8 Things Watchmen TV Show Must Do Differently To Zack Snyder's Film
2. Show Hollis Mason's Death
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Despite not being all that big a fan of the Zack Snyder flick, Hollis Mason's death was portrayed perfectly in the film.
Wait... what? It wasn't included in the main cut? In spite of the fact it's one of the most pivotal moments in the book? Well, that just stinks.
It's such an important moment in the actual comic that it really is bizarre it didn't feature in the film's theatrical cut, especially since the rest of it carries such a deep reverence for Moore's work.
You can see the scene itself and how it really nailed that moment, but the trick for the series here, in this case, is to top what Snyder did with the character's death. If they end up following the premise of Cooke's Minutemen mini, and follow Mason as he recalls his adventures with his comrades during the golden age of crimefighting, ending the series on his death would be a perfect way to round things off.
Not only that, it'd give Lindelof the perfect jumping off point to continue with a second series of sorts - one that followed the original team's eighties counterparts and the events of the comic more closely.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
