The Running Man - What's the Difference?

The Running Man was peak Schwarzenegger action cheese mixed with some surprisingly heady science fiction. The novel from Stephen King's alter ego Richard Bachman goes a few layers deeper into the dystopia. Get ready to run because it's time to ask WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?!

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[PhatGirlLuvrComix]

"I live to see you eat that contract. But save some room for my fist because I'm gonna ram it into your stomach and break your goddamn SPINE!!" Best Arnie line ever.

[Brandon-rqys]

*_"Hey, Killian...I'll be back"_*
*_"Only in a re-run!"_*

[carysbebard]

I like these, although I think in this one had a few too many interruption gags. Hard to get invested in what's being said if it keeps being stopped, yknow? Good work though, well produced

[moonmonsterd]

The Running Man remains of my favorite Stephen King stories, right up there with another Bachman book "The Long Walk". In our reality TV obsessed culture it's not hard to imagine either books version of reality. Picture the camera he carries as a Go pro camera with 30 micro USB chips and it's doable today... meinus the bloodshed of course. Thanks guys for taking this one on.

[sydneystroud]

I've always wanted to see another version of the Running Man. The Arnold version is fun, 80s popcorn stuff, but the story had alot more layers to it.

[DaffyD]

Love these videos but please go back to NOT having all the interruptions, don’t fix what isn’t broken

[averynewtown]

gonna have to agree with everybody else, I love your guys content. it's literally the only channel i got the bell on and stuff. but the fake commercials and the interrupting "cause they got my family" makes me think he had actual things to say that I missed.

[htrubenstein]

The fake ads were very distracting and added unnecessary confusion to the episode

[fmsolee]

I felt lost almost the entire time. If each voice could be one the book and one the movie, that would be nice.

[robertyates]

The video states that they wanted to hire a real gameshow host...I would just like to say that before family feud, Richard Dawson was an actor on Hogan's heroes. So he actually is an actor.

[foodank_atr]

I saw Running Man as a kid, and loved the concept... Later I read the Bachman Books with Rage, the Long Walk, and the Running Man, and didn't know the book was so different, I was happy to get a new, decidedly more "Kingesque" story... Also the Long Walk...what a tale!

[NukeMarine]

Usual jokes and quips are fine. However, the skits here took away too much from the reason I watch the channel which is the great analysis on movies (and also novel counterparts in this case).

[vicenteortegarubilar]

Man I am glad this two narrators are back (I have been force to say this, they have my family, this message is brought to you by COMMENT SECTION, the best place to share ideas and nuts)

[demo]

Running man was the perfect Saturday afternoon movie I'd always watch after cartoons in the late 80's and early 90's

[aznsuperboipkj]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make a “what’s the difference” for Fullmetal Alchemist! You got four sources to cover! The original manga, FMA series from 2003, the other series from 2011 FMA: Brotherhood, and now the Netflix original live action movie!

[Palmieres]

This was sort of like watching the galactic broadcast of Professor Genki's Mind over Murder with Zack and Bobby commenting under the watchful eye of Zinyak.

[brycecastle]

There were so many huge differences between the book and movie that it's almost an entirely different story. Both great but both missing elements that if blended together could make a fantastic remake, but the book ending should stay. That was awesome.

[carlosc]

Damn disconnection from main story. are you sure you could not pause the video more times?

[JonnaAnnikki]

While reading the book, I had so many pictures in my mind, how a movie could be and then a saw that disappointing movie : ( .... I still hope for a new version as a series! Stephen King's work is timeless and his genius can always fascinate the next generation!

[theshawshankinception]

Great video. Can you next do a WTD on One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest?

And also, in the book, did the runners know what their hunters looked like, or was that information kept from them so as to make the game more difficult?