‘Watchmen’s’ provocative portrait of race in America has its own creator worried
LA TimesMore than three decades since it first exploded onto the comic-book scene, the mere mention of “Watchmen” still sparks excitement from die-hard fans — and plenty of others enthralled by its revolutionary approach to conventional superhero storytelling. Simultaneously, the show is about to drop and I’m still thinking, ‘Should we have done it?’ ” He smiled while adding, “Even though I’m well-intentioned, I’m probably going to step in it a bunch of times.” Lindelof, who co-created the series “Lost” and HBO’s “The Leftovers,” was sitting on a restaurant patio at a West Los Angeles hotel the morning after “Watchmen” received a rapturous response at its premiere in the Cinerama Dome. Though King said she understood Lindelof’s concern, she feels that viewers will ultimately be receptive to his approach of mashing the imaginary universe of “Watchmen” with thorny race-related observations. “There are shows I’ve done in the past where I feel like a lot of people that watched who aren’t black had a hard time dealing with their guilt,” said King. “Harold would say, ‘If I were the only black man on this island, I would be subject to a lot more racism.’ I told him, ‘That’s not what “Lost” is about.
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