Watchmen: Damon Lindelof Interview (Spoiler-Free)
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- Watchmen: Damon Lindelof Interview (Spoiler-Free)
Let’s get this out of the way first: Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen is incredible. In this era of exceptional television, Watchmen is near the top. One of the main reasons why Lindelof’s series is so amazing is that he’s taken his love of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Hugo Award-winning graphic novel and created a completely new story that absolutely feels like Watchmen - but is its own thing. The series, like the original comic, has a lot to say about the state of the world and each episode is absolutely loaded with so much world building that I can’t wait to rewatch every episode as they air on HBO Sunday nights (I’ve already seen the first six). Another thing about HBOs Watchmen that’s so well done is the show absolutely works if you’ve never read the graphic novel, but if you have, it’s even better. I could go on and on about the extraordinary performances by the entire cast, the unbelievable music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the incredible cinematography and direction, the brilliant writing, or how the production design makes you feel like you’re actually there, but I’ll just say I strongly recommend tuning in to HBO this Sunday night for the premiere episode.
With the show getting ready to premiere, I had the fortune of sitting down with Damon Lindelof yesterday for an extended spoiler-free interview about the making of the show. During the thirty-five minute conversation, he revealed a tremendous amount about why he finally agreed to take on the material, why it’s nine episodes, his love of Watchmen and how he credits the comic with influencing what he did on Lost, what he learned making The Leftovers that he applied to making Watchmen, how Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Atlantic essay ‘The Case for Reparations’ influenced the writing, how he landed Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the score, what Ed Brubaker told him after seeing the pilot, if he has any interest in adapting Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns as a limited series on HBO, and more. In addition, I also brought up if he’d be interested in doing Watchmen season two and he talked about his reasoning why someone else should tackle it and why he could or could not do it.
Check out what Damon Lindelof had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
Damon Lindelof:
• How did he land this project with HBO?
• His long love of Watchmen and how he credits the comic with influencing what he did on Lost.
• Was the HBO series ever radically different than what it ended up?
• How Ta-Nehisi Coates essay in the Atlantic titled The Case for Reparations influenced the writing.
• What he learned making The Leftovers that he applied to making Watchmen?
• Did he write with any sort of budget in mind?
• How he told HBO early on that Watchmen would take place over the course of 100 years.
• How he landed Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the score.
• How Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross sent in a number of things before filming began on the pilot and they played it on set and it informed decisions on set.
• How he put together the writings room to do the world building.
• Did he ever think HBO wouldn’t make the show after shooting the pilot?
• How the HBO series Watchmen is a complete story.
• How they shot all of Jeremy Irons in Whales before shooting anything else due to weather concerns.
• Does he have any ideas for a Watchmen season 2?
• Does he have any interest in adapting Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns as a limited series on HBO?
• How he’d love to see Michael Keaton or Christian Bale wait 25 years and then play Batman in The Dark Knight Returns.
• Did they have a lot of deleted scenes in Watchmen?
• Who did he show the pilot to for honest feedback?
• He reveals what Ed Brubaker told him after seeing the pilot.
• Did he ever think of doing more than 9 episodes?
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No one should touch a season 2 except Damon. This show is perfection.
Yesssssssssssss
This is actually a really great interview. I don't think interviewers who ask open ended, exploratory questions really get the credit they deserve, so big ups on that.
I used to listen to Damon and Carltons Lost podcast and I can say that Damon would talk about the Watchmen all the time.
Matt Something that’s so fun to think that he’s made it all this way! 😂
And that was one of the top two lost podcast also.
Nick Pritchard it’s almost like a “rattlesnake in a mailbox”. You never see it coming ;)
Where did you get your Podcast ???
Tamia Jackson iTunes.
After watching Watchmen - I think he made a masterpiece. And I agree with him, it should be left as it's own thing. Maybe some other great creator with a vision can step in and maintain the quality of the show but I would really like for it to be left alone as this piece of TV that is holy.
Your Absolutely right, but damn I really want a second season from Lindelof !
I'm very thankful Damon said yes. He has a very intimate connection with the material, I love how one time he said anyone who doesn't get the concept of the squid doesn't deserve to. Anyways, he's one of the most exciting storytellers around, I'll follow him wherever he goes TV-wise.
