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Jeremy Irons is playing Dr Manhattan I think. He wanted to go off And create life. And the life that surrounds irons character seems still kinda dumb, like he's still working through his designs. He has a castle which we see Dr Manhattan prototyping on Mars. The Jeremy Irons scenes don't have to be on Mars or contemporary to the case of the Calvary story. I just read a screenrant article and they assumed all this would be told at the same time but like completely overlooked that Dr Manhattan gives a good excuse to time skip around when you tell your story. See Westworld
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So did the owlship go into mass production for police forces or was that a painted Archie? Wonder where the sheriff go the training to know how to push it to the limits
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Oct 23, 2019 04:53
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Preston Waters posted:I really don't think Jeremy Irons is Manhattan. You know, since he isn't glowing blue with beaming white eyes. He can change atoms and poo poo, he could change his skin color and appearance if he wanted.
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Oct 23, 2019 12:32
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There is also the possibility that Viedt Manhattaned himself and stepped into the Intrinsic Field subtractor at some point. But, why then, did the servent give Jeremy Irons a pocket watch? Wouldn't that kind of gift have way more meaning to Dr Manhattan? His dad was a watch maker. Rocksicles posted:He gave himself a fair lump in the old smurf smugglers though
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Oct 23, 2019 12:51
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Preston Waters posted:This would be pretty stupid and a cop-out by the show. There's literally no reason for him to do that other than obvious misdirection which breaks the 4th wall like crazy He's trying to blend in as one of his creations amongst his creations. He doesn't want to completely make himself look like a loving god in front of them.
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Oct 23, 2019 18:11
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Immanentized posted:Am I wrong, or did the shot of Dr. Manhattan on Mars show him building a replica of Veidt's castle estate hideout and turning it into dust? Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:Yeah, that was the first thing I noticed about it...they framed each shot in the same way, giving it the same perspective, so it seems intentional. Yes exactly. Lets not call him Veidt yet tho, too confusing, he's just Jeremy Irons so far. There was also that transition, which someone already pointed out. They went from stars at the end of the archie crash scene to a rock/stone pathway that Jeremy Irons was ring on. Like, how could they telegraph it any harder that they just cut to a scene off planet. They looked up at the stars and we were then thrust into a new scene. Here's what I think is going to happen with that char. The Dr Manhattan we see in the TV was in the early states of building life still (why he is on mars and not already very far away like he said he would be at the end of the comic book I dunno, but maybe he stayed on mars for a couple decades). Ok so he is experimenting on Mars. Then, much later and farther away he gets his first couple iterations of terraforming a planet and putting beings on it and is currently living amongst them and making the re-experience certain parts of human society's evolution. Remember, Dr Manhattan's story is non-linear, so just because we see Dr Manhattan on Mars and doing rudiemetry stuff doesn't mean we can't also see him much futher along in the same ep. They could just be time jumping and not telling us to tell the story. It also may explain the squid rain - Dr Mahattan is nearby and he may be producing them to keep the fear of the Squid Monster in peoples minds. So, Dr Mahattan's story can used as a jumping around tool for the narrators, like the man in black in WestWorld Season 1. There is the possibility though that Viedt realized what it took to make Dr Mahattan, and made himself a manhattan like figure by stepping into the IF field thingy. Remember what he did to his pet cat in Antarctica? He could have done it to himself inbetween the end of the movie and now. KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Oct 23, 2019 |
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I took screenshots of some of the great shots or just interesting pieces of info being displayed There's are from the BladeRunner-esque test obviously. So, meant to instigate and aggitate the subject.  Don't tread on me/confederate flag. How is this already not a real flag?? Or at least one that the flag twitter bot has crossed over. The Calvary is like some qanon poo poo. And like qanon, seems like they get some things right (physic alien hoax) and some things wrong  squid to provoke fear, anger   original 50 stars. Seems like in this world it must be like clinging to the confederate flag  New Flag, with more stars I'm assuming. Must be after vietnam became a state (and maybe some others!)  post of an old timey suit, in the racists' HQ, with supe who caught a black kid. Must be a memorial to the good old days for them
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Oct 23, 2019 18:26
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Star field transition (would probably be a better one to gif) Blueman on Mars  Iron's Castle 
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Oct 23, 2019 18:34
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Colonel Whitey posted:Even discounting time fuckery, Dr Manhattan can also be in multiple places at once, like that scene where he’s banging Laurie and working on a machine at the same time
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Oct 23, 2019 18:38
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SalTheBard posted:So I'm assuming with 400+ posts in this thread that Watchmen is very worth watching? Watch the 6 hours of the motion comic first and then when you get to the end and forget why you started watch it you'll be elated that there is now new content https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLdqKIj3-A0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgsRhyJQXPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqFC8h1ABvU&t=3s There's 12 of these, you'll find them by following youtube suggestions This alt shift x is pretty great too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmg0uc3CjY aight i gotta stop postin
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Oct 23, 2019 18:41
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feedmyleg posted:You know, thinking about all this Veidt/Manhattan/castle stuff... I think it's way simpler than all that. Viedt wants to become Dr. Manhattan.
