# Under The Dome: New Summer Mini-Series **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483 "2013-06-08T18:24:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/482 "2013-09-18T13:21:15Z")
Well that was a big pile of “why bother”. The entire season was so underwhelming that I can’t even bring myself to hate it, and the finale could have been just another episode. One thing that I kept chuckling at was how everyone Under the Dome jumps to assumptions based on little-to-no evidence. There’s a butterfly in the minidome? “We have to get it out before it dies!” The butterfly is buzzing around Barbie? “See? I told you he’s the monarch!” The egg starts shaking violently until Julie picks it up? “No, _she’s_ the monarch!” I also rolled my eyes really hard at the “alien (or whatever) appears in the form of a dead person” trope, especially when they followed it with the “enigmatic message which doesn’t actually explain a damn thing” trope. And then Julie protected the egg by… dropping it into the water? Seriously, WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/483 "2013-09-18T13:21:23Z")
> [@toast\_pakora](#): > > It was the equivalent of a “To Be Continued” placard posted in front of a tv camera for one hour. Fuck all network TV. That was the biggest piece of shit finale I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe how poorly written and just not even fully thought out this whole shitshow was. ---
**Author:** ![SirGalahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SirGalahad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirGalahad)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/484 "2013-09-18T17:36:52Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Well that was a big pile of “why bother”. The entire season was so underwhelming that I can’t even bring myself to hate it, and the finale could have been just another episode. > > One thing that I kept chuckling at was how everyone Under the Dome jumps to assumptions based on little-to-no evidence. > > There’s a butterfly in the minidome? “We have to get it out before it dies!” > > The butterfly is buzzing around Barbie? “See? I told you he’s the monarch!” > > The egg starts shaking violently until Julie picks it up? “No, _she’s_ the monarch!” > > I also rolled my eyes really hard at the “alien (or whatever) appears in the form of a dead person” trope, especially when they followed it with the “enigmatic message which doesn’t actually explain a damn thing” trope. > > And then Julie protected the egg by… dropping it into the water? Seriously, WTF? The Dome crew should have made the alien understand that appearing as a dead person is considerably more unnerving than appearing as a generic stranger, or even a non-threatening alien. ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/485 "2013-09-18T18:22:19Z")
> [@](#): > > everyone Under the Dome jumps to assumptions based on little-to-no evidence… > > enigmatic message which doesn’t actually explain a damn thing… Bingo. I think the writers and producers or whoever was responsible for this mess should be locked in a room and forced to listen to the reviews read out loud. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/486 "2013-09-18T19:42:00Z")
> [@urban1a](#): > > I read a review (with lots of spoilers) online somewhere. Because of that, I have deleted the record last episode and deleted my ‘record this’ timer so I don’t see anything from next year either. > > I can’t imagine it will get any ratings next season. > > Stephen King has two series on TV. One is good, the other just got renewed for a second season. > > Bob Yeah. I deleted my scheduled recording immediately after the “season finale.” Don’t need that crap filling up my DVR next season. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/487 "2013-09-18T19:43:43Z")
Ha! You all say you won’t be back, but you will. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/488 "2013-09-18T22:29:09Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > No, no it does not suck. Breaking Bad is miles beyond the dreck that CBS just crapped out. Breaking Bad is quite possibly the very best television viewing in the history of television. Dean Norris shoulda quit while he was ahead. Don’t judge BB based on this drivel. They are polar opposites. _Breaking Bad_ has some of the best writing on TV now or ever. Outstanding series. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/489 "2013-09-19T03:46:19Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Ha! You all say you won’t be back, but you will. I quit watching when the stranger who had somehow been hiding out somewhere and who also somehow knew everyone’s secrets came into the picture. Never came back and never had much desire to. The show was simply awful. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/490 "2013-09-19T04:46:39Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > I quit watching when the stranger who had somehow been hiding out somewhere and who also somehow knew everyone’s secrets came into the picture. > > Never came back and never had much desire to. The show was simply awful. They killed her, just as she deserved! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/491 "2013-09-19T05:01:00Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Ha! You all say you won’t be back, but you will. 🙂 I agree with this. Sci-fi fans: They say they hate something, yet they’ll watch it a hundred times over anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/492 "2013-09-19T05:21:56Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > 🙂 > > I agree with this. Sci-fi fans: They say they hate something, yet they’ll watch it a hundred times over anyway. I tell you, it _is_ like driving by a particularly horrific accident. You don’t _want_ to look, you hate yourself for looking, but you look anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/493 "2013-09-19T12:18:36Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > And then Julie protected the egg by… dropping it into the water? Seriously, WTF? That was my thought too, ummm, hey lady, you’ll never find the damn thing in a massive lake like that! She’d have better luck burying the damn thing after closing her eyes then dropping it in the lake. