I was sick this week and missed episode 3. From the comments here it's no great disappointment. I'm done with this one.
BTW I also couldn't figure out why the kid wasn't looking for his sister. Among other plot holes. Like, how does the sister's hair stay so clean down in a fallout shelter? How does she go to the bathroom when she's chained up? Why did she hook up with that weirdo in the first place? Why did the preacher/coroner set fire to the sheriff's documents instead of just putting them through a shredder? Or burning them some place other than a waste basket next to some curtains? Sheesh these people are dumb.
I was sick this week and missed episode 3. From the comments here it's no great disappointment. I'm done with this one.
BTW I also couldn't figure out why the kid wasn't looking for his sister. Among other plot holes. Like, how does the sister's hair stay so clean down in a fallout shelter? How does she go to the bathroom when she's chained up? Why did she hook up with that weirdo in the first place? Why did the preacher/coroner set fire to the sheriff's documents instead of just putting them through a shredder? Or burning them some place other than a waste basket next to some curtains? Sheesh these people are dumb.
We could talk about plot holes all day! The girl being chained up and going to the bathroom has to be the most obvious one. My biggest beef is why are all these people so calm?!?!? You're stuck in a fucking dome!!!! And why aren't they trying to communicate with anyone outside the dome???
Maybe I've just turned into a TV snob, but I can't watch any dramas that are on network TV anymore. There are such better shows on cable and HBO/Showtime.
All I can say is this... Not ONE single thing that happened in the 3rd episode, actually happened in the book. The whole episode was a complete deviation from the book. I wont point it all out for those of you who have not read it and plan to...
Ive come to the conclusion at this point that this is exactly what SK said. The TV version... and its a whole different story from the book. If I can manage to get past some of the shitty acting and writing, I'll try to see it to the end... to see where the story goes this time.
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I was sick this week and missed episode 3. From the comments here it's no great disappointment. I'm done with this one.
BTW I also couldn't figure out why the kid wasn't looking for his sister. Among other plot holes. Like, how does the sister's hair stay so clean down in a fallout shelter? How does she go to the bathroom when she's chained up? Why did she hook up with that weirdo in the first place? Why did the preacher/coroner set fire to the sheriff's documents instead of just putting them through a shredder? Or burning them some place other than a waste basket next to some curtains? Sheesh these people are dumb.
We could talk about plot holes all day! The girl being chained up and going to the bathroom has to be the most obvious one. My biggest beef is why are all these people so calm?!?!? You're stuck in a fucking dome!!!! And why aren't they trying to communicate with anyone outside the dome???
Maybe I've just turned into a TV snob, but I can't watch any dramas that are on network TV anymore. There are such better shows on cable and HBO/Showtime.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who kept wondering how she was supposed to go to the bathroom. :shifty:
4th episode was really really awful. Not just by under the dome standards... but its a very bad tv show
Looks like they've steered completely away from the framework of the book by now.
Another full episode with no relation to the book whatsoever.
Where the hell is Andy Sanders? His wife died in the plane crash in the 1st episode... His daughter Dodee is on the show. They're making it seem like Jim Rennie really is the official head honcho in town, and he and Rev. Coggins are in on the shenanigans* alone (with Duke Perkins being involved??). Im so confused :crazy:
* will not spoil the shenanigans for those who have not read the book
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Rennie really isnt that evil or delusional like what really made the book great.
The fact that he didnt make junior a cop himself hurts the story.
Juniors character is so bad. That cornbread thing was so cheesy. Again, the junior and his buddies from the book were a major driving force in the story and predicament.
how terribly executed was that plague? Everyone gets sick, 15 minutes later everyone is fine. You never really felt any gravity of the situation. It is all just sloppy.
I dont like, root for, or empathize with any character. Likewise I dont really feel any strong feelings against any antagonists.
It is almost like they went way out of their way in order to include as little from the book as possible. It doesnt make sense. Stephen king is a master. Whoever wrote this is a clown. Badically the only things in common are the name under the dome, the dome itself, the names of the town and characters, and some occupations.
I started episode 4 and couldn't finish it....so ridiculous. Maybe I'll read the book....
Highly recommend it. Its a pretty quick read for SK standards.
Im kind of wishing I hadn't read it prior to watching the show, but at the same time, if I hadn't read the book already, I dont think I'd care to watch the show anymore because I wouldnt have the connection to the story already. Since I have read the book, Im kind of intrigued to see where the show ends up, since its obviously a much different direction than the book, and with what they have changed so far... it will be a very different outcome. I just can't imagine Im going to feel like any part of the show was better than the book tho.
They make the seizures seem soo cheesy on the show. The scene with Norrie and Joe in the hospital was cringe worthy. It took a lot for me to not turn it off at that point.
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It could, but it won't be. From what I have seen, it is doing really well in the ratings. Especially for a summer show.
