The characters are in a dome and all they can do is walk in circles

Good point.

I keep thinking I'm missing something with King's writing. His stories can't be this mediocre, can they?

I will give it maybe another shot, but only if I'm not doing something like scratching my ass.

I've given up on America's Got Talent too. Several shows in and I saw very little if any talent. With future shows relying on those that they did push through, I have little to drive me to watch it.