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HBO orders Watchmen series from Damon Lindelof

Old 09-19-17, 05:39 PM
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And here we go...
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Can't wait to see how he fucks up the ending since The Watchmen actually has one.
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Oh. don't say that.
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Originally Posted by stvn1974
Can't wait to see how he fucks up the ending since The Watchmen actually has one.
The Leftovers > Firefly
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Just because he has Fillion as an avatar. One has nothing to do with the other.
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The Leftovers = Kristen Bell
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Originally Posted by The Questyen
The Leftovers > Firefly
No.
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Originally Posted by The Questyen
The Leftovers = Kristen Bell
Okay. I like both.
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Originally Posted by stvn1974
Can't wait to see how he fucks up the ending since The Watchmen actually has one.
Do we want the same ending again? Or do we want another re-interpretation like the movie did?
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Do we want the same ending again? Or do we want another re-interpretation like the movie did?
The haters want a silly squid.
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we want the squid!
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I wouldn't mind a new take on the squid. Like keep that same concept, but give it a new twist.
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The squid is the only less-than-incredible element in Moore's graphic novel. If they can figure out a more satisfying finish, more power to them.
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http://deadline.com/2017/09/watchmen...ts-1202174167/

HBO officially ordered a Pilot plus backup scripts.
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Nicole Kassell, who helmed a pair of episodes of Lindelof's The Leftovers, has been tapped to direct the pilot for the prolific showrunner's adaptation of Alan Moore's beloved graphic novel.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...cebook_2018130
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but who will watch the... oh nevermind...
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Thanks for your valuable contribution to the discussion.
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Wait...the guy who screwed up Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, and Lost?
I think I'll sit this one out...
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Wait...the guy who screwed up Cowboys & Aliens, Prometheus, and Lost?
I think I'll sit this one out...
Maybe they can bring in Rian Johnson on Watchmen to defy our expectations.
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I would like to see a more faithful adaptation in tone. But the live-action Watchmen movie is still fresh in memory so there's no desire for me to see them tackle the same material again.

If they made it look and feel like a late 70s/early 80s thriller/exploitation flick, that might get my attention. Shoot it like an early Scorsese film and don't do the crazy superhero Snyder slow motion fights or the super choreographed Marvel action.

about the Twitter post by Lindelof.
It's hard to believe his dad was the big of a comic geek that he knew about DC keeping Watchmen in perpetual print to keep the rights from Alan Moore.
Also, what new edition of Watchmen was there in 1996 or just before? I thought up until 2004 it was the same trade paperback with the same smiley face cover.

Oh yeah, and that post reminded me of how slimy DC acted with Alan Moore the entire time. They said a while back after the movie tanked, "We'll give you back the rights to the book and characters...if you write a sequel."
I didn't support the film, Before Watchmen, and I won't support this.

I'm reading more of Lindelof's letter. He makes a good point how Moore "cut his teeth" by working on other people's characters, most importantly on Superman who's creators sued and lost to get ownership back of the character, and on Miracleman, who neither he nor his publishers at the time, had the rights to do so.

But again, it's more than just that. Alan Moore also brought V For Vendetta, a series he owned, and started with another publisher, and brought it to DC to be published under the assumption that he would retain ownership once it went out of print. Another sneaky move by DC.

I think it's manipulative of this guy to use his relationship with his father, and his father's death to get sympathy from the fans in order to justify him taking the job.
Just do the damn tv series, and if people criticize you, just bring up that Moore has no room to talk since he lifts so much stuff from other authors like Isaac Asimov, and the guy who wrote Superfolks, and had no problem making his name and fortune when it came to writing Superman and Marvelman.
Then again, it's too easy to get negative campaigns lodged against you or an upcoming project and have it fuck it up, regardless of the quality of the project.

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