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Thread: Stephen King's "Under the Dome," A CBS Summer Miniseries Sphere-Fest

  1. 07-04-2013, 12:34 AM #51
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    Quote Quoting Gizmo (view post)
    Honestly, I didn't even pay it any attention. When I saw the premise I thought they were ripping off the Simpson's movie. I only watched the pilot Monday thanks to word of mouth saying I'd probably enjoy it since I watch Walking Dead.
    Maybe you will - it has the same interest in contrived crises, sloppy character development, and brief bursts of competence.
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  2. 07-06-2013, 03:27 AM #52
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    Watched the first episode today. Not as bad as I was imagining, but also not nearly as good as it could be.



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    I watched the first two. This shit is weak sauce. Rapist Andy Samberg is annoying.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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  4. 07-09-2013, 09:31 PM #54
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    At this point, I'm just watching for Rachelle Lefevre.
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    I watched the first two. This shit is weak sauce. Rapist Andy Samberg is annoying.
    It's a very poor interpretation of the original character. I doubt I'll continue with the show, unless my woman wants to watch it.



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  6. 07-10-2013, 03:38 PM #56
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    Quote Quoting Irish (view post)
    Holy shit. Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and guess that CBS will never show that on this series. :lol:
    I think we can safely say it will never happen. The imprisonment is their "edit." In the book, [
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    ]. So keeping her chained in a bunker is the show's way of having Junior similarly defile her body, but in a much less gross fashion.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Anyone still watching this? The third episode was so bad I haven't bothered with it since. It was really bad.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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  8. 08-02-2013, 03:02 AM #58
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    Anyone still watching this? The third episode was so bad I haven't bothered with it since. It was really bad.
    That's when I stopped also.
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  9. 08-02-2013, 02:11 PM #59
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    Quote Quoting number8 (view post)
    Anyone still watching this? The third episode was so bad I haven't bothered with it since. It was really bad.
    Yeah - even my GF who can stomach all kinds of lame stuff has quit watching.



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    Stopped after the first episode. I'm the hipster in the group, yay!

    My reaction, though, makes me wonder if Vaughan's writing is equally weak in his comics work (which I never really thought before), or if CBS is neutering what he can do with this material.
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    I have a lot more problem with the acting and directing than the writing. The suspense on the show is non-existent, and everyone's delivery is cheesy to the point of embarrassing. Even Dean Norris! I can't get past those issues long enough to decipher if the story is actually good or not.
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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  12. 08-02-2013, 09:16 PM #62
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    I know - this is my first experience with Vaughan. I've always heard good things. Hopefully his other stuff is better.



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  13. 08-03-2013, 03:30 AM #63
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    still watching, but mostly just to see what the point is. I just now watched this past episode, was not very exciting.
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    I stopped after the fire episode.
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    Was thinking of watching this, until I found out this was not going to be a miniseries and everyone started calling it lame.

    Anyone caught up with it here, and now actually enjoying it? Or I should just skip?
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    I'm an episode behind, and really only watching to see if they explain anything by the end of the season. I liked the premise, but the story has gotten really lame, probably because they turned it into a long tale instead of a mini-series. I say skip it.
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    aaaaaaand pointless.
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    What happened?
    Quote Quoting Donald Glover
    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    BKV: Yeah, I don’t think this has been reported anywhere, but I actually left my position at Under The Dome a few months ago. It was the great thrill of my life to help adapt one of the best book’s ever from my all-time hero, but I’ve got two very young kids at home who I never got to see last season, so I’m enormously grateful to CBS and Amblin for letting me out of my contract a little early. I’m already missing the cast and crew, but the show remains in the excellent hands of our veteran showrunner Neal Baer, and we were lucky enough to hire some heavy hitting new writers for this season, including none other than Mr. King himself. His first episode is easily the best of the series so far, and helps set the tone for a fucking crazy new direction, so I look forward to getting to watch as a fan with everyone else.
    He's right, I can't find any report of it at all. Weird.
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    I was actually just reading about Matt Damon and he’s like, ‘There’s a culture of outrage.’ I’m like, ‘Well, they have a reason to be outraged.’ I think it’s a lot of dudes just being scared. They’re like, ‘What if I did something and I didn’t realize it?’ I’m like, ‘Deal with it.’
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    Is it weird that even though I never watched the show, seeing the thread bumped made me assume this was going to be the news?

    Seems like the thing this week.
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  23. 07-01-2014, 02:16 AM #73
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    If anyone is still interested in this show (!!!) --- Stephen King wrote the script for tonight's premiere & appears in a cameo during the episode.
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