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in Series“Wounds Need Air”: Personal Trauma in Watchmen
By Patricia Willenborg Once upon a time in popular comic books, trauma was a pulse beneath the skin of the narrative, often embedded in origin stories. It was the steely motivation for Batman’s crusade, and the mournful reaction to Uncle Ben’s murder. But by and large, it was not a lived and limiting experience for […] More
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Behind the Mask: Theories and Analysis for Watchmen S1E9
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E9 “See How They Fly.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be […] More
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MAITA, I Am C-3PO, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Cat Smith is enjoying The Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog, Laura Stewart is listening to the new song from MAITA, Jason Sheppard is reading Anthony Daniels’ I Am C-3PO, and John Bernardy recommends The […] More
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The TV Awards 2019: Our Favorites, Disappointments, and More!
There was a lot of great TV in 2019! Here’s what we loved, who we loved, what we were disappointed about and what we’re looking forward to next year! Andrew Grevas, Editor-in-Chief Favorite New Show of 2019: I’m sure this will be a popular pick but it has to be Watchmen for me. Culturally, this series […] More
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In the Heights, Rotimi, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Cat Smith is screaming over the In the Heights trailer, Stephanie Edwards is watching David Ehrlich’s “Best of 2019”, Abbie Sears is dancing to Rotimi’s Beauty of Becoming, and John Bernardy recommends another Watchmen podcast: […] More
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Behind the Mask: Theories and Analysis for Watchmen S1E8
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E8 “A God Walks into Abar.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. […] More
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Watchmen S1E8: A God Walks into Abar
Well, the ending to last week’s episode really hit like a hammer to the temple, if you know what I mean. Confirming a semi-popular fan theory, Cal is in fact Dr. Manhattan. Or rather, it appears that Cal is an unassuming vessel for Dr. Manhattan. Right away, I did a double-take at the title card, […] More
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The Decade of Damon Lindelof
There’s something very fitting about this decade being bookended by shows Damon Lindelof was at the helm of. In January of 2010, television fans were abuzz about long-time ABC hit Lost coming to an end. As 2019 comes to a close, Watchmen, Lindelof’s third hit series to air in the past 10 years, is the […] More
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Mighty Ducks, Life on Mars? and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Hawk Ripjaw revisits Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, Caemeron Crain is listening to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s cover of “Life on Mars?” and John Bernardy recommends We Do: A Watchmen Podcast. Mighty Ducks Hawk: […] More
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“The Damage Had Already Been Done”: Watchmen, Then and Now
By Patricia Willenborg I suppose my writing this was inevitable. When I first picked up the Watchmen graphic novel shortly before the film was released, people had been urging me to read it for over a decade. “ “You have to read it,” they said, independent of one another, always with the stress in the […] More
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Behind the Mask: Theories and Analysis for Watchmen S1E7
Welcome back, dear reader, to your one-stop-shop for all the latest and greatest theories and analysis following the airing of HBO’s Watchmen S1E6 “Little Fear of Lightning.” As a reminder, this article will be chock-full of spoilers. I’ve scrubbed internet forums, YouTube videos, podcasts, preview clips, and various interviews, so you don’t have to. Be […] More
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Girl Band, Women Sing Waits, and More!
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Laura Stewart recommends Girl Band’s The Talkies, Jason Sheppard is listening to Come On Up To the House: Women Sing Waits, and John Bernardy discusses another Watchmen podcast: Who Pods the Watchmen?. Girl Band The […] More
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