Under the Dome — Page 2

#26

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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

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#27

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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.

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#28

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 12:24pm

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. I will be heading to The Strand this afternoon!

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#29

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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.

#30

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:50pm

The 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.

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#31

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:52pm

I completely agree Matt. That was just one big bore.

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#32

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 1:52pm

Agree with above start with IT, edge of your seat stuff and at times truly scary.

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#33

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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

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#34

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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.

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#35

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 9:00pm

I 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.

#36

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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?

#37

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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.

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#38

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 11:25pm

actually Game of Thrones has set the bar

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#39

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Posted: 6/25/13 at 11:26pm

Thanks, tazber. I'm not actually expecting the trapped people to dig their way out; I just thought it was the obvious thing to try.

#40

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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?

#41

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Posted: 6/26/13 at 4:39pm

Whizzer 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.

#42

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Posted: 6/26/13 at 4:41pm

Gotcha! Thanks for the clarification!

#43

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Posted: 6/27/13 at 2:20am

I 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.

#44

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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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