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Under the Dome
#25Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 12:05pm
Also a big Stephen King fan. This book was one of his worst, and like most that read it, I only got through about 300 pages before handing it off to a friend that also never finished the book as neither of us cared what happened. No desire to watch this, and considering the poor reviews it got, I'd expect the ratings to decline with each episode.
My favorite King books:
It
Pet Sematary
Misery
Carrie
The Green Mile
The Shining
Salem's Lot
Bag of Bones
#26Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 12:17pm
I would say start with It.
It's big, but it's really edge of your seat reading. And it has his best villain (imo) in Pennywise.
I also loved Lisey's Story and think it has some of his strongest writing.
If you want to go with one of his shot story collections then Skeleton Crew or Different Seasons are both excellent.
#27Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 12:24pmThanks to everyone for the recommendations. I will be heading to The Strand this afternoon!
#28Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:11pm
I read almost everything by King (except Dark Tower) and I never noticed he did that. It's not like he's Victor Hugo or anything.
Correct, I've never known him to be a meandering author. Occasionally, his books will spin their wheels as far as the overall plot is concerned, but they're all fast-paced.
#29Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:50pmThe only novel of King's I started and was simply unable to continue was Gerald's Game. And I have no desire to return to it.
#30Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:52pmI completely agree Matt. That was just one big bore.
#31Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:52pmAgree with above start with IT, edge of your seat stuff and at times truly scary.
#32Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 2:52pm
Never read Under the Dome but my favorite Stephen King books are as followed:
1) The Talisman
2) The Dead Zone
3) The Shining
4) Misery
5) Pet Sematary
6) 11/22/63
#33Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 5:33pm
Thought Under the Dome premiere was fantastic, seems the critics did as well. Saying that though i loved The Shining TV version, Storm of the Century (which i still think is underrated) and Rose Red.
The viewers are the most viewers since the 90s for a summer show, CBS are seeing how it does during the summer, if it does well it will become a series.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#34Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 9:00pmI thought it was a decent first episode. I didn't read the book, so I can't judge it on that, but I'll watch again next week.
#35Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 9:30pm
I liked the premiere well enough, but what is up with the men in this town? Both the sheriff and the town councilman are corrupt. The other two male characters are a hired killer and a psychopathic kidnapper. Talk about a place that NEEDS a quarantine device!
But what I wondered most is why nobody was digging? They kept referring to a "dome"; well, unless it was a SPHERE, one need only dig under the edge.
Why didn't somebody grab a backhoe and at least give it a try?
#36Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 10:31pm
^^^^
That is a good question. It is addressed in the novel and according to the producer of the series will be dealt with in future episodes.
#37Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 11:25pmactually Game of Thrones has set the bar
#38Under the Dome
Posted: 6/25/13 at 11:26pmThanks, tazber. I'm not actually expecting the trapped people to dig their way out; I just thought it was the obvious thing to try.
#39Under the Dome
Posted: 6/26/13 at 4:37pm
So I have a question.... I forgot to DVR this and went to catch up with it On Demand last night. Whizzer and others mentioned the episode being 2 hours long, but only 50 minutes are up on CBS On Demand. The episode ended with the aerial shot of the Dome.
Did they show 2 episodes Monday night and only the first hour is on VOD?
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#40Under the Dome
Posted: 6/26/13 at 4:39pmWhizzer was just saying of all shows, this one SHOULD have had two-hour premiere. When I first read his post, I thought the same thing as you.
#42Under the Dome
Posted: 6/27/13 at 2:20amI liked it! Parts of it did feel a little campy but I will definitely wait it out. Worse comes to worse, it should be a fun mess.
#43Under the Dome
Posted: 6/27/13 at 7:40am
Just saw the press release for the dvd/BD.
No date yet, but check out this collector's edition:
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