Tonight is the finale of American Idol. In a bizarre twist of fate Stephen King's television adaptation of his novel, "Desperation" is on another channel at the same exact time ( Tuesday, May 23 at 8/7c ). What a bummer. I've been waiting for this ever since I heard it was coming to TV. If I were Stephen King, I think that I would be very unhappy about this, to say the least. As a matter of fact, from his website:
"Those of you who are familiar with the wonderful world of television may have noticed that Desperation â€" probably the best TV movie to be made from my work â€" has been scheduled by ABC to run, not just against American Idol, but against the American Idol finals! When I see this kind of scheduling, my heart is warmed by how well I have been treated by all my friends at ABC. One can truly say that with friends like this, one doesn’t need enemas. Little joke there. But am I bitter? HELL, YES, I AM BITTER! Oh, well, good work always finds a place in time, and ours may be in the DVD racks eventually. For now, please remember that Desperation airs on ABC May 23rd. Those of you who watch will get a gold star. Those of you who don’t, and watch American Idol instead…well, just remember: I have strange powers. I have been watching you all for some time through your computers."Actually, I plan on recording Desperation on my DVR so that I can watch in HD. I hope you understand Mr. King. I don't want to settle for second best. I read Desperation and am certainly looking forward to the movie. Unless I can talk the American Idol fans in the house to watch on one of the other TVs, that's my only choice. Hopefully that will keep me in his good graces. For those of you who choose otherwise, who knows? You may end up in one of his novels.
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