TV: Watchmen (HBO)

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This is a thing that will be on TV next year

https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/17/watchmen-hbo-2019/
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I’ve still not even seen the movie.
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wease wrote:I’ve still not even seen the movie.
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Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
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wease wrote:Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
I like the movie, but it's got a slightly different plot than the comics and shifts in context for some of the more political ideas presented there. If suffers from Snyderism though so be forewarned.
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Bi_3 wrote:
wease wrote:Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
I like the movie, but it's got a slightly different plot than the comics and shifts in context for some of the more political ideas presented there. If suffers from Snyderism though so be forewarned.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
wease wrote:Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
I like the movie, but it's got a slightly different plot than the comics and shifts in context for some of the more political ideas presented there. If suffers from Snyderism though so be forewarned.
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I don't revere Watchmen the way most comic aficionados do...I think its fine. Synder's Watchmen seemed pretty much definitive to me. I really don't see the point in doing it again unless someone really wants to see an ending just like the comic.
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Bi_3 wrote:
wease wrote:Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
I like the movie, but it's got a slightly different plot than the comics and shifts in context for some of the more political ideas presented there. If suffers from Snyderism though so be forewarned.
An even better reason to stay away!!
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wease wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
wease wrote:Wasn’t a big fan of the comic. Didn’t figure I’d like the movie any better.
I like the movie, but it's got a slightly different plot than the comics and shifts in context for some of the more political ideas presented there. If suffers from Snyderism though so be forewarned.
An even better reason to stay away!!
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I'm a big Lindelof fan but this seems like a terrible idea. Judging from his Instagram posts, he has the same feeling.
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...what?

Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias is poor casting. He's supposed to be a prime human, not in decline and wanting to marry his son.
On May 22, 2018, Lindelof posted a five-page open letter to fans of the comic book series wherein he revealed that the television series would not be a direct adaptation of the source material or a sequel to it either but instead would depict a new, original story.[9] On August 17, 2018, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order for a first season set to premiere in 2019.[10] On September 20, 2018, it was reported that score for the series would be composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.[11]
So what I'm getting from this is we're getting a decent score but that's about it.
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I'll watch this.
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Looks terrible
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Monkey_Driven wrote:I'll watch this.

I’ll try it, but an original story? Ugh
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Bi_3 wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:I'll watch this.
I’ll try it, but an original story? Ugh
I'd rather have an original story than a TV version of the movie/graphic novel.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Looks terrible
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I get the urge to do something original but give it a subtitle or something then so it's readily apparent that it's going to suck.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:I'll watch this.
I’ll try it, but an original story? Ugh
I'd rather have an original story than a TV version of the movie/graphic novel.
I don’t know if the characters translate well outside of the context of the original work and I worry it will just be too tempting to swap in Trump for Nixon.
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