| Description: | Under the Dome
Under the Dome, CBS new supernatural mystery/suspense drama, has the best pedigree that network television can buy. Vaughan, it has all the potential of a new genre classic. And if slicing up a book from years ago into neat episode sized chunks seems counterproductive to the organic demands of television, tell that to George R. R. Martin and HBO. There something very comforting about tuning in to a weekly serial while knowing its ending already exists in some form, and in an age where entertainment is as competitive as ever, that comfort a viewer will have of knowing they be getting a complete story is a formidable marketing hook. Indeed, Under the Dome is heralded as a thirteen episode series that has the possibility of extension, meaning that our investment is risk free. While we may get more seasons, if we only get one, everything is in place for it to end satisfactorily.
But does it begin satisfactorily? Ah, there the question. It does, with some caveats, http |
