Alan Moore’s 1986-1987 limited series comic “Watchmen” is obviously a big game changer in comic books. Arriving the same year as Frank Miller’s 1986 “The Dark Knight Returns,” both heralded a new age of darker, much more mature comic books aimed at adult-level readers. Both signaled a new era in comics, and their influence on the culture is still being felt decades later.

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It’s interesting to think of how cinema fans are often forced to pick sides. You’re either pro-cinema and on the side of folks like Christopher Nolan, or you’re maybe someone who likes major franchises and *gasp* comic book movies, so you’re on the side of Zack Snyder. Snyder and Nolan seem like polar opposites when you think about the current culture war in film. But in reality, they’re actually great friends, and you can almost certainly blame Christopher Nolan for the Snyderverse and the rise of the Snyder faithful.

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Alan Moore is a man who wears many hats: an author, a magician, a man of principle. Variety reports (via The Telegraph) that the comics writer and novelist no longer wants anything to do with any adaptations DC Studios does with his work. In fact, he’d rather they send his royalty checks to Black Lives Matter instead since they betray his works “original principles.”

READ MORE: Alan Moore Warns That Superhero Worship Could “Very Often Be A Precursor To Fascism”

The news should come as no surprise for those familiar with Moore.

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HBO has another major hit with “The Last Of Us,” its first season premiering now. But as “Succession” approaches its fourth season, its projected end after Season 5 looms. So what will take its place on the HBO grandstand? Variety reports that according to HBO/HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys, it won’t be a second season of “Mare Of Easttown.”

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Bloys dismissed a potential Season 2 for the acclaimed Emmy-winning limited series from 2021, which stars Kate Winslet as a small-town Pennsylvania detective.

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If you’re a fan of comic books and you were to create a Mount Rushmore of comic book creators, the first name many will mention is Jack Kirby. But soon after, you might get to Alan Moore. The British writer revolutionized the entire medium and superhero comics, specifically, with various works created in the ‘80s. His most prominent work is “Watchmen,” which is often regarded as one of the very best comic book stories ever written.

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Amazon isn’t exactly a superhero factory on the level of Disney+, but they do have a few similar, extremely popular adult-focused shows. “The Boys” heads into its third season on June 3, and we’re still waiting for a drop date for the second season of the animated series “Invincible,” based on Robert Kirkman‘s (“The Walking Dead“) hyper-violent comic book published by Image Comics.

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For years, HBO has been the gold standard as far as prestige TV series goes. The network has won dozens of awards, and TV fans are basically under the assumption that every new show on HBO warrants a watch because it’s probably really great. And over those years, there have been plenty of series that have come and gone, with fans wondering if we’d see more of them. Two of the most asked-about are “Watchmen” and “True Detective.” 

READ MORE: Cary Fukunaga Talks ‘True Detective’ “Struggle”: Nic Pizzolatto “Positioned Himself As My Boss”

Speaking to THR, HBO/HBO Max executive Casey Bloys talked about the possibilities of seeing more from “Watchmen” and “True Detective” in the future.

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Despite making new post-theatrical streaming deals with both Netflix and Disney+, Sony Pictures is working alongside Amazon Prime Video to bring a live-action Marvel Comics series to the streaming giant featuring the Sony-owned Spider-Verse character “Silk,” who has the alter-ego of Cindy Moon. Like Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Cindy is a spider-based hero.

READ MORE: ‘Silk’: Sony Planning ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Series Which May Begin A Spider-Verse At Amazon

There has been a major development over at Amazon, as Deadline reports that Tom Spezialy, the producer of the HBO series “Watchmen” has signed on to an overall deal with them and will become the showrunner of “Silk.” In addition, Lauren Moon (“Good Trouble,” “Atypical“), who was in talks, has now reportedly signed too and will write/produce the superhero show that will focus on the Korean-American teen. 

