What's the Difference between Under the Dome the Book and Under the Dome the TV Show?
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
Dale 'Barbie' Barbara
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Dale 'Barbie' Barbara
Portrayed by: Mike Vogel
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"Big Jim" Rennie
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"Big Jim" Rennie
Portrayed by: Dean Norris
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Linda Everett
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Linda Esquivel
Portrayed by: Natalie Martinez
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Angie McCain
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Angie McAlister
Portrayed by: Britt Robertson
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Joe McClatchey
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Joe McAlister
Portrayed by: Colin Ford
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This Character does not appear.
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Maxine
Portrayed by: Natalie Zea
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Where is Dr Rusty Everett
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This Character does not appear.
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Dorthy had a baby?
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This Character does not appear.
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Junior the son
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Junior the son
Portrayed by: Alex Koch
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Under the Dome Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Angie McCain is killed by Junior Rennie in the beginning of the story. |
She lives and has a younger brother and has a relationship with Junior. |
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Several of the police in town are away for a training exercise with the firefighters when the dome appears. |
All the cops are there and only the firefighters are away from town.
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Phil "the cook" Bushy is considered missing, though he is in fact hiding in the local christian radio station cooking crystal meth. Is described as caucasian. |
Phil Bushy is the Deejay at the local rock station, later becomes a volunteer police officer. Is african american. |
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Air, water, lasers and radio signals get through the dome. |
Nothing can penetrate the dome.
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Julia Shumway is the editor of the Democrat, a paper that has been in her family for generations. |
Julia Shumway is the new editor of the paper, unknown to the town as yet. |