7/1/13
View Logs: Under the Dome Prologue
Stephen King adaptations are weird. It's weird because the subject materials surrounding his novels can be so bizarre but also can contain a lot of substance and usually what happens during an adaptation is that all the substance gets lost and the bizarre nature is accentuated. I suppose a lot of Stephen King stories are better off more abstract like in a novel than more tangible like in a live action TV drama. So I approach Under the Dome very hesitantly.It's certainly a very bizarre premise, a town is suddenly and inexplicably trapped under an impenetrable dome and the show is about how that town deals with it's situation. Sounds very Stephen King, but also sounds like a really bad X-Files episode. I must confess I did enjoy Kingdom Hospital. But I found all of Stephen King movies (tv or theater releases) to be devoid of any value except ironic humor.
I just hope that Under the Dome doesn't follow the path of his movies.
As a view log assignment I will be logging thoughts and analysis as I catch the episodes as they air.
