blessingx Posted October 20, 2019 Report Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) Let’s get this thread started. Anyone else excited for tonights HBO debut? Seems Lindelof both treats Moore & Gibbons graphic novel as canon/past and moves it forward enough to do his own thing. Edited December 11, 2019 by blessingx 3
Voltron Posted October 20, 2019 Report Posted October 20, 2019 Looking forward to this series. I've never read Watchmen but kind of want to. The movie pretty much sucked and I don't even remember what happened so I'm close to a blank slate for the series.
Dusty Chalk Posted October 20, 2019 Report Posted October 20, 2019 Loved the graphic novel, loved the movie, definitely looking forward to the series.
TMoney Posted October 20, 2019 Report Posted October 20, 2019 Yup. Looking forward to it as well. The original Graphic Novel is fucking amazing. Going back in to that world after the events of the original Watchmen? Sure, lets do it!
n_maher Posted October 21, 2019 Report Posted October 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Voltron said: Looking forward to this series. I've never read Watchmen but kind of want to. The movie pretty much sucked and I don't even remember what happened so I'm close to a blank slate for the series. This.
EdipisReks1 Posted October 21, 2019 Report Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, Voltron said: Looking forward to this series. I've never read Watchmen but kind of want to. The movie pretty much sucked and I don't even remember what happened so I'm close to a blank slate for the series. The movie more or less was what happened in the comics, but the movie was bad and the comics are really, really good. Sometimes it's not the circuit, it's the implementation, I guess. Keep in mind that Alan Moore hasn't had a good idea in about 30 years, and it's a series very much of its time. As for me, Damon Lindelof is a total fucking hack, and I won't let him waste another second of the time I have left on this earth, if I can help it. I'd rather watch a show written by my cats, and the script for it would just be the word "treats" written over and over. At least that would have a reasonable ending, what with the cats finally getting treats. That is a far superior ending to anything Lindelolf has ever written.* *I haven't seen The Leftovers, but I have read the book. No thanks. Having said all of that, Al, if you are interested in the comics, the art by Dave Gibbons (pencils and inks, and I believe also the lettering) and John Higgins (colors), is a masterclass. And it's Moore at his best, and his best was very good (it's more than thirty years old :).) Edited October 21, 2019 by EdipisReks1
TMoney Posted October 21, 2019 Report Posted October 21, 2019 Well, that was not what I expected. I am intrigued but confused. I’ll be looking forward to it next week.
jpelg Posted October 22, 2019 Report Posted October 22, 2019 I liked the first ep. I have zero connection to the graphic novel, and watched the movie once when it came out. Regina King is engaging as usual.
blessingx Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Posted October 24, 2019 Related: Auteurs assemble! What caused the superhero backlash?
TMoney Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) So three episodes in the show seems to be starting to hit its stride. I really enjoyed that third episode. I have no idea what the show would be like to watch for someone who hasn't read the original comics or at least seen the movie. I think I'd be totally lost. -- Looks like HBO is doing an "official" podcast with the same host that did the Chernobyl official podcast. That podcast was great so I will be looking forward to checking the Watchmen one out later this week. Edited November 4, 2019 by TMoney
Pars Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 I've been watching (and enjoying) it, and have never read the comics. I did see the movie however. Don't know that I'm entirely lost, and the HBO show seems much different than the movie, from what I recall of it...
blessingx Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Agree episode three seems to be hitting the series stride, taking both a nearly singular POV and expanding the world and tying it together. It was the most fun episode so far, but have to also admit, it also makes me slightly nervous shifting to super-stuff. We’ll see. Also thanks for the podcast alert. Edited November 5, 2019 by blessingx
blessingx Posted November 11, 2019 Author Report Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Lube Man! Edited November 11, 2019 by blessingx 1
TMoney Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 Week after week I kept waiting for this show to disappoint and week after week it just gets better and better. HBO has something special here. What a pleasant surprise this show has been! 2
blessingx Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Posted June 20, 2020 For the non-HBO subscribers... All of HBO’s Watchmen is free to watch this weekend https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/18/21295503/watchmen-hbo-free-streaming-juneteenth-where-to-watch 2
tkam Posted June 20, 2020 Report Posted June 20, 2020 YouTube TV shows them as being freely available till the 26th. 2
ironbut Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 I watched it a month ago and thought it was excellent! Ever since I saw her in Southland, I've worshipped the ground that Regina King walks on and this is no exception. 2
Dusty Chalk Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 4 hours ago, tkam said: YouTube TV shows them as being freely available till the 26th. Link? I'm not finding it.
blessingx Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Posted June 21, 2020 49 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said: Link? I'm not finding it. They’re pointing everyone to https://www.hbo.com 1
Dusty Chalk Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, blessingx said: They’re pointing everyone to https://www.hbo.com Thanks. I just cancelled my Comcast television subscription service, so was looking forward to the free programming. Oh well, fuck those capitalist swine.
Grahame Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 You could always watch it during your free HBO Max trial. https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/can-you-get-a-free-trial-with-hbo-max/
Dusty Chalk Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Grahame said: You could always watch it during your free HBO Max trial. https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/can-you-get-a-free-trial-with-hbo-max/ I was looking at HBO-Now, but ... same concept. And who knows, I might even keep (one or the other), kinda wanted to watch the new Perry Mason, too.
blessingx Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Posted June 21, 2020 Seems to be working on my phone - https://www.hbo.com/watchmen 1
Dusty Chalk Posted June 21, 2020 Report Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks Ric, that got me to the right place for the free streaming.
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