Beige Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Maybe we got a different trailer but the highlight for me was the Police wearing Rorschach masks - sinister. I assumed Irons is Ozymandias? I'm not mad-keen to see this as I am a huge fan of Watchmen - it's the disappointment that kills ya, you know? Hoping for the best, but have a nagging doubt. The trailers are just too 'weak' at the moment. Did like 'The Owl' crashing though, and as we know, symbolism is everything in Watchmen. Oh well, starts Monday so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Antpark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Quote Poor Robert Redford. Except for an out of focus poster in a Tulsa school room, the Oscar winner is never seen on-screen in HBO’s Watchmen. However, Redford’s multi-term Presidential shadow is an ominous specter in a sometimes shambolic and yet spectacular show full of shadows, good intentions gone wrong, mad trillionaire, and masks, literal and figurative. Ardent series creator Damon Lindelof’s October 20 debuting self-described “remix” of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s palpitating and iconic comic series from the 1980s doesn’t seek to dissect the superhero genre as much as dig up the brutal roots in the American soil. As the Regina King-led Watchmen makes perfectly clear, to quote Richard Nixon: when you dig up the past, their sins come bellowing back to embody the present. Now, Lindelof has hinted that the first season of Watchmen is a complete story and could end up as a one and done. That’s an appreciated consideration, but unlikely to be the case as WarnerMedia and HBO seek to fill the Game of Thrones gap now the blockbuster series is over and the AT&T-owned unit seeks to ramp up its HBO Max streaming game for next year. Deep within the first season, Irons’ as yet unnamed Veidt says to one of his household staff that “to be alive you have to have purpose and you have none.” Shoveling deep into the American dream and nightmare, Watchmen has purpose to burn. Now, cue the storm of squid and vote Redford 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 A sequel to the comic books - not the movie. Pacing is fantastic. Nine Inch Nails soundtrack is great. Nine episodes total. Jeremy Irons is fantastic as Ozymandias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Well, that was certainly an interesting opening episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Well, I wasn't really a fan of the comics when they came out. I was too young and didn't understand them. After this premiere episode I'm thinking I might not be a fan of the TV series too unfortunately. I went into the episode with an open mind and will give it a few more episodes though. Edited October 21, 2019 by Xenosmilus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bosco685 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Quote Who watches the Watchmen? Well, everybody apparently. Damon Lindelof’s highly-anticipated series based on the critically acclaimed and award-winning Alan Moore graphic novel debuted on Sunday night to strong numbers, delivering 1.5 million viewers across all HBO platforms. The linear premiere telecast of the new drama starring Regina King was 21% above last week’s Succession season finale. It also marked the strongest debut performance for a series on HBO’s digital platforms since the premium cabler debuted Westworld in 2016, another series based on an existing sci-fi/fantasy property. On top of all of that, the 9 PM telecast of the freshman series averaged 800,000 viewers making it premium cable’s most-watched new series debut this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I honestly tried to watch it but couldn't figure out my Netflix/HBO password so I watched The Six Million Dollar Man on Cozi TV instead. It was the one where Bigfoot is revealed to be an alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, NoMan said: I honestly tried to watch it but couldn't figure out my Netflix/HBO password so I watched The Six Million Dollar Man on Cozi TV instead. It was the one where Bigfoot is revealed to be an alien. I thought he was a robot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Xenosmilus said: I thought he was a robot? Well he was. Built by the aliens. When I first moved to LA the Universal Studio tours still had that rotating ice wall or whatever that Steve Austin and Bigfoot fuaught in. That and the A-Team action/adventure stunt show. The studio tour was a little more down-home then with picnic tables in the lunch area and Cylons would be walking around, greeting you. That was when LIFE WAS WORTH LIVING BECAUSE OF THE BETTER QUALITY OF MOVIES/TV! Penelope Windust Edited October 21, 2019 by NoMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield Fox Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Bosco685 said: You mean that was real? I can't believe i had never heard of it before. Thought it was just for the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield Fox Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Can't say i enjoyed the pilot. Did not draw me in like the Boys for example. Did not really understand what was going on. Will watch a few more because it's Watchmen and because of Damon Lindelof but not blown away so far. bug33fouf and BitterOldMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Anfield Fox said: You mean that was real? I can't believe i had never heard of it before. Thought it was just for the show. That's what is coming out is how real it was, but restricted from local history books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I thought it was a very strong TV pilot, jam-packed with awesome sequences. My ambivalence about it stems from their calling it "Watchmen". The title sets a certain expectation for me in terms of characters, themes, style, and locations. This feels like too much its own thing. They should have called it "Watchmen, Tulsa". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicopolis Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Watchmen review – the perfect superhero story for our tattered times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I'm sort of surprised how little activity there is in this thread for a new comic book HBO series.... Is this a sign people on the boards are not a fan it it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmeta Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 LOVED the movie and MOST DEFINITELY looking forward to watching the HBO series! Another show I will just HAVE to watch..Man, too much TV but I'm just going to have watch anyway!!! ..CAN'T WAIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug33fouf Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 it was okay. Hopefully it gets better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think it's going to be impossible to form an opinion off 1 episode. I can tell already it's not the tightly controlled narrative of the comic, it's something different, it's not a deconstruction of comics and their tropes, I'm honestly not sure what it's "saying" yet, but I'm sure it has a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
