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[TV] New Casting Gives Me A Hankering For “Under The Dome”

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 14, 2013 @ 2:25pm
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CBS’ “Under the Dome” just made its best casting decision yet, adding Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”, Starship Troopers) to its ranks. Not only is Norris a fun performer, but he’ll be bringing a lot of heat from the series finale of “Breaking Bad”, in which he plays a pivotal role.

Per TV Line, Norris will play Big Jim, the successful owner of Chester’s Mill’s used car dealership and also a town councilman, an office he takes very seriously.

Based on the book by Stephen King, the summer series follows residents in the Chester’s Mill community as they deal with the postapocalyptic conditions that ensue when a strange dome mysteriously encapsulates the town.

Norris joins a cast that also includes Britt Robertson, Aisha Hinds, Mike Vogel, Natalie Martinez, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong, Alex Koch and Colin Ford.

“Under the Dome” premieres June 24 on CBS. READ MORE

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[TV] This “Under The Dome” Super Bowl Teaser Barely Hits The Surface

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Posted by EvanDickson on February 03, 2013 @ 8:48pm
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Being the network airing the Super Bowl has its perks. For instance, you can run ads for your own shows for free (I’m assuming). Even better? Since you’re not spending much money airing them you don’t really have to worry about competing with 4 million dollar commercials to get the bang for your buck. You can just air a 16 second animated recreation of a hardback cover! Such is the case with “Under The Dome”, CBS’ 13-episode summer series from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King. Britt Robertson, Natalie Martinez, Colin Ford, Alex Koch, Jolene Purdy and Nicholas Strong star.

They also launched their official website, which is pretty cool as you can see what your own house looks like Under The Dome. If it works for you, that is. I typed in my Mom’s address and it put a dome down around a store a few blocks away.

Based on King’s bestselling novel, “On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when — or if — it will go away.”

“Under The Dome” starts on Monday, June 24 and will air in the Monday 10 PM slot. Head inside for the teaser! READ MORE

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[TV] CBS Shoves Two More Actors “Under The Dome”

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Posted by EvanDickson on January 28, 2013 @ 10:06pm
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Jolene Purdy (pictured above; “Glee”, Donnie Darko) and Nicholas Strong (“Nashville”) have been cast in “Under The Dome,” CBS’ 13-episode summer series from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King. Per Deadline, “Purdy will play Dodee, a brilliant, eccentric engineer at the local radio station who will draw on her unique skills in an effort to make contact with the world outside the dome. Strong will play Phil, a popular radio DJ and indie rock fanatic, a charismatic figure with a dark secret.”

They join Britt Robertson, Natalie Martinez, Colin Ford and Alex Koch.

Based on King’s bestselling novel, “On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when — or if — it will go away.”

“Under The Dome” starts on Monday, June 24 and will air in the Monday 10 PM slot.