This was such a great interview. It's refreshing to see a interviewer that can actually stay quiet and let the person they are interviewing actually speak and get their point across without the host butting in and cutting them off every 30 seconds. That is one of the many reason I can't really watch late night tv shows. Also really want to go and watch The Leftovers now.
He’s always raging about fish nuns on his Instagram and now he has a shirt hahaha love this guy
i know i loved it
Ha. Synopsis on fish nuns?
Brasil66 from the last Jedi
I don't think he's been "raging" about the fish nuns; from what he's previously said he seems to genuinely, unironically love them.
As he should!
I live a mile from black wallstreet (greenwood st.) I saw a comment saying the riot scene was over glorified,hyped. It was way worse than shown. Lasted 2 days. The national guard assisted the aggressors .it was a domestic terror attract against prosperous blacks(5 civilized tribes native Americans, trail of tears etc).
Thoes planes did happen, 10k kkk showed up, they been searching for Mass graves for the past 2 weeks( mayor had just learned about it also). This massacre was a major turnaround for the black people and the U.S. it is still affecting tulsa.further education on this event would show that this is a subject in need of its own series. This pilot is important, that it Sparks interest of this unknown hidden atrocity to others outside of the black community in tulsa. This work is appreciated and Tulsa will be watching 👍
And it was more than just 300 killed. More like 1000 to 3000
Fonqstarr I Heard that was about 5000 blacks. I still cannot stop crying as a grown man saying why.
@@meowcat9636 hopefully you'll be one of them soon.
@@isobel64 It's ironic that you want to murder me when I point out that violent people are violent, you just proved my point.
@ABSTRAKT UNIVERSE I know right? They are so violent.
It would be interesting to hear Damon's opinion on Doomsday Clock
yes pleaaase!!!
He is friends with Geoff Johns and has spoken positively about it before
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imo the comic feels more like a Watchmen sequel, the show, while incredible, feels like a sequel to the leftovers
@@dantecrottogini529 not sure I agree with your Leftovers assessment...but hey who am I to say your interpretation is wrong
He'd probably dislike it lmao
very creative and has a totally unique storytelling skill and all this shows seem to have a cathartic feeling thats soo satisfying
Amazing interview, thank you Collider and Frosty.
I love the original comics and the movie for Watchmen - now the show. 3 episodes in and I’m convinced the trailers did not do it justice. Phenomenal.
Shout out Damon Lindelof for making the Leftovers; the greatest show on HBO
One of the most human show I've ever experienced. The music and acting are outstanding, never expected a series to pull out such hard feelings from me. There is nothing such Leftovers on TV, can't believe it didn't well when it was aired, drills my heart out honestly so I'm here hoping someday it gets the recognition it deserves because this show is a masterpiece.
Absolutely
It's a masterpiece.
Definitely. And one of my favorite tv shows...period.
Alan Magana The Sopranos, Oz, & The Wire would like a word with you
Great interview, really looking forward to HBO's Watchmen and seeing what's in store.
Keep the great content coming. =)
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Which ultimately didn't add up to anything.
@@StevenErnest 108
@@ArtByMara Lol, yeah. If you've seen the show, you know they add up to several different things.
It's the numbers that had to be entered into the computer from the series LOST? Loose translation, what's the point of this series.
@@StevenErnest They add up to the Valenzetti equation
I have to apologise to Damon Lindelof, after Prometheus I was really down on him. But my God! Watchmen is just insanely good TV. It really could be the new Game of Thrones as appointment TV.
Seconded. Prometheus doesn’t deserve the hate. Flaws be damned, it’s a great movie.
Prometheus makes perfect sense if you're aware enough...
@@ghostgate82 Or... maybe I am aware and still think its not good? I mean... its possible?
You hated Prometheus but love Watchmen? Go see a doctor. You have heavy metal poisoning.
M PG
Nah...
Wanted to remind everyone that the leftovers was great
Season 2 is some of the best storytelling I've ever seen/read/heard.
Best show ever imo
nop
It was good after season 1....but before season 3 lol. Seriously tho, it wasn’t bad.
Watchmen on the other hand....the comic really is best left alone. Everything they’ve tried to make is a sub par & wont live up to its origin.
