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* HarsherInHindsight: Johnny gets his powers from surviving a serious car accident. This was twenty years before King himself was hit and seriously injured by a van.
* HarsherInHindsight: Johnny gets his powers from surviving a serious car accident. This was twenty years before King himself was hit and seriously injured by a van.
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* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:While Johnny doesn't manage to assassinate Greg Stillson, the would-be world-destroyer's political future is destroyed forever when a photo of him hiding behind a child circulates, leaving him in an even worse place than if he'd been shot: a living coward and national disgrace, rather than a potential martyr. The book leaves it up in the air what becomes of him afterward -- [[{{Unperson}} Johnny sees only an absence where his future once was, and whispers "he's in the Dead Zone now"]] -- while the movie changes Johnny's vision to Stillson, bleary-eyed and on the verge of tears, putting a gun under his chin.]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Herbert Lom as the very sympathetic and supportive Dr. Weizak. Although Lom has played his share of dramatic roles throughout his career, at this time and to a whole generation or two, he was mostly famous for his long tenure as the long suffering DaChief to the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Ur-Example of the bumbling detective]]. This fact alone led many to associate Herbert Lom primarily with comedy and were surprised to see him in such a serious role. Lom clearly having comedic talent of his own, as demonstrated by his portrayal of Commissioner Dreyfuss, makes this misconception understandable if you're not familiar with him from his pre-Panther roles.[[note]]: one of which, Phantom of the Opera, he gets to spoof in The ''Pink Panther Strikes Again''[[/note]]
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* PlayingAgainstType: Herbert Lom as the very sympathetic and supportive Dr. Weizak. Although Lom has played his share of dramatic roles throughout his career, at this time and to a whole generation or two, he was mostly famous for his long tenure as the long suffering long-suffering DaChief to the [[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Ur-Example of the bumbling detective]]. This fact alone led many to associate Herbert Lom primarily with comedy and were surprised to see him in such a serious role. Lom clearly having comedic talent of his own, as demonstrated by his portrayal of Commissioner Dreyfuss, makes this misconception understandable if you're not familiar with him from his pre-Panther roles.[[note]]: one of which, Phantom of the Opera, he gets to spoof in The ''Pink Panther Strikes Again''[[/note]]
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** Pretty much any scene of Stillson as President and doing something awful will have people making jokes about ''Series/TheWestWing''.
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** Even in his dramatic roles, Lom usually played villains or various strange, unsympathetic characters.
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* MagnificentBastard:
** "Valley of the Shadow": [[TheUnfettered Francis Ritter]], believing Johnny Smith to be a true prophet of {{God}}, undergoes a mission to force him to accept his responsibility. Kidnapping a child and leaving behind no evidence that Johnny can find, Francis leads him and Sheriff Walt Bannerman on a wild goose chase around the city, staying one step ahead of them despite Johnny's abilities the entire time. Almost managing to kill them with a bomb, Francis also [[BatmanGambit predicts their plans]] to ambush him with a SWAT team, escaping the ambush but leaving behind clues to draw Johnny to his location. Predicting that Johnny would come alone, Francis leaves behind a second clue for Walt, timing it just right to convince Johnny to take his duty as a prophet seriously before he [[SuicideByCop gets himself gunned down by police]] after one final prayer.
** "Ascent": [[SpiritAdvisor The Guide]], heavily implied to be [[TheGrimReaper Death itself]], is a surprisingly affable entity who seeks the lives of both Walt and Johnny. Having already lost the chance to take Johnny's life once before, the Guide lures him into Walt's consciousness before trapping him there, intending to have them both die at once. Playing the role of Walt's father within his memories and convincing him to GoIntoTheLight. Retaliating against Johnny's changing of Walt's memories with his own mind games, the Guide finally touches Johnny, beginning the process of killing both of them. When Johnny manages to keep resisting, the Guide continues pressuring Walt to give in, only finally ceasing when it becomes clear he's going to lose and silently letting the two of them wake up.
