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Mr. Mercedes: Fade to Blue (2018)
Disappointing end to season 2
My wife & I read and enjoyed Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes book series, so when we saw there was TV series based on the books we looked forward to seeing it. Season 1 stuck to the storyline pretty well, and we enjoyed it. Most of season 2 did too, but the last couple of episodes abandoned King's story and went in a different direction. In addition to changing the story, we noticed scenes that just seemed to go nowhere, and the ones that moved the story forward did so at a glacial pace. We'll probably give season 3 a try, but I don't think I've ever seen a show start so well and derail so suddenly.
The Outsider (2020)
Read it, don't watch it
Before finishing the book, I noticed it had been made into a show, and looked forward to seeing the story translated to video. I waited to watch until I finished reading the book, and I'm glad I did. I was extremely disappointed in the show... some characters weren't what I was expecting (which is not uncommon in book to cinema), some unnecessary changes were made to the story (also not uncommon, but still disappointing). The worst was the story's pace - it just took too long to tell and hardly felt like it was going anywhere, and the musical score went at about the same speed. When I saw that put up the "If you liked 'The Outsider,' you might also enjoy watching..." window, I expected it to say "Paint Dry" or "Grass Growing." Do yourself a favor - read it, don't watch it.