In 2017, theatergoers will face down an evil that spans generations when Stephen King’s behemoth of a 1986 novel IT is finally adapted for the big screen, after years of deflated previous attempts.
It remains one of the best Stephen King adaptations put to film, and I’ll defend it until my death.
As such, I’m drawing you all down here into the sewers of Derry to remind you of 5 things that IT’s television debut got absolutely right.
(Not a mood people generally wish to wallow in, given the narrative, but excitement comes in all forms.)