1016. Kings of King: The Stand (1994 Miniseries), Part 2

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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This episode completes the thrilling conclusion of the 1994 ABC television event, The Stand. We covered this as a two-parter, as it’s technically four movie length episodes. For this episode, Michael and Abe discuss the mythological backing of King’s stories, the consequences of the plot, and guess how the real whimper of an ending. Features: Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store

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0:00.0	Stephen King
0:03.0	Stephen King.
0:23.6	I might have fucked up.
0:31.6	You tell me, after I wrote this parody, sat there for, you know, 90 minutes working this out. I'm like, I think I already did this song. And what's funny is the joke is I tried to think of a song I would never do that no one would know. And I think I landed on the same anti-joke, you know what I mean, that I did before. Right. But if I don't know it, I'm probably going to recognize it. I'll be like, oh, new song to me.
0:55.1	Well, people who I searched through my notes, but people who happen to remember,
0:59.9	tell me if I've done this song before.
1:01.8	But also I have to humble, I have to mumble it to myself.
1:06.9	Because it's so good, Abe.
1:08.6	I got it.
1:09.1	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:10.4	I'm closing my eyes and I'm drifting on an ocean of readiness.
1:16.4	Please give it to me.
1:17.3	Well, I gave my life for you.
1:22.9	One fell by the wayside poor still.
1:28.3	Hey, Nadine, don't be mean, dig your man.
1:33.3	A long drop, a wet plop, no, or fan.
1:39.3	I also, or I was considering now your flan.
1:42.3	That's true. Forgive me flag man, This is your trash can. My life of thee. My life of thee. Hopped on my quad babe. Now we'll all be saved. A. Bombs will free all souls A to Z. Dillie. Oh, and then it goes. Bam. Dina do. Do do, do, do, do, do. Anyone? I don't know it, but I am. Canadian pop punk band, Billy Talent, who for my money, and some people will be happy to hear this. Well, because the guy has a voice that's so pop punk that it begs this comparison, erases this comparison, but in no other way. It's like, wow, they got a way better Blink 182 than we did. Cannon. Billy Talon. That's like how I think of them. Their songs are better. Those are fighting words. But it is simple, straightforward pop punk, but it's better. There's not a lot that I am patriotic for but blank but them's fighting words anyway I'm
2:38.2	tired can we skip skeleton crew yeah here's the deal everybody this is part two and by part two
2:44.4	a little bit confusing the stand had a was a mini series in 1994 if you go back to last month's
2:50.8	episode we covered parts one and two
2:53.3	of that half of it because they're each hour and a half long. So here is the conclusion.
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