I’ve seen episode 3 and it’s pretty good...but it’s still not getting the point of the comic, which is left to us, all of us, to finish.
This show is a nice nostalgia piece in some spots and a 💩 show in others. Hopefully they can leave it be after this.
I hate to the good name of the original work tarnished in any way, like the movie did...🤦🏻♂️
Cory Adams did you finish the series ? Because imo it paid off, amazing writing and world-building
I think Damon being asked to do it over the years really gave him the space to develop himself as a storyteller while simultaneously letting him have thought experiments on where he'd want to go with it over the years. An idea he thought would be great during LOST might've been embarrassing to him now if he did it. The show is great. I have my copy of WATCHMEN out like a nerd when I watch Watchmen now. Heh.
I love how he said he ends as if there won’t be a second season but can come back to do a second season if the story is right
Just like with "The Leftovers": each season is its own story.
@@MatiZ815 That's kind of how The Wire was too. They were never sure if they'd be renewed, so every season finale was made as if it were the show's last season.
Just do Doomsday Clock or a Minuteman Prequel ....this was some agitprop
@@logancox6548 Dont do that. Dont insult The Wire by comparing it to this bastardization of Watchmen.
@@joshuagraham967 First of all, I wasn't really comparing them, just the way some shows end seasons the way The Wire did. Secondly, screw you.
Why did it take TH-cam 3 weeks to recommend me this video? This was amazing!
Especially my favorite show going and episodes 6-9 are some of the greatest episodes of any show I’ve ever seen ever!
What an awesome interview. I'm on episode three and completely engrossed in it. As a fan of the printed series I also feel like this continuation stays incredibly true to the tone and intricacy of the preceding works.
Very insightful interview! Can't wait. I would love to binge it dou', patience will be needed.
Damon is dope. This new series is phenomenal. Watchmen!!!
This guy gets a bad rap. I personally love his stuff. Yes, his projects are usually flawed, but so are most Stephen King books - and he's an all time great.
I’m a big fan of his (Lost, Leftovers, etc). What I love is that with him you can never be completely sure where the story is going to go
watchmen was a huge letdown, its only watchmen in name ...
Lost still is the best tv show ever made, yes even with that ending
@@MrJole777 I really liked the first episode. What were your issues with it? I'm not understanding all the backlash, other than "to each his own" and personal tastes.
@@TMV420 I don't like how they are doing my boy Rorschach like that and it doesn't really feel like Watchmen... It's like Star Wars, shitting on the OG character's legacy like they did with Luke skywalker. Can't take this shit anymore at this point.
13:50 Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
31:36 Talking about Ed Brubaker, Damon Lindelof would be the perfect guy to do a Sleeper TV Show Adaptation with HBO. Plot
: Holden Carver, is placed undercover in Tao's criminal organization by John Lynch, the director of International Operations after being fused with an alien artifact that makes him impervious to pain, gives him a powerful healing factor, and allows him to store pain he receives and pass it on to others through skin contact. Lynch falls into a coma after being shot, leaving Holden with no link to the outside world.
I never really thought that much of Damon Lindelof, but I really like him here. He seems to have a really cool mindset for Watchmen and on sequels/ franchises in General. What little I‘ve seen and heard of the show looks and sounds great. Far outclasses Zack Snyder’s faithful yet also shallow adaptation.
Got me to watch Collider content for the first time in years. Good stuff.
Love this interview, one fo the best I've seen for a while, love Steve!!
“Masking spreading...”
Prophetic
The process in coming with the music for the show sounds like the exact same process Todd Philips explained when he was making joker. 😂😂😂
This process is industrially uncommon, but not that surprising if you're making something from a very creative place. In school and whatever, you're told that music comes after and that's just how most things end up. Lynne Ramsay is known for creating soundscapes, music etc. before she shoots, it just how she works. I did the same for my first short film.
great interview :)
Damon the genius! Love Lost and The Leftovers.
i thought this show was "woke" garbage after the 1st episode, with that crazy Tulsa Massacre of 1921 that obviously didn't happen (as far as i knew) but i still got on board after a few more eps. then i learned that was a real event and it honestly flabbergasted me. this show really shows what a master craftsman mr. Lindelof is.
