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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
PostPosted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:27 pm 
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It still wouldn't allow us to decide for ourselves so much as throw a bunch of possible scenarios on the table.

Like a multiple choice question.

That's actually a very good point. A flowery introduction(like the DC Elseworlds intro) saying something like(off the top of my head, not particularly good): "This is but one of infinite possibilities. One may be true, or none may be true. In the end, nothing ever ends." would help cement the point. You're still left to your thoughts on Watchmen, it's just other people sharing their thoughts in comic form.

Definitely see what you're getting at though.

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Both are equally valid, in my humble opinion.

Here's a good hypothetical: What if Russia figured "Screw Dr. Manhattan" and launched their nukes anyway?


Would Jon be on Mars or would he be on Earth? That would change the idea up a bit. If he stayed he might be able to prevent some of the warheads from detonating. If he's on Mars...."Watchmen: Nuclear Winter"? Either way it would be raising the stakes quite a lot. I think the "who killed Eddie Blake?" storyline would certainly have to take a backseat.

So we have a few ideas. Who do we want to see for writers and artists?

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So we have a few ideas. Who do we want to see for writers and artists?

What about Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons? I hear they're good.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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A series of hypothetical sequels, to me, is stupid because Watchmen's ending needs to be ambiguous.

In bold: the entire point. Each one explores a different possibility of the ending, therefore, no ending can claim to be the "true" ending, preserving the ambiguity.

It still wouldn't allow us to decide for ourselves so much as throw a bunch of possible scenarios on the table.

Like a multiple choice question.

Exactly. Its like, "here's ten sequels that equally screw up Watchmen in their own way, but, PSYCH! We didn't really mean it, so we're all good, right?"

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
PostPosted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:52 am 
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Godziller66 wrote:
t3cii wrote:
So we have a few ideas. Who do we want to see for writers and artists?

What about Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons? I hear they're good.


Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons?, yes I heard of them, last I check Alan Moore was too busy being the wizard of Northampton, cursing the people who made the movie "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen". not to sure about Dave Gibbons, he still a great artist through.


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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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DoomsdayClock wrote:
Exactly. Its like, "here's ten sequels that equally screw up Watchmen in their own way, but, PSYCH! We didn't really mean it, so we're all good, right?"


True, true. I still think the idea has merit, but I don't want this to turn into an argument, so I'll move on.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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Exactly. Its like, "here's ten sequels that equally screw up Watchmen in their own way, but, PSYCH! We didn't really mean it, so we're all good, right?"


True, true. I still think the idea has merit, but I don't want this to turn into an argument, so I'll move on.

Move along. Move along...

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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DoomsdayClock wrote:
Exactly. Its like, "here's ten sequels that equally screw up Watchmen in their own way, but, PSYCH! We didn't really mean it, so we're all good, right?"


I was good with the idea until you said this, because now all I can think of is...

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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Each one explores a different possibility of the ending, therefore, no ending can claim to be the "true" ending, preserving the ambiguity.


Then why don't we just make our own fan fiction ? I don't see the point in these "scenarios" unless Moore and Gibbons take arms again.

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Each one explores a different possibility of the ending, therefore, no ending can claim to be the "true" ending, preserving the ambiguity.


Then why don't we just make our own fan fiction ? I don't see the point in these "scenarios" unless Moore and Gibbons take arms again.


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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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PERSONALLY I'd love to see some prequel type stories about Rorschach and Niteowl II taking down Big FIgure and building their partnership and how they met etc etc etc. I don't play the video games so those hypotheticals even if they aren't MOORE CANON always fascinate me, i've read many a fanfiction about it.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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i've read many a fanfiction about it.

Fan-fiction: The Scourge of the Community

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Fan-fiction: The Scourge of the Community


QFT.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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Fan-fiction: The Scourge of the Community


QFT.

Bilious is now dead to me!


Obviously you missed my fanfiction masterpieces: "Rorschach Adopts a Cat and it Helps Him Solve a Mystery" and "Rorschach's Ice Cream Adventure" In which a man gets killed with a snow-cone and skipping in central park occurs. u_u

SENSES OF HUMOR. ARE AWESOME. REACH FOR THE STAAAAAAARRRRSSSSS!

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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Bilious wrote:
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Godziller66 wrote:
Fan-fiction: The Scourge of the Community


QFT.

Bilious is now dead to me!


Obviously you missed my fanfiction masterpieces: "Rorschach Adopts a Cat and it Helps Him Solve a Mystery" and "Rorschach's Ice Cream Adventure" In which a man gets killed with a snow-cone and skipping in central park occurs. u_u

SENSES OF HUMOR. ARE AWESOME. REACH FOR THE STAAAAAAARRRRSSSSS!

oh...my...god.......

I am going to read those now, though.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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ALL PART OF MY NEFARIOUS PLAN.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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Couple ideas:


--What if Rorschach had been raised by his father instead of his mother?

--Would things be different for Laurie if Blake and Sally had married?

--What if the Blair Roche incident never happened? Would there be something else to make Rorschach snap? Would he be a "weaker" man if he never snapped at all?

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Lady_Rorschach wrote:
Couple ideas:

--Would things be different for Laurie if Blake and Sally had married?


It would end in drunken abusive divorce, and a long custody battle I'm pretty sure.

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 Post subject: Re: Watchmen: Infinities
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--Would things be different for Laurie if Blake and Sally had married?


It would end in drunken abusive divorce, and a long custody battle I'm pretty sure.


And statutory rape most likely.

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