Pilot
- Episode aired Jun 24, 2013
- TV-14
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.8K
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In Chester's Mill, Maine, a strange occurrence locks the town in under an invisible dome-like surface.In Chester's Mill, Maine, a strange occurrence locks the town in under an invisible dome-like surface.In Chester's Mill, Maine, a strange occurrence locks the town in under an invisible dome-like surface.
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- TriviaAlthough there is no actual FM radio station with the call sign WYBS, during the 1970s there was a pirate station in Hartford, Connecticut, operating as WYBS at 88.9 MHz. The fictional WYBS in the show transmits at 89.3 FM.
- GoofsWhen the dome lands, it slices a cow in half, which slumps to the ground, sliding on the dome's surface. It leaves no blood behind on the dome's surface, yet when Dale (Mike Vogel) touches it with his blood-covered hand, it leaves a bloody handprint behind. The cow should have left behind blood as well.
- Quotes
Dodee Weaver: We're the only thing on air right now - AM, FM, anywhere.
Phil Bushey: Yeah, the blackout, I know.
Dodee Weaver: No, even if that were statewide, every station our size has its own generator, so why is the whole dial still static?
Phil Bushey: I don't know. But our ratings are gonna be amazing.
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Concerned about its direction, yet intrigued
I'm about ¾ of the way through Stephen King's book and thought I would watch this episode as a companion piece. It is hard to say so far what I think of it. In a good and bad way, it bears little relation to its source material. That's good because it's a different spin on a good story; and bad, because the plot of the book is quite good and many of the arbitrary changes are strange and distracting. First, this narrows down the characters considerably. Obviously, more may be introduced later on, but given that this is to be a continuing series, it seems an odd choice. Secondly, some characters that existed in the book keep their names but completely change their characteristics. Some of the casting choices are odd: especially Big Jim, the Breaking Bad hero so far lacks the slimy intimidating factor of the character in the book, and his son Junior, a dumb murderous lummox in the book, and now a handsome brooding creeper. The hero of the book is seen in the first few minutes burying the husband of reporter Julia, who has no husband in the book. The hero is framed for murder in the book, not a suspect.
What the episode offered in itself was good. The effect of the cow split in half was rather poor, and they spent a great deal of time lingering on it. I am very interested in what they will do to extend this series, and how close a relation it will bear to any of the events in the book, which so far just seems like a jumping off point.
What the episode offered in itself was good. The effect of the cow split in half was rather poor, and they spent a great deal of time lingering on it. I am very interested in what they will do to extend this series, and how close a relation it will bear to any of the events in the book, which so far just seems like a jumping off point.
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- cornflakeboy20
- Jul 8, 2013
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- Season One Promo
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- Burgaw, North Carolina, USA(Courthouse Square)
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