So Lindsay Nadrich was reporting from the field last week and she shot some live-to-tapes for the show’s news broadcast. Well when it came time for her report, some how the wrong video went to air. KHQK accidentally aired one of her failed attempts where she said, “F*ck me, I can’t even f*cking talk.” But that is not the best par, Kjerstin Ramsing (the anchor’s) shocked face was the icing on the cake! Ramsing explained on Twitter, “Honestly I could hardly breathe.” When asked how her bosses reacted, she said “bosses proud of my response.” So are we because it was her reaction that made a pretty darn good video that much better!
Many have tried, but few have succeeded in adapting Stephen King’s books onto the screen. CBS is one of the few who can say just that with his 2009 novel Under the Dome that debuts tonight at 10p.
After I watched the pilot for the first time (yes there has been multiple viewings), I picked up the book and started reading it. So far, and I am not BSing you, I like the liberties that they have taken with the show. In fact they made the King of Horror’s words even more horrifying and they were pretty freakin’ scary. I won’t tell you how because you need to soak in the 13 episode event as it happens and not have anyone ruin it for you.
Chester’s Mill is just like most towns in America, but something will happen that will literally separate it from the rest of the world. Their normal lives will be anything but when a large dome transcends down on their town. No one knows how it got there and how long it will stay, but all they do know is they are trapped and no one knows how to help them. No one can get in and no one can get out. To make matters worse, all communication has been cut off and the dome blocks them from even hearing the people that are right outside of it. Besides all of that their power lines were cut when the dome came down, so they are relying on generators and whatever propane they have to supply them. And what about their food supply, how long can that last?
Each episode will focus on a day in the life of Chester’s Mill under the dome. So tonight we are looking at their first day and as intense as it is, it will only get better. Executive Producer Brian K Vaughn said, “I think you’ll see that the second episode is almost bigger than the first. It’s huge.” I can’t wait to see how they top cutting a cow in half, have a food truck smash like an accordian into the dome and have small plane fly into it as well and explode. But then again this is a Stephen King and a Steven Spielberg production, so expect greatness and then some. Can you believe in their careers that has spanned over 40 years, this is the first thing they have done together? So you know it it going to be excellent addictive television that will have you glued to your seat.
I know I am not focusing on the people of Chester’s Mill in this review, and the actors all do a great job, but tonight it is all about the Dome. As the weeks go on we will care more about them, but for now we want to know all about the fish bowl and not about the fish inside of it.
Now one thing I want to clear up, this is being describes a mini-series event, but it could turn out to be something more than that. Executive Producer Neal Baer wanted explained, “This is not a mini-series. Some people have said it’s a mini-series, but it’s not a mini-series. It’s a 13-episode series.” So it could be back for a second and/or third season and so on, that is if you watch it. And what else are you watching this summer on Mondays at 10p? Plus this is the show that will hold you over until the new shows and returning shows are back in September. This is good television for the summer (and technically all year round), something we have been lacking for a while. So set your DVRs or better yet just watch it live or a dome will come down over your house until you do. OK, I am lying about the last part, but this is seriously not-to-miss TV.
We are still a summer away from the new television season, but that doesn’t stop you from grabbing your calendars now and saving the dates for when your favorite The CW shows will back. Although it depresses me that we have to wait until October 25th for a new episode of The Carrie Diaries, but at least the show is coming back. When it comes to the new shows, Reign is the one that really has piqued my interest. There is just something about it that seems so enchanting. But then again I expect that from all of The CW shows because let’s be real they have the best looking people on their network. The Amells, Padalecki, Jensen, Somerhalder, and so on. I just wish their names were easier to spell!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
8:00-9:00 PM HART OF DIXIE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Season Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
8:00-9:00 PM ARROW (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM THE TOMORROW PEOPLE (Series Premiere)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
8:00-9:00 PM THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM REIGN (Series Premiere)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
8:00-9:00 PM THE ORIGINALS (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL (Season Premiere)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25
8:00-9:00 PM THE CARRIE DIARIES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL: GUYS AND GIRLS
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Even though Meg Ryan and John Cougar Mellencamp have been dating for over two years, that isn’t stopping them from showing some public affection while on vacation in Rome. Although I kind of wish it would. I don’t know why but for some reason this coupling is so strange to me. I mean a rocker and an actress is not that odd of a pairing, but theirs is. Oh well if they are happy that is all that matters, right?
We are still two years away from the sequel for Independence Day, and this weekend we got some news about the upcoming blockbuster. Director Roland Emmerich told The NY Daily News that Will Smith will NOT be in it. He said, “Will Smith can not come back because he’s too expensive, but he’d also be too much of a marquee name.” Then he added, “We have like maybe half of the people that you know would know from the first film (in the script) and the other half people who are new.” So who is guaranteed to come back? Here’s who he said would be returning, “I think some aliens will be back.”
Now back to Smith, when he did the first movie he was an eager actor who was on the rise. But then after a few huge movies, his ego took over and his movies went to sh!t. So when I read that he would not be in this sequel, I was excited because the movie that launched his film career has a good chance of doing as well as the original if not better. Well that is if it has a good script behind it. I mean a movie that is almost 2 decades in the making, has to be has good as the original just like the sequels to Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and Indiana Jones 4. Right?
