Under the Dome series on CBS

[mae]

Yeah, HBO is a cable channel. That said, Stephen mentioned HBO while on the UTD tour, but no official announcement has been made.

[Blaine Is A Pain]

Well I will have to see it on DVD then. I do not have HBO

[theyspunaweb]

Yay for my parents purchasing HBO. And seriously R rated stuff or worse is on there, so I think they totally could pull off the beginning of the book (I am still only about half way through it myself so this thread is one of the few I will venture into for UTD)

[Spencer]

After having read the book, I'm less excited than I was, but I'm sure I'll check it out eventually.

[IWasSentWest]

i want ryan seacrest to play barbie...




ok i lied lol....it should be done well though, considering it is HBO and no the SyFy channel. i'm guessing 5-6 2 hour episodes, which i hope will be done because it will capture everything and leave nothing to out.

[chuxter]

I think Penn Teller should play Jim Rennie

<slinks back into non-existence>

[Brice]

I think Penn Teller should play Jim Rennie

<slinks back into non-existence>

Why do that?

And I agree Penn would be great.

[IWasSentWest]

john goodman, if he wasn't so damn loveable

[Stuffy-Guy]

John Goodman can do non-loveable.... Check him out in "Barton Fink". He'd be good here.

[mae]

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/0...under-the-dome

Scribe Michael Greene has been tasked with bringing the horror novelist legend's gigantic book to TV for a mini-series with producer Steven Spielberg overseeing the project.

Michael Greene (Green Lantern, TV's The River) will adapt Under the Dome for Dreamworks TV. Veteran director Steven Spielberg will oversee the project's development as producer as it transitions from novel to mini-series. Dreamworks TV is currently trying to find a home for it's new series Locke & Keye after the FOX network passed on the supernatural comic adapted program.

Hopefully it's still with HBO.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Hands down, this is Jim Rennie

[LadyHitchhiker]

John Goodman can do non-loveable.... Check him out in "Barton Fink". He'd be good here.

Or "fallen" with Denzel Washington

[candy]

meh. I was never 100% taken with the book, I would have prefered one of his others but, hey ho

I still need to do a re-read, just trying to work up to it

[EvaH]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...rg-team-229385

Stephen King and Steven Spielberg are at it again. The duo who previously teamed on The Talisman are developing a drama series based on King’s 2009 novel Under the Dome. The project, which will be produced by DreamWorks Television, revolves around locals a Maine locale who battle each other when a force field surrounds their town and cuts them off from the remainder of the world. King will executive produce along with DreamWorks TV’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. No writer is currently attached.
DreamWorks TV also produces Spielberg’s TNT alien invasion drama Falling Skies, which was recently picked up for a second season, and had the Toni Collette dramedy United States of Tara at Showtime.
King and Peter Straub’s fantasy novel The Talisman was published in 1984, which TNT developed into a six-part miniseries in 2006; the project was ultimately scraped due to budget concerns.

[mae]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=81616

As reported back in 2009, Steven Spielberg and Stephen King are teaming for a television adaptation of King's novel Under the Dome. Now, Deadline reports that Showtime has stepped in as the home for the upcoming series.

The book revolves around the drama that unfolds after an invisible force field suddenly descends on a small vacation town in Maine. As the locals fight for their survival, the town descends into warring factions led by enigmatic characters.

Spielberg, King and DreamWorks' Stacey Snider will executive produce along with DreamWorks TV chiefs Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey. No other creative talent has yet been announced, but that is expected to change in the very near future.

[mikeC]

I hope Sir Raul Esperaza watches it and realizes that Romeo "Rommie" Burpee isn;t from India.

[Iwritecode]

i want ryan seacrest to play barbie...




ok i lied lol....it should be done well though, considering it is HBO and no the SyFy channel. i'm guessing 5-6 2 hour episodes, which i hope will be done because it will capture everything and leave nothing to out.

Ryan Gosling would be a better choice for Barbie IMO.

[mikeC]

I think rather than a couple things that may or may not be filmed this one could actually happen. I don't see a need for a huge budget, just the beginning and the end would need special effects. 1/4 of the character arcs could be cut without hurting the overall adaptation.
I hope Dan Castellaneta gets a part.

[mae]

I hope Dan Castellaneta gets a part.

[mikeC]

Haha, yea.

[Merlin1958]

Not to be nit-picky, but is it HBO or Showtime?

[mae]

Showtime.

[Merlin1958]

Showtime.

thanks!!

[mae]

King did mention HBO by name a while back. But the official word right now is Showtime. Hopefully HBO gets The Dark Tower.

[Merlin1958]

Showtime is cool. I guess they have more to "prove" in the mini-series dept. Brotherhood though was excellent and I could see them doing justice to UTD!!