Rumor has it that Jeff Smith, former DAPA-EM member and huge Stephen King fan, bought a copy of Under the Dome the day it was published and stayed up all night reading it until he finished the 1000-page tome. Tonight, the TV version of Under the Dome begins on CBS. A mysterious dome appears and encloses the town of Chester’s Mill, Maine. The early buzz on this 13-episode series has been positive. Check out the trailer below. I’m curious so I’ll be watching tonight. How about you?
The NY Times gave this a surprisingly positive review (well, I was surprised) and we’ll add it to the list of six other shows we record on Monday nights.
Yes, Jeff did stay up all night reading this, a feat I cannot even imagine.
You Jeffs are full of surprises, Jeff!
Yep.
Not me. Too much else going on.
The Simpsons Movie also had a large glass dome suddenly appear over the town. It seems, however, that this program might be a bit more intense than the Simpson’s version (although they did kill off one of my favorite Simpsons characters in the movie). If you have some free time, you should look up the video “Everything is a Remix.”
We tend to get up pretty early, around 5:30 or 6:00, and go to bed early. This starts at 10 p.m. which is about our bedtime. It might be available On Demand in a few days, though. Honestly, I can only think of three possible story lines: (1) what is it where did it come from (2) how do we get out? (3) how do we get in? Since my interest would be the fx, I’m not sure all the strum ind drag is what I want anyway. I can believe Jeff Smith could read 1000 pages in a day/night, if the book was sufficiently engaging.
Bill, we’re going to have to DVR UNDER THE DOME (and LONGMIRE) because we’re watching KING & MAXWELL. Who puts everything at 10 P.M.?
Lauren, I remember that dome episode of THE SIMPSONS. You’re right: Stephen King’s UNDER THE DOME will be a lot darker.
Rick, you need to ask Santa for a DVR so you can record programs. I’ve found ON DEMAND is be unreliable at times.
The good thing about watching shows on TNT (King & Maxwell) or A&E (Longmire) or SyFy (Warehouse 13) is that – unlike the networks – they tend to run them at least twice the same night and again during the week so you can record them later.
Nah. No pawnshops or storage lockers or small claims courts.
Bob, I’m a huge fan of STORAGE WARS. The New York version starts in a few weeks. It’s not as good as the original but still worth watching.
I suspect I’ll be watching Richard Matheson drama instead. (And if one wanted a reason why I consistently refer to King’s work as derivative…well, when one is lagging behind THE SIMPSONS…)
Todd, you have to admit that King’s 1000-page derivative novel inspired by THE SIMPSONS episode shows imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Sincere and worthwhile are not always congruent. I think I liked the story best when James Blish did it in the 1940s as “The Box”…oh, but that was a box…and in a coupla dozen pages…