Under The Dome Thread

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:23 am

Under The Dome (2013 - ....)

TV Series / Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Drama

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Under the Dome Â is an upcoming American science-fiction drama television series developed byÂ Brian K. VaughanÂ based upon theÂ novel of the same nameÂ byÂ Stephen King. Both Vaughan and King will serve as executive producers along withÂ Neal Baer, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank andÂ Stacey Snider. Baer will serve as day-to-day showrunner.Â DanishdirectorÂ Niels Arden OplevÂ will direct the pilot.

The premiere ofÂ Under the DomeÂ is scheduled for Monday, June 24, 2013 at 10PM on CBS.

An invisible force field descends upon a small town in the northeastern part of the United States

Set in the not too distant future,Â Under the DomeÂ tells the story of the residents of the small town of Chester's Mill, Maine who suddenly find themselves cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious, impenetrable barrier that surrounds the town. As the town begins to tear itself apart through panic, a small group of people attempt to maintain peace and order while also trying to uncover the truth behind the barrier and how to escape from it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1553656/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Dome_(TV_series)

http://www.underthedome.com

Post by **The Boss** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:27 am

I fucking hate Stephen King.

SHbassGTR · Post by **SHbassGTR** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:58 pm

I've read a lot of Stephen King and I'm not a huge fan but this book was really bad ass! All accept for the last 20 pages or so, then it just got stupid. I'm excited to see the TV adaptation though.

Post by **hellboy** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 4:24 pm

Haven't read this book, but sounds like the kind of thing I'd enjoy. Â I'm presuming it's not a horror story as such, and works fine for me as I prefer King's non-horror work.

Not sure whether the read the book first or not though...

markuspoop · Post by **markuspoop** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 5:46 pm

Post by **Kittaan** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:12 pm

As always, the Simpsons were there first.

N.Y.H.C. · Post by **N.Y.H.C.** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:30 pm

crow011 said
I fucking hate Stephen King.

we are not friends anymore.

markuspoop · Post by **markuspoop** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:34 pm

Kittaan said
As always, the Simpsons were there first.

Nah, I think King beat 'em to the punch here by like 2 decades.Â And I'm sure there are other sci-fi stories that have the same basic premise.

Post by **The Boss** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:51 pm

SHbassGTR said
I've read a lot of Stephen King and I'm not a huge fan but this book was really bad ass! All accept for the last 20 pages or so, then it just got stupid. I'm excited to see the TV adaptation though.

You just described everything he's ever done.

Post by **Kittaan** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:04 pm

markuspoop said

Kittaan said
As always, the Simpsons were there first.

Nah, I think King beat 'em to the punch here by like 2 decades.Â And I'm sure there are other sci-fi stories that have the same basic premise.

Why ruin this with facts and reality?

PS - where is that sarcasm font when you need it? Â Don't look now, but nearly EVERYTHING on the Simpson's is a reference to something else that has come before...Â

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:38 am

but nearly EVERYTHING on the Simpson's is a reference to something else that has come beforeâ€¦
hey, guys, have you ever seen the movie BioDome (1996) with Kylie?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115683/

it's also about the fuckin dome, good comedy anyway

btw,

WonderCon: UNDER THE DOME Panel Recap Featuring Star Rachelle Lefevre and Creator Brian K. Vaughan

The cast and crew of Under the Dome,Â the latest in the seemingly endless slew of Stephen King adaptations, was on hand today to give fans a sneak peak at what the new CBS show has to offer. The story kicks off after the town of Chesterâ€™s Mill is inexplicably encased in an invisible and impenetrable dome. As an avid reader of Kingâ€™s novels I have to admit that Under the Dome is not my favorite of his works, but the premise has great potential for episodic adaptation, particularly with â€œY: The Last Manâ€ and Lost scribe Brian K. Vaughan at the helm.

Under the Dome, which premieres June 24th on CBS, stars Rachelle Lefevre, Dean Norris, Mike Vogel, R. Keith Harris, and Britt Robertson.Â Hit the jump for highlights from the panel.

