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Salem's Lot on TNT
• Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21 at 8 p.m. (premiere)
• Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
• Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21 at 12 a.m.
• Friday, June 25 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
• Sunday, June 27 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
• Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
• Sunday, June 20 and Monday, June 21 at 12 a.m.
• Friday, June 25 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Saturday, June 26 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
• Sunday, June 27 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
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Lowe down [br]
TV heartthrob leaves clean-cut behind for role
TV Cop Fights Salem's Vamps (Andre Braugher )
Actress Mathis costars in King miniseries
Scares in 'Salem's Lot' go deeper than 'boo!'
TV Review: Salem's Lot
View from THE COUCH: Salem's Lot
Author: Lilja
A first review of the remake of Salem's Lot has appeared online and it has only good things to say about it. Check it out over at Fangoria: http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=1801
Author: DTUK
Ty for the review link, Lilja
I read it this morning before going to work and am not sure how to take the review actually because the first movie terrified me ~0 <-------------- me, lol and normally reviewers/critics kill something before it ever reaches the general public, so it may well do the book justice in a very big way. One of the scariest scenes for me was the bus driver getting on his bus in the middle of the night and seeing all the children watching him.
Saying that it sounds from the review far scarier than the original, and I had many a sleepless night with the original (expecting Danny Glick to be looking in at me out of a bedroom or bathroom window ~0 )
Will have to see if I can pluck up the courage to watch the newer version :~
But you know what the saying is: curiosity killed the cat...
:~
Author: CRinVA
I too am anxiously waiting for this two part mini-series to air and so far what I hear I am liking a lot! June is not too far away - Kingdom Hospital will be (or will have) wrapping up and this falls right in place. Here is an interesting article from one of the stars of the Salem's Lot remake, Rob Lowe:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/7650762.htm
First time I ever heard of ”the holy trinity of King's work” - Lowe is a true King fan not unlike the rest of us here trudging down The Road to the Dark Tower!
Author: Bev Vincent
There's a good picture at the front of the current (Jan 10) issue of TV Guide. It shows Cromwell, Lowe and another man, Lowe has the stake in his hand, Cromwell lights the scene with a flashlight. The article is very brief but promising.
Author: Rache4173
I really like it when a 'big name' star gets behind Stephen King's work. Granted, there were a lot of arrogance rumors about Rob Lowe's departure from the West Wing, but it didn't detract from his appeal to me. I think those stars bring a lot more of an audience that might have otherwise opted not to view.
Personally, I cannot wait to see Salem's Lot! I rented it a LONG time ago - I'm pretty sure I even have it on VHS... but I couldn't tell you the last time I actually watched it.
Author: DTUK
Make sure you get the full length TV miniseries version and not the cut version Ratty.
Also I got to wondering having just seen Lilja's pics and the first shot of Rutguer Hauer as Barlow with the heroes of the movie (and yes, Rob Lowe very much looks like King) - dare we hope to see a proper sequel to 'Salem's Lot that King has always wanted but never had the time to do. That KAK called “A Return to 'Salem's Lot” didn't in no way justify itself as being a credible sequel and I definitely would have sued those people that give it the same name as King's creation.
It would be good to ride on the success of this “new” mini series and actually create it's (movie) sequel where Ben & Mark have to return to the Lot...and it may well make a credible tie-in with a movie version of “One for the Road” also; Another story that would make an excellent addition to the 'Salem's Lot world.
And yes, as scary as it might be - I am going to be brave and buy it on DVD
Author: Bev Vincent
Apparently Lowe's work on the movie gave him a case of Vampire Elbow
Author: DTUK
There must have been alot of stakings in that adaptation ~0
Author: Bev Vincent
Either that or he's just really bad at it and had to do a lot of (s)takes.
Author: DTUK
I wonder also if we can look forward to all the classic vampire scenes from the book:
Mike Ryerson laying on the bed with the “Y” from the autopsy...that was such a dreamlike scene, especially where Matt finds the High School ring with the initials MCR (Michael Corey Ryerson) stamped on it next to the broken window bathed in moonlight.
The discovery in the morgue of Floyd Tibbets and Randall Fratus McDougall (The McDougall baby) and it would be fantastic watching the McDougall woman feeding her undead baby the chocolate yogurt{?}
I would so love to see the bit where Corey Bryant goes back for Bonnie Sawyer after he is a vampire and her husband tries shooting him.
And the Eva Miller and Weasel scene where they “floated between the doorjamb like shades”
There are so many good parts to the book, and I hope the new miniseries because of its longer length can incorporate all of these scenes and other I haven't mentioned.
Author: DTUK
True, Bev - but if he was bad at it, I don't think the vampires would give him the chance to build his wrist muscles up and perfect his technique, lol
Am sure Mark gave him some tips anyways...
Must Bleed TV
Salem's Lot on TNT
By Devin D. O'Leary
Everybody of a certain age cites the 1979 Salem's Lot mini-series as one of the scariest things they've ever seen—largely due to one creepy ass dead kid scratching at a bedroom window. At the tender age of 10, that particular image was more than enough to haunt my dreams for weeks. Fright fans will be happy to note that TNT's new update of Stephen King's smash novel retains the kid.
