Overall, I really like this podcast. Took me too long to find it. Not sure how I missed it. The honest loves Stephen King’s work - and that comes through every episode.
The only thing I’ll saw after getting through about 7 episodes (lots to go) is that I disagree with a decent amount of his “takes” on some elements of the King catalogue. His scathing review of the 1979 tv mini-series of “‘Salem’s Lot” was just awful in my view. I could barely make it through it. The host sounds like someone without the attention span to pay attention to something longer than a few seconds.
Also, in the episode on the “‘Salem’s Lot” novel, this guy really hates on the character of Susan Norton to the point of absurdity - and, of course, we are subjected to the usual lecture on King’s supposed insensitivity to women characters early in his career. I don’t see it, and it feels like he’s looking at the past through a modern self-righteous lens rather than seeing the work as a product of its time (and a generational classic, by the way).
All that aside, this podcast is a LOT of fun so far. The host’s love for Stephen King makes up for most of the things that I
find annoying. Each episode feels like talking to an old friend after you both finished a King novel. Well worth your time!
