under-the-dome

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Though Under the Dome has been seen on TV, the show was derived from Stephen King’s highly acclaimed novel by the same name and has become a huge hit on CBS’s regular Monday night programming. YAmag took a closer look at the lead four YA characters, Joe, Angie, Junior, and Norrie. The quartet formed a group in the midst of all the chaos, with the rest of the world watching from above.

Now in season two the show (SPOILER ALERT) has lost one of these characters, but before we go into that, lets take a look at season one and how the TV show was recreated from the book.

Early on in the book, due to a brain tumor Junior murders Angie and molests her body thinking that she’s still alive. When the show starts Angie and Junior are in love with each other, but when he become jealous of Angie’s flirtatious behavior, he locks her up in his families abandon cellar turned shelter.

On the show, Joe is portrayed by Colin Ford, whom is also voice of Jake in Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Jr.  You can also see our write up of the star in tomorrow’s new up-and-comer article. Joe is brother to Angie. When he can’t find Angie after the dome drops, he befriends Norrie. Incidentally, Mackenzie Lintz, whom we featured in another up and comer article plays Norrie.  The main difference between the book and the show with these two is the timeline of their meeting. In the book they were already friends, whereas in the show they become fast friends due to their new and complicated circumstances.

When Angie is finally released from the cellar, the dome brings the four characters closer than before. Only when it does, the dome shows them how they should kill Junior’s Dad.

In season two Junior’s Dad is still alive and Angie is set on killing him. When a mysterious girl shows up, Angie follows her into school where she is slashed to death. One of the big mysteries this season is who killed her, which we are anxiously tuning in to find out. Junior thinks it’s his dad, but finds a bracelet near him that makes him think he did it. 

How far will this show veer from the book? Is it too much? What’s next and will it satisfy our Stephen King crush? Tune in weekly to find out!

 


under-the-dome

Under the Dome image

Though Under the Dome has been seen on TV, the show was derived from Stephen King’s highly acclaimed novel by the same name and has become a huge hit on CBS’s regular Monday night programming. YAmag took a closer look at the lead four YA characters, Joe, Angie, Junior, and Norrie. The quartet formed a group in the midst of all the chaos, with the rest of the world watching from above.

Now in season two the show (SPOILER ALERT) has lost one of these characters, but before we go into that, lets take a look at season one and how the TV show was recreated from the book.

Early on in the book, due to a brain tumor Junior murders Angie and molests her body thinking that she’s still alive. When the show starts Angie and Junior are in love with each other, but when he become jealous of Angie’s flirtatious behavior, he locks her up in his families abandon cellar turned shelter.

On the show, Joe is portrayed by Colin Ford, whom is also voice of Jake in Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Jr.  You can also see our write up of the star in tomorrow’s new up-and-comer article. Joe is brother to Angie. When he can’t find Angie after the dome drops, he befriends Norrie. Incidentally, Mackenzie Lintz, whom we featured in another up and comer article plays Norrie.  The main difference between the book and the show with these two is the timeline of their meeting. In the book they were already friends, whereas in the show they become fast friends due to their new and complicated circumstances.

When Angie is finally released from the cellar, the dome brings the four characters closer than before. Only when it does, the dome shows them how they should kill Junior’s Dad.

In season two Junior’s Dad is still alive and Angie is set on killing him. When a mysterious girl shows up, Angie follows her into school where she is slashed to death. One of the big mysteries this season is who killed her, which we are anxiously tuning in to find out. Junior thinks it’s his dad, but finds a bracelet near him that makes him think he did it. 

How far will this show veer from the book? Is it too much? What’s next and will it satisfy our Stephen King crush? Tune in weekly to find out!

 


Under the Dome


Under the Dome image

The small Maine town of Chester’s Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. With no Internet access, no mobile signals and limited radio communication, the people trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions.

When the dome comes down, Angie McAlister’s mother is having brunch outside town, leaving Angie and her younger brother, Joe, to fend for themselves inside the dome.

