The Terminal List
by:Jack Carr
I.S.B.N.:9781501180811
A couple of weeks ago, the recommended television section touted “The Terminal List” based on the novel of the same name by Jack Carr.
I put the novel on hold, but took out another of his books, “The Devil’s Hand”, to get a feel for his writing.
I got almost three chapters into “The Devil’s Hand” and decided….no.
“The Terminal List”, was a surprise. I liked it. Lots of action, lots of deaths of evil villains, and a halfway believable set of plot mechanics that allowed the hero (some would say “anti-hero” I suspect) to go on such a rampage without getting badly injured and caught. You have to suspend belief in some form or other with any thriller, so that wasn’t a drawback.
I’ll try “In The Blood” next.
The point of the above, is I then went looking for “The Terminal List” online. I got less than a minute into the first episode and came to the conclusion that the screen-writers’ adaptation was terrible; I won’t be watching any more of it.
Okay.
I went back and re-watched what I watched the first time; it was actually a minute and a half.
The prologue in the book took place in Wyoming three months before the “battle” that set up the story’s premise, not at what I presume was meant to be Arlington; and that TV ( streaming?) scene never happened in the book.
The “battle” (my use of quotes will make sense if you read the book / I don’t know how Amazon handled the full explanation and I don’t care) took place in a completely different venue (for lack of a better term) than the Amazon people used.
When a show is that far off the rails already, I’m not interested.
Carr blended the prologue back into sequence at chapter 40.
It just seemed like a minute was very little time to base a judgment on something. But, what do I know? I haven’t read the book nor seen the movie. It is common for some pictures to have a lot of changes made that weren’t in the original book. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes…..not.
dennisinseattle
Member
2 years ago
Nice set of Billie Holiday songs, Stel! I just wish we could hear Cleo howling the blues!
But Billie Holiday is actually by William Stout, whose book of blues artists was a follow-up, with permission, to R. Crumb’s series of trading card portraits.
Crumb wasn’t as big a fan of Billie Holiday as of some earlier, more obscure singers.
He left her out of his set, along with other people we mere mortals consider “legends”…
so Stout painted them.
You can definitely see the difference….
Crumb “cartoons” everybody in his own, recognizable style.
It’s the incomparable musical howling of the one and only Cleo Clifford….
turning herself into the very incarnation of the late, great Billie Howladay.
Two stars, two divas, two larger than life personalities….
melded into one amazing legend.
Wow.
…
Honestly, I didn’t know our precocious and indulged basset movie queen had it in her to portray such pathos…
Billie had such a hard life… it was probably an eye-opening education for Cleo, just to learn her part.
…
A sad, poor puppyhood… foraging for kibble, taking care of herself from an early age.
Running off, to try and howl her way to a better life, first led her to catnip use, then alcohol, tight collars, and short leashes, along with abusive mates.
…
So many addictions ruled her…
Her one true mate, Louie Mc Basset, kept trying to rescue her, and even arranged the concert of her life….
Howling at Car-doggy Hall… for which she is still remembered.
But then, sadly, they found out she’d lost her dog license due to catnip, and wasn’t allowed to perform again in New York.
…
I won’t give any spoilers… but be forewarned, there’s no Dogsknee fairy tale ending.
It’s all a tour-de-force for Cleo Clifford though… perhaps her finest role to date!
…
The human poster, BTW, is kinda sad…. some lady singing… but no sparkles… and not a single basset.
The free COVID tests I got earlier in the year have an expiration date in the next few days. So, I went online and got some more (not expecting to get sick, but better have them on hand just in case). They came today. They expire somewhere between 8/3/22 and 8/19/22.
Strange Fruit
Don’t Explain
The Very Thought of You
Blue Moon
All of Me
Summertime
Album: BILLIE HOLIDAY
Sarafina Fiber Art Inc. – Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore
A LINK to a short article about the artist at her website.
Magnificent Obsession Morphs Into a Stained-Glass Museum – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Terminal List
by:Jack Carr
I.S.B.N.:9781501180811
A couple of weeks ago, the recommended television section touted “The Terminal List” based on the novel of the same name by Jack Carr.
I put the novel on hold, but took out another of his books, “The Devil’s Hand”, to get a feel for his writing.
I got almost three chapters into “The Devil’s Hand” and decided….no.
