>>107457118>it only exists to stand on the shoulders of the Watchmen story. If it is so independent it wouldn't have to steal the name to sell itself.When you read the letter, and do 30 seconds of research, HBO has been trying to do a Watchmen series for more than a decade at this point. Watchmen was going to happen, one way or another. Hate that part of the culture? Fine. That is a macro problem not exclusive to this IP, which personally I feel similarly toward to how you appear to.
But between an adaption that uses the Watchmen title and with no qualifiers adapts and presents the content of the Watchmen story in a manner that alters and is legitimately disrespectful of Moore's vision, or one that "uses" the Watchmen title to tell an original story set in the same world, exploring the consequences of Moore's vision, one in my book is immensely more respectful than the other. Don't believe me? Go ask someone who has read "A Song of Ice and Fire" how respectful they feel "Game of Thrones" is. They are using the title, and for some who are familiar with the "Watchmen" story, yes, it is meant to evoke the story, and clearly take place after it, but that means that the history of that world that Moore visualized isn't going to be adapted, or altered. If someone becomes curious enough to look into what happened before the Watchmen television series, that person will need to look up and read Moore's vision as it stands. Moore's vision will be allowed to stand on it's own more than it would be able to were it adapted instead of just being the historical basis the events of the series take place after.
Also, don't assume that just because you know Watchmen, that everyone does. HBO has prestige of it's own, and considering that this is the guy who also wrote The Leftovers for them, there might just be people who watch it regardless of the title just because of either of those reasons.
