@cecja wrote:
I tried, but watching this during an actual pandemic is too eerie. 

I imagine a lot of the reviewers are at least partially coming from this perspective, whether they admit it or not.

@drosso46561 wrote:
Just got around to watching this version of the stand, I hate that the very start of the 1st episode takes place later in the story and then they flash back to the beginning where Captain Tripp's hit the world. I will watch the whole thing to see how they did and treated the story but at this point, the original mini-series is and will be the definitive version to me.

No one's gotten it right except King. The next adaptation shouldn't be on network television, it belongs on a premium outlet/streaming service that isn't beholden to the whims of advertisers. It's not a "family friendly" book, why try to cram it into a format that demands such restrictions? SO MANY apocalyptic (and post apocalyptic) and King movies get it right, it's hard to understand why screen adaptations of this particular story are repeatedly awful.

@FargleBargle - The man was 64/65 years old at airtime. Maybe it's about the time he didn't feel like being on camera when having his personal adventures. When you get up to that age, some people are still spry and ready to do action on camera, but they're the exception, not the rule. I'm personally happy for the guy. He's no longer a dancing monkey, and he's still getting paid. Good for him.