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Given what has happened over the last year or so with the “Watchmen” franchise and its Emmy-winning success as an HBO miniseries, it’s interesting to look back at what might have happened decades earlier. Yes, before Damon Lindelof created his sequel story for HBO, and before Zack Snyder attempted to adapt the original comic book series as a feature film, Paul Greengrass was attached to a film version of the story.

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What more needs to be said about the legend that remains former United States President Barack Obama? In addition to still-hilarious interactions with Zack Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns, meetings with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl over the history of American rock music or a sincere discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio regarding our planet’s decaying environment, it would seem the 44th Commander-in-Chief is a fan of Amazon Prime’s current hit series “The Boys,” as well as HBO’s 2019 critical smash adaptation of “Watchmen,” both of which served as a necessary reprieve during writing sessions for his new book “A Promised Land.”

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As mentioned in Entertainment Weekly, not only did both shows resonate with Obama as containing far more substance than your average superhero property, he also considers AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and NBC’s “The Good Place” in the same category of incredible TV, citing the outstanding characters and larger meanings present within both.

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Ever since the series wrapped up its acclaim run late last year, fans have been clamoring to know whether or not HBO is going to continue “Watchmen” for another season. And over the past year, the comments have been fairly similar, with creator Damon Lindelof saying that he isn’t interested while the network is seemingly pushing for more. And after last night’s massive Emmy wins, it further cements the idea that “Watchmen” isn’t going to return to TV.

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In an unprecedented year for the television industry, due to the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we definitely are expecting a unique telecast for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards. This year’s show is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, returning for his third time, which may very well be the only recognizable part of the evening’s festivities as the event goes digital.

READ MORE: Emmy 2020 Predictions: ‘Succession,’ ‘Watchmen’ & Few Surprises

So, will “Watchmen” continue to collect trophies?

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The long week of Creative Arts Emmys is finally over. After five nights of virtual ceremonies, the Television Academy has bestowed a heap of trophies to “Watchmen,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Mandalorian,” “Succession” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” And there were a number of notable individual winners as well.

Maya Rudolph won her second Emmy in one week after taking the Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category for her portrayal of Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live.” “The Mandalorian” earned its sixth Emmy win so far after Ludwig Göransson took Music Composition (Original Dramatic Score) and following his Oscar and Grammy wins for “Black Panther” is now just a Tony Award away from EGOT.

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In theory, we know what’s going to happen during the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night. Well, in terms of who has the honor of receiving a virtual trophy that is. The socially distanced telecast itself? Eh, not so much. But when the Jimmy Kimmel hosted event comes to an end “Succession,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Watchmen” are expected to be the big series winners of the night.

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The fourth pre-taped (sorta) night of the Creative Arts Emmys saw some major category contenders win more trophies before Sunday’s big night. “Watchmen” took Composition for a Limited Series, TV Movie or Special, “Succession” took Drama Casting, “Schitt’s Creek” won the Comedy Casting Emmy and “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” snagged Music Supervision.

READ MORE: “The Mandalorian” takes five Emmys on Creative Arts night three

“Big Mouth” took two Emmys including one for Maya Rudolph, her first after six nominations, in the Voice Over category.

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With the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards less than a week away and five nights of virtual Creative Emmy Awards beginning tonight, the Television Critics Association finally unveiled their own annual honorees with the TCA Awards. And, as expected, HBO’s “Watchmen,” “Succession” and Pop’s “Schitt’s Creek” took the top categories. A trifecta many believe will be duplicated at the Emmys.

READ MORE: “Watchmen,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “The Mandalorian” lead 2020 Emmy nominations

In fact, Damon Lindelof’s acclaimed mini-series took four TCA awards: Individual Achievement in Drama (Regina King), Outstanding New Program, Outstanding Movie, Mini-Series or Special and the coveted Program of the Year.