The panel kicked off with a brief preview of the showâ€™s first episodes. While there wasnâ€™t too much to see in the small amount of footage, it was clear that the show has a distinct visual style and a serious approach to the subject matter. We did see brief glimpses of a plane cut in half and the severed leg of a man, both bisected when the dome fell.Â

Check out highlights from the rest of the presentation below:

- After the trailer, actors Lefevre, Norris, and Vaughan were joined by producers Neal Baer and Jack Bender to answer questions from both moderator and fans.
- Vaughan says that King has been very creatively generous, encouraging the writers to use the book as a jumping off point, taking the characters and plot in a new direction. He says that they took the best parts of the book and will take it unexpected places for fans of the book.
- The series is being produced by Steven Spielbergâ€™s Amblin Television and marks the first King/Spielberg collaboration.
- Bender says that they consider the show a character piece with science fiction elements rather than the other way around.
- Vaughan and Baer were drawn to the idea of commenting on real life issues like dealing with limited resources and the nature of democracy in the context of science fiction, which allowed them to broach heavy socioeconomic issues without being preachy or heavy handed.
- Norris began shooting Under the Dome almost immediately after wrapping on Breaking Bad and was attracted to the role because his character Big Jim, the main antagonist of the show, is so different from his character on Breaking Bad.
- Bender considers the season to be broken up into thirds, which he calls the â€œThree Fsâ€: faith to fear to fascism.
- The panel was emphatic that the show is not a mini-series and that they have plans for it to continue long term. Since it takes about 36 hours for civilization to fall apart in the novel they will be diverging significantly from the source material.
- Vaughan says they have taken a very scientific approach to the concept of the dome with the help of Scott Gold, but when he presented their research to King he said, â€œYou know you just make shit up, too?â€ They are now trying to balance science and making shit up.
- King sat in on the writerâ€™s room for a session and has been super hands on.
- In a very meta moment, Vaughan, who is mentioned in the novel is now producing and writing for the series.
- Norris says Big Jim enjoys being trapped in the dome because it allows him to do things he could never get away with before and find his power.
- Neither Lefevre nor Norris has read the book as their characters in the novel are not the same as they are on the show. King said that it wasnâ€™t necessary for them to read it.
- Vaughan thinks that deep down most people want the apocalypse in a primal way so that we donâ€™t have to deal with things like emails and taxes.
- The show will finish shooting in July; it will be thirteen episodes that air all in a row.
- Vaughan says you can count on references and Easter eggs to other Stephen King novels. Lefevre begged him that it not beÂ Pennywise.
- They have a roadmap of how they want the series to end, but they also want to have enough flexibility to allow for multiple seasons.Â The ending will be different from the book.

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:59 am

N.Y.H.C. · Post by **N.Y.H.C.** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:09 pm

who the fuck is Britt Robertson? damn she's cute

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:57 am

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:27 pm

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:30 pm

Set in the not too distant future

Is this like GTA 2 where it's set two weeks in the future.

ziggy23 · Post by **ziggy23** » Sat May 25, 2013 8:10 am

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:22 pm

Debuts tonight. Initial reviews have been pretty positive. Anyone checking it out?

Post by **not tyson** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:30 pm

This looks fucking horrible and clashes with Good Game.

Post by **hellboy** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:40 pm

Tyson said
This looks fucking horrible and clashes with Good Game.

People actually still watch TV live? Â Aside from sport I can't remember the last time I watched a show that wasn't recorded or streamed.

Post by **not tyson** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:44 pm

And I even buy dvd's

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:22 pm

The special preview of Pacific Rim they showed in the commercials was actually fairly interesting.

Post by **ilikecheese** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:45 pm

oh no

those poor people

gee won't someone help them

Post by **UndKeineZwEier** » Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:16 pm

Eh, I'm not big on Network T.V. and this didn't really do much to convince me otherwise.

I'll probably give it another shot on demand, since I only really watched half of the episode, but I don't really see myself any further.

N.Y.H.C. · Post by **N.Y.H.C.** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:59 pm

this show has me by the balls. took about 7 episodes but I'm all in.

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