Under the Dome?

[MrsBean]

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Is anyone watching this? I've seen the first two episodes and it is so different from the book. They changed EVERYTHING. Why is Dale murdering doctors?

[peachykate]

We watched the first two also, I'm not sure if I'll continue.

[Jalapeñomel]

I'm watching, but I didn't read the book.

[chickenlittle]

We watched the first two. DH is kind of into it, but I'm not so much. SK's books are great because of the character development, and there is none of that happening in the show. For me, the eeriness (is that a word?) in reading his books is seeing how ordinary people devolve in the shitstorms he creates. Not getting anyof that in the show so far.

[Jalapeñomel]

So if it's different from the book, maybe they will make the ending decent, since all SK novels have the worst fucking endings ever.

[Gato]

I watched the first 3 but never read the book. I want to like it, but the acting is so bad. I agree, Junior is awful and that whole storyline is too over the top. Well, everything is over the top, but that one is especially unpleasant.

I wish they would do more geeky science stuff.

[Jalapeñomel]

It's sad about Junior, because he went to DePaul, which is a top acting school in the US. Goes to show that you can do it well onstage and be super shitty on screen.

[mushmouse]

I was a huge Stephen King fan. But he has really lost something in my opinion. I'm not sure if it started after his accident or before. His sci fi stuff was always a fail with me. We're watching it but I don't trust that it will end in any way that is satisfying or makes sense. I just hope that there is an end date for the series and it doesn't go on endlessly making less sense as time goes by.

I actually think the actor playing Junior is great. He can seem normal and then look totally demented. But I didn't read the book so I don't know if it's a total disappointment by comparison. I think that expression is what crazy looks like.

[downbythebay]

I've watched the first 2 episodes, H is really in to it, I like it well enough to keep watching. I've read several SK books, but not this one, maybe I will give it a try since it's apparently different than the show.

[Gato]

Well, mostly all Angie has done is scream so far, so I'll reserve judgment on her acting. She screams really well, lol.

I just don't buy Big Jim. He doesn't have enough charisma to play such a major role. I wish they'd paid a little more for more seasoned actors.

It also bugs me that this town is nothing like Maine or anywhere in New England,. That's always a pet peeve of mine. But I guess they actually haven't specified where it is.

[MrsBean]

Jul 11, 2013 20:12:13 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

FWIW, it's so different that I'm actually enjoying it, sorta.  I wish they had stuck to the book.  But since they didn't, I'm glad they didn't just change a little, but went all the way.  It's almost like watching a brand new show.  Well, I mean, it *is* a brand new show.. it's like watching something that I have no previous knowledge of.

This is kind of where I am. I want to appreciate the fact that I don't know what might happen next and enjoy it as a whole new story, but the book was so much better.

Also, whoever plays Julia Shumway has amazing hair. I have wanted hair like that my entire life.

[peachykate]

I've read that SK wants it to become an actual series, not just a mini series so it will be interesting to see how they end it this summer.

[bornbaker]

It's ok. I've seen the first two episodes. I did not read the book. I mostly just want to know what the dome is/why it's there.

[Deleted]

I've only seen the first two but I am enjoying it. My mom read the book and couldn't get into the show because they changed so much.

[mushmouse]

Jul 11, 2013 20:25:33 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Jul 11, 2013 20:20:28 GMT -5 mushmouse said:

I was a huge Stephen King fan. But he has really lost something in my opinion. I'm not sure if it started after his accident or before. His sci fi stuff was always a fail with me. We're watching it but I don't trust that it will end in any way that is satisfying or makes sense. I just hope that there is an end date for the series and it doesn't go on endlessly making less sense as time goes by.

I actually think the actor playing Junior is great. He can seem normal and then look totally demented. But I didn't read the book so I don't know if it's a total disappointment by comparison. I think that expression is what crazy looks like.

In the book, Junior was a huge, bulky, stupid ex-football type guy.  Pretty slow upstairs.  He didn't start out as demented.. Something occurred in the beginning of the book, right after the Dome came down, and then he kinda just went with it and he started enjoying it.  So, he wasn't crazy.. more like, mean and given a ripe opportunity to get away with whatever.  Does that make sense?

Yes!  In which case they are not getting that character right.  And it makes sense that he'd be that way given who his father is, more so than being a nut.  But I do think the actor plays crazy well.

[mushmouse]

Jul 11, 2013 20:30:37 GMT -5 peachykate said:

I've read that SK wants it to become an actual series, not just a mini series so it will be interesting to see how they end it this summer.

This is exactly why I didn't want to watch it, for fear that this would happen. Why can't they ever accept or admit that sometimes a story line is limited and can't go on forever?  Why can't they just do an occasional one or two season show when that is truly all they have to offer?  I really just don't trust Stephen King anymore and that really makes me sad.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jul 11, 2013 20:36:24 GMT -5 romymichele said:

I want to know if they are going to alter the ending and explanation on why the dome is there. Because the explanation in the book is pretty weak.

You don't say...

[goaskalice]

I'm about 1/3 through the ridiculously long book. Trying to watch the series at the same time is confusing me, but I'm determined to continue on with both ventures!

The book is definitely more violent than I think would be acceptable by TV standards so I can see why they've changed things.

[LynnWriter]

I'm watching Monday's episode right now!

I read the book and really enjoyed it up until the end. I'm not enjoying the TV series as much. The acting sucks, and the teenagers all are especially awful.