** "Valley of the Shadow": [[TheUnfettered Francis Ritter]], believing Johnny Smith to be a true prophet of {{God}}, undergoes a mission to force him to accept his responsibility. Kidnapping a child and leaving behind no evidence that Johnny can find, Francis leads him and Sheriff Walt Bannerman on a wild goose chase around the city, staying one step ahead of them despite Johnny's abilities the entire time. Almost managing to kill them with a bomb, Francis also [[BatmanGambit predicts their plans]] to ambush him with a SWAT team, escaping the ambush but leaving behind clues to draw Johnny to his location. Predicting that Johnny would come alone, Francis leaves behind a second clue for Walt, timing it just right to convince Johnny to take his duty as a prophet seriously before he [[SuicideByCop gets himself gunned down by police]] after one final prayer.
** "Ascent": [[SpiritAdvisor The Guide]], heavily implied to be [[TheGrimReaper Death itself]], is a surprisingly affable entity who seeks the lives of both Walt and Johnny. Having already lost the chance to take Johnny's life once before, the Guide lures him into Walt's consciousness before trapping him there, intending to have them both die at once. Playing the role of Walt's father within his memories and convincing him to GoIntoTheLight. Retaliating against Johnny's changing of Walt's memories with his own mind games, the Guide finally touches Johnny, beginning the process of killing both of them. When Johnny manages to keep resisting, the Guide continues pressuring Walt to give in, only finally ceasing when it becomes clear he's going to lose and silently letting the two of them wake up.
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[VillainWithGoodPublicity Greg Stillson]], despite putting on a front as a man of the people, is in truth an insane sociopath with a dangerous messiah complex. Believing that he's destined to become President of the United States, Stillson decides that nothing will get in his way, leading to him threatening a negative reporter with both blackmail and a death threat. When Johnny views his [[BadFuture future]], he sees [[PresidentEvil Stillson]] intentionally [[NukeEm launching the country's nukes to kill millions of people]] despite the news of a diplomatic solution, even threatening to cut off his Attorney General's hand to make it happen, all with a hallelujah on his lips. When Johnny attempts to assassinate him to prevent this, Stillson uses a baby as a HumanShield, showing his true selfish colors to the world.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[VillainWithGoodPublicity Two characters are given AdaptationalVillainy:
** [[KillerCop Frank Dodd]], the [[SerialKiller Castle Rock Killer]], lacks the horrible backstory of his book version. A [[SerialRapist sadistic pervert]] who is also secretly the [[DirtyCop police deputy]] of Castle Rock, Dodd rapes and murders ten women in the duration of Johnny's coma, sparing not even a 15-year-old girl. He only stops when Johnny Smith's psychic powers out him, at which point [[DrivenToSuicide Dodd kills himself]] rather than face justice.
**[[spoiler:[[VillainWithGoodPublicity Greg Stillson]], despite putting on a front as a man of the people, is in truth an insane sociopath with a dangerous messiah complex. Believing that he's destined to become President of the United States, Stillson decides that nothing will get in his way, leading to him threatening a negative reporter with both blackmail and a death threat. When Johnny views his [[BadFuture future]], he sees [[PresidentEvil Stillson]] intentionally [[NukeEm launching the country's nukes to kill millions of people]] despite the news of a diplomatic solution, even threatening to cut off his Attorney General's hand to make it happen, all with a hallelujah on his lips. When Johnny attempts to assassinate him to prevent this, Stillson uses a baby as a HumanShield, showing his true selfish colors to the world.]]
** [[KillerCop Frank Dodd]], the [[SerialKiller Castle Rock Killer]], lacks the horrible backstory of his book version. A [[SerialRapist sadistic pervert]] who is also secretly the [[DirtyCop police deputy]] of Castle Rock, Dodd rapes and murders ten women in the duration of Johnny's coma, sparing not even a 15-year-old girl. He only stops when Johnny Smith's psychic powers out him, at which point [[DrivenToSuicide Dodd kills himself]] rather than face justice.
