Advance Review: Developed for the intimate screen by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, Y: The Last Man, Runaways), Under the Dome is bit of a seriali ed genre break for CBS. Their summer fling, if you will. Based on a novel by Stephen King, who also serves as an executive producer with Vaughan, the story centers on the sleepy Maine town (King’s go-to “hellmouth”) of Chester’s Mill – which gets mysteriously separated from society by an invisible, energi ed dome that appears out of nowhere and rips apart those caught in its path (humans, animals, homes).
A cool premise for sure, but one that also comes with the “fool me twice (or more)” knowledge that King stories don’t always successfully translate well to movies and TV. Okay, let me be more specific. The endings to King stories don’t always work well visually. It’s just been one of those things. They tend to come off well enough on paper, where the reader can envision whatever they’d like in place of the actual creature/alien/villain, but, for some reason, on screen they feel tagged on, out of place or rushed.
Under the Dome: Series Premiere Review
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