![]() ![]() ![]() That was so disappointing! Of course, there were other performances that exceeded expectations. Harold in the book was one of the most fascinating fictional characters of all time, in my opinion, and in the film they turned him into a stereotypical nerd who, like most "bad" characters, is portrayed entirely unsympathetically. Still, I think the character most ruined in the transition from novel to miniseries was Harold Lauder. And it wasn't the dialogue, but her delivery. And I do mean that every line she spoke seemed to come out as a whine. Molly Ringwald took on the role of Frannie Goldsmith - a strong, opinionated, outspoken, and conscientious woman - and turned her into a selfish, whiny little girl. Nick Andros was my most favorite character in the book, and I can tell you that he was in no way, shape or form Rob Lowe - period. One of the things that amazed me was the fact that some of the casting was so dead-on and some so far off. Still, I followed the progress of the making of the miniseries from casting through production, up to release. The Stand is perhaps my favorite novel of all time, and I always knew that translating it to the screen - big or small - would be a pretty heavy task. ![]()
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