“Captain Trips” does, however, appear in the book as a colloquial phrase used by young people to identify the virus.
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The 1990 edition is the reference point for the series’ story).Īlso Read: 'The Stand' Trailer: It's Alexander Skarsgard vs Whoopi Goldberg in CBS All Access Limited Series (Video) (It should be noted that the original version of “The Stand” was published in 1978, but King released a longer, updated version in 1990 that restored sections that had been cut from the original novel. The meaning and origin behind the phrase “Captain Trips” is never directly explained in King’s book. The series follows a group of survivors after a superflu knocks out 99% of the world’s population, and it hits close to home as we face the very real, though not as fatal, coronavirus pandemic.īut the superflu in “The Stand” is known by a more casual, less scientific name: “Captain Trips.” If you’re wondering where that term came from and what it means, you’ve come to the right place. The first episode of CBS All Access’ limited series based on Stephen King’s novel “The Stand” premiered Thursday, and it couldn’t have come at a more apt time.
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