I remember reading Watchmen back in 86, will never forget reading through issue 11, and nearly dropping the book when I got to the penultimate page and read the words "I did it 35 minutes ago." It has never been equalled and probably never will be.
There was also Anti-Gravity Room (creative title there, guys!), which was even exported to the States, but it was just embarrassing compared to this series. Still one of my favourites of all time. There was nothing like it then, and there's still nothing like it today.
Dont know if anyone cares but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last couple of days :)
More like too pretentious and too hypocritical. Man's entire (famous part of it) carrier is summed up by himself in The Simpsons cameo, he just takes lighthearted (on very surface level and after decades of creators *supression* and *oppression* by Ellseworth's ban at first and then by overal comic code later on) concepts and always, Always he perverts them, takes them tits up, deconstructs them, etc. Even his Supreme , which only mimicks to be Silver Age "throwback" in flashbacks to shamelessly play on false(for peopel born afrer 80s)-nostlagia , but then he did same thing he previously did on Superman, kills not-Jimmy Olsen as such. He absolutely has 0 right to bash the "imitators" when He is an imitator himself, Watchmen wasn't even the first in HIS time work about "what if Superheroes but lasting consequences and shit" , he just was one who did it "officially". But if you go in the past, in the original Superman issues you will see an actual character who tackles real problems and who also unfraid to kill or save innocents in favor of saving bad guys because he can't do both. But then editors , parents, etc, stiffled Siegel and other writers and Superman, Batman, Robin, and others were put in more convinient and "safe" adventures with no moral dillemmas, no real problems, or when character can't even change and evolve as originally Superman would reveal his identity to Lois in 1942, but DC blocked that story (again, story by original creators) so "officially" they will become honest couple only 50 years later, in "post-Watchmen" and "post-The Dark Knight(Returns)" world. I am so sick and tired seeing NEW people that repeat same shit again and again just because someone niche famous said it. When it is obviously UN true if you actually study history of these things mostly just by going by first issues (AND unreleased/prototype studd) and put 2 and 2, because interviews can lie/be under NDA too.
A very interesting show. It's like space ghost. The editing from the show definitely feels early 90's. I wonder when this was released and played on tv? Alans last bit of talking speaks the truth.
It speaks pretentiousness and hypocrisy. If Watchmen was Only Alan's "deconstruction" it wouldn't, but alas Supreme, League of Gentlemen, even all those issues of Superman that he did And also Twilight of Superheroes plans paints different picture. There is also his Spawn comics but nobody cares about those.
11:34 - Huh, never heard about this psychological baby testing, I'll have to look that up 24:54 - Blistering condemnation, accurate and timeless 27:52 - Pop Will Eat Itself meta-outro is a wonderful finishing touch to this thoughtful production Thank you so much for the upload!
Would be interesting to hear Alan's updated 'Top 10 Existential Threats' list today... the cold-war threat of nuclear annhiliation sounds frankly quaint and merciful in 2024.
Watching this interview from past with real comic book writers shows the juxtaposition for today DC and marvel writers. New comic books writer, books, and story is utter garbage from marvel and DC.
I think it is a mistake calling Watchmen best superhero comic or superhero comic at all, when there are so many deep layers inside. Plus, it's deconstruction of superheroes, how then can be a superhero comic?
I remember reading Watchmen back in 86, will never forget reading through issue 11, and nearly dropping the book when I got to the penultimate page and read the words "I did it 35 minutes ago." It has never been equalled and probably never will be.
I watched this show religiously... it was the only comic book information show in Canada at that time.
In the f@cking world Jeff! A glorious success for @tvo
There was also Anti-Gravity Room (creative title there, guys!), which was even exported to the States, but it was just embarrassing compared to this series. Still one of my favourites of all time. There was nothing like it then, and there's still nothing like it today.
Alan's just too smart for this world.
Dont know if anyone cares but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. Have been watching with my brother for the last couple of days :)
@Yael Jacob definitely, I've been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself :D
@Yael Jacob definitely, been using instaflixxer for years myself :D
@Yael Jacob Definitely, I have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
More like too pretentious and too hypocritical.