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Police wearing masks and purposefully not identifying themselves during nationwide protests? Police brutality coming to a horrific head? Racist extremist groups attempting to exert their influence on the national discourse? These aren’t just issues that have struck America over the past few months, these are narrative themes plucked right out of Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen,” an almost year-old mini-series that’s cultural relevance continues to flourish in the most heartbreaking of ways. One of the episodes of the HBO series that feels most poignant at this time is “This Extraordinary Being,” a chapter directed by Stephen Williams and written by Cord Jefferson and Lindelof.

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Somehow Yahya Abdul-Mateen II isn’t a household name yet, but, boy, that’s about to change. Despite portraying Black Manta in the blockbuster “Aquaman” along with roles in “The Greatest Showman” and “Us,” the New Orleans native was one of the more under the radar actors when Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen” mini-series debuted last year. And that might have been his biggest asset as he transformed from the quiet Cal Abar to Dr.

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Jean Smart has, in her own words, a “first world prissy acting problem.” Like many in the entertainment industry, she was in the middle of production on a project when the first stay at home orders hit in March. That project, the Craig Zobel-directed limited series “Mare of Easttown” with Kate Winslet, was only 80-85% completed when filming was halted. As the global entertainment engine begins to slowly get its mojo back she wonders how she’ll finish her portion while fulfilling her commitment to another project in October.

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The Television Academy revealed the nominees for the 2020 Emmys on Tuesday morning, a moment that was remarkably delayed only a few weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 23,000 voters stuck to some old favorites and some popular new series as Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” surprised earning 15 nominations including Best Drama Series and Zendaya earned a Lead Actress in a Drama Series nod for “Euphoria.” Among networks, it wasn’t a surprise that Netflix overtook HBO for the most nominations, but they dominated the proceedings with 160 nods to 107 for HBO.

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Zack Snyder‘s 2009 “Watchmen” is largely considered to be the most faithful comicbook film adaptations of all time, nearly to a fault. Though virtually identical to the original graphic novel, critics of the time found the source material didn’t translate too well to film.

READ MORE: Regina King Doesn’t Think ‘Watchmen’ Season 2 Can Happen, But Says “The Possibilities Are Infinite”

But one aspect of the film that was completely different from the original was the ending.

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There are a little over three days left in Emmy nomination voting and the Television Critics Association (TCA) has given Television Academy members who haven’t completed their ballots yet something to think about. The nominations for the 2020 TCA Awards are out and featured a number of pleasant surprises. Not so surprising where the two programs that earned the most nominations, “Watchmen” and “Unbelievable” with four each.

READ MORE: “Watchmen,” “Dickinson” and “Stranger Things” among 2020 Peabody Awards winners

Damon Lindelof’s Peabody winner earned nods in the Movie or Miniseries, Individual Achievement in Drama (Regina King), New Program and Program of the Year categories.

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The moment “Watchmen” ended, everyone and their genetically-engineered lynx started asking if there would be a season 2. No matter how many times show creator Damon Lindelof said that he only intended the show to last nine episodes, there remains the possibility that HBO‘s hunger for more money overcomes the creative decision to give the show a definitive ending.

READ MORE: Tim Blake Nelson Expected Another Season Of ‘Watchmen’ [Podcast]

The latest comment added to the long book of “will there be a season 2?” questions and answers comes from Regina King herself, who played Angela Abar aka Sister Night.

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As we’ve chronicled over the past few weeks, there are a lot of questions surrounding the Emmys in regards to the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series nominations. Despite the news that there will be eight nominees in each category this year, there are still many deserving programs that will be snubbed. None of that drama, however, compares to the battle royale that once again is the Outstanding Limited Series race.

READ MORE: Will Emmy voters remember “Pose,” “Stranger Things” and “Handmaid’s Tale”?

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Unlike many people in the entertainment industry, Tim Blake Nelson is already back at work. The “Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and “Syriana” star is currently in Arkansas producing and starring in the independent production “Ghosts of the Ozarks.” But when he looks back over the past 12 months, what will likely pop the most is the euphoric reaction to “Watchmen,” a program that literally was close to home.

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