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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 12:00 pm 
Not sure how this will work, but in this sub-thread, do not spoil the book plot, in terms of differences from the show plot.
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Windowbox
Member
05-10-2011
| Saturday, July 06, 2013 - 6:55 pm
Thank you, Sea, for making this thread! I am a fan of the show but haven't read the book and really don't want to know how the two compare! Now on to discuss!
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 10:59 am
Okay, I'm lost with two threads. I don't care about the book but can someone insert here all those posts that do not refer to the book that are now in the other thread.
Again, I can see a lot of potential for twists and sub-plots in this series but if they insist on the same point, that being cut off and horror, well.... they should start revealing a bit the reason for the dome...
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 4:28 pm
I'd like that too, have the other thread for special discussions and have the rest of the chat moved here so it can continue here. Otherwise I'm not sure where to chat.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 6:11 pm
okay the first thing among the "potential" I mentioned in previous posts (the other thread) is already becoming obsolete, the meningitis was kept under control, however, that small pharmacy may soon run out of what a hospital needs in case of a crisis like that one, and if nobody can escape the dome the situation can deteriorate very fast with more people needing help and not getting it, people should start dying and maybe we understand the purpose of the dome, kill off the town and use the area for God knows what purpose.
Interesting thing the kid did filming their seizures, now they know the dome is trying to talk through them.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - 8:37 pm
The woman was right about the insulin though, even though the meningitis outbreak is (presumably) over there are people who need ongoing medicine and it's going to run out very quickly for some.
I don't think Junior's dad is going to be very helpful to the girl, I think he's as crazy as the now deputised son! The dome feels very alien, yet with the stuff going on with Jr's dad and the vicar guy they must have known it, or at least something, was going to happen.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 11:40 am
Junior's dad looked shocked at first but I agree he was also thinking "How can I prevent this girl from telling everyone..." and I felt sorry for the girl. But, if he really helps her then we know he's not the criminal in this show, that role is left to his son, definitely. I'd like to see the man help the girl out asking for her silence but since it's a horror show, it could end really bad for the girl.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:23 am
It certainly isn't looking very good for her.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 9:31 pm
I've been trying to watch this show and I guess I'm getting lost at times, losing interest and walking away to do stuff. I'm not sure why Barbie-guy buried red heads dead husband? Didn't the dome kill him? Why hide the body? I'm confused.
I'm glad the girl was found -- not sure how much more I can take of that. If they don't let her go I may have to tune out. Just brings up thoughts of those 3 gals in was it Ohio? the ones in captivity for all those years. Too creepy.
The idea of meds running out, fuel running out, etc. Where will they get water from? All of it is too scary to think of. At least with a show like Revolution you can try to live off the land, but without water, how will they do that? Do they have enough wells they can use? Without rain, how would crops grow?
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Friday, July 19, 2013 - 10:51 am
"I'm not sure why Barbie-guy buried red heads dead husband? Didn't the dome kill him?"
Barbie killed red-head's husband. It was about owed money and Barbie was the guy who was supposed to pick up the payment but the husband pulled a gun on Barbie but Barbie killed him with it and buried him in the woods shortly before the dome appeared.
"Do they have enough wells they can use? Without rain, how would crops grow?"
Awhile back I read (in TV Guide, I think) that the dome is large enough that it can sustain it's own weather and rain and I think there are over a thousand (I forgot the actual number) people trapped under it.
Besides, that, the dome is semi-permeable....water can seep through it . We saw the soldiers getting the outside of the dome wet and that young boy who has the seizures touched the inside of the dome and his hand came away wet from the water that seeped through.
I've been looking at it like a bio-dome - a sustainable eco system - but they have to learn how to manage their resources and work together to make it last.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, July 19, 2013 - 11:07 am
Good recap, Sanfran!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Friday, July 19, 2013 - 6:10 pm
Thanks San Fran! I'll need to pay better attention. 
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 11:51 am
That song in last night's show!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 12:24 pm
I liked the 'last' song selection as well. And it was funny to see the two radio people tell each other "I hate you" "I hate you too" and smile.
I keep seeing people drinking milk so is there a dairy farm still functioning within the dome?
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 4:23 pm
There was that cow that was cut in two while there were others who managed to stay whole.
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Alwayzmovin
Member
11-06-2003
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 6:11 pm
Wondering if Stephen King will make a "cameo" like he has done in the past.
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 6:14 pm
Someone on Facebook said they should've played "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" by The Gap Band. lol.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 8:41 pm
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
Even better! 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 8:47 am
Just read it's been renewed for season two.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 8:55 am
And they're sticking to it being a summer show. Sometimes when the early summer premieres do well they try and put them in the normal schedule and then they have to compete with all the other shows. I like it kept for summer.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 9:17 am
This show is good summer viewing. I don't think I'd watch during the "normal" viewing season as there is so much else to watch. Given a choice between Revolution and Under the Dome, I'd choose Revolution. That said, I'd try to at least catch Under the Dome online if it ran during the year when I had other things to watch.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 9:39 am
I wasn't sure I would enjoy this show, but I like how it's different than the book. NOT A SPOILER: The book and the characters were super-intense. A lot of the characters were oppressively evil in the book. I like how the TV show is a little more balanced. Don't think I could have watched if it was more faithful to the book.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 10:00 am
Some of the scenes are vintage Stephen King though - the deserted town at the end of this week's episode reminded me so much of some of the scenes in The Stand (which I find really cool).
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 10:09 am
Hmmm... I was kind of just hoping for a mini-series with an ending. Not sure I like this show enough to invest another summer in it.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, July 29, 2013 - 1:19 pm
It's not like there's a whole lot of other stuff on, Brenda. I'm glad the networks are finally realizing that people still watch TV in the summertime. Thank goodness for the cable networks. They have new stuff all the time!
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