The Stand

[GratefulFred]

Many years back I did an end of the world story spoof on this beloved Stephen King story save I pitted horny vs celibate. I personally thought the TV version was sleep inducing but it seems the book is quite popular.

Since many of you know the story and my premises throw some ideas at me. I haven't got pumped up enough to tackle this large project yet but that can change.

 

[starrkers]

Depends which side you take - is horny good and celibate bad or vice versa?

 

[GratefulFred]

Depends which side you take - is horny good and celibate bad or vice versa?

Horny good. Celibate bad.

 

[Guest]

FREDDIE!!!!!!! *kisskisskisskisskisskisskisskisskissksiss*

Oh, and you want to fuck with Steve-oh?

*shakes head sadly*

Oh, Freddie.

 

[GratefulFred]

FREDDIE!!!!!!! *kisskisskisskisskisskisskisskisskissksiss*

Oh, and you want to fuck with Steve-oh?

*shakes head sadly*

Oh, Freddie.

S.K. can't get enough of my spoofs. Or is it my cock?

muaaaaaa back atcha.

 

[Guest]

S.K. can't get enough of my spoofs. Or is it my cock?

muaaaaaa back atcha.

*covers ears* LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA!

Steve is SO not the geh. Puh-lease...

Clive Barker, now there's a gentleman who can appreciate the dribblings of your member(s). *giggle*

Now, either one of them would love your head to drop trou - they fuck between the ears.

Now, back to the subject, as the rank and file haven't shown their faces yet.

The Trashcan Man = The Toothbrush Man - he was in jail for sneaking into people's homes and wanking on their personal items, but in particular, dental implements. Probably caused by the unfortunate childhood trauma of his father sucking him off while young Toothy brushed his teeth.

 

[GratefulFred]

FYI, that Hellraiser pinhead dude originally had blow up condoms coming out of his face. I told Clivey-poo that it seemed too scary seeing so many condoms on screen. He tamed it down to pins while slurping a big one.

 

[Guest]

FYI, that Hellraiser pinhead dude originally had blow up condoms coming out of his face. I told Clivey-poo that it seemed too scary seeing so many condoms on screen. He tamed it down to pins while slurping a big one.

*smuckle*

If I only has an ounce of the creative I crave...

Seen Salmon lately? How's he doo-in'?

 

[GratefulFred]

*smuckle*

If I only has an ounce of the creative I crave...

Seen Salmon lately? How's he doo-in'?

Going upstream I suppossed. Who's Salmon? My stupid mind wants to know.

 

[Guest]

Rushdie. If you're good buds with Steve and Clive then you have to know him too.

 

[GratefulFred]

Rushdie. If you're good buds with Steve and Clive then you have to know him too.

Oh Rush. Yeah we were just comparing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed. His seems kind of royal while mine has a joint in his mouth, missing a front tooth, some shades on and "What me worry?" balloon.

Once we get the incredible publicity we'll get the word out on this escort agency we plan to open.

 

[Guest]

Oh Rush. Yeah we were just comparing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed. His seems kind of royal while mine has a joint in his mouth, missing a front tooth, some shades on and "What me worry?" balloon.

Once we get the incredible publicity we'll get the word out on this escort agency we plan to open.

*shaking my piggybank* I hope you won't charge an arm and a leg...:wink:

 

[willie34]

i like the idea. hope you have some scenes similar to what SK had with Harold and Nadine.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Umm... I hate to tell you, but The Stand is the prelude to King's Dark Tower series (eight books). There is also a smattering of Needful Things and a couple of other novels mixed up in it. To really get The Stand you have to be a King fanatic, I think.

Reworking that book into a short story would be...

 

[Guest]

Umm... I hate to tell you, but The Stand is the prelude to King's Dark Tower series (eight books). There is also a smattering of Needful Things and a couple of other novels mixed up in it. To really get The Stand you have to be a King fanatic, I think.

Reworking that book into a short story would be...

Jenny, it's ALL about the Tower.

 

[GratefulFred]

Though I may or may not have read "Carrie" I haven't read anything S.K. has written. I remember The Stand on TV ages ago and I remember it being terminally boring. However I did notice recently the book is one of the most favorite books and thus I felt I should perform a hack job on either the Stand, The Lord of the Rings (did that) or the bible.

The premise of the story is thus. Certain survivors following some glowing boobs to a central place. At the same time a few some sexless losers team up with the devil and are just pissed off all the time. Some interaction between the sides takes place leading up to a kick ass conclusion. Details will fall into place.

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Jenny, it's ALL about the Tower.

Well... The tower couldn't be like the book. It would have to look like a 100 story dildo, I think.

Acutally, that's not a bad thing

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Though I may or may not have read "Carrie" I haven't read anything S.K. has written. I remember The Stand on TV ages ago and I remember it being terminally boring. However I did notice recently the book is one of the most favorite books and thus I felt I should perform a hack job on either the Stand, The Lord of the Rings (did that) or the bible.

The premise of the story is thus. Certain survivors following some glowing boobs to a central place. At the same time a few some sexless losers team up with the devil and are just pissed off all the time. Some interaction between the sides takes place leading up to a kick ass conclusion. Details will fall into place.

Yeah, Fred,
The problem with the TV thing was BURN OUT. It went on for like a bloody week and the screen writers tried to stuff too much of the Novel into the video. It seemed to go on forever.

The book, on the other hand, you expect to go on reading for weeks. It's like 1200 pages or something.

 

[willie34]

I guess I'm asking Jenny Jackson this question since she is the SK buff.

I have read the Stand but not any of the Dark Tower series. Is the "man in black" from the Dark Tower: Gunslinger the equivalent of Randall Flagg from the Stand?

 

[GratefulFred]

The book, on the other hand, you expect to go on reading for weeks. It's like 1200 pages or something.

Damn I am going to strive for 750 words and that'll be a challenge.

The good guys are going to meet in Las Vegas. Any idea what city the sexless losers can congregate?

 

[Guest]

I guess I'm asking Jenny Jackson this question since she is the SK buff.

I have read the Stand but not any of the Dark Tower series. Is the "man in black" from the Dark Tower: Gunslinger the equivalent of Randall Flagg from the Stand?

No, The Man is Black is not Randall. Randall does make an appearance or two, however. Wizard and Glass comes to mind, DT IV.

 

[Oblimo]

No, The Man is Black is not Randall. Randall does make an appearance or two, however. Wizard and Glass comes to mind, DT IV.

It's in W&G where Roland recognizes Flagg as Marten, aka Walter o'Dim, aka Man in Black, aka the Walking Man, aka Nyarlathotep. King is deliberately inconsistent with Flagg's background, by my reading, especially because Flagg is an agent of the irrational. I think he's supposed to be folkloric (much like Roland), so his story is as muddled as any oral history.

 

[Oblimo]

The book, on the other hand, you expect to go on reading for weeks. It's like 1200 pages or something.

Except you can skip the couple hundred pages in the middle that consist of Harold pyschic himself up to get the plot moving again.

 

[willie34]

Its been awhile since Ive read the Stand. At the end didnt Flagg or wash up on a island. Or am I remembering some crazy dream I had?

 

[Oblimo]

Its been awhile since Ive read the Stand. At the end didnt Flagg or wash up on a island. Or am I remembering some crazy dream I had?

I think it depends on the version, Condensed or Interminable. (Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed both.) Lemme google...

*googles*

Yeah, in the Interminable edition, there's a final scene of Flagg starting over in the tropics somewhere, although where in the Kingdom it is, who knows?