I've been seeing the promos for this new show Under The Dome, which is built on the premise that a small town suddenly finds itself cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome. It's an interesting concept, but it gives me mixed feelings.
On the one hand, it's great that science fiction is becoming widely accepted enough to be the basis of mainstream entertainment. Essentially, it's crossed the point of no longer being scary to the average person, so an unusual sci-fi/fantasy premise can be just another tool in the storyteller's arsenal.
On the other hand, I'm getting tired of these really pedestrian premises. They take an idea that would have been one episode of the Twilight Zone, and turn it into an entire series. Having grown up with Star Trek, where you got a new mind bending idea every week, this just doesn't excite me. What's next, an entire series about a guy wondering a post apocalyptic library with broken glasses?
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