Stephen King Thinks 'Under The Dome' Went Off The Rails, But Loves 'Mr. Mercedes'
Stephen King is sharing his thoughts on Under the Dome and Mr. Mercedes, two very different TV adaptations of his work.
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CBS' 'Under The Dome' Cancelled; NBC's 'Coach' Benched
Under the Dome has been cancelled by CBS. Its current third season will be its last. Meanwhile, NBC has decided not to move forward with its Coach revival.
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Watch 3 Minutes Of The CBS Stephen King Adaptation 'Under The Dome'
June 24th is right around the corner. That's the night CBS finally starts its major summer event, Under the Dome. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, the show is about a small New England town mysteriously surrounded by an impenetrable dome. Cut off from the world, the people begin to completely change their way…
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TV Bits: 'Game Of Thrones', 'Sons Of Anarchy', 'Community', 'Luther', 'Portlandia', 'Under The Dome'
Game of Thrones has ended for the year, but its shadow continues to loom large. After the jump: Portlandia will return for two more seasons What happens of Game of Thrones catches up to the books? A Sons of Anarchy prequel is still a long ways away Dan Harmon closes his Community Season 5 deal Harry…
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TV Bits: 'Dexter', 'Game Of Thrones', 'Under The Dome', Emmy Awards, Vince Gilligan, M. Night Shyamalan
Between the final seasons of Dexter and Breaking Bad and the premiere of CBS' Under the Dome, this summer is shaping up to be an exciting one for TV viewers. After the jump: George R.R. Martin teases new characters for Game of Thrones Season 4 Melissa Leo boards M. Night Shyamalan's Wayward Pines Tracy Morgan…
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TV Bits: 'SNL', 'Downton Abbey', 'Hannibal', 'Arrested Development', 'HIMYM', 'Zombieland', Mike Judge, The CW
Zombieland dies a second death as Amazon decides to pass on the series. Also after the jump: SNL loses Bill Hader, retains Seth Meyers Downton Abbey gets parodied by Diddy and The Simpsons; sets a U.S. premiere date HIMYM's entire ninth season will take place over one weekend Is NBC's Hannibal headed to cable television?…
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TV Trailers: Stephen King's 'Under The Dome' And 'Dexter' Season 8
Pop culture aficionados generally associate the summer season with big cinematic blockbusters, but this year there'll be tons of exciting offerings on the small screen as well. CBS' Steven Spielberg-produced Stephen King adaptation Under the Dome hits in late June, with the eighth and last season of Dexter kicking off on Showtime just a few…
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'Under The Dome' First Look: Stephen King's Novel Comes To TV
There's a good chance that Under the Dome is show everyone will be talking about this summer. CBS is adapting the Stephen King best-seller about a small town that's suddenly isolated by a huge, invisible dome into a 13 part mini-series. Broadcast begins June 24, and the network has just released the first actual look…
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TV Bits: 'Parks & Recreation', 'Downton Abbey', 'The Newsroom', 'The Americans', 'The Mindy Project', 'New Girl', 'Game Of Thrones', And More
Like the last couple of TV Bits, this one is also chock full of casting news. Also after the jump: Downton Abbey adds a new series regular Patton Oswalt will stop by Parks & Recreation The Newsroom's version of Team Romney expands Michael C. Hall might be done with TV after Dexter Chris Lilley's new show…
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TV Bits: 'Luck', 'Arrested Development', 'House Of Cards', 'Zombieland', 'Bates Motel', Alfonso Cuaron, James Gandolfini, Chris Hardwick, Judd Apatow, And More
The pilot casting blitz isn't over yet. Also after the jump: Kristen Wiig's Arrested Development role revealed Yeah, NBC is probably going to cancel Up All Night HBO decides not to go with James Gandolfini's pilot HBO's cancelled drama Luck finds new life as a blog Survey says House of Cards is a success for Netflix…
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TV Bits: 'Dexter', 'House Of Cards', 'The Killing', 'Happy Endings', 'Up All Night', Jason Blum, Ridley Scott, Neal Stephenson, JK Simmons, Rupert Grint, And More
