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Watchmen HBO Adaptation From Damon Lindelof Officially A Go With Pilot
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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I suggest you watch the Leftovers. He isn't perfect, but when he's good, he's damn good.
Latvian Hitman
Member
I'm worried that Lindelof is biting off more than he can chew, but after the greatness that was The Leftovers, I'm in for the first few episodes at the minimum.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I really wanna know how they're structuring this show.
Discotheque
Banned
its a miniseries right? no way this is a tv show.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
I'll judge the artist on his latest work and that's damn good with Lindelof, so I am not opposed at all.
I watched The Leftover's first season. Should I pick it up again?
Robdraggoo
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Im a huge lost fan, havnt seen the leftovers and like damon quite a bit.
andythinkpad
Member
Probably 58 minutes of mysterious mysteries.
Before your typical reply, yes I have seen all 3 seasons of Leftovers.
Before your typical reply, yes I have seen all 3 seasons of Leftovers.
Don't forget the Prometheus fans!
Kenzodielocke
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Difficult question to answer - personally, I don't see how you could make it through the entire first season and not have the desire to watch the second. Did you figure it all for just some more Lost smoke monsters?
Absolutely. The first season is pretty divisive. Season 2 and 3 are some of my favorite television.
One particular episode in Season 2 though... GOAT status.
KraftyKrankins
Member
I know it won't be perfect but I enjoyed enough of The Leftovers to be cool with this. Or maybe I'm just too big of a fan of the comic.
Just leave it alone.
Guilty pleasure of mine, but holy crap did that movie leave lots and lots of opportunity for improvement.
No guarantees here, but I'm willing to give it another go.
Extra Sauce
Member
Only if you want to see one of the best seasons of dramatic television ever broadcast.
Yes. Even Lindelof isn't a fan of the first season!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm interested.
Ever since I can remember people wanting an adaptation of Watchmen, all anyone's asked for is an HBO mini-series.
So now there's an HBO mini-series.
That it's Damon Lindelof showrunning doesn't really throw me off because Damon Lindelof's track record as a showrunner is pretty fuckin' good, considering. I know the automatic, knee-jerk fan narrative/meme says he's to be blamed for every negative thing about genre storytelling, but eh.
If fuckin Solid Snake and the guy who made the fuckin Owl movie got to take a crack at it in film form and it turned out alright , (btw, many fans/readers had mostly positive thoughts about it from 09-10, especially once that Director's Cut dropped) and if DC itself can't keep from constantly fucking with it, to the point they're folding it into the legitimate DC Universe (ugh) then I can keep my mind open to see what happens when the dream of the late 90s comes alive on HBO.
Ever since I can remember people wanting an adaptation of Watchmen, all anyone's asked for is an HBO mini-series.
So now there's an HBO mini-series.
That it's Damon Lindelof showrunning doesn't really throw me off because Damon Lindelof's track record as a showrunner is pretty fuckin' good, considering. I know the automatic, knee-jerk fan narrative/meme says he's to be blamed for every negative thing about genre storytelling, but eh.
If fuckin Solid Snake and the guy who made the fuckin Owl movie got to take a crack at it in film form and it turned out alright , (btw, many fans/readers had mostly positive thoughts about it from 09-10, especially once that Director's Cut dropped) and if DC itself can't keep from constantly fucking with it, to the point they're folding it into the legitimate DC Universe (ugh) then I can keep my mind open to see what happens when the dream of the late 90s comes alive on HBO.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm really curious as to whether the costumes are going to lean more towards the modern design aesthetic, or if they're going to try and make them look like 70s/80s styled superhero costumes, and the felt/cotton ones from the flashback sequences.
PuppetSlave
Member
Humm, sounds like I will watch leftovers next. I have skipped it so far since it sounded kinda rapture-like in the description. That cage movie soured me on those plot lines. :\
On topic, I wouldn't say no to more watchmen.
On topic, I wouldn't say no to more watchmen.
Charles Brandon
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Don't like Lost and Leftovers I got bored with few episodes into season 2 and just left...
meh.
meh.
LordOfLore
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The recent Rebirth teases have shown Veidt in his comic costume instead of the movie one.
Extra Sauce
Member
I was laughing when I heard him take a dig at the bagel subplot of episode 2.
Bobby Roberts
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Yeah, because Moore was so subtle.
I mean, the owlship ejaculating fire during a sex-scene was his idea.
LordOfLore
Banned
Btw, people should check out the Under The Hood podcast. They go over each page of Watchmen in 30 minute episodes.
George Oscar Bluth II
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You want the flashback sequence ones, don't you
Extra Sauce
Member
Like clockwork. So many posts from you repeating "Lindelof sucks", zero argument to back that shit up. You might be the laziest poster on GAF.
Discotheque
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I really would like it to be set in present day. A lot could be done with that concept with the republican party the way its going now and people's relationship with authority being more strained than ever.
like we already got the movie which took so much from the page. which was okay, some of the casting choices were shit but as an adaptation of the comic it worked for the most part imo.
Just leave it alone.
Yeah, I don't see a need for this. The movie wasn't perfect but it was a definitive adaptation of the graphical novel. I don't want a TV series.
I'm interested as long as he he has an actual plan on the structure of the show and episodes. I think with the right level of groundwork, we could finally get an excellent live-action version of the The Watchmen. I liked the Zack Snyder film, though some of the concessions made to turn the comic into a film were a bit much.
The issue with bringing up LOST is that it was a completely different show forced to deal with the constraints of being on network tv and based on a JJ Abrams concept. It's a strong character show weighed down by the millions of mysteries introduced during season 1 and the need to try and solve them once they were renewed.
The issue with bringing up LOST is that it was a completely different show forced to deal with the constraints of being on network tv and based on a JJ Abrams concept. It's a strong character show weighed down by the millions of mysteries introduced during season 1 and the need to try and solve them once they were renewed.
Bobby Roberts
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Shadowhelper
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I consider Lindelof to be a straight up terrorist.
The man has stolen countless hours from geeks, with waste of times like Lost and the even more preposterous The Leftovers. Ruining movies like Prometheus doesn't help either.
And now he's just going to retread this tired old ground? The man's a psychopath. Maniacally obsessed with mediocrity and making people waste countless number of hours of their lives.
The man has stolen countless hours from geeks, with waste of times like Lost and the even more preposterous The Leftovers. Ruining movies like Prometheus doesn't help either.
And now he's just going to retread this tired old ground? The man's a psychopath. Maniacally obsessed with mediocrity and making people waste countless number of hours of their lives.