"Woke" garbage, huh? One of the most disappointing aspects of our great nation is that we live in segregated, alternate realities. As an African American I've been VERY aware of the Tulsa massacre for decades. Not to mention the Rosewood massacre, the Slocum massacre, the Colfax massacre, and over 3,000 lynchings that took place immediately after the Civil War until 1980. There was a lynching of a black man named James Byrd as recently as 1998.
Why were you "flabbergasted"? This is American history. Dark and extremely ugly. Much of this is not taught in middle and high school, so far too many folks are unaware of these events. This means that many Americans are ignorant of the extreme brutality that has been routinely visited upon subsets of the population.
When African Americans and other populations speak out about historical and ongoing injustices, it seems hollow and misguided to Americans who are unaware of this history.
Anyway, I'm glad that you got on board with this truly excellent series.
@@christophersmith3005 sorry, i am not at all surprised that this happened, i was surprised that i didn't know about it.
i always thought the Wounded Knee Massacre where 300 were killed (200 women and children) had no other instances that rivaled it for sheer brutality, so i (wrongly) assumed the massacre in the show was fiction. it is VERY unfortunate that this is the case, as everyone should know this.
but believe me, i KNOW they were capable of it. 13,000 (of 60,000 that is 1/5th) were killed in the Trail of Tears. it is vile that people like to pretend these things didn't happen.
and honestly, i feel that the writing on Star Trek Discovery and Star Wars (connected tangentially through JJ Abrams and Alex Kurtzman to Mr. Lindelof) to be underwhelming and yes... "woke" (for the sake of being "woke"). it doesn't have the nuance that this season of Watchmen has had, and i have to totally applaud them for that, and i am happy to say that i was 100% wrong about this series. it is a masterpiece.
When Alan Moore pitched his idea/take on newly acquire Charlton comics characters, DC editor Dick Giordano advised that since the characters as Moore envisioned them would be ruined, that he adapt and get creative with them to suit his story.
Sounds like Lindelof needed good editorial advice before launching his “Watchmen”.
One of the best new shows of the year. And the music is so good ..
His Shirt!!! lmao if you follow him on Instagram he's all about those Star Wars nuns
great interview!
THIS GUY IS THE FUCKIN MAN! The Leftovers is INCREDIBLE! So fucking excited for Watchmen!
I wonder how this interview would have gone if the interviewer hated the show.
Seriously great interview
"Somebody else can take the reins". Wow, what a concept coughcoughD&Dyoupiecesofshitcoughcough
Tone Riggz yes, someone that actually MAKE THIS better and canon specific 👍🏽
@Scott Summers And I love ensnaring the D&D sycophants
@Scott Summers The show should have been bigger than them.
you didn't like the ending to a show. Get over it.
@@EscapeCondition Looks like Disney didn't get over it
Epic season finale last night.
i do agree with him. not everything needs to be given a sequel if the story is already complete. i'm already annoyed with so many sequels left and right, especially when a number of them aren't good or necessary. i respect an artist having an idea, telling a story with a beginning, middle and end. nothing is guaranteed and if he threw the kitchen sink into this 1 season, then i'm sure i'll enjoy the hell out of it instead of 1 mediocre to good season and disappointing followups.
that's something i hope wb/dc continues with now. even with the success of joker, i really hope a sequel doesn't follow. i'd rather see them have their somewhat shared universe, as well as another branch of films (like a dc black label) that are standalone and more creator driven that offer something different in this over crowded genre. not only in film but on television as well. the success of joker and watchmen is proving that. if it's not your taste, i'm sure you can find something that is because there's a lot right now to explore. i just want to see more variety and i feel like i'm getting that right now.
Great interview.
Some folks are just plain mad that Manhattan was black in this show. They have argued it's not true to Alan Moores creation. Now that's interesting... Alan Moore 2017..... “The superheroes themselves - largely written and drawn by creators who have never stood up for their own rights against the companies that employ them, much less the rights of a Jack Kirby or Jerry Siegel or Joe Schuster - would seem to be largely employed as cowardice compensators, perhaps a bit like the handgun on the nightstand,” he said in the interview.