I started episode 4 and couldn't finish it....so ridiculous. Maybe I'll read the book....
I thought it was called a 'miniseries' so it's just a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally long SK based movie. Are there any 'good' SK movies? I can never get through 'The Langoliers', I won't watch 'It'...though I did enjoy 'the Nightmares and Dreamscapes' series.
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They actually said they want to continue it for more seasons.
The shining on tv was decent. I thought they did a great job with the mist. I thought the stand was decent but I would like to see it get a bigger budget on a cable station. The green mile. it I have mixed feelings. It was very popular but imo didnt capture the book all that well. The dark half was ok too. The new carrie looks very very promising
They actually said they want to continue it for more seasons.
For what reason? A continuation of the book? The book only spans about a week's time. Do they want to just drag it out longer?
I wouldn't mind a sequel to the book... some closure on what happened... after. But a sequel to the show?
At least there wouldn't be anything to compare it to I guess... Then all we'd have to bitch about is the shitty writing and acting
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Tried getting through the second episode again..yeah didn't happen. This is officially deleted from my DVR and removed from the season pass. Too bad, it had potential and people say the book is great, but this is just a really bad network show.
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Tried getting through the second episode again..yeah didn't happen. This is officially deleted from my DVR and removed from the season pass. Too bad, it had potential and people say the book is great, but this is just a really bad network show.
I agree...I think we made it through 2 or 3 episodes...but we stopped watching it. My boyfriend & I both read and loved the book, but the show is... :thumbdown:
Since I've never read the book and I think the show is awful, it's definitely not a case of "the book is sooooo much better than the show."
Same here. I think I'm also used to a higher quality writing/acting now since pretty much every show I watch is a non-network show. Hard to go from Game of Thrones / Dexter / Breaking Bad to Under the Dome. :fp:
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I am now watching the show for the trainwreck aspect. At least it isn't as bad as that Whodunnit show...THAT is terrible!
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
I was sick this week and missed episode 3. From the comments here it's no great disappointment. I'm done with this one.
BTW I also couldn't figure out why the kid wasn't looking for his sister. Among other plot holes. Like, how does the sister's hair stay so clean down in a fallout shelter? How does she go to the bathroom when she's chained up? Why did she hook up with that weirdo in the first place? Why did the preacher/coroner set fire to the sheriff's documents instead of just putting them through a shredder? Or burning them some place other than a waste basket next to some curtains? Sheesh these people are dumb.
Maybe I've just turned into a TV snob, but I can't watch any dramas that are on network TV anymore. There are such better shows on cable and HBO/Showtime.
I know what you mean. The only exception is "Hannibal'. Very well done.
Rennie really isnt that evil or delusional like what really made the book great.
I've only seen two episodes, but you hit it right on the head with my major problem with it, not that there aren't others. Rennie is a really good bad guy in the book and they are not coming close to it on the show. I think I'm going to bail too. I am just never in the mood to watch it and based on 90% of the comments in this thread things aren't getting better.
Feels like this show keeps getting worse every week but I'll probably still watch. Not like there is anything else on during the summer. I hate being one of those annoying people that says "the book is so much better" but in this case it's so true...
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Feels like this show keeps getting worse every week but I'll probably still watch. Not like there is anything else on during the summer. I hate being one of those annoying people that says "the book is so much better" but in this case it's so true...
My wife and I have finally gotten around to watching The Americans which has been on our DVR for a long time. To say it is better than Under the Dome is a huge understatement.
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I cant see it. I had a few people on my facebook feed express how terrible it is, and how Stephen King has lost it and hasnt put out anything good in years. Im sick of explaining that the book is much better and completely different.
Feels like this show keeps getting worse every week but I'll probably still watch. Not like there is anything else on during the summer. I hate being one of those annoying people that says "the book is so much better" but in this case it's so true...
My wife and I have finally gotten around to watching The Americans which has been on our DVR for a long time. To say it is better than Under the Dome is a huge understatement.
Oh yeah!! I thought The Americans was really good
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BTW I also couldn't figure out why the kid wasn't looking for his sister. Among other plot holes. Like, how does the sister's hair stay so clean down in a fallout shelter? How does she go to the bathroom when she's chained up? Why did she hook up with that weirdo in the first place? Why did the preacher/coroner set fire to the sheriff's documents instead of just putting them through a shredder? Or burning them some place other than a waste basket next to some curtains? Sheesh these people are dumb.
We could talk about plot holes all day! The girl being chained up and going to the bathroom has to be the most obvious one. My biggest beef is why are all these people so calm?!?!? You're stuck in a fucking dome!!!! And why aren't they trying to communicate with anyone outside the dome???
Maybe I've just turned into a TV snob, but I can't watch any dramas that are on network TV anymore. There are such better shows on cable and HBO/Showtime.
