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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - 10:45 am 
The military is restricting communication. Remember they wouldn't even look at them.
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Hiyall
Member
07-06-2005
| Thursday, July 04, 2013 - 1:38 am
thanks rissa, i caught it and am now caught up. i've not read the book, surprisingly, but am enjoying the show so far.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 05, 2013 - 11:51 pm
In the book sound could get through. At the very beginning one person on each side went around the edge together to see if it had an end, which it didn't.
But not much could get through, in the book.
It is hard, not knowing who to trust, so to speak.
And of course in the book there was no one who was black (being a town in Maine) and certainlyh no lesbian couple travelling through.
And the teenagers seemed younger in the book.
The editor hadn't JUST taken over at the paper, I don't think. It was in her family long term.
Maybe I shouldn't have recently re-read the book..
I guess they have cut out the character of the wife of the Sheriff who died before he could reveal the scandal.
I just finally watched the first two episodes last night.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 12:01 am
And they have 13 episodes but hope to have seasons, so it is not a mini-series.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 10:08 am
Yes, they have changed it a lot from what was in the book. In the book they were still able to pick up TV and radio signals from outside and were able to watch the news stories. They also had Internet and cell service. They were able to communicate with the army officers on the outside. They are much more isolated in this version.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 11:57 am
Not so much cell service.. that was blocked but the contact on the outside could call in to Barbie or whoeve.. but since the Barbie character is obviously different, so may be that part of the plot.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 12:02 pm
I started a non book plot thread; if enough people want that discussion, it should thrive and hopefully those of us who have read the book can post both places, just as we would in other areas where there are spoilers.
The book plot isn't a spoiler for the show, but is a spoiler for those who haven't yet read the book.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 12:22 pm
Since I do not intend to read the book, I will enjoy reading what the differences are.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 1:10 pm
"I started a non book plot thread;"
Where is it? I don't see it in this TV Shows section.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 1:18 pm
It's kind of inside of this thread but it's a little hard to spot right now. I'll move them around so it's a bit easier to see.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, July 07, 2013 - 12:39 am
Thanks, Jimmer..
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Monday, July 08, 2013 - 9:16 pm
i started the book in the 90s it scared me and i couldn't finish it, cannot find the book now. I'll continue to check here, i am enjoying the the show.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 9:19 am
I found the book very difficult to read because of the meanness and outright evilness of some of the characters. Some of them were really awful people in the book. It seems to have been toned down a bit on the show.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 1:43 pm
I'm kind of getting bored. I am ready for at least a few answers to start getting revealed.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 1:56 pm
I agree about the book. As much as I enjoyed it, some of the characters were so mean, unfair and awful it was hard to take and generally very annoying. I kept wishing that I could get in there and do something about it (I guess that's a sign that it was a good read).
All the same, I love the way King captures the feel of a small town.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 8:57 am
Seems crazy that hostage Angie lied to Junior about having a romance with Barbie. And then Junior's idea to use the tunnels to get under the dome? If the military already thought of that then they'd be inside the dome already!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:07 am
At this point they have made so many changes from the book it is almost a different story.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:19 am
Jimmer ~ I never read the book! While I have enjoyed Stephen King over the years, some of his work is too scary to read without the lights on. He's got talent for making a small town go from 'normal' to 'evil' in a blink! There's got to be a rotten apple for every good basket?
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:34 am
Agreed, Jimmer. King had a response to those (me) that didn't like how much was changed. I know that book-to-film adaptations usually have differences, but the basic premise remains. For instance, a woodchuck was cut in half in the book, not a cow. Not a big deal (imho.) But it seems like only the characters' names are the same, not who they were.
Tried to watch this and it got really busy in my head-all of the voices saying "this isn't right ", "why'd they do that?"-lol
http://www.theloop.ca/showbiz/tv-guide/news/article/-/a/2567654/Stephen-King-addresses-Under-the-Dome-critics
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 3:11 pm
I'm glad the girl in the bunker was found.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 3:51 pm
Yeah, she was found by crazy boy's dad, so I'm not sure that's good news.
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Kitkat
Member
08-23-2008
| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 3:54 pm
I agree, Naja. Some evil overtones there.
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Marebear
Member
09-27-2002
| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 7:15 am
Thanks for the article Bluejaxrock.
I, too, feel that about the only constants from the novel are the names of the characters, that the kids have seizures, and of course, the Dome. The story is totally different.
I am rereading the novel, so I am really noticing the changes. According to that article the end will be different. I'm all for that since I thought the end to the novel was really lame.
I am enjoying the series though 
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 8:32 am
I have stopped watching.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 3:03 pm
That is the fastest hour on tv.
As for Dome stories I sort of liken it to Titanic. Many different stories could be told from the perspective of different characters. I've alway wished James Cameron would film another Titanic from other points of view.
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