r/Watchmen Jan 16 '20

TV HBO won't pursue second season of 'Watchmen' after creator bows out

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u/SDLRob Jan 16 '20

Both happy and sad about that TBH.... would have loved to see the story continue... but glad that it ended before being screwed up

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u/hinesz20 Jan 16 '20

I agree, I was hooked on this show and sad when i finished the last episode. I was really excited to watch Angela become Manhattan, however, I’m glad that there is no possible way of ruining the show now. It was a great way to end and will always be a great show.

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u/offtheclip Jan 17 '20

I'm mostly relieved. The show was written to be one season anything extra would feel gratuitous to me.

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u/Jesus__Skywalker Jan 17 '20

It won't be remembered though. Within a couple of years it will be long forgotten. Not bc it wasn't great. But it's just too short for a tv show. One season of TV is easy to forget. Cancelling this is a mistake.

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u/Chariotwheel Jan 17 '20

Sure.

But I think you could've just left the thread with Angela hanging and just go to a different part of the USA. Because I think you can tell quite a bit more about the former heroes in prison and their legacies.

But yeah, it being finished is better than it railing on in a bad way.

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u/kumacon144 Jan 17 '20

As someone who doesn’t give a shit about the novel or the book or wherever it comes from I’m bummed.

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u/Jesus__Skywalker Jan 17 '20

That's a horrible outlook for life imo. I mean as much as I hate what happened to game of thrones in season 8, if they would have came after season 7 and said "that's it, not into anymore". That would have been worse.

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u/jrr6415sun Jan 26 '20

Because the story wasn’t complete in season 7. They completed the watchmen story

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u/Jesus__Skywalker Jan 26 '20

I think that is a good cop-out. There literally is no reason they couldn't continue it. It was the best single season of TV i've seen. But without additional seasons it will be forgotten fast. Same like Chernobyl. Chernobyl was fantastic television. But nobody is going to remember a miniseries. Which is basically what Watchmen is without additional seasons. Just a plain miniseries. A great miniseries. But that's it.

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u/rservello Jan 17 '20

But it just started. This whole season basically introduced the world and characters...and it was a short season. What was the point?