“The Terminal List”, was a surprise. I liked it. Lots of action, lots of deaths of evil villains, and a halfway believable set of plot mechanics that allowed the hero (some would say “anti-hero” I suspect) to go on such a rampage without getting badly injured and caught. You have to suspend belief in some form or other with any thriller, so that wasn’t a drawback.
I’ll try “In The Blood” next.
The point of the above, is I then went looking for “The Terminal List” online. I got less than a minute into the first episode and came to the conclusion that the screen-writers’ adaptation was terrible; I won’t be watching any more of it.
After only a minute?
Okay.
I went back and re-watched what I watched the first time; it was actually a minute and a half.
The prologue in the book took place in Wyoming three months before the “battle” that set up the story’s premise, not at what I presume was meant to be Arlington; and that TV ( streaming?) scene never happened in the book.
The “battle” (my use of quotes will make sense if you read the book / I don’t know how Amazon handled the full explanation and I don’t care) took place in a completely different venue (for lack of a better term) than the Amazon people used.
When a show is that far off the rails already, I’m not interested.
Carr blended the prologue back into sequence at chapter 40.
It just seemed like a minute was very little time to base a judgment on something. But, what do I know? I haven’t read the book nor seen the movie. It is common for some pictures to have a lot of changes made that weren’t in the original book. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes…..not.
Nice set of Billie Holiday songs, Stel! I just wish we could hear Cleo howling the blues!
…and my guess was right about that last one – a Robert Crumb.
here’s another
We’ve got the books.
Janis, above, is done by R. Crumb.
But Billie Holiday is actually by William Stout, whose book of blues artists was a follow-up, with permission, to R. Crumb’s series of trading card portraits.
Crumb wasn’t as big a fan of Billie Holiday as of some earlier, more obscure singers.
He left her out of his set, along with other people we mere mortals consider “legends”…
so Stout painted them.
You can definitely see the difference….
Crumb “cartoons” everybody in his own, recognizable style.
strawberry sundae
Brought over from today’s “The Comic Strip….”
Oooh…
I loved “Cleo Howls the Blues”!
What can I say?
It’s the incomparable musical howling of the one and only Cleo Clifford….
turning herself into the very incarnation of the late, great Billie Howladay.
Two stars, two divas, two larger than life personalities….
melded into one amazing legend.
Wow.
…
Honestly, I didn’t know our precocious and indulged basset movie queen had it in her to portray such pathos…
Billie had such a hard life… it was probably an eye-opening education for Cleo, just to learn her part.
…
A sad, poor puppyhood… foraging for kibble, taking care of herself from an early age.
Running off, to try and howl her way to a better life, first led her to catnip use, then alcohol, tight collars, and short leashes, along with abusive mates.
…
So many addictions ruled her…
Her one true mate, Louie Mc Basset, kept trying to rescue her, and even arranged the concert of her life….
Howling at Car-doggy Hall… for which she is still remembered.
But then, sadly, they found out she’d lost her dog license due to catnip, and wasn’t allowed to perform again in New York.
…
I won’t give any spoilers… but be forewarned, there’s no Dogsknee fairy tale ending.
It’s all a tour-de-force for Cleo Clifford though… perhaps her finest role to date!
…
The human poster, BTW, is kinda sad…. some lady singing… but no sparkles… and not a single basset.
Ms. Sunshine~
I asked Stel to pass this along…..
I was quite honored to read such a rave review of my portrayal of Billie Howladay. I worked really hard on it. Thanks so much for your kind words.
all my best to you,
Cleo Clifford
Please tell Ms. Clifford that I am honored!
It’s not every day I get a personal message from a movie icon… to think… wow… a star of her magnitude.
I’m so glad she liked my review… I worked, not to the same degree, but hard on it as well.
Doc Severinsen-98 years old today
Happy Birthday, Doc!
Do you think he can still blow…
…out the candles on his cake?
(I always loved watching him with Johnny Carson)
“BILLIE HOLIDAY”
Portrait by: William Stout
A link to a review of his book ‘LEGENDS OF THE BLUES’
i really love when Cleo lands a huge role such as this. and even more so when Stel is Cleo’s official poster-maker! i especially like the sparklies.
Yes, great poster! Sparklies certainly help.
…
clever!
LOL
and, another LOL!!!
Very clever use of the leash; beautiful poster.
Thanks!
The free COVID tests I got earlier in the year have an expiration date in the next few days. So, I went online and got some more (not expecting to get sick, but better have them on hand just in case). They came today. They expire somewhere between 8/3/22 and 8/19/22.
My tax dollars at work.