History Trivia / Watchmen2019

* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/AlanMoore disowned the series from the get-go, as usual with adaptations of his creations, saying that he was "not thrilled". Creator/DamonLindelof said shortly before its premiere that he's absolutely certain Moore placed a magical curse on him which could activate at any time. (He wouldn't be the first, as Moore has claimed to have done the very same to Creator/DCComics previously.) Moore [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alan-moore-disowned-hbo-watchmen-told-showrunner-dont-contact-me-1235407266/ reaffirmed]] this sentiment in an October 2022 interview, saying in no uncertain terms that he hated the very idea of the series and was "embarrassed" by it. In the interview, he also claimed that Lindelof mailed him a letter during the series' development, which he described as "a lot of, what seemed to me to be, neurotic rambling", to which he responded saying never to contact him again.

* IKnewIt: Many fans correctly predicted that [[spoiler:Veidt was being held captive in space]], [[spoiler:Senator Keene was involved with the Seventh Kavalry]], [[spoiler:Will Reeves was Hooded Justice]], [[spoiler:Cal was really Doctor Manhattan]], and [[spoiler:Lady Trieu was Veidt's daughter]].

--->"When I saw the television industry awards that the ''Watchmen'' television show had apparently won, I thought, 'Oh, god, perhaps a large part of the public, this is what they think ''Watchmen'' was?' They think that it was a dark, gritty, dystopian superhero franchise that was something to do with white supremacism. Did they not understand ''Watchmen''? ''Watchmen'' was nearly 40 years ago and was relatively simple in comparison with a lot of my later work. What are the chances that they broadly understood anything since? This tends to make me feel less than fond of those works. They mean a bit less in my heart."

* DisownedAdaptation: Creator/AlanMoore disowned it from the get-go, as usual with adaptations of his creations, being "not thrilled". Creator/DamonLindelof said shortly before its premiere that he's absolutely certain Moore placed a magical curse on him which could activate at any time. He wouldn't be the first, as Moore has claimed to have done the very same to Creator/DCComics previously. He [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/alan-moore-disowned-hbo-watchmen-told-showrunner-dont-contact-me-1235407266/ reaffirmed]] this sentiment in October 2022, after claiming Lindelof mailed him a letter during the series' development.
** In a 2022 interview, Moore said in no uncertain terms that he hated the very idea of it, told the showrunner never to contact him, and was "embarrassed" by it.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: The Japanese dub reunites many voice actors who worked in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise:
** From ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'': [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Adrian Veidt]] is Full Frontal, [[Creator/NaoyaUchida Judd Crawford]] is Otto Midas and Silk Specter II (Tomoko Shiota) is Martha Vist.
** From ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamTheOrigin'': [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Adrian Veidt]] is Char Aznable and [[Creator/KentaMiyake Cal Abar]] is Dozle Zabi.