Originally Posted by
Arfguy
I haven't read the Boys comics. I have read Moore's Watchmen and I think it is a stellar piece of work. A lot of comics gets lofty praise and once I have read them, they do fall somewhat short of expectations. Watchmen somehow exceeded my expectations even after everyone was already praising it as one of the finest works in comics. The writing and the art are both so perfect.
I think the Watchmen movie is decent, but it fails to really get the heart of the comics, just like most of Zack Snyder's work. I think he missed the point of Superman in both Man of Steel and BvS: DoJ and he completely missed the mark on Watchmen.
I was reluctant to try the Boys TV show, as it looked from the commercial like it was going to be crap. After a bunch of people swore by it, including one of my friends, I watched it and was surprised how much I loved it.
The Watchmen TV show completely surprised me. Maybe it's blasphemy to say, given the praise I already laid out for the comic, but if there was a 2019 version of the world that the comics set up, I could very well see the TV show being that. The show was brilliant. From what I understand, there won't be any more episodes since Lindeloff has stepped away. Maybe it's for the best. Sometimes things overstay their welcome, but man was the show something special.