James “Junior” Rennie is the son of “Big Jim” Rennie, a local councilman, car dealer and dramatic presence. Junior is in Chester’s Mill for the summer back from college, where he had a football scholarship, but has recently decided not to return so he can be closer to Angie McAlister, who he has known since at least third grade and took to junior prom.

They have a physical relationship, but when he tells her he loves her, she rejects him and a violent side of Junior emerges. He becomes jealous and carries a knife to threaten any man who talks to Angie, including the mysterious stranger Dale “Barbie” Barbara. Junior is prepared to go to extreme lengths to be with Angie.

Angie’s brother Joe is a smart and curious young teenager. He is at his house when the dome comes down not far away. Joe is very interested in the dome and inspects it, quickly discovering that it only gives off an electrical charge at the first touch, comparable to an invisible fence. When the rest of the town’s teenagers are partying inside the dome, Joe goes to investigate it, to learn more about it. He is already developing theories about it that are extremely advanced. It appears he has some sort of connection to the dome when it has a physical effect on him, the same effect it has on Norrie Calvert-Hill, a teenager traveling through Chester’s Mill with her mothers.

Norrie Calvert-Hill is the 16-year-old daughter of Alice Calvert and Carolyn Hill from California, who are bringing her to a tough love camp and only stop in Chester’s Mill for juice for Alice, who is diabetic. Norrie is a rebellious teenager and has recently been in trouble for sexting and other things. Her mothers are taking her to “camp” to straighten her out.

Norrie has a seizure shortly after the dome comes down, as does Joe McAlister, and she may prove to have a connection to the dome that is intriguing and terrifying. Find out what affect the dome has on the people of Chester’s Mill on CBS next season!

Under the Dome


Under the Dome image

The small Maine town of Chester’s Mill is abruptly and gruesomely separated from the outside world by an invisible, semipermeable barrier of unknown origin. With no Internet access, no mobile signals and limited radio communication, the people trapped inside must find their own ways to survive with diminishing resources and rising tensions.

When the dome comes down, Angie McAlister’s mother is having brunch outside town, leaving Angie and her younger brother, Joe, to fend for themselves inside the dome.

James “Junior” Rennie is the son of “Big Jim” Rennie, a local councilman, car dealer and dramatic presence. Junior is in Chester’s Mill for the summer back from college, where he had a football scholarship, but has recently decided not to return so he can be closer to Angie McAlister, who he has known since at least third grade and took to junior prom.

They have a physical relationship, but when he tells her he loves her, she rejects him and a violent side of Junior emerges. He becomes jealous and carries a knife to threaten any man who talks to Angie, including the mysterious stranger Dale “Barbie” Barbara. Junior is prepared to go to extreme lengths to be with Angie.

Angie’s brother Joe is a smart and curious young teenager. He is at his house when the dome comes down not far away. Joe is very interested in the dome and inspects it, quickly discovering that it only gives off an electrical charge at the first touch, comparable to an invisible fence. When the rest of the town’s teenagers are partying inside the dome, Joe goes to investigate it, to learn more about it. He is already developing theories about it that are extremely advanced. It appears he has some sort of connection to the dome when it has a physical effect on him, the same effect it has on Norrie Calvert-Hill, a teenager traveling through Chester’s Mill with her mothers.

Norrie Calvert-Hill is the 16-year-old daughter of Alice Calvert and Carolyn Hill from California, who are bringing her to a tough love camp and only stop in Chester’s Mill for juice for Alice, who is diabetic. Norrie is a rebellious teenager and has recently been in trouble for sexting and other things. Her mothers are taking her to “camp” to straighten her out.

Norrie has a seizure shortly after the dome comes down, as does Joe McAlister, and she may prove to have a connection to the dome that is intriguing and terrifying. Find out what affect the dome has on the people of Chester’s Mill on CBS next season!