“I would also remark that save for a smattering of non-white characters (and non-white creators) these books and these iconic characters are still very much white supremacist dreams of the master race. In fact, I think that a good argument can be made for D.W. Griffith’s ‘Birth of a Nation’ as the first American superhero movie, and the point of origin for all those capes and masks.”. For those that do not know 'Birth of a nation' was originally called the Clansman and portrayed the KKK in a positive light, it was the 1st film ever showed in the Whitehouse. Alan Moore has not seen this series of the watchmen, but it would seem the shows writers are much more in tune with Moores thinking than people give them credit. Manhattan choosing a black body or its portrayal of white supremacists is evidently not something he would take issue with. If you take issue with it, that is clearly your own warped mind 😉🤷🏿♂️
Thanks for sharing, very interesting After reading the comments and backlash against the series, I'm still confused by the fact that there's a Watchmen fanboi-fandom. I would love to hear what half of them thought of the character of The Comedian, and the other half about Rorschach when they read the comic.
I remember Damon and Carlton Cuse once had a podcast, HBO has one episode, but is there a weekly Watchmen podcast? I'd like to catch up on it this week before the finale.
There is one called The official Watchmen podcast hosted by Craig Mazen (the guy who made Chernobyl TV series) with Damien Lindelof. You can find on Spotify.
This show was pretty awesome so far.
Thank god he did watchmen.
Great interview, Steve! Looking forward to this show.
I'm really enjoying the show, it has a lot of things to delve into.
Spoiler filled interview after the finale
A HBO Dark Knight Returns adaptation or sequel is pretty much a no brainer at this this point.
Damon, wherever you are, I’m so happy with this show. And I don’t give 2 shits how it ends.
Lindelof is the opposite of Benioff and Weiss. His show got better after it left the books!!
Watch The Leftovers!!
To be fair, he was still working closely with the writer.
To date there is one episode, so how could you say that this dude departing from the comic book is improved from the story? I sae episode 1 last night, I give a B. Take away Ozymandious and was striaght up bad. The acting was ok outside of Jeremy Irons and Don Johnson.
Jose C sTraIgHt uP bAd shut your ass up
Damon Lindelof only reached the masterful execution of the ending for _The Leftovers_ after learning from his past mistakes. Outrage over the ending of _Lost_ was even worse. And everyone took apart _Prometheus, World War Z,_ and _Star Trek: Into Darkness._
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive both World War Z and Star Trek has a lot of writers, so to solely blame him for that i think is a bit unfair. Screenwriters often have to write scripts for something they aren't interested in to get by. With that said who knows how much of it is his fault
Shout out to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Black Wall Street!
LOST would have been an even more monster show in the streaming era. The ending would still be horrible though. (Just admit it was purgatory and you never had a plan for Dharma, or smoke monster, etc).
dmfuerte agreed. Most shows benefit from the Netflix formula. No commercials + binge watch entire seasons rather than waiting 8 months. Fewer episodes = no filler episodes and tighter, more focused storylines.
They had a friggin scene in the finale which explicitly explained the framework of what it all was. EVERYTHING that happened on the island was real, it was "real world", and they did have a plan on the smoke monster from the start, they even had to tell the sound affects guy what it was so he'd know how to approach making sounds for it. The ONLY thing that was even remotely "purgatory" were the flash-sideways in season 6, and even that's a stretch. Yes they were in that place after individually dying in the real world but not to be judged, purely to find one another and remember so they could also journey together to... whatever the viewer may define as an "afterlife".
I'm so happy that Damon is doing this LOST is my fav show ever and i loved The Leftovers :D
Suppose I should get to LOST... I never really got into it, I probably was just being a snob since it was on broadcast TV.
Brasil66 for sure lost has its moments where it’s very broadcast teeveeyee. But as a whole I think there is enough in it that straight up holds up plus you can just binge it and don’t have to wait a week and sit through commercials like we did 10 years ago. I definitely view the show with rose colored glasses cause I watched it with freinds and it was a good time. I will say if you like a lot of oh shit moments or a Damon trademark of for every question answered it asks 5 more than you will enjoy it . Probably one of the most under rated aspects of it is the character backstory and analysis it gets into .
i love his idea for someone who's already played batman to do dark knight returns. like affleck or bale and cavill.
Liked the book, love the film, lookin' forward to the show.
Absolutely Agree .
