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Watchmen HBO Adaptation From Damon Lindelof Officially A Go With Pilot
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Bobby Roberts
Banned
...what
he's saying that Prometheus was Scott's fault, not Lindelof's. i think
Here is a hot take. I think Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns are 2 of the most overrated comics ever. Nether one holds up well enough to be truly a classic.
These didn't help
Discotheque
Banned
i like Batman Year One more than TDKR and Watchmen
...all 3 are really damn good though. classics.
...all 3 are really damn good though. classics.
Stabby McSter
Member
after reading watchmen like six times to see if it would finally click, i would agree. i still really like watchmen but i don't think i understand the fervor
also, fuck the movie ending
Not everything is for everyone. That's cool. Only SMH at people claiming he's a bad writer.
Scorching.
That seems like a pretty easy thing to say, though. There's still such an overwhelming abundance of shit in comics that anything good to great is undoubtedly going to be placed on a pedestal.
Both of those series are really, really good examples of storytelling in the medium, though. And I disagree that they aren't classics. Sure, you appreciate them more if you grew up in the 80s. But it isn't as though either story demands the reader to have lived through Reaganomics, or understand just how shitty and dangerous parts of NYC were back in the day.
EDIT:
Can't argue that. I'm not sure if I enjoy it more, but I really like it...and as a classic Batman tale, I think it's a lot easier to appreciate.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I like The Long Halloween more than those three.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I said it before: if you're gonna translate Watchmen to another medium, TV is the best choice... and HBO is probably the best channel.
In my amateurish opinion, it needs to be an adaptation that does its own thing, rather than an attempted recreation (with baffling fucking changes) to work.
Hopefully, he can capture the spirit of the book and do it some kind of justice, unlike bloody Snyder.
Hell no.
In my amateurish opinion, it needs to be an adaptation that does its own thing, rather than an attempted recreation (with baffling fucking changes) to work.
Hopefully, he can capture the spirit of the book and do it some kind of justice, unlike bloody Snyder.
Hell no.
QuantumZebra
Member
Just leave it alone.
Is it bad that I actually like Watchmen and Sucker Punch? Like, way more than BvS or MoS.
Mr. Luchador
Member
They all had Daddy issues. Who knew.
BertramCooper
Banned
Folks, please watch The Leftovers. All of it.
I was as skeptical of the show after Season 1 as anyone, but it's a masterful work.
I was as skeptical of the show after Season 1 as anyone, but it's a masterful work.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Watchmen almost validates superhero comics.
Snyder sucks btw.
Snyder sucks btw.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Sorry Slay. I liked 2 of those books.
Liking Watchmen is not controversial. Liking Sucker Punch is something you keep to yourself.
I would give anything if the first epsiode ends with these guys showing up saying this is some bullshit
Yeah but aren't you a Chuck Austen fan?
Yeah but aren't you a Chuck Austen fan?
DOWN
Banned
Leftovers critical wins came in seasons 2 and 3 so yes
Supehero comics fucking suck
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Ew.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
LordOfLore
Banned
Wein and Cooke's work was amazing.
smh
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
In 2017 you don't have to like those books. You can respect them but you don't have to read them.
I acknowledge their place in the history of the medium. But they will never be in my top 100
Extra Sauce
Member
But you had to read them in order to arrive to that conclusion.
As much as I love Synders film (its quite a lot) a TV series format would be a way better fit for Watchmen. I don't like Lindelof, but I'll stay optimistic until I see something.
Watchmen is really, really, really fucking good and did a lot for cape comics at the time, but I agree that it absolutely is overrated. It was ahead of it's time, but the times caught up long ago. Still fuckin great though.
Watchmen is really, really, really fucking good and did a lot for cape comics at the time, but I agree that it absolutely is overrated. It was ahead of it's time, but the times caught up long ago. Still fuckin great though.
Where did i say i never read them?
If your a fan of Lost why would you shit on the guy who wrote it
LordOfLore
Banned
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Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I don't care if he likes them or not, the gif is for claiming they are overrated and don't deserve 'classic' status.
Can't argue with that.
Darth Pinche
Member
How are they going to match Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach? He was absolute perfection in that role.
Infernostew
Member
Easily one my favorite Batman comic and one of the best I've ever read.
-Plasma Reus-
Service guarantees member status
Bring in Carrie Coon.
Extra Sauce
Member
I know you read them, that was my point. You had to in order to evaluate their importance both to the medium and to you personally. I was referring to ElBoxyBrown's statement that "you don't need to read them". Sorry that wasn't made clear.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Honestly you hear so much about Watchmen and it's themes that at some point your either interested or your not, and that's cool. I don't think the new generation of comic readers need to read it. They got their own stuff that purposefully doesn't try to go the Watchmen route that plagued so many books after it came out. It's never great to read something, finish it, and arrive to the conclusion that you didn't enjoy it despite it's legendary status.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I get where you're coming from, but I'd argue those books didn't actually go the 'Watchmen route' and took all the wrong lessons. In that sense, the OG book still has a lot of value.
For instance, outside of Morrison's awesome parody, I can't think of... well, any other comic books that played with structure the same way Watchmen did. If there was, I'd genuinely love to read them!
I'll give it a shot but let's just say I'm mighty curious how a writer and show runner like him is going to handle an already established story and set of characters. He is not exactly known for his well thought out plot lines and tends to run along the "magic box" style show creation.
God Dayumm
Banned
Can't be that bad if he got the plot already laid out for him, can it?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I get where you're coming from, but I'd argue those books didn't actually go the 'Watchmen route' and took all the wrong lessons. In that sense, the OG book still has a lot of value.
For instance, outside of Morrison's awesome parody, I can't think of... well, any other comic books that played with structure the same way Watchmen did. If there was, I'd genuinely love to read them!
It's cuz they're mostly bad. lol
Maybe The Authority by Ellis but there isn't much. And Morrison does Morrison.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
That goes without saying
Was this resolved yet? As in why are Watchmen characters appearing in the main DC timeline and such?