The two-night mini series replaces faded '70s hunk David Soul with faded '80s hunk Rob Lowe and surrounds him with a solid cast (including Samantha Mathis, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell and Rutger Hauer). Lowe adopts a rather dull monotone when reciting the film's voice over narration, but he comes across as more or less human in the rest of the film—not overwhelmingly sympathetic, but certainly watchable for a couple nights.
The story is largely unchanged from the original. (A new intro jumps us to the action much quicker, and our main baddie is no longer blue—but both of those seem like improvements.) Lowe plays Ben Mears, a celebrated writer who returns to his grim New England hometown of Jerusalem's Lot to write a book about a celebrated psycho who lived in a creepy old mansion overlooking the town. Ben isn't the only new resident in town. Seems that an elderly antiques dealer (Sutherland) and his mysteriously unseen partner have moved into that crumbling old mansion atop the hill.
Salem's Lot doesn't waste much time getting to the good stuff, and never takes a long enough pause for audiences to get bored. Before the first commercial break, children are being slaughtered, dogs are being mutilated and we've got several possible romances brewing.
Directed with a tweaked-out color palette and some noticeable panache by longtime cinematographer Mikael Salomon (Far and Away, Backdraft, The Abyss), the film quickly introduces us to the assorted denizens of Jerusalem's Lot, then starts dispatching them with ruthless abandon. The telefilm manages to unleash some pretty creepy images during the dinner hour, and viewers are sure to get their fright's worth. Occasionally, one of the scare sequences backfires, eliciting a giggle instead, but that's to be expected from a horror film. With the lights turned low, the jumps certainly outweigh the laughs.
The show's second night is a little more choppy than the first, having to hop among the many established characters and eventually tripping over a plot hole or two. Even so, the zippy, two-night goosebumper is light years ahead of the recent Shining remake. All tolled, this is the best King adaptation in decades. Hardcore King fans may miss an excised character or two, but those looking for an entertaining couple of nights of fright are advised to take a big, bloody bite of this one.
Salem's Lot airs Sunday, June 20, and Monday, June 21, at 6 p.m.
Bev, would you be able to let us know when 'Salem's Lot is released in the UK, as I am not sure our TNT channel is the same as the American TNT channel and we might not get it this week.
Thanks in advance
Pretty cool quote from this article
Remember, Part 1 airs Sunday night!
Lowe deserves to be decked for the leather jacket alone
Lowe plays against image as grungy horror-film hero
TV: Dust off the old TV and sinkyour teeth into new 'Salem's Lot'
Rob Lowe the Vampire Slayer!
'Salem's Lot' has everything but the fright stuff
Fangs for the remake: Rob Lowe bit at the chance to do `Salem's Lot'
Braugher's Lot
Variety review
Fangoria review
We just saw an interview with Rob Lowe on Access Hollywood, and I thought the mini-series looked pretty good!
Lin
'Salem's Lot' with added bite
'Salem's Lot' offers pleasures, scares
A 'lot' of horror
Rob Lowe casts his lot with Stephen King
All in all though - I think the characters are nicely done. I always thought that Donald Sutherland and Rutger Hauer were strange individuals, so I think they were cast well for this. No problems with Rob Lowe either, thankfully.
No new Dead Zone episodes either. :-[ :-[
I thought Sutherland's performance in particular was intense and creepy, and Hauer will have more of a chance to shine in the second half.
Lowe, as usual does a good job settling into his role as do most of the bit players moving around in both the background and foreground.
I will reserve complete judgement until tomorrow when I have seen the second half, but thus far I have not been disappointed.
Hoping tonight's finale brings it all together.
Of course I'm watching Callahan and imaging him entering the Dixie Pig. ;D
Wants vampires! sexy loking ones mind you, need only apply
Ha! Good one Brautigan
Am really enjoying this interpretation - after being very irritated by the David Soul version years ago. Back then I thought Sam Waterston would have made a much better Ben. Fortunately Rob Lowe hasn't been on the cover of Tiger Beat in a long time and is far enough past the Brat Pack to pull it off.
I like the quick cuts and choppiness, it's like watching it through vampire eyes...
I was a little disappointed with the end, because it felt very rushed, but it wasn't a big problem. Some of the deviations from the book I could have done without, but again, no biggie.
All in all I'm definitely happy with this version of the movie. I like that the makeup for the vampires was simple and straightforward. Sometimes too much makes for a more campy look, but I thought they did a great job.
Am I the only one who thought Barlow's role was supposed to be more? I know that he was out of a lot of the beginning - being the "mysterious" half of the pair, but I thought he had been around more in the second half? :-/
Ah well. I still give it two thumbs up and throw a bravo in for good measure.
In particular I thought that the scene with Matt Burke (Andre Braugher) meeing the kid with the scars from the autopsy (sorry forget the character's name at the moment) was well-excecuted.
I honestly don't really remember the book all that well. It's been too many years. Bev mentioned a substantial number of changes, and I can sympathize with that, but I really was blown away by the fact that we got a high-quality television King adaptation/story, which we don't seem to get too often.
I agree Ronin...but the 2nd episode improved over the first for me so overall it was good.
The best part was my wife immediately grabbed my copy of the book and started reading because she was intrigued. For my next trick I will attempt to get her to start the DT series!!