IT: Welcome to Derry

**The show is written for pre-teens and it feels like a silly WB series **

I'm really disappointed with this latest TV show from HBO. The acting is absolutely atrocious, and the writing isn't much better. And I never notice stuff like CGI, but some of the "monster" special effects in this look sloppy or something, like they were thrown together on an internet cafe computer. We literally laughed out loud at some of these "scary" scenes.

Anyway I thought it was going to be a somewhat serious horror series, but instead it's just a bunch of writers throwing goofy stuff at the wall to see what sticks. It's definitely intended for young adults/teenagers, which feels more like WB and less like HBO, and personally I was hoping for a show th...

"IT Welcome to Derry" is gruesome for all the wrong reasons.

This is a lobotomised, splattery, over the top, wholly wrong headed, poorly scripted mess. A largely unrecognisable departure from the vastly superior novel and films.

The only real upsides I can see is quality acting and solid production values but that is seriously, as far as this series, gets.

In summary, no doubt the marketing gremlins will try telling us how "wonderful" this is. That said, fans, like myself, who have read Kings novel and enjoyed the excellent "IT" films over the years, wont be easily fooled. One to avoid.