Series Review: Under The Dome

One day, a town named Chester's Mill is suddenly caged in a big dome that came from nowhere. Neither do the townspeople nor the outsiders have any idea of where it came from. For short: a pure mystery. The dome; invisible, indestructible, and completely, inescapable; is going to test the people of Chester's Mill. Is this big thing a plague or protection from something that is coming?

 

Under The Dome is a science fiction drama television series that was developed by Brian K. Vaughan and is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. What made me really try this series and download it's first whole season (since I prefer downloading than watching on TV as I hate cliffhangers) is that the author himself, Stephen King, serve as an executive producer along with the critically-acclaimed and award-winning director Steven Spielberg (who, for the record, is my favorite). There were six other producers, but with the first two mentioned teaming up, I was already convinced.

Under the Dome is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. It tells the story of the residents of the small town of Chester's Mill in Maine, where a massive, transparent, indestructible dome suddenly cuts them off from the rest of the world. With no Internet access, no mobile signals and limited radio communication, the people trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away. (This paragraph is a courtesy of Wikipedia)

The series is unsurprisingly a thrill ride. The director/s gave the viewers contenting shots of every scene and the actors, as I find it, are convincing. In fact the cast were amazingly tact and there were really chemistry among each other. One would really be sorry for the sorry and raging mad for the wicked. I only wished that there were more visible destruction as a big dome covering a small town could really be plague-y and disastrous. The team only failed in that moment but all-in-all throughout the series, flaws (if there were) are unnoticeable . 

For a rating, I give this series a 9 out of 10 for being able to properly deliver a good story to the viewers. It is a television wonder, indeed!

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