WATCHMEN on HBO

[daBronzeBomma]

So who is planning on watching this on HBO this fall?

What's the angle here? Rehashing the original comic? A sequel? A reboot?

[Gorthon616]

So who is planning on watching this on HBO this fall?

What's the angle here? Rehashing the original comic? A sequel? A reboot?

Well it's clearly not rehashing the comic.

It looks like a really terrible heavy-handed social commentary piece that simply uses Watchmen imagery, ideas, memes, etc. Of course, purely speculating. But that's the impression that I got.

[Midvillian1322]

Thought it was a sequel. Took place in the world after Manhattan killed rorshach and all those people.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Thought it was a sequel. Took place in the world after Manhattan killed rorshach and all those people.

Ditto.

Its looks like its set in the 2019 version of the Watchmen world.

[choptop]

Thought it was a sequel. Took place in the world after Manhattan killed rorshach and all those people.

It probably does just not right after the movie probably more like the far future that's why ozymandias is older.

[PoorStudent]

It's from the guy who wrote Lost and Prometheus. I'm not going to take the chance. Even if starts out good (like Lost) it's probably not going to end well. It's going to ask a lot questions and either not give answers or give really stupid answers. I don't know why Alan Moore always gets such poor adaptations.

I wish the guy that did Fargo or someone else was doing this.

[DjMichael691]

It's from the guy who wrote Lost and Prometheus. I'm not going to take the chance. Even if starts out good (like Lost) it's probably not going to end well. It's going to ask a lot questions and either not give answers or give really stupid answers. I don't know why Alan Moore always gets such poor adaptations.

I wish the guy that did Fargo or someone else was doing this.

He also did The Leftovers more recently and that was an amazing series.

[Electricmastro]

Well it's clearly not rehashing the comic.

It looks like a really terrible heavy-handed social commentary piece that simply uses Watchmen imagery, ideas, memes, etc. Of course, purely speculating. But that's the impression that I got.

Ah, but Gorthon, all comics have politics and social elements. Don't ya dare deny the history of comics!

[Kirby101]

Well it's clearly not rehashing the comic.

It looks like a really terrible heavy-handed social commentary piece that simply uses Watchmen imagery, ideas, memes, etc. Of course, purely speculating. But that's the impression that I got.

Um. The original comic was full of social commentary.

[Electricmastro]

Um. The original comic was full of social commentary.

Wanted to mention that there's a difference between inserting social/political commentary where it's deserved and warranted and where it isn't deserved and warranted.

[Username taken]

Well it's clearly not rehashing the comic.

It looks like a really terrible heavy-handed social commentary piece that simply uses Watchmen imagery, ideas, memes, etc. Of course, purely speculating. But that's the impression that I got.

This is Watchmen. It’s entirely heavy handed socio-political commentary only from an 80s perspective.

If you don’t like politics or social commentary in your fiction, then you might want to stay clear of Watchmen. Or most of Alan Moore’s work for that matter.

[StanBelarsky]

So who is planning on watching this on HBO this fall?

What's the angle here? Rehashing the original comic? A sequel? A reboot?

Yes very much looking forward to it.

[tkitna]

Looks terrible. Will not be watching.

[DanMad1977]

Will try the first episode or so, even if it looks terrible.

[Bat-Meal]

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