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Watchmen Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Watchmen…Never has an episode which hinges on one answerphone message been so compelling. Nor has an hour of television and two jokes had more narrative importance than they do here. Bitterness, regret and lack of closure are strong motivators which combine with sarcasm and bluntness to introduce Laurie […]

Promo for Watchmen Season 1 Episode 4 – ‘If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own’

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HBO has released a promo for Sunday’s fourth episode of Watchmen, entitled ‘If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own’; watch it here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwalYO_6CaEReclusive trillionaire Lady Trieu (Hong Chau) finally enters the stage with a mysterious offer. With Blake (Jean Smart) getting closer to the truth of her coverup, Angela (Regina King) enlists Looking Glass […]

Promo for Watchmen Season 1 Episode 3 – ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk’

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HBO has released a promo for this Sunday’s third episode of Watchmen, entitled ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk’, which introduces the character of Laurie Blake (Jean Smart), the second Silk Spectre, who is now working for the FBI; watch the promo here…SEE ALSO: Read our review of Watchmen’s second episode hereFollowing a late-night visit […]

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Watchmen…Racial insurrection, American arrogance and a determined sense of entitlement permeate this second foray into the reengineered world first created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Iron statues of disgraced Presidents and incinerated servants define Watchmen as designed by Damon Lindelof. Reading between the lines is mandatory as […]

Watchmen premieres to 1.5 million viewers on HBO

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HBO launched its hotly-anticipated Watchmen series this past Sunday, with Variety reporting that 1.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the first episode of the Damon Lindelof-produced sequel to the iconic Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons superhero comic book.According to HBO, Watchmen’s series premiere was “the strongest debut performance for a series on its digital […]

Watchmen Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Watchmen…There is much to be applauded in this opening episode of a series many thought should never be made. Damon Lindelof who is best known for Lost tackles this fabled tome carefully launching straight into some heavy hitting topics before opening credits. Masked vigilantes, race riots and legislated […]

New Watchmen trailer teases what’s to come this season

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With Watchmen airing its highly-anticipated series premiere last night, HBO has released a new trailer for the series which teases what is to come throughout the rest of the season.The HBO series is based upon the comic of the same name by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. It picks up 34 years after the events […]

Watchmen TV series gets a detailed synopsis

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HBO’s hotly-anticipated Watchmen series is set to premiere this coming Sunday, and a newly-released synopsis has arrived online for the show which gives us some insight into the plot for the show, which picks up 34 years after the events of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic comic book series. Check it out here:A ‘remix’ […]

Damon Lindelof says his Watchmen series is one self-contained season

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As the clock counts down to Watchmen’s premiere on HBO this month, creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof has been talking to Deadline about his “spiritual sequel” to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book epic, revealing that the story was designed to be told as a single self-contained season.“I’m not being flippant when I […]

War is coming in new Watchmen trailer

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HBO has released the Watchmen trailer shown during the Emmy Awards earlier this week. The new promo showcases Regina King’s Sister Night tracking down the Rorschach-inspired group The Seventh Kalvary as they prep for war. Watch the trailer below…Watchmen takes place in an alternative, contemporary reality in the United States, in which masked vigilantes became outlawed due to their […]