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Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
11-05-19, 10:34 AM
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Jean Smart was so good.
11-05-19, 10:48 AM
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11-05-19, 11:50 AM
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11-05-19, 12:10 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Anyway - I liked this episode. There are a lot of parallels and references to the book/movie (the newsstand, Looking Glass begin very similar to Rorshach) but many don't require that awareness (I agree, that if a show NEEDS prerequisite knowledge, it needs to somehow let the viewer know, or find another way to get them caught up.) I don't think that requirement is as a bad as it could be but I do see the point.
I think it's based on the book more so than the Snyder film.
So, they keep saying
Spoiler:
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11-06-19, 07:03 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
I didn't watch the movie and I never read the comics, so I am kind of lost but still enjoying the show
11-06-19, 08:27 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Yeah she is really fantastic in nearly everything she does.
I am hit or miss with Regina King. Have liked her in a few things, not in others. I really like her in this.
I am hit or miss with Regina King. Have liked her in a few things, not in others. I really like her in this.
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11-06-19, 11:18 AM
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11-06-19, 01:39 PM
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11-08-19, 09:38 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Just watched the episodes up till now. This show is pretty damn good as of now. And I just read Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross did the score, which I really dig. Not going to compare this to the movie cause the movie sucked to high heaven, and this show stands a chance.
11-11-19, 11:28 AM
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11-11-19, 11:29 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
At first I thought Adrian was on Mars, but last night they seemed to imply he's on the Moon.
11-13-19, 08:36 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Powered through the first four episodes this week. I'm enjoying it so far and generally agree that Ep2 was the closest to what I would call a 'dud' but even then I still liked it.
100% agreed with those who noticed the excellent lighting of the black actors. First thing I thought of was that Guardian piece on Moonlight.
For those who didn't grab the vinyl soundtracks from Amazon, the first one arrived last week. The concept is that the music comes from a band called The Sons of Pale Horse, and there's a bunch of liner notes connecting current-day Watchmen to the comic. For those who like the lore, there's some good stuff in there about the Seventh Kavalry, among other things. I'm not sure if the details in there are in that webpage linked earlier in this thread.
100% agreed with those who noticed the excellent lighting of the black actors. First thing I thought of was that Guardian piece on Moonlight.
For those who didn't grab the vinyl soundtracks from Amazon, the first one arrived last week. The concept is that the music comes from a band called The Sons of Pale Horse, and there's a bunch of liner notes connecting current-day Watchmen to the comic. For those who like the lore, there's some good stuff in there about the Seventh Kavalry, among other things. I'm not sure if the details in there are in that webpage linked earlier in this thread.
11-13-19, 08:37 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
I have seen two episodes but it seems like Regina King is in every scene.
11-15-19, 12:06 PM
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11-15-19, 12:06 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
More Lube Man please. 
11-15-19, 12:08 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
So odd when the main character is in almost every scene. 
Let her be, she's fucking awesome.
Let her be, she's fucking awesome.
11-15-19, 12:45 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Lube Man was so weird and hilarious.
11-15-19, 01:03 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
I've been catching up on this show this week and I am loving it. The cast is really great, especially King, Irons, and Smart. I was a big fan of Lindelof's The Leftovers, and I can feel a similar kind of vibe in the writing in this show--it really hooks me in.
Lube man was hilarious, I can't wait to find out wtf is up with him.
Lube man was hilarious, I can't wait to find out wtf is up with him.
11-17-19, 09:20 PM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Tonight’s episode was great! Loved seeing some of the aftermath of the squid, and backstory on Looking Glass.
11-18-19, 01:44 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
Love what they’re doing with Looking Glass. Setting him up to be Rorschach of the show. Assuming he survives the cliffhanger....
11-18-19, 11:53 AM
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Re: Watchmen (HBO) -- Season 1 Thread -- Premieres 10/20/19
The whole 1985 Squid scene was brutal. I mean shit, I felt that....
