HBO Watchmen

[Tjm86]

Well after a long struggle I gave in and came over to the dark side to watch the first episode to see what they've done.  Wow.  Other than the title there seems to be little to connect it to Moore and Gibbons' beast.

It's a clever piece of work that takes some of the core ideas in interesting directions.  The masks, Rorschach, the restraints on police force, the idea that police have to guard their identities ...

What is a little scary is how it does appear to be flipping some of the actual trends in America on their head.  Especially the way that American Federal Agencies have been 'policing' racial tensions in different areas.

Dip into further episodes now and see where it goes?

[wedgeski]

Er, yes? Best thing on TV last year by miles.