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Under the Dome
The new CBS hit, Under the Dome , is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Brian K. Vaughn, noted comic book author and former writer/producer of Lost, adapted the novel for Dreamworks which originally wanted it to be a Showtime series.
By Kim Masters • • 1 min readThe new CBS hit, Under the Dome, is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Brian K. Vaughn, noted comic book author and former writer/producer of Lost, adapted the novel for Dreamworks which originally wanted it to be a Showtime series. When the project went to CBS' Neal Baer, formerly of Law & Order SVU and ER, came on board to be show-runner. The two talk about working with Stephen King and Steven Spielberg, and argue that broadcast TV can still make compelling, serialized dramas and compete with cable.
Dean Norris as James "Big Jim" Rennie
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The full episode
2 of 3A Former Intern Who Sued Fox Speaks Out; 'Under the Dome'- 0:00The Hollywood News Banter
- 8:37Under the DomeYou’re reading this
- 19:19Former Intern