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Where does the phrase, “long days and pleasant nights”, come from?

I swear my copy of The Gunslinger does not contain this phrase. I just finished The Waste Lands of this same set and haven’t come across it. Was this added in later editions?

5 Comments
2024/03/20
04:27 UTC

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Seeing the ka-tet in other SK stories

spoilers for Wizard & Glass and beyond, and for Dreamcatcher in my post

I replied to a post on r/stephenking about which character/death from which story hit the hardest replying with Beaver and Duddits from Dreamcatcher as my top answer, if only because others had replied with DT characters/members of the ka-tet quite frequently in the thread.

Mentioning those two characters in juxtaposition to the DT ka-tet in my mind got me thinking. Everything serves the Beam. The way the guys in Dreamcatcher find and save Duddits from bullies, how Beaver’s singing gave him a bit of a special connection to him, and how goofy Beaver is made me think of Cuthbert and Sheemie. Which led to some parallels between Henry and Roland, Jonesy and Alain. Jaime and Pete are kind of the forgotten two, I suppose.

Who else sees any echoes of the ka-tet in other books?

4 Comments
2024/03/20
01:55 UTC

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Roland as a DnD boss

I want to fight Roland in DnD. Give me your idea on what would Roland class/subclass, Abilities and stats be as a DnD boss.

1 Comment
2024/03/19
23:51 UTC

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Spoiler for entire series!!!

Is it just me, or is the book The Gunslinger the only one that foreshadows or indicates a repeat??

30 Comments
2024/03/19
21:43 UTC

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Am I the Only Crazy One

...who remembers the pre-Sony-fuckery when it was talked about alternating 3 movies and 3 mini series to connect them, to represent the whole series? Would have been much better.

6 Comments
2024/03/19
21:10 UTC

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Roland is said to resemble Stephen King, and thus, through the transitive property, this actor who also resembles Stephen King should be cast as The Gunslinger.

130 Comments
2024/03/19
21:10 UTC

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Anson Mount...

Would be the perfect actor for Roland..

He was Cullen Bohannon in the AMC series Hell on Wheels..

It's a good series about building a railroad ..takes place after the Civil War...

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33 Comments
2024/03/19
18:59 UTC

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Hear me out. . .

Viggo Mortensen [Aragorn in LotR] as Roland & Andy Serkis [Gollum in LotR] as The Man in Black.

Right? Right?!

53 Comments
2024/03/19
17:11 UTC

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The complete book series in irder

Third (maybe, I am honestly not sure and really doesn't matter too much) trip to the Dark Tower. Got these as a binge bag from my local library.

6 Comments
2024/03/19
12:31 UTC

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See the turtle, ain't he keen?

I can't imagine reading anything better than this article for the rest of March, folks. https://www.ign.com/articles/researchers-name-ancient-species-of-giant-turtle-after-a-universe-vomiting-stephen-king-character

3 Comments
2024/03/19
09:11 UTC

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Winds through the keyhole?

Do I need to read this one? Why is it not included in the 7 book series?

18 Comments
2024/03/19
02:43 UTC

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Kids

My 16 year old leaving for school this morning randomly: Mom! Long days and pleasant nights! Me: 😭

3 Comments
2024/03/19
01:35 UTC

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Would you still?

Very well, then, come. (Do you hear me sigh?)

My second journey ever and both in the last two years. The second time through is so different and so expeditious. You know so much, but you pick up so much more.

I read to the coda a week ago and put the book down. I wanted the happy for a minute. mit schlag. You can end there and be very fulfilled. As he says, it is a journey, not an end. I greatly appreciate 1 and 2 in the Coda.

Nonetheless, I will read this last part again for the second time. Endings are heartless. Onward.

4 Comments
2024/03/19
01:14 UTC

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I’m reading The Wastelands and I need emotional support

mild spoilers Omg. I was dragging through this book over spring break. I LOVED the gunslinger. Fell in love with Eddie, Susannah. The drawing of the three wasn’t as good imo. But wow, the first half of book 3 was boring. I grinded through the boring parts... I have about 70 pages and only 4 cigarettes left. Gunslinger is hot on catching up to poor poor Jake. Oh my goodness. Help. I’m weak. I’m gonna finish this book before I go to sleep. What a beautiful story. I’ve read 0 Stephen King besides this series. I’m so entranced. Gorgeous story telling and world building. I just. I don’t know. I don’t know where to go. I had to make this post.

Edit: spelling

52 Comments
2024/03/18
04:43 UTC

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I found this at McDonald’s next to a bottle of Nozz-a-la. Should I be Worried

21 Comments
2024/03/18
03:15 UTC

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Question about Wolves of the Calla

Father Callahan: How can he just randomly go Todash in his backstory. I think I missed that part but just how does he do it?

Also can anyone explain how he knows he will go to the Calla in the backstory?

