"Watchmen" creator and star: This is America's history, not just black or white history
5 years, 2 months ago

"Watchmen" creator and star: This is America's history, not just black or white history

Salon  

On a recent temperate, brilliant Tuesday afternoon, Regina King hosted me in a San Francisco hotel's rooftop cabana to chat about "Watchmen," Damon Lindelof's new HBO drama in which she's currently starring. But we were all very much aware of the fire's proximity as King talked about what it's been like to witness the public's reaction to "Watchmen," particularly the day after the premiere's airing. In Lindelof's "Watchmen," Robert Redford has been president for nearly three decades, the government has paid reparations to the black survivors of the Tulsa massacre, and both the cops and the villains wear masks. "Even within the realm of our lens of understanding, there's no question that they would be anything other than white."

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‘Watchmen’s’ provocative portrait of race in America has its own creator worried
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‘Watchmen’s’ provocative portrait of race in America has its own creator worried

LA Times  

More 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 …

HBO's "Watchmen" takes on white supremacy — Damon Lindelof promises to "troll the white savior"
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HBO's "Watchmen" takes on white supremacy — Damon Lindelof promises to "troll the white savior"

Salon  

Those anticipating HBO's series adaptation of “Watchmen,” the classic comic book series co-created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, may have divided opinions of the 2019 version conceived by Damon Lindelof, co-creator of "Lost" and "The Leftovers." Lindelof stressed that the new “Watchmen” will not alter the original series in any way: “We explore the past…but it’s canon,” he said. …

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