Man's entire (famous part of it) carrier is summed up by himself in The Simpsons cameo, he just takes lighthearted (on very surface level and after decades of creators *supression* and *oppression* by Ellseworth's ban at first and then by overal comic code later on) concepts and always, Always he perverts them, takes them tits up, deconstructs them, etc. Even his Supreme , which only mimicks to be Silver Age "throwback" in flashbacks to shamelessly play on false(for peopel born afrer 80s)-nostlagia , but then he did same thing he previously did on Superman, kills not-Jimmy Olsen as such.
He absolutely has 0 right to bash the "imitators" when He is an imitator himself, Watchmen wasn't even the first in HIS time work about "what if Superheroes but lasting consequences and shit" , he just was one who did it "officially". But if you go in the past, in the original Superman issues you will see an actual character who tackles real problems and who also unfraid to kill or save innocents in favor of saving bad guys because he can't do both. But then editors , parents, etc, stiffled Siegel and other writers and Superman, Batman, Robin, and others were put in more convinient and "safe" adventures with no moral dillemmas, no real problems, or when character can't even change and evolve as originally Superman would reveal his identity to Lois in 1942, but DC blocked that story (again, story by original creators) so "officially" they will become honest couple only 50 years later, in "post-Watchmen" and "post-The Dark Knight(Returns)" world.
I am so sick and tired seeing NEW people that repeat same shit again and again just because someone niche famous said it. When it is obviously UN true if you actually study history of these things mostly just by going by first issues (AND unreleased/prototype studd) and put 2 and 2, because interviews can lie/be under NDA too.
Option as a movie! 19 years later we finally got that movie,and honestly its great.
Best interview about Watchmen ever.
Nowadays, Alan Moore renounced Watchmen
A very interesting show. It's like space ghost. The editing from the show definitely feels early 90's. I wonder when this was released and played on tv?
Alans last bit of talking speaks the truth.
It speaks pretentiousness and hypocrisy. If Watchmen was Only Alan's "deconstruction" it wouldn't, but alas Supreme, League of Gentlemen, even all those issues of Superman that he did And also Twilight of Superheroes plans paints different picture.
There is also his Spawn comics but nobody cares about those.
Props to you man! Definitely one of the greatest videos I've watched in a while.
11:34 - Huh, never heard about this psychological baby testing, I'll have to look that up
24:54 - Blistering condemnation, accurate and timeless
27:52 - Pop Will Eat Itself meta-outro is a wonderful finishing touch to this thoughtful production
Thank you so much for the upload!
Would be interesting to hear Alan's updated 'Top 10 Existential Threats' list today... the cold-war threat of nuclear annhiliation sounds frankly quaint and merciful in 2024.
Light years ahead of there time these gentleman's deconstruction of "heroes " is a literary achievement in the comic book medium
Where on earth did you find this?
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Amazing documentary, highly intelligent questions and analysis. Thanks for sharing
I thought the host looked familiar; it's Rick Green, co-creator of The Red Green Show.
What doez dhe shirt say?? "SAY YO TO DOUG"??
when was this interview done? and is he actually talking to alan and dave? lol
Prisoners of Gravity was I think an 80s show. The interviews were surely done before the show and then there was some kind of playback.
I reckon the guy stole the interview from somewhere and wrapped his own show around it
@@neilwalker776 No that was the gimmick of the show. Every interview was presented in this exact manner.
He said it was 6 years later so it must be 91.
Thankfully 90's era passed and Watchmen wasn't cast within that era. Though, would be interesting to see, but only as alternative/additional thing.
“Donald Trump” & “Wealthy”, Two Words you definitely don’t hear together anymore.
Watching this interview from past with real comic book writers shows the juxtaposition for today DC and marvel writers. New comic books writer, books, and story is utter garbage from marvel and DC.
I also found that quality of paper fro mthese two dipped down in quality and on unsatisfying level. The gloss just vanished.
I still think Gruenwalds Squadron is as good, and released just a little time before Watchmen but is somehow forgotten
I wouldn't say it's as good but it is fucking amazing in its own right and doesn't deserve to be forgotten.
I think it is a mistake calling Watchmen best superhero comic or superhero comic at all, when there are so many deep layers inside. Plus, it's deconstruction of superheroes, how then can be a superhero comic?
Surface level its a superhero comic. The depth of layers is where you find it’s much more. But it’s still simply a superhero comic.
Very lame one at that.
This comparative intro didn't age well in the real world