News items: “Love, Victor” first impressions, plus representation and authenticity in casting (1:00); unfortunate Ansel Elgort allegations and possible “West Side Story” recastings (8:50); Spotify podcast acquisitions, including DC properties (10:15) *Our episodes are very spoiler heavy. You’ve been warned* Spotlight on: “Watchmen,” the 2019 HBO mini series vs. the 2009 Zack Snyder film (14:20); the history of “Watchmen” and the saga of DC vs. Alan Moore (25:00); Ta-Nehisi Coates and the inspiration for remixing the graphic novel for the HBO mini series, plus Black representation in the writers’ room (31:00); Zack Snyder and his long history of bombs (47:00) giant squids, WTF? (50:10); the miniseries and its perspective on policing in America (54:00); comic book campiness (1:07:00); so, does Regina King have super powers? (1:13:10)
The Official “Timmy” Chalamet mention count: 4 (no room for Timmy in this ep)
Links:
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
- https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/watchmen-writer-interview-police-brutality-white-supremacy-1014494/
- https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/11/cord-jefferson-watchmen-hooded-justice-good-place-succession-interview
- https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/watchmen-damon-lindelof-interview-896780/
- https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/watchmen-trump-tulsa-masks-damon-lindelof-interview.html
- “Watchmen" 2019 edition graphic novel: https://bookshop.org/a/10023/9781779501127
- Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me (book) : https://bookshop.org/a/10023/9780812993547
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