Ive come to the conclusion at this point that this is exactly what SK said. The TV version... and its a whole different story from the book. If I can manage to get past some of the shitty acting and writing, I'll try to see it to the end... to see where the story goes this time.
Looks like they've steered completely away from the framework of the book by now.
Another full episode with no relation to the book whatsoever.
Where the hell is Andy Sanders? His wife died in the plane crash in the 1st episode... His daughter Dodee is on the show. They're making it seem like Jim Rennie really is the official head honcho in town, and he and Rev. Coggins are in on the shenanigans* alone (with Duke Perkins being involved??). Im so confused :crazy:
* will not spoil the shenanigans for those who have not read the book
The fact that he didnt make junior a cop himself hurts the story.
Juniors character is so bad. That cornbread thing was so cheesy. Again, the junior and his buddies from the book were a major driving force in the story and predicament.
how terribly executed was that plague? Everyone gets sick, 15 minutes later everyone is fine. You never really felt any gravity of the situation. It is all just sloppy.
I dont like, root for, or empathize with any character. Likewise I dont really feel any strong feelings against any antagonists.
It is almost like they went way out of their way in order to include as little from the book as possible. It doesnt make sense. Stephen king is a master. Whoever wrote this is a clown. Badically the only things in common are the name under the dome, the dome itself, the names of the town and characters, and some occupations.
Can the show be cancelled mid season?
It could, but it won't be. From what I have seen, it is doing really well in the ratings. Especially for a summer show.
I started episode 4 and couldn't finish it....so ridiculous. Maybe I'll read the book....
Highly recommend it. Its a pretty quick read for SK standards.
Im kind of wishing I hadn't read it prior to watching the show, but at the same time, if I hadn't read the book already, I dont think I'd care to watch the show anymore because I wouldnt have the connection to the story already. Since I have read the book, Im kind of intrigued to see where the show ends up, since its obviously a much different direction than the book, and with what they have changed so far... it will be a very different outcome. I just can't imagine Im going to feel like any part of the show was better than the book tho.
They make the seizures seem soo cheesy on the show. The scene with Norrie and Joe in the hospital was cringe worthy. It took a lot for me to not turn it off at that point.
And yeah. The book has a ton of pages but it is a very quick and easy read.
I thought it was called a 'miniseries' so it's just a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally long SK based movie. Are there any 'good' SK movies? I can never get through 'The Langoliers', I won't watch 'It'...though I did enjoy 'the Nightmares and Dreamscapes' series.
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The shining on tv was decent. I thought they did a great job with the mist. I thought the stand was decent but I would like to see it get a bigger budget on a cable station. The green mile. it I have mixed feelings. It was very popular but imo didnt capture the book all that well. The dark half was ok too. The new carrie looks very very promising
For what reason? A continuation of the book? The book only spans about a week's time. Do they want to just drag it out longer?
I wouldn't mind a sequel to the book... some closure on what happened... after. But a sequel to the show?
At least there wouldn't be anything to compare it to I guess... Then all we'd have to bitch about is the shitty writing and acting
I agree...I think we made it through 2 or 3 episodes...but we stopped watching it. My boyfriend & I both read and loved the book, but the show is... :thumbdown:
Same here. I think I'm also used to a higher quality writing/acting now since pretty much every show I watch is a non-network show. Hard to go from Game of Thrones / Dexter / Breaking Bad to Under the Dome.
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End of the world or no, who would cuddle up with a dude that had kept you chained up in an underground shelter?
I know what you mean. The only exception is "Hannibal'. Very well done.
I've only seen two episodes, but you hit it right on the head with my major problem with it, not that there aren't others. Rennie is a really good bad guy in the book and they are not coming close to it on the show. I think I'm going to bail too. I am just never in the mood to watch it and based on 90% of the comments in this thread things aren't getting better.
2000 - Noblesville
2010 - Noblesville
2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley
2012 - San Fran (Oracle)
2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit
2016 - Lexington, Wrigley
2018 - Wrigley
2022 - Nashville, St Louis
My wife and I have finally gotten around to watching The Americans which has been on our DVR for a long time. To say it is better than Under the Dome is a huge understatement.
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/under-the-dome-renewed-for-second-season-20130729
2000 - Noblesville
2010 - Noblesville
2011 - EV solo St Louis, PJ20 Alpine Valley
2012 - San Fran (Oracle)
2013 - Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincy, St Louis, Detroit
2016 - Lexington, Wrigley
2018 - Wrigley
2022 - Nashville, St Louis
I cant see it. I had a few people on my facebook feed express how terrible it is, and how Stephen King has lost it and hasnt put out anything good in years. Im sick of explaining that the book is much better and completely different.
Oh yeah!! I thought The Americans was really good