Will HBO follow the will of Damon Lindelof and not continue “Watchmen” past Season 1? Or will the network push ahead with a new batch of episodes that could very well fail to live up to the source material and the masterful series that preceded it? That’s the big question. And according to a new interview with Collider, series creator Lindelof admits that he doesn’t have any ideas for Season 2 and would like HBO to just call it quits in regards to new “Watchmen” episodes.
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“I wish that I had an idea for ‘Watchmen’ Season 2, and I really wish that there is going to