The flashback sections have been really confusing for me

12 Comments
2024/03/17
22:08 UTC

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Questions about the Graphic Novels

So I’ve been to the Tower 6 times now (3 book, 3 audio), but I’ve been leery to touch the graphic novels as I’m afraid it would ruin years of my mind’s eye setting the scene. Since joining, I keep seeing more and more about the graphic novels and I can’t stop wondering if it’s worth it, but like we were told at the end of The Dark Tower, maybe it’s best to not go on? Comments, thoughts, ideas from anyone that was at this point?

11 Comments
2024/03/17
22:03 UTC

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Gary Daniels is Roland…

In a 1999 post-apocalyptic martial arts/gunslinging movie directed by Isaac Florentine called Cold Harvest, Gary Daniels plays what can really only be described accurately as a gunslinger who is named Roland Chaney. He uses revolvers and favors original lead bullets and is on a quest to take down the evil Little Ray and deliver the one human remaining whose blood can serve as a basis for a vaccine to stop the plague that is crippling humanity. Daniels makes an excellent Roland, and it definitely resonated me as a movie that made some pretty clear references to The Dark Tower series. Daniels, the blue eyed gunslinger would have been a fine Roland back in 1999. Fun movie, directed by Isaac Florentine. A lot of Sam Raimi type shots and Roland has a few of his own bad choices to try and get past. An interesting film for anyone who has travelled to the Tower.

1 Comment
2024/03/17
20:10 UTC

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I just bought the Dark Tower Beginnings omnibus. Should I buy the rest of the Marvel comics series?

As of now I only own Beginnings and the original hardbound trade of The Little Sisters of Eluria miniseries

22 Comments
2024/03/17
18:22 UTC

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Discovered this when out of town seeing a concert. It was Ka

12 Comments
2024/03/17
14:21 UTC

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is it worth it to finish the series

I picked up the dark tower about a year ago and I’ve read up to the wizard and glass and currently reading the wind through the keyhole, awesome series i’ve really enjoyed it but i am not a Steven king fan at all, not because I don’t like his work i’ve just never read anything else from him but the dark tower. It seems like after the wind through the keyhole is when the books start intertwining with his other books and universes, and he even inserts himself into the story. (idk how i feel about that) Will I be confused? should I continue on in the story or wait till i’ve read other king books. Is it worth it to continue reading after the wind through the keyhole?

25 Comments
2024/03/17
13:29 UTC

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Am I crazy to think Kevin Durand might make a great Roland?

I was watching this old show called The Strain that he is in, and I've seen him in other things.

He has the eyes. He's 6'6". He's 50.

Idk call me crazy.

54 Comments
2024/03/17
10:41 UTC

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Just finished The Wastelands. Spoiler for The Stand and this book up ahead

I am SOOOOOO glad I read The Stand and Eyes of the Dragon before this book. I love how it’s not clear until now that the Ageless Stranger is the Man in Black/Walter/Randall until King refers to him as The Dark Man and references The Trashcan Man’s mantra of “my life for you”. I fucking loved this part.

4 Comments
2024/03/17
04:59 UTC

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Ideas for Mike Flanagan dark tower adaptation.

Just had a moment of, 'OMG, this could be so great, if done properly.'

But imagine if they were to produce a bunch of side adds that they would release in various social media outlets randomly during the seaons.

Things as, 'havr you seen Buddy? He's a frisky little guy, and we miss him greatly. Reward if found.'

Or some ads for sombra and its energy future etc

Thoughts ideas.

Edit: I used the wrong term in saying ads. I should just have said 'extra material used in a real world scenario in forms of reels, or tik Tok, social media posts, etc'. No need to be advertising TDT, just that these small clips would become part of the social media landscape. And have some go viral.

12 Comments
2024/03/17
04:25 UTC

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Its SOOOOO GOOOD

I recently discovered the Kingslinger podcast. I have gone through the journey to The Tower nearly 2 dozen times since discovering the books as a young teen. This podcast has brought a new outlook on a series I thought I knew so well. I only regret not discovering this series when it originally aired as I would have loved to take part in the discussion questions. Scott and Matt have brought a fresh take on something I felt so comfortable with. I am wrapping up wizard and glass with them and can't wait to finish this series following alongside them. I highly recommend to everyone

15 Comments
2024/03/16
22:37 UTC

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Calling the Sombra corporation number

Apparently Verizon Wireless is a twinner of Sombra, They picked up and I heard “Welcome to Verizon wireless, your call not be completed as dialed.

4 Comments
2024/03/16
05:01 UTC

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New to the Series

Just wanted to say that I just recently started this series (within the last month) and I have not fallen so deeply into a series the way I have with The Dark Tower in SUCH a long time. There is just something about the progression of events, and the way King describes this world, that I can’t get enough of.

I’m finding myself blowing through Drawing of the Three after having finished the Gunslinger fairly quickly, and I really cannot seem to stop reading.

Excited for the rest of this journey to unfold.

SPOILER BELOW

For anyone commenting, just note that I have reached up to the point where they have found Odetta is missing after Eddie went back to get Roland (about to head into the next door I think)

EDIT: Grammar

16 Comments
2024/03/16
03:38 UTC

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How Shakespeare would see the translations of his works, were he alive today

Taken from post by u/Nicklovin508

15 Comments
2024/03/16
02:07 UTC

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