time for the movie and then dropped.

King's idea was AFTER the movie was made, I must clarify, he had nothing to do with the production, according to the rumor!

[CyberGhostface]

What happened was King wrote the following in Danse Macabre.

But I have heard rumors—they may or may not be true—that the final line of dialogue was cut from the film as too horrifying. If true, it was the only possible capper for what has already happened. According to the rumor, Milland screams: I can still see!

Then Roger Corman responded years later saying it wasn’t true but it would have made the film better.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

What happened was King wrote the following in Danse Macabre.

But I have heard rumors—they may or may not be true—that the final line of dialogue was cut from the film as too horrifying. If true, it was the only possible capper for what has already happened. According to the rumor, Milland screams: I can still see!

Then Roger Corman responded years later saying it wasn’t true but it would have made the film better.

Aha!
Now I see the true story!
Thanks.

[Br!an]

What happened was King wrote the following in Danse Macabre.

But I have heard rumors—they may or may not be true—that the final line of dialogue was cut from the film as too horrifying. If true, it was the only possible capper for what has already happened. According to the rumor, Milland screams: I can still see!

Then Roger Corman responded years later saying it wasn’t true but it would have made the film better.

Aha!
Now I see the true story!
Thanks.

Eye see. Missed it by that much.

[herbertwest]

"Fairy Tale" and "Gwendy's Final Task" are both nominated to the Goodreads Choice Awards!
> https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawar...2022opening_eb

"Fairy Tale" is #4 at the top 10 books of the year, according to the Amazon Editors
> https://www.amazon.com/amazonbookrev...ad/B0BLJ5T2K1?