Aug 25, 2017
When it comes to the 1990 miniseries based on Stephen King's
IT, there are two types of people: those who maintain it's
one of the scariest things they've ever seen... and those who
insist a more objective viewing would reveal that it was never that
great.
With a new film adaptation on the horizon, the HDYR gang
thought this was the perfect opportunity to find out where they
stood on the matter.
Topics include: ABC's original (and more ambitious) plans for the
series, some of the key differences between this version and the
source material, the unusual pattern with Mike's phone calls to his
old friends, Chris' bad luck with love letters, one of the key
reasons that the first half is more effective than the second, how
completely Tim Curry disappears into this performance, why the
limitations of network television instantly limited the impact
these stories might have had, how a giant turtle is the key
everything, and much much more!