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Oct 23, 2019 18:42
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What the gently caress was the point of the polar bear
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Oct 24, 2019 00:40
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:His name is Panda and he seems to be disrespected for his close adherence to the rules, so maybe he’s a sort of hint that the police are really bad. drat i cant tell if im being joked on here, but i meant the polar bear from 
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Oct 24, 2019 02:06
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i thought lost was a dumb mystery drama on a network for olds, basically a soap opera. but then, high and drunk at a friends house the ep where they get into the hatch and find the computer and olde timey computer mainframe poo poo i was like oh gently caress ok maybe this is for me. I was... only kinda right. I'm glad I got into it when it was on. how have people seen the first couple eps already?
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Oct 24, 2019 03:20
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ohhhh... okay well can you guys just like not post even as spoilers. i feel like its just going to inevitable change the whole conversation. is this already a battle that i shouldnt be asking about?
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LesterGroans posted:Yeah, my bad. What I posted was just speculation, I just wanted to preface it, but you're right.  https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap990315.html
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Oct 24, 2019 03:43
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I read the hbo compendium and I was kind of torn about the readability of rorahachs journal. It seems to say that the journal the cops got when they busted him was encrypted, is that right? But the one that was delivered to the newspaper was unencrypted? So, that means rorahach had to rewrite it so it was open source to deliver to the paper?
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Oct 24, 2019 03:52
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The thing about breaking bad, and you get to hear this if you listen to the official podcast, is that yes they were great skilled writers navigating creating a story with threads, and knowing how to write those in a way where they didn't know the end but also didn't write themselves into a corner to resolve it as the giant machine of television churns years over years over seasons of seasons. It's waaay more skilled to be a writer that can do that than one that has a story from beginning to end before day 1 shoot.
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Oct 24, 2019 04:27
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Thom and the Heads posted:yeah can the three people who have seen the first 6 episodes like...chill for a few weeks The other preview poster was nice and understanding when I asked this. Maoist has had a mod edit and continues to do it E: and posting and spoilering the posts after announcing that youve seen the first 6 eps doesn't make you immune to it. The fact that you'd spoiler it reveals info and is just poor opsec really. KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Oct 24, 2019 |
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Oct 24, 2019 22:48
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Birthday is only once It should really be called the anniversary of your birth
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Preston Waters posted:holy gently caress Ok so Dr Manhattan wouldn't be such a fart huffer, and make a really wierd play about his own creation, nor would he ruminate on his own last words to Viedt "nothing ever ends" so, it's Viedt But, the emphasis on how Dr Manhattan can't make his skin look like ours is a bit of a... distraction? Like, the way Angela and the old man argued about it made it seem like they were pointing it out as a thing that you, as a viewer, should start to become skeptical about. Moderate blue penis
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Thranguy posted:This is a world where not only TV-X is a rating that exists, but shows with that rating get national ad campaigns.
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Oct 28, 2019 04:41
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Mr. Nemo posted:The UFO was another Owlship, maybe piloted by the superhero friends of the old man. Assuming the theories about him being a former masked vigilante are correct. He did mention he had powerful friends. As to why he is so important, or why they were waiting for him right there who knows. He did mention something about big things happening in Tulsa I feel like american hero story is signalling some stuff about him. "If you knew who I was, you wouldn't watch til the end." His friends probably saw his DNA analyzed and knew it was time to scoop him up. Also, she was going to take him in, he said they wouldn't let that happen. What was up with the white man on Angela's porch? Is she raising his kids or something, some sort of child placement thing for white families?
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Tenzarin posted:Hey hey, crack cocaine and cocaine are different things. It turns you in to the guy in the bathroom who wont stop talking to everyone. Yea don't besmirtch the classy cocaine. Crack is for poor people, crafted by the CIA to destroy black communities
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Oct 28, 2019 05:11
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Stop posting loving spoilers about eps that aren't out.
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What's the significance of the old man being heat resistance? Just a wierd touch for an old guy with no more taste buds, or is it something from the comic?