Love the book, the film is alright, the show I'm not holding my breath for, especially with these bozos in charge
The Roo I take it you didn’t watch the interview? :/
@@Blballerboy I take it you didn't watch the pilot
Jay Bowers I did, it was great tv but okay watchmen. But plenty and plenty of potential, I’m definitely hooked for the season
Fantastic interview, and I am so totally in on Lindelof - I'll watch anything he's tied to. Easily my favorite (and, I'd argue, the best showrunner out there today).
You're entitled to your wrong opinion
@@MadlandsMedia so are you...
YESSSS!!! Michael Keaton in the Dark Knight would be lit
What do I think of this guys writing and talent 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
I just love the show !! Geniuss !!
Why is the interviewers nails painted
Why not?
He's a soyboy obviously
@@sirmustardofhousemayonnais9907 i'm Jay Bowers and coloured paint on my manly nails is scary.
@@uchster9 Sorry but if you paint your nails you are not Manly lol. That's like calling Guyliner manly. No its still eyeliner lol. The stuff women use and was created for the use of women lol. Imagine calling yourself manly as you go and get your nails done lol. Next its the manly hair bangs, the manly purse. Oh wait they've done that. The Manly dress. Oh wait they've done that to lol.
Woke off???? Seriously????
It's a real thing
Cringe af
26:50 You don't need a live adaptation of Frank Miller's TDK, if you want movement and audio, the animated version is already amazing enough.
Animated version was ass
@@JokerL1000 bullshit
the pilot is great
Lost is still great!
Oof, the reverb in that room makes it kind of hard to listen to...
God these people whining about how SJWs ruined this or whatever are INSUFFERABLE. Get a GD hobby bozos.
I want Damon to be the Kevin Feige for the DCEU.
Pass
33:09 a white-knuckle 7, 8, 9.. i am so amped for the final 2 eps!!! this show is genius
oh brother. Now that is the saddest thing I've read all week. How many birth defects and mental illnesses do you currently have to think this show is genius? I hope your still a kid because if you are an adult with this level of IQ your for sure collecting govt assistance.
@@UnauthorizedExpression it's a mirror reflection of the ultra-conservative original comic, if the nuance of the 7K goes over your head i understand though, some people only see black and white, no grey
@@mbrando4403 Big brained stuff huh?
Thank you it's awesome
they already did Dark Knight as an animated movie...
then took elements of that for Dawn Of Justice
no, i dont want a live action adaption.
The subject matter of this interpretation of the source material has REALLY triggered the right-wing snowflake fanboys who think that all popular culture lead characters should be white and male. Enter the comments section at your own risk....
Don't believe what your bubble's leaders say about us. We just don't like being talked down to by shitty actors on shitty show with shitty writers. Some of our favorite movies have lead women in them. If ur going to back a "progressive" show, why not pick one with good writing and good acting? All conservatives grew up watching Star Trek which is super progressive. This kind of brainwashing doesn't work. We all still turned out to be conservatives.
The movie watchmen would of fared better today.
Not directed by Snyder with some really bad wooden actors and over the top effects. It's not an over the top story, it's noirish with comic book and sci fi elements. If I was going make it, I'd have make it gumshoe detective story about Rorschach and everything else fits around him
@@starwarsroo2448 🤷🏻♂️ your opinion
@@KonohazFinest what you thinking? U rate Snyder?
I always say this
I agree, the parts that are derived from source material aren’t bad. The new stuff blows. This is why nobody can do Watchmen justice, it was a completed story. So after watching episode 3, I am liking some things and hating others. Jeremy Irons is killing it, to the point where I wish that this was just his show. Lori is intriguing but not really in line with what was established about her, yet she is interesting still nevertheless.
I expect it will be just ok at the end of the season, like leftovers, where the second season it was greatly improved. Hopefully they get out of Tulsa.
The major question I have after only one episode is whether this original and weighty addendum by Damon & Co actually services and compliments Alan Moore's original idea OR is this exploiting a recognized brand to market an openly controversial streaming show. Did Damon really need Watchmen to tell this story? We shall see.
dmfuerte I still don’t see how the series has much to do with watchmen at all.
