Dead Zone

Dead Zone is a television series based off of Stephen King's novel "The Dead Zone." The series lasted from 2002 to 2007. Main actors consist of Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno and John L. Adams. I began watching Dead Zone last semester and six months later, I'm still yearning for more. This television series captured my heart and a great amount of my time. (not that I'm complaining)

First off, let me tell you a little about the series. Anthony Michael Hall plays Johnny Smith who is able to see the lives of others by simply touching them. The future and the past can appear as images to Johnny as long as they have a relevance to some sort of accident, crime or other disaster that is about to happen. Each episode is like a short movie because of the deep plot that starts and finishes many of Johnny's images. Although, every episode not only follows the given issue that Johnny must fix initially seen by his visions but also follows the main characters lives like a drama series. Therefore, in my opinion, the show is a twist between a drama and a mystery. I enjoy a good drama series and I enjoy mystery movies, therefore this series has a lot to offer for me.

Like I said, the series is based off of Stephen King's "The Dead Zone." Stephen King is a well known author whose had many of his books turned into movies. I'm a huge fan of the movies based off of his books, even though I have sadly never read one of his books. Reading one of his books is on my to do list as soon as I graduate college though!

Here is a list of many popular movies based off of Stephen King's books.

• Children of the Corn
• Carrie (Initially came out as a movie in 1976 and just recently recreated and in theatres)
• The Shining
• Stand By Me
• The Shawshank Redemption
• The Dead Zone (There was also a movie created)

Therefore, not only do I suggest watching the television series Dead Zone, but I suggest watching some of the movies listed above.

On IMDB, Dead Zone is rated a 7.1 on their scale and I would have to give this television series 5 Andis! Every episode is well thought out and often can be seen as mini movies.