Let’s get this out of the way first:Damon Lindelof’sWatchmenis incredible. In this era of exceptional television, Watchmen is near the top. One of the main reasons why Lindelof’s series is so amazing is that he’s taken his love ofAlan MooreandDave Gibbons’ Hugo Award-winning graphic novel and created a completely new story that absolutely feels likeWatchmen- but is its own thing. The series, like the original comic, has a lot to say about the state of the world and each episode is absolutely loaded with so much world building that I can’t wait to rewatch every episode as they air on HBO Sunday nights (I’ve already seen the first six). Another thing about HBOsWatchmenthat’s so well done is the show absolutely works if you’ve never read the graphic novel, but if you have, it’s even better. I could go on and on about the extraordinary performances by the entire cast, the unbelievable music byTrent ReznorandAtticus Ross, the incredible cinematography and direction, the brilliant writing, or how the production design makes you feel like you’re actually there, but I’ll just say I strongly recommend tuning in to HBO this Sunday night for the premiere episode.
With the show getting ready to premiere, I had the fortune of sitting down with Damon Lindelof yesterday for an extended spoiler-free interview about the making of the show. During the thirty-five minute conversation, he revealed a tremendous amount about why he finally agreed to take on the material, why it’s nine episodes, his love ofWatchmenand how he credits the comic with influencing what he did on Lost, what he learned makingThe Leftoversthat he applied to makingWatchmen, howTa-Nehisi Coates’Atlantic essay ‘The Case for Reparations’ influenced the writing, how he landed Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the score, whatEd Brubakertold him after seeing the pilot, if he has any interest in adaptingFrank Miller’sThe Dark Knight Returnsas a limited series on HBO, and more. In addition, I also brought up if he’d be interested in doingWatchmenseason two and he talked about his reasoning why someone else should tackle it and why he could or could not do it.
Check out what Damon Lindelof had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about. Again, you want to tune in Sunday night to watch this series. For more onWatchmenyou canread Haleigh Foutch’s glowing review.
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