How to Build a Clock: HBO Watchmen Wrap Up

What time is it? No, it is not tool time and to be honest, we are not sure of what time really is and this is all thanks to the new Watchmen series on HBO. This show transcends more than time, it transcends boundaries, it breaks the nerd ceiling and transports people into the narrative just beyond Jupiter – and people are not scared whatsoever of the climate and new world. If you know my work you know that I am the perfect demographic for this show, exactly in the middle of the nerd who has the laminated number one official comic and the “oh I’ve only seen the movies.” Yea I may have only seen the movie but I definitely took the time to watch the full motion comic of the entire original Watchmen graphic novel. HBO and Damon Lindelof’s team of writers and directors knew there was so much more to tell with this storyline. It is so difficult in a time of fear and cultural divides to see what the world could be and the potential for a new way of life. They have imagined in between the timelines and given us a look through the looking glass to what could be. It is creators like this that give us the inspiration to imagine a new world. Ok, enough gushing about it, let’s get into it. If you haven’t seen it, and if that intro was not enough to convince you to see it right now, then I don’t know what will get you to ask your friend for their HBOGo password and binge that ish. Cuz I’ll be honest every good friend needs to lend out their password for this show. That said – SPOILER ALE…