**[[spoiler:[[VillainWithGoodPublicity Greg Stillson]], despite putting on a front as a man of the people, is in truth an insane sociopath with a dangerous messiah complex. Believing that he's destined to become President of the United States, Stillson decides that nothing will get in his way, leading to him threatening a negative reporter with both blackmail and a death threat. When Johnny views his [[BadFuture future]], he sees [[PresidentEvil Stillson]] intentionally [[NukeEm launching the country's nukes to kill millions of people]] despite the news of a diplomatic solution, even threatening to cut off his Attorney General's hand to make it happen, all with a hallelujah on his lips. When Johnny attempts to assassinate him to prevent this, Stillson uses a baby as a HumanShield, showing his true selfish colors to the world.]]
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Also some shoehorns.
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* HarsherInHindsight:
** A lot of characters in the book and movie react to Stillson's theatrical campaign and unrealistic populist platform with amusement, and just assume he'll get crushed in the polls by his more experienced, moderate opponent...which is exactly what many people thought about the 2016 US presidential election as well.
** A lot of characters in the book and movie react to Stillson's theatrical campaign and unrealistic populist platform with amusement, and just assume he'll get crushed in the polls by his more experienced, moderate opponent...which is exactly what many people thought about the 2016 US presidential election as well.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In season two episode "Plague", Johnny fights to stop a viral outbreak. Over the course of the episode it is revealed it originated from China and is similar to the coronavirus that created COVID-19. Johnny injects himself with infected blood to reveal the cure. The cure? Chloroquin. Fast forward 17 years to 2020 and this all becomes a little creepy. Where is Johnny Smith now when we need him?
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* HarsherInHindsight:
** A lot of characters in the book and movie react to Stillson's theatrical campaign and unrealistic populist platform with amusement, and just assume he'll get crushed in the polls by his more experienced, moderate opponent...which is exactly what many people thought about the 2016 US presidential election as well.
** A lot of characters in the book and movie react to Stillson's theatrical campaign and unrealistic populist platform with amusement, and just assume he'll get crushed in the polls by his more experienced, moderate opponent...which is exactly what many people thought about the 2016 US presidential election as well.
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Reverend Purdy finally gets to help Johnny save people in "Cabin Pressure" and he does ''not'' mess around, going straight to an Air Marshal and delivering his most passionate sermon yet:
--> "I have less than fifteen minutes to live, Kelly, is it? I'm not going anywhere. If you wanna handcuff me too, be my guest but you're gonna hear me out. I believe that God had a very specific purpose for putting Johnny Smith aboard this plane. We were supposed to travel on a private jet tonight - it was grounded for repairs. And then we missed our first flight. Call it fate or destiny or God's will, it's no coincidence that Johnny is onboard. It is also God's will that you're onboard this plane, Kelly, cause Johnny can't hope to save all these passengers without your help. The only question is will you accept the role that fate has created for you or will you regret it for the rest of your very short life?"
--> "I have less than fifteen minutes to live, Kelly, is it? I'm not going anywhere. If you wanna handcuff me too, be my guest but you're gonna hear me out. I believe that God had a very specific purpose for putting Johnny Smith aboard this plane. We were supposed to travel on a private jet tonight - it was grounded for repairs. And then we missed our first flight. Call it fate or destiny or God's will, it's no coincidence that Johnny is onboard. It is also God's will that you're onboard this plane, Kelly, cause Johnny can't hope to save all these passengers without your help. The only question is will you accept the role that fate has created for you or will you regret it for the rest of your very short life?"
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** Without Piller to rewrite all scripts, ongoing arcs like the Dana Bright romance, Armageddon, Johnny's celebrity, his security problems were scaled back and then forgotten. Worse, Johnny's powers changed: where he often experienced past and future events from another person's point of view and felt their emotions.
