Under the Dome

I live in fear of Lost.

Every new show that comes along, with even the remotest element of mystery, I think to myself "Oh God no, not another Lost."

So it was with great trepidation I approached Under The Dome. OK, it's based on a Stephen King novel, so we are on a firm footing.But that won't help us when we are in season three and all of King's brilliance has been used up and the producers feel the urge to push the Lost button and unleash torrents of tosh upon us.

The premise of Under The Dome is pretty simple; the inhabitants of the small town of Chester's Mill are cut off from the rest of the world by a large, seemingly impregnable, transparent dome. It happens. Where did it come from and why Chester's Mill are the questions for later episodes as the diverse characters rush around in stricken panic. The show has a large cast and it will take a few episodes to get used to them all. Under The Dome certainly isn't a star vehicle, the closest the show comes to stars are Dean Norris ( Hank from Breaking Bad ) and Lost reminder and straight to video superstar Jeff Fahey. The budget for the pilot seemed to go on the CGI, trucks and planes squishing into the dome and a cow cut so perfectly in half that Damien Hirst must've screamed with envy.

This is obviously too close to Lost for JJ Abrams, so that other perennial executive producer Steven Spielberg is left to do the honours.

His agent must say: "Hey Steve do you wanna be executive producer of something called Under the Dome?"

"Yeah why not."

The pilot was intriguing, well acted, and made me want to see what happens next, which is exactly how I felt after the first episode of Lost. It is all about how well Under The Dome can keep the levels of old tosh under control as the seasons roll by.

The Owner