Stephen King Presents Kingdom Hospital (DVD, 2004, 4-Disc Set)

A previous TV series that was taken off of the air by ABC before the last episode was shown. Kingdom Hospital has the set up of Stephen King's Novels where it builds up chapter by chapter only this is episode by episode. It has all the normal King features, facts mixed in with fiction then mixed with the typical twisted nonchalant humor such as a Nurse who faints at the sight of blood, an almost blind security guard and a surgical doctor who lives in the basement who has a slight morbid side about himself and his co-workers faults, a ghost ambulance from the Old Kingdom Hospital that taunts the current ambulance drivers, a hypochondriac psychic who is only admitting herself to figure out the presences she feels between the Old Kingdom Hospital and the current standing Kingdom Hospital. It also includes a morbidly funny musical possession of an imprisoned murderer who failed double suicide with his lover on the outside and the main part of story being the spirit of a little girl from the Gates Mill Fire reaching out for help who has a strange friend named Antubus. The character Antubus has its own twists and turns and the series features much more than can be said on here. All and all if you have the patience and realization of Stephen King and even if you don't then this is an excellent tv series where good overcomes in the end.

I PURCHASED THIS DVD SET BECAUSE I AM A TRUE STEPHEN KING FAN. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE THAT KNOWS HOW TO UNDERSTAND MR. KING'S TRAIN OF THOUGHT. THE STORY IS BASED UPON THE HORRIBLE ACT OF A MAN THAT HAD NO FEELING FOR THE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT HE WORKED UNDER WHERE KINGDOM HOSPITAL IS NOW STANDING. MIRACLES OCCUR AND YOU ARE REALLY SWEPT UP IN THE PLOT ITSELF. MARY, THE CHILD THAT LIVES IN THE WORLD IN BETWEEN WILL CAPTURE YOUR HEART. TO SEE HOW IT ENDS, I RECOMMEND PURCHASING THE SET. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

STEPHEN KING PUTS HIS SPIN ON A HAUNTED HOSPITAL SERIES.KINGDOM HOSPITAL HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT AND SEEMS TO ATTRACT A STRANGE BLEND OF DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.FILLED WITH HUMOR AND SCARES THIS IS A GREAT SERIES DEALING WITH A STAFF AND CORE GROUP OF PATIENTS FAMILIES WHO TRY TO BRING PEACE AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF A HAUNTED HOSPITAL BUILT ON GROUNDS OF A HORRIFIC FIRE YEARS BEFORE.

I have always loved Kingdom Hospital. I haven't been able to find the complete set anywhere until I bought it on ebay. This DVD set is funny, entertaining, strange (in a good way) and made me fall in love with Stephen King all over again. I've watched it twice already and most likely will again.

Stephen King brings in some great characters. Those meant to be hated are and those meant to find funny are. And of course Stephen King has a very small role in this DVD so you know that it is some of his best work.

As far as a television mini series goes, this is an enjoyable entertainment piece that plays off Steven King's trademark brand of gothic suspense/horror and dark humor. I would recommend it to anyone who has been entertained by other big or small screen versions of life flowing from the mind of King and things that go bump in the night or day.