A Review of CBS’s “Under the Dome” by Tiffany A. White
What would happen if we were cut off from the world? If we couldn’t leave our city or county lines? If we were imprisoned by an impenetrable barrier?
Based on the science fiction novel by Stephen King, Under the Dome follows the residents of Chester’s Mill after they are cut off from the world by an invisible, impenetrable barrier—a dome. Will they uncover the truth in time to save their small town?
Let’s talk about this “wall” for a second… This “wall” sliced a cow in half, which was not at all appetizing to watch while eating dinner. And for about a span of three to five minutes, although it felt longer, the cameras kept showing the darn cow. Yuck. Trust me.
But back to the story…
Not knowing whether or not this is an act of terror, or an act of God, the town’s people scurry around, trying to make heads or tails out of the situation. And when government agencies show up on the outside, wearing full-on Hazmat Gear, those trapped know that something is terribly wrong.
Recognizing that something has them “stuck in a fish bowl,” the mayor hops on a public radio access channel and instructs all vehicles to stop moving, but not before a couple of cars crash into the invisible “wall.” A few witnesses even watch as a small prop plane smashes into what appears to be nothing up in the sky and burst into flames.
Completely dumbfounded, friends and family, separated by the “wall,” stare at each other… scream at each other. But nothing carries across the electrical field. The only way we know it’s electrical is because it’s shocking to the touch and even prompted someone with a pace maker’s chest to explode.
As one can imagine, some panic, others keep calmer heads and hope to plan an escape, while others just go plain bonkers.
The new horror/mystery series stars: Mike Vogel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre circa 2003), Rachelle Lefevre (the Twilight saga), Colin Ford (Supernatural), Natalie Martinez (Detroit 1-8-7 and CSI: NY), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Britt Robertson (The Secret Circle), Aisha Hinds (Detroit 1-8-7, True Blood, and Cult), and many other familiar faces in recurring roles (like Jeff Fahey from Lost).
Bottom line? At the end of the pilot, I was ready to watch another episode. In addition to the dome, there were a ton of characters to get to know better, and even a few mysteries with the townsfolk (like the stockpiling of propane, a kidnapping, a murder, etc). But my guy was ready to watch the Falling Skies season finale, so Under the Dome had to wait.
We still haven’t gotten back to it, but I want to. It definitely left me wanting more.
*****
Tiffany A. White is the author of the YA mystery “Football Sweetheart” series. She blogs at The Ooo Factor and is available for contact via Twitter at , Facebook at , or by email at .
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