HBO's Watchmen: 10 Big Questions We Need Answers To
Will you be watching the Watchmen?
In what was a fairly transparent attempt to connect their lesser-known shows to the Game Of Thrones hype, HBO recently released a sizzle reel for their upcoming big guns. Big Little Lies, True Detective, and Euphoria all featured, as did Game Of Thrones, Watchmen, and a handful of logos for the rest of HBO’s lineup.
Game Of Thrones only showed us a slightly sour Sansa welcoming Dany to Winterfell, but Watchmen gave us a lot more to speculate over. As a new series, it’s something we know far less about than the television juggernaut Game Of Thrones, so with that comes curiosity.
Showrunner Damon Lindelof draws a bit of intrigue too, having previously worked on the likes of Lost, Star Trek and Tommowland. Those have all flattered to deceive, being good without being great, but each demonstrating various levels of potential. Add to that Lindelof’s work on World War Z, Prometheus and Cowboys & Aliens and it starts to form a pattern.
However, Lindelof’s most recent venture The Leftovers received huge critical acclaim, so he might be coming to Watchmen at just the right time. Fans will just have to wait and see if Watchmen can deliver on its promise.
10. What Does Damon Lindelof Mean By ‘Remixing’ Watchmen?
Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie had some flaws, but it deserves some praise for getting it on the screen in the first place. Alan Moore’s graphic novel is legendary, but it was also thought to be unfilmable. Moore himself is famously dismissive of any screen adaptions of his works, as you might expect from a man who doesn’t own a TV.
While Moore won’t be watching the Watchmen, a lot of fans will. So showrunner Damon Lindelof’s claim that he’ll be ‘remixing’ the graphic novel is a curious one. He’s stated it won’t be a simple remake of the movie, nor will it be a straight adaption of the graphic novel itself. Instead, it’s using the classic characters and some new ones too, telling a new tale. It may borrow some steps from Moore’s story, or may spin off in a completely different direction.
But Lindelof never makes things straight forward. A lot of Lost’s mythology came at least in part from his storytelling. Therefore, promises of a remix seem like they’ll live up to expectations. Exactly how that will look on the screen though is still a mystery.