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show was originally a UPN project that was budgeted as a major network show. A new UPN regime decided not to air it. USA Network, a cable channel, picked it up, but they clearly struggled to fund it or pay the actors their annual salary increases. Starting with Season 3, Johnny's visions had fewer special effects and less first person experience to save money on facial morphing.
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show was originally a UPN project that was budgeted as a major network show. A new UPN regime decided not to air it. USA Network, a cable channel, picked it up, but they clearly struggled to fund it or pay the actors their annual salary increases. Starting with Season 3, Johnny's visions had fewer special effects and less first person experience to save money on facial morphing.
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** Without Piller to rewrite all scripts, ongoing arcs like the Dana Bright romance, Armageddon, Johnny's celebrity, his security problems were scaled back and then forgotten. Worse, Johnny's powers changed: where he often experienced Piller wrote Johnny as experiencing past and future events from another person's point of view and felt feeling their emotions.
emotions. Later writers just had Johnny watch past and future events from a third person point of view.
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show was originally a UPN projectthat was budgeted as a major network show. A new UPN regime decided not to air it. USA Network, a cable channel, picked it up, but they clearly struggled to fund it or pay the actors their annual salary increases.it. Starting with Season 3, Johnny's visions had fewer special effects and less first person experience to save money on facial morphing.
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show was originally a UPN project
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* SeasonalRot: Due to the scaled back involvement of original showrunner Creator/MichaelPiller, the show is noticeably different from Season 3 onward. Rather than Johnny Smith using his psychic powers to prevent terrible events, the show switched to Johnny solving crimes after the fact. Ongoing arcs like the Dana Bright romance, Armageddon, Johnny's celebrity, his security problems were scaled back and then forgotten. Worse, Johnny's powers changed: where he often experienced past and future events from another person's point of view and felt their emotions, Seasons 3 - 6 generally have him observing from a third-person perspective. These changes happened because Piller's approach was to personally rewrite all scripts to add these elements in Seasons 1 - 2. He was too sick to do this for Seasons 3 - 5 and had died by Season 6.
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* SeasonalRot: The show struggled with creative and financial issues after Season 2.
** Due tothe scaled back involvement of original showrunner Creator/MichaelPiller, Creator/MichaelPiller becoming very sick with head and neck cancer, he was unable to lead the show is after Season 2 and the plots are noticeably different from Season 3 onward. Rather than Johnny Smith using his psychic powers to prevent terrible events, the show switched to Johnny solving crimes after the fact. Ongoing
** Without Piller to rewrite all scripts, ongoing arcs like the Dana Bright romance, Armageddon, Johnny's celebrity, his security problems were scaled back and then forgotten. Worse, Johnny's powers changed: where he often experienced past and future events from another person's point of view and felt theiremotions, Seasons 3 - 6 generally have him observing from a third-person perspective. These changes happened because Piller's approach emotions.
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show wasto personally rewrite all scripts to add these elements in Seasons 1 - 2. He originally a UPN project that was too sick budgeted as a major network show. A new UPN regime decided not to do this for Seasons 3 - 5 and had died by air it. USA Network, a cable channel, picked it up, but they clearly struggled to fund it or pay the actors their annual salary increases. Starting with Season 6.3, Johnny's visions had fewer special effects and less first person experience to save money on facial morphing.
** Also due to budget cuts, one actor was laid off in Season 3 and Season 6 laid off another three regulars. Despite these cuts, USA Network cancelled the show after Season 6, citing high production costs.
** Due to
** Without Piller to rewrite all scripts, ongoing arcs like the Dana Bright romance, Armageddon, Johnny's celebrity, his security problems were scaled back and then forgotten. Worse, Johnny's powers changed: where he often experienced past and future events from another person's point of view and felt their
** Johnny's powers also shifted due to budget cuts. The show was
** Also due to budget cuts, one actor was laid off in Season 3 and Season 6 laid off another three regulars. Despite these cuts, USA Network cancelled the show after Season 6, citing high production costs.