After being patient with this series I've concluded Watchmen is an astonishing dumpster fire. You can see the amazing work everyone is individually contributing--acting, editing, soundtrack, etc. And while the premise is wildly ambitious, the show never comes together. This is an unequivocal failure as a sequel to Moore's classic graphic novel. Damon clearly new this, and I give him credit for doing these promotional interviews. He made the sandwich, and he is taking a large bite of it.
Watchmen was clearly more than he could chew.
I smell a whole lot of bleach in this comment sections. I really feel bad for white people in this difficult time :( .
I know right! Even the guy writing this is white!!
Oh wait...
This guy is a genius, The Leftovers is staggering and Watchmen is turning out to be exceptional too. They should get this guy to write an Alien movie!!
Joking aside, they should let him write another Alien movie, with no restrictions, hes a master.
He's not good on writing movies i think
I like his answer on the decision on having an 9 episode count for the season. @33:25.
Marvel Netflix could have benefited greatly if they had adapted this mindset.
Marvel Netflix shows were amazing
My opinion on.the new watchmen- hurm
Interesting how closted Republicans here are so upset that this follows the graphic novel and not Synder's silly move. Pathetic
First we get a Dark Crystal whose storytelling and themes were very well understood by the creative direction which ended up informing an AMAZING end result, and now the same for Watchmen
I'm sick to death of shit being rebooted to make easy money off brand-recognized IPs but ffs, when you give those reboots to people that know what to do with them, literally everyone wins. Wish it happened more often.
Callie the Crow I think all the things you hate apply to the watchmen series perfectly. The story has literally nothing to do with the original direction.
the fact of seeing damon wearing that shirt, representing the worst star wars movie ever created, does not predict anything good about his watchmen vision.
igreenugreen wtf did just say. Becoz the man wore a shirt you can tell his vision of the show. That’s the stupidest thing Iv ever read on a TH-cam comment and you should be a ashamed for making such a comment . Asshole
@@edwinnjiru2327 PEOPLE BE DUMB
Well hear Lindelof say all this shit, I now understand that pilot. He doesn’t get it.
aw man this is only gonna be 1 season :(
I never thought the story telling and style of The Leftovers can fit so well with watchmen. DAMON IS A PURE GENIUS
It's just fan fic dude don't let it get high up on your head...
Damon is 46 already?!!??
I hate Damon Lindelof shows. Lost was biggest slap in the face ever. But Watchmen is the shit!!. A brilliant show.
And the Leftovers?
@@BooneLuleyo In my opinion, it was dry and boring.
27:45 well.
is this the dude that fucked up HBO watchmen ? why yes lol
This guy is the perfect example of failing upwards
van wentworth I’m sorry but I don’t understand
Him and Snyder. The Watchmen franchise apparently attracts incompetent people.
trump is a better example of that van.
@@foodini666 what has Trump failed at exactly lmao
@@jesusstaccato8448 you don't know shit
Do I ultimately need to know the comic to enjoy this show....mm
People are saying it has little to no relevance to the comic, so probably not.
It follows the events of the comic, but it stands alone. Reading might give you more insight into the world but it is not necessary
25:03 oh the irony
I WANT to love this show because its WATCHMEN and because it looks and sounds fantastic.... but I just watched the 1st episode and omg Im so absolutely torn!! What is going on with all of this "LIBERAL WHITE-MAN GUILT" Narrative... having it to have been expressed with all of its SHAME, integrating some kinda Post-modern Identity Politics??? Like, I thought this is an Alternate Universe where things are different than here in order to put a microscope on our own world, and how we can identify the hypocrisy within our own reality... why is it actually just as... if not MORE Racially driven and charged than in real life... like, omg this is getting ridiculous... is this what Alan Moore's orginal graphic novel was supposed to evolve into???? Why in this direction??????? Wtf man
" I thought this is an alternate universe where things are different than here"
wow you really get Watchmen...
Different times, man. Stop living in the past. It was probably always an impossible task to try to follow up a classic like Watchmen but I like the direction it's taking so far. The themes of the original are still there but they have evolved with time just like in real life. Why would they create a new show that just rehashed the same ideas of the original? New is scary but I'm willing to give it a chance.
So when someone examines problems that affect the society you are living in, that means it's white guilt. If so Alan Moore was drenched in white guilt