Exactly, it's that "who me?" attitude that comes up too much with him. In that convo with his wife after the daughter admitted about the party mishap, he acted like someone fifteen years younger with teen-aged angst. I'm going to watch that again tonight just for a good laugh. And I'll get another look at him in the back seat of the get-a-way car from the precinct. That's good for a laugh too.

So far the show sounds like it's patterned after The Walking Dead: a survival horror story where the people are more dangerous than the monsters are. But I'll watch a few episodes to judge for myself.

@Kathy said:

Exactly, it's that "who me?" attitude that comes up too much with him.

Yes, exactly, it's his whole persona.

In that convo with his wife after the daughter admitted about the party mishap, he acted like someone fifteen years younger with teen-aged angst.

True.

I'm going to watch that again tonight just for a good laugh. And I'll get another look at him in the back seat of the get-a-way car from the precinct. That's good for a laugh too.

Yes I think there's going to be a lot of (unintentional) laughs with him and the whole show.

Well I watched the first episode and it does look like a poorly produced adaptation of the short story. It's not half as scary as the short story. It's not even funny like you said either.

I don't understand why it's so hard to successfully adapt a Stephen King novel or short story to film. I'll watch one more episode and if it doesn't get better, I'm moving on.

@diadara said:

The first thing I thought when I read about it was oh farts, it's Queen Aslaug so I can't watch. She's not my favorite character and now, for some reason, I associate the actress with her. It's funny how we think like that. Anyway I gave it a shot but when that stupid cop threw the soldier in jail instead of giving him proper help I knew this was going to be a bust. Slamming him against the bars for not knowing his social security number? The poor guy could have hit his head or been poisoned, in any way he needed a hospital. The girl on the run just left her stuff even though she kicked the guy in the teeth and then ran straight towards the police. Some inconsistencies so far but I'll give it a few more episodes.

When the cop threw the soldier in jail, that's when I gave it up and turned it off. It really is terrible.

@rarebreed said:

I don't understand why it's so hard to successfully adapt a Stephen King novel or short story to film.

ITA

@ScorpionQ2 said:

@rarebreed said:

I don't understand why it's so hard to successfully adapt a Stephen King novel or short story to film.

ITA

I am not Googling that.

@rarebreed said:

I don't understand why it's so hard to successfully adapt a Stephen King novel or short story to film.

ITA

I am not Googling that.

It just means - I Totally Agree .

I am hate watching this show. Was looking forward to it, and I had a feeling it would be bad.

These are cardboard characters with cardboard motivations, and the moth scene, ugh. Really , he was genetically mutated within seconds to grow his own set of wings? It was so anticlimactic. Now we have to be afraid of a moths flying around? So what.

@Kathy said:

These are cardboard characters with cardboard motivations, and the moth scene, ugh.

I just COULD NOT believe how awful that was.

And earlier I said Francis Conroy's character was the only likable one- I am now taking that back.

Really , he was genetically mutated within seconds to grow his own set of wings?

This!

I had hoped he would fly off carrying all of them. The tattoo on his back looked scarier than the moth monster he changed into.

It was so anticlimactic. Now we have to be afraid of a moths flying around? So what.

It's like a bad comedy-only not that good. And in between commercials the producer/director guy(or whoever he is) has the nerve to actually tell us 'inside the show ' tidbits -AS IF it's really a great show and we are wondering what happened behind the scenes.

I know! I'm so disappointed in Frances Conroy for appearing in this mess too! I bought the show off I-Tunes and they gave us the "inside the show" stuff. I can't even bother with it. Why would I want to go into a show this two-dimensional? They sold this as a 10 show series event. I wonder if they're going to turn it into another season, for the money, without addressing the "event" part. I'll bet they try.

@Thebridge said:

These are cardboard characters with cardboard motivations, and the moth scene, ugh. Really , he was genetically mutated within seconds to grow his own set of wings? It was so anticlimactic. Now we have to be afraid of a moths flying around? So what.

Yeah what's with all the bugs attacking people? That's not scary. It's been done to death.

@Kathy said:

I know! I'm so disappointed in Frances Conroy for appearing in this mess too!

I her in Six Feet Under

I bought the show off I-Tunes and they gave us the "inside the show" stuff. I can't even bother with it. Why would I want to go into a show this two-dimensional?

Exactly

They sold this as a 10 show series event. I wonder if they're going to turn it into another season, for the money, without addressing the "event" part. I'll bet they try.

Nooooooo!

They sold this as a 10 show series event. I wonder if they're going to turn it into another season, for the money, without addressing the "event" part. I'll bet they try. Nooooooo!

Now that's scary.