It's pilot casting season! And as such, Rupert Grint, JK Simmons, Dylan McDermott, Billy Campbell, Jennifer Beals, and tons more have found new homes on the small screen. Also after the jump: Peter Sarsgaard has joined AMC's The Killing Dexter Season 8 adds a Walking Dead alum Ridley Scott is bringing The Terror to AMC…
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'Under The Dome' TV Teaser: From The Minds Of Stephen King And Steven Spielberg
Nestled among the many blockbuster movie ads last night was the first teaser for Under the Dome, CBS' upcoming supernatural drama based on Stephen King's novel and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. CBS clearly has incredibly high hopes for the series, having given it a straight-to-series 13-episode order and bypassing the pilot process altogether.…
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TV Bits: 'Game Of Thrones', 'Downton Abbey', 'Happy Endings', 'The Killing', 'Hannibal', 'Fringe', Nick Offerman, Stephen King, And More
Steel yourself for the very end of Fringe with a new trailer and poster. Also after the jump: The Killing is officially returning to AMC for a third season Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B get pulled from Sundays Who noticed that the Twin Towers were missing on The Carrie Diaries? Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore is…
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TV Bits: 'Breaking Bad', 'Arrested Development', 'Archer', 'Dexter', 'Bates Motel', 'Tron: Uprising', 'Shameless', Wonder Woman, Sam Mendes, Stephen King, And More
Based on the header image, can you guess who's coming back for Breaking Bad's final stretch? Also after the jump: Sam Mendes and a Skyfall co-writer team for a Showtime project Rupert Wyatt gets hired for AMC's period drama pilot Turn Disney XD's Tron: Uprising desperately needs more viewers Check out two new stills from Arrested…
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Stephen King's 'Under The Dome' To Air On CBS In 2013 From Producer Steven Spielberg
Stephen King's 2009 novel Under the Dome looks like it's finally going to be adapted. The project was originally optioned for Showtime and fan-favorite writer Bryan K. Vaughan was hired to adapt, but after some time the project was put into turnaround. It's now been picked up by CBS and given a 13 episode straight-to-series…
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'Lost' Writer Brian K. Vaughan Tapped To Adapt Stephen King's 'Under The Dome' For Showtime
Late this summer, it was announced that Stephen King's 2009 supernatural thriller Under the Dome would be hitting Showtime as a drama series, with a search for a writer already underway. Now, months later, former Lost scribe and acclaimed comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan has been tapped to pen the show, about a town…
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Showtime To Develop Steven Spielberg-Produced Stephen King TV Series Adaptation 'Under The Dome'
Stephen King originally mentioned that his 2009 book Under The Dome might end up as an HBO miniseries. Soon after those comments were made, we learned that Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks TV optioned the book. It looks like the plans have changed as Under The Dome will not air as a mini-series on HBO as…
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/Filmcast Ep. 77 - Precious (GUEST: Jen Yamato From Cinematical)
This week, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley celebrate Fight Club's 10th anniversary by diving into the film's newly released Blu-Ray, praise Park Chan-Wook's Thirst, express ambivalence about the upcoming Uncharted film, and dissect the Twilight phenomenon as best they can. Special guest Jen Yamato joins us these evening. You can always e-mail us…
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Steven Spielberg Teams With Stephen King For Under The Dome
We mentioned last week that Stephen King mentioned that his new book, Under The Dome, might end up as an HBO miniseries. Well, Variety now has word that Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks TV have optioned the book and are looking to set it up as a mini series, likely for cable. Spielberg will executive produce.…
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Stephen King News Pile-Up: Under The Dome To HBO, More Dark Tower, Cell Screenplay By King And More
While signing copies of his new novel Under the Dome in a Dundalk, Maryland Walmart last night, Stephen King also took part in a decent-length, rapid-fire Q&A that has already been posted to YouTube. You can see the whole thing below the break, or leave it up to me to tell you which bits and…
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