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/494 "2013-09-19T12:44:57Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I tell you, it _is_ like driving by a particularly horrific accident. You don’t _want_ to look, you hate yourself for looking, but you look anyway. No. This was different because I, like a lot of the viewers, thought it was a mini-series. I thought it actually had to go somewhere by the end. So, despite how stupid it was I was mildly curious where it was going to go and how it was going to be resolved. It wasn’t. So I can tell you with certainty I won’t be watching that crap again. The numbers will drop dramatically next year. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/495 "2013-09-19T13:13:43Z")
> [@Debaser](#): > > No. This was different because I, like a lot of the viewers, thought it was a mini-series. I thought it actually had to go somewhere by the end. So, despite how stupid it was I was mildly curious where it was going to go and how it was going to be resolved. > > It wasn’t. So I can tell you with certainty I won’t be watching that crap again. The numbers will drop dramatically next year. Me too. I thought it was a fully contained mini-series. I stayed away from any spoilers, waited until I had recorded all the episodes, then watched them marathon style over the course of two evenings. The penultimate episode was even cut short because of a late football game (I assume), and I found myself feeling relieved that I wouldn’t have to watch the full episode. Also, I made good use of fast-forward, and not just to bypass the commercials. Halfway through the finale, I was wondering how all this was going to gets resolved. Then the credits hit. WTF?! It is going to continue next summer?! Not with me as a viewer. I have already deleted it from my schedule. I don’t quite hate the show. Probably because if the plot or dialogue got painful, I just fast forwarded. I could watch an hour episode in about 20 minutes. I probably missed a lot, but then again, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/496 "2013-09-19T14:45:41Z")
Count me in with those who thought it was a mini-series with an eventual resolution. I watched it just to see how it would end. I stopped the recording, deleted it and also deleted the timer as soon as Big Jim informed the entire town (in which everybody always listens to the radio, apparently) that Barbie had shot Julia (etc, wtf I don’t remember). After going through that painful period with that Fight Club woman I just couldn’t stand it anymore. My husband was all “You deleted the timers too? What if I wanted to watch it?” and I was like, “Just trust me. It’s that terrible.” Would somebody please be kind enough to PM me the ending of the book? I’m morbidly curious. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/497 "2013-09-19T20:11:44Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > Would somebody please be kind enough to PM me the ending of the book? I’m morbidly curious. Except for portions of the first episode, there is nothing in common between the book and the [del]miniseries[/del] series with no definitive end in sight. Except, yes, there is a dome. Other than that, I challenge anyone to make a positive match. Ok, Jim Rennie killed people in both but not even the same people in the same way. Even characters with the same name are not the same character. None of the plotting in the last 2 months matches up with the book. None. The question you want to ask (which I share) is someone watch this show to the end and then spoil the end of the show here. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/498 "2013-09-19T21:45:44Z")
But there never will be an end. They’ll just go along, piling stupid plot twist on top of stupid plot revelation, until the ratings tank and they pull the plug. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/499 "2013-09-20T12:41:50Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > Except for portions of the first episode, there is nothing in common between the book and the [del]miniseries[/del] series with no definitive end in sight. Except, yes, there is a dome. Other than that, I challenge anyone to make a positive match. Ok, Jim Rennie killed people in both but not even the same people in the same way. Even characters with the same name are not the same character. > > None of the plotting in the last 2 months matches up with the book. None. What?!?! I wish I’d have known this before wasting my time. So, is the book any good? (relative to other King books, not relative to the show) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/500 "2013-09-20T14:18:38Z")
> [@Algernon](#): > > What?!?! > > I wish I’d have known this before wasting my time. > > So, is the book any good? (relative to other King books, not relative to the show) I liked it. It wasn’t one of his best but also not one of his worst. A little overlong and the ending was kind of lame, but not a bad read IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483/501 "2013-09-20T14:53:58Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > The question you want to ask (which I share) is someone watch this show to the end and then spoil the end of the show here. Okay. Who here wants to take one for the team? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-the-dome-new-summer-mini-series/660483.md?page=26)