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Oct 28, 2019 14:35
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ElNarez posted:I feel like there's a slight difference between "sympathized with the Germans" and "openly expressing approval for the activities of Hitler's Third Reich", which is the verbatim description from Watchmen #2 Which was said - the latter or the former?
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The REAL Goobusters posted:I wish I could enjoy this show like you guys but I can’t. There are some bizarre performances so far, shiny mask guy for example. This is so far removed from the watchmen comic that I have no idea what the gently caress this show even really is. It’s all over the place. I’ll keep watching but yeah idk it’s a struggle watch. At least the music is consistently great. I think the show is staying in alignment with the comic book. Any of the vigilantes can be as wierd or flambyoant as they want. I don't think you can put bumpers on how far they can go in their mask. e: or brooding KoRMaK fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Oct 28, 2019 |
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The REAL Goobusters posted:Yeah Looking Glass, at least the actor who plays him is kinda giving a weird performance that I’m not sure if it works (so far). The delivery of his line “crying under this mask” or whatever was groan worthy. I’m hoping the show picks up steam. So far it’s just another lindelof mystery box show. I thought it was pretty good. He's a hard rear end. Yea he sucks at delivering any sort of emotional information, I like it - tough guy showing he felt about his boss who he probably looked upto like a dad. Which... do you think glass knows the Sherrif being a 7th calv member?
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Oh I just remembered what this reminded me of. Season 2 of the wire. Season 2 has a local cop investigation, an a big FBI/CIA or federal level cop investigation. I think that, and with the previews I saw about the senator, laurie blake, the old man picking up the owlship, all feel like it's going to hit that kind of similiar story. Local vs federal investigations loving each other, while we and angela have no idea of what the whole picture is.
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Oct 28, 2019 18:01
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Angela is parts of Rorshach for sure, violent, black and white world view, but she is less rorsash in the sense that she has personal relationships, a social life, etc. Glass was eating home alone out a tv dinner, and doesn't really seem to have relationships and of course is gruff and never takes off the mask. I'm not saying one has to be one or the other, but I just got hints of both troughout the characters
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Oct 28, 2019 18:04
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IMDB says jermy irons is viedt. and while I'm on board with that as a speculation, has it actually been confirmed in or stated in the show? Did one of the clones call him adrian and i missed it? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7049682/
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Oct 28, 2019 19:14
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Rinkles posted:After hesitating earlier, why did Angela decide to arrest the old guy after she learned he was her grandfather and that he was (likely) right about her boss being scum? Shock? I would say she was finally pissed off enough that this guy may be lieing, or not, and she wants to find out the truth. Rinkles posted:(Also did she leave a hundred year old man chained to a chair, without food and possibly water, for the better part of 24 hours?)
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Colonel Whitey posted:There was a loving split diopter shot in this episode and I’m here for that de Palma poo poo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcZ2OY5-TeM AccountSupervisor posted:In regards to visual form/structure, editing, sound design, etc, the show is remarkably dense in this same regard so far. It might not reach the same heights as the comic, especially being in a vastly different format, but its most definitely trying to pack in as much visual/sound subtlety into every scene as the comic has. The editing alone is absolutely putting every artistic theory on editing to work. Even just two episodes in theyre have a ton of fun with juxtaposition and shot/scene transition to hint at deeper meaning.
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This thread is cool for a brief moment after airing but then sucks for days inbetween tbh
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ymgve posted:Sure, but it sounded like after the White Night every cop just quit on the spot. Which does not sound realistic at all. Hmmm yea... makes you wonder if they really quit. Like, arw they are wearing masks or in the calv, or just dumb
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:That would make sense with why he wasn't scared to drive alone when he got the call: he knew he didn't need an escort because the 7th Kav would never come after him. It would also explain why he got out of his car and looked so puzzled at what was obviously an ambush: because he This plays strongly into a guy that just hosted a nice dinner with close friends and did blow on the low (didn't even share with his wife) and had all their support while he did it. He felt ultra safe. Even warm and fuzzy A guy that felt untouchable
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"You're kids?" Good poke. Lines up with his process as demonstrated in the pod. I'm sure it pained him to have to ask a close ally something like that who he already wants to trust....but he needs to be sure
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Yea the perfection of glasses mask can only be achieved through cg, but I too didn't realize how specifically until I read the article about the different types of masks they used. Some to let the actor emote, others to perfectly project the reflection onto the mask and then to the cam. I barely could tell. "Im not a Nazi, I'm a communist" a sentiment I unfortunately only would have understood thanks to recent real world movements Angelae hugs the sheriff as she lets him down. She's taking the opportunity to hug one more time... But on the down low
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