That such a re-imagining had to take place was my only serious concern when the series was still in the planning stages, and that concern was purely practical. Other story modifications are slotting into place because the writers have completely re-imagined the source of the Dome. Some have been occasioned by their plan to keep the Dome in place over Chester’s Mill for months instead of little more than a week, as is the case in the book. Vaughan and his team of writers have been of necessity, and I approved of them wholeheartedly. That’s also true of the big stuff, like the supermarket riot, the reason for all that propane storage, and the book’s thematic concerns with diminishing resources. And, if you look closely, you’ll see that most of my characters are still there, although some have been combined and others have changed jobs. But that doesn’t mean the TV series is bad, because it’s not. If you loved the book when you first read it, it’s still there for your perusal. I feel the same way about Under the Dome. Every word is the same as when I wrote them.”

“The movies didn’t change them a bit, son,” he said. Before he could properly get into his rant, the old man interrupted him by pointing to a shelf of books behind his desk. This young man began his time with Cain by bemoaning how Hollywood had changed books such as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity.

Cain agreed to be interviewed by a student reporter who covered culture and the arts for his college newspaper. Near the end of his life, and long after his greatest novels were written, James M. For those of you out there in Constant Reader Land who are feeling miffed because the TV version of Under the Dome varies considerably from the book version, here’s a little story.

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