Tag: Watchmen
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Superhero Bits: ‘Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee’ Clip, Why Nite Owl Didn’t Make It Into HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ & More
Want to see a clip from the upcoming ABC special Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee? Why wasn’t Nite Owl in the first season of Watchmen? Which critics group awarded Joker the honor of Best Picture? What was a certain action sequence cut from Justice League? Did Sebastian Stan really put on enough muscle that his Winter…
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‘Watchmen’: How the Finale Explains Every Damon Lindelof Love Story
There is a moment roughly two-thirds of the way through the finale of Damon Lindelof and company’s “Watchmen” that I finally understood love. That is, perhaps, an overstatement, but not much of one. Put more accurately, I finally understood love stories as they exist within Lindelof’s worlds, where they often serve as a foundational element.…
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‘Watchmen’: Damon Lindelof Says He Doesn’t Have “A Really Cool Idea And A Justification” For Season 2…Yet
Last night, the first season of HBO’s “Watchmen” reached its stunning conclusion. If you read my review of the series, you know that I am a big fan of what Damon Lindelof and the rest of the writers, actors, and other filmmakers were able to do in nine hours of TV. Last night’s finale not…
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‘Watchmen’ Wants You To “See How They Fly” With A Satisfying Conclusion
There was just the tiniest bit of trepidation leading into the Watchmen finale. Would the show, which had so far exceeded all expectations, stick the landing? Thankfully, the answer is yes. On one hand, “See How They Fly” the season (and perhaps series?) finale of the show is almost too simple in its approach. After…
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‘Watchmen’ Finale Review: Episode 9 Takes Off Its Mask to Reveal a Perfect Ending — Spoilers
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Watchmen” Episode 9, “See How They Fly” — the season finale.]Setting aside for a moment the collective power of “Watchmen’s” unmasked story, the symmetry of its ending is absolutely beautiful. A series that begins in Tulsa’s Dreamland Theater ends there. Devastating attacks are happening outside both times…
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‘Watchmen’ Continues to be One of the Most Revolutionary Shows on Television
It’s been several days since the latest Watchmen episode, “A God Walks Into Abar,” and I still can’t believe that this series was able to top itself after the last big reveal of Will Reeves being Hooded Justice. But top itself it has, and in the most unexpected way possible. How many of us are…
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Superhero Bits: ‘Iron Man 2020’ Begins in January, ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3’ Dlc Trailer & More
Want to see the trailer for the new X-Men Dlc for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3? Will you read Iron Man 2020 in January? Who was recently cast in Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Do you have your DVR set correctly for the Watchmen finale this weekend? Did you hear Disney CEO Bob Iger is going…
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‘Watchmen’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says He Would Consider Playing Superman
Those who are caught up on “Watchmen” know Yahya Abdul-Mateen II knows how to strike the balance between understated and omnipotent. He’s also no stranger to playing superheroes, as Aquaman’s nemesis Black Manta in the DC Universe.But asked whether he would consider taking on another DC Extended Universe role — Superman — Abdul-Mateen told Variety…
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Golden Globes TV nominations throw up plenty of surprises
Just one nomination for ‘Game Of Thrones’ and none for ‘Veep’.Strong showings by HBO/Sky’s Chernobyl and Netflix’s The Crown, with four nominations each, and promising awards season starts for Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, and Netflix’s Unbelievable and The Politician stood out in the television categories of this year’s Golden Globe nominations.Meanwhile Netflix’s When They…
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‘Watchmen’ Guide, Week 8: Every Question We Have After “A God Walks Into Abar”
Much like the impressively un-shrunken schlong of Doctor Manhattan, the secrets of Watchmen are being revealed for all to see, apparently immune to the Arctic cold and only growing larger the more freely they swing about in this penultimate episode’s breeze. The wonderfully pun-titled “A God Walks Into Abar”—directed by Nicole Kassell, written by Damon…