I'm a huge Stephen King fan. Read the book again before the series. It's a good choice for a series. Long enough and enough characters that a standard movie would be tough but not so long and detailed that changes are needed. The feel of the show is quite gloomy and bleak with lots of dim lighting and cloudy weather. The book has more of a mystery/suspense feel despite the dark nature of the story. Cast/acting/directing seem very good. I'm puzzled by the small changes that aren't relevant to the story, such as changing several of the characters' names, the location....and very small spoiler...Ralph's son was not deceased in the book, he was away at camp.