The Reach is easily the most beautiful story that King has ever crafted. While on the outset there may not be much mileage to turn this into a TV show - his eighties short centres on an elderly Maine island resident, who takes a perilous journey to meet the ghosts of her past - the story's titular locale is a prime setting for a show. King's light, wispy prose paints a picture of an old worldy fishing settlement, untouched by the passing of time and seasons, but filled with interesting characters all with proud histories. The island itself was based on a real life locale, so even without any sign of the green light bursting through the fog, the setting is there, ready and waiting.