While the 2020 miniseries does win this round, it is worth mentioning that there were two characters that were done infinitely better in 1994 those being Nick Andros and Mother Abigail.
The 2020 adaption certainly made mistakes (which we’ll get to), but it did a better job of making its characters feel like fully fleshed out people. This results in Franny getting more development, Harold’s descent into madness being more nuanced and understandable, and an arc for Lloyd that was present in the original, but didn’t get the time or attention it deserved.Īs previously mentioned, the 1994 was very much a product of its time, and the result was a somewhat cartoonish portrayal of characters like Tom Cullen, Larry Underwood, and Randall Flagg (especially in his devil makeup). Having several more hours of runtime, the 2020 version definitely makes use of its time, and spends a great deal of energy focusing on its characters. The primary characters we’re primarily focusing on are Stu Redman, Franny Goldsmith, Larry Underwood, Glen, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, Harold Lauder, Nadine Cross, Lloyd Henreid, Mother Abigail, and Randall Flagg, but just know there are many others. So in order to properly judge this round, we have to look at the characters overall and see which version did a better job with most of them.
“The Stand” is known for its ensemble, without really have a “main character” (although Stu does fit that profile the most). So, in the interest of horror and Stephen King fandom, we thought it would interesting (and fun) to look at both adaptations of “The Stand” and objectively determine which one reigns supreme! In both cases, the series is set in “modern” day to when it was released, and in both cases, they’re very much a representation of that time. Given how massive a story it is, adapting it is no easy task, but it’s been done twice (once in 1994 and again in 2020/2021), both with incredibly different results. King has called his own version of “Lord of the Rings” with an epic journey being set in America, and there’s no denying its impact on his career, as well as horror as a whole. To this day, “The Stand” remains Stephen King’s longest novel ever written and is an absolute behemoth of a story (and a physical book).
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