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Stephen Kingcast

Episode 154-It Trailer

Stephen Kingcast

Constant Reader

Tv & Film, Arts, Arts:books, Books

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Wow.  I didn't know I was going to be as excited as I currently am about the upcoming It adaptation.  This week was an incredible week to be a fan of Stephen King.  On Tuesday, we were treated to a poster and a tease for a record-smashing trailer that ultimately debuted on Wednesday.  Between the incredible poster and the trailer, my expectations for this movie are now very high.  In this week's episode, I review this past week and break down WHY this trailer is as effective as it is.

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0:00.0

There you go. She's already, Captain.

0:09.0

Thanks, Billy.

0:10.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Stephen Kingcast, one man's musings on the works of Stephen King.

0:19.0

Each week I'll review one entry in the bibliography of

0:21.5

Stephen King in the chronological order of publication. And today, what I get to discuss,

0:28.9

what I get to celebrate, actually, is a better word for it. What I get to celebrate is the

0:36.2

release of this week's trailer for New Line Cinema's upcoming adaptation

0:42.8

of Stephen King's 1986 masterpiece, the crown jewel in the collection of horror that

0:50.9

made him the title of the Master of horror, and that, of course, is it.

0:58.6

So, ladies and gentlemen, long-time listeners of the Stephen King cast will know that it was

1:05.9

it for me.

1:07.0

That was my first.

1:08.3

That was my gateway into the world of Stephen King.

1:10.5

Way back when I was in

1:12.8

sixth grade. I fell in love and I never looked back. And for those of you who are tuning in for

1:20.4

the first time, you can hear all of my thoughts on why it is a special book, why it is as well received as it is why it endures to this day

1:33.5

with my three and a half part review of the novel as well as my review of my review of his, the adaptation, the 1990, I believe, ABC miniseries starring Tim Curry.

1:53.4

So I have put out a lot of thought on it, and I am very happy that I have more thoughts to come as we have a crisp, stylish-looking

2:07.6

movie to look forward to this summer.

2:10.6

So I look forward to discussing sort of everything that has led to this moment.

2:16.6

I'm going to put this trailer into some context here, and then I'll discuss why I believe this

2:24.0

trailer worked as well as it did.

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