Now they have remade Salem's Lot

[CatWoman]

x(

TNT and Warner Bros. Television co-produce the four-hour miniseries, with Mark Wolper (TNT's The Mists of Avalon, The Thornbirds) executive-producing for The Wolper Organization, and Jeff Hayes executive-producing for Coote/Hayes. Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers) directs from a script by Peter Filardi (Flatliners, The Craft), based on Stephen King's best-selling novel.

Rob Lowe will play Ben Mears, a journalist who returns to his hometown to research the mysteries surrounding the memories that have haunted him since his childhood.


Donald Sutherland will play Richard Straker, a mysterious antique store owner who is actually the evil partner of head vampire Kurt Barlow, played by Hauer; Braugher will portray Matt Burke, Ben's former grade school teacher who teams up with him to uncover the town's secrets; Mathis will play Susan Norton, a small-town waitress who falls for Ben and Cromwell will portray Father Donald Callahan, a priest who helps Ben investigate the mysterious deaths of his parishioners.

http://www.tnt.tv/Movies/SalemsLot/

[Khephra]

1. the script was written by the guy doing the 2-hour 'IT" remake

that changes perspective from one of the guys to the gal. I've heard awful things about both these remakes. AWFUL things.

[CatWoman]

2. make them stop, Kef!!!

make them stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Khephra]

3. For this crap I'd love to stop it

But we do get the occasional remake that makes all the crap worth it (EG. The Fly).

[Delano]

4. "IT" isn't even that old. Why remake it?

nt

[Khephra]

5. I have no freeping clue

We talked about that topic last week and most of us came to the conclusion that IT was a good adapation, except for the sucky ending. I can't see many actors who could do Pennywise as well as Tim Curry did in the role.

[supernova]

6. Mists of Avalon was terrible

It was mostly faithful to the book, but man, it was deadly DULL! With stilted blocking and the actors doing essentially bad Shakespeare. x(

No comparison to the book. :thumbsdown: