HBO's take on the WATCHMEN universe premiered last night. Did anyone else watch? I haven't read the graphic novel, although I did see about 20 minutes of the horrible 2009 movie.
This series exists in the Watchmen universe, but takes place about 30 years after the events of the book. Some of those original characters are still around, but I'm not sure how much they figure in this show. There are a few easter eggs in that regard, such as a news report about Dr. Manhattan living on Mars.
Without giving too much away, and coming from a completely virgin Watchmen experience, I thought the pilot was excellent. It is set in a time where police officers are masked to protect their identities and weapons are on such high lock-down that not even the police can carry them without going through several steps. There is a white supremacist group called the 7th Kavalry that figures heavily into the story. This alternate reality seems to be based on what would have happened if African-Americans had come out on top in the race wars of the early 20th century and perhaps the whites were the minorities or oppressed group.
This series exists in the Watchmen universe, but takes place about 30 years after the events of the book. Some of those original characters are still around, but I'm not sure how much they figure in this show. There are a few easter eggs in that regard, such as a news report about Dr. Manhattan living on Mars.
Without giving too much away, and coming from a completely virgin Watchmen experience, I thought the pilot was excellent. It is set in a time where police officers are masked to protect their identities and weapons are on such high lock-down that not even the police can carry them without going through several steps. There is a white supremacist group called the 7th Kavalry that figures heavily into the story. This alternate reality seems to be based on what would have happened if African-Americans had come out on top in the race wars of the early 20th century and perhaps the whites were the minorities or oppressed group.
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