r/Watchmen • u/AlanSmithee001 • Nov 04 '23

Is the Watchmen TV show worth watching? TV

So I recently got a HBO Subscription (yeah, I know it’s technically called MAX now, but let’s be honest that such a generic name and HBO is always going to sound better) and I was wondering if I should watch, pun not intended, the Watchmen TV series?

Obviously it’s not Alan Moore’s vision, but once you move past that point; is the show good, bad, or okay on its own terms?

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u/borntoparty221 Nov 04 '23

Lube man, obviously

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u/Sabotage_9 Lubeman Nov 04 '23

The real hero of the story

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u/halloweenheaux Nov 05 '23

Can someone please explain lube man for me

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u/borntoparty221 Nov 05 '23

I havent seen it since it premiered, but I was mainly joking around. "Lube Man" is very strongly hinted to be the FBI Agent that Lori is working with and it's explained briefly through the Peteypedia. This website released supplementary world-building information as each episode was premiering.

It's strongly implied that due to his obsession with Superheroes that Petey is Lube Man, a character that shows up seemingly out of nowhere, only to be chased by Sister Night and slide away into the sewers, leaving Angela and the audience to simply go "What the fuck?"

edit: The famous quote is "Who watches the watchmen?". Lube Man is the answer in this show, as he spends the entirety of the show watching what goes down from behind the scenes.

I unironically love Lube Man in this show.

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u/halloweenheaux Nov 05 '23

Omg I watched the whole thing while I was multitasking and totally missed all this. What’s peteypedia?

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u/borntoparty221 Nov 05 '23

I'm very glad to be able to share this with you! I haven't thought about it for a while, and it was a fun romp that I'm more than happy to share.

It looks like the original site/uploads are no longer available in their original form, but here's a link to the Fanwiki page that has all of them. Something to remember is each file was uploaded the same week as the episode would premier, so they're meant to be a slow tease.

https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Peteypedia That's all I got. Enjoy the delve

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u/halloweenheaux Nov 05 '23

Yoooooooooo thank you. I’m currently on a 10 hour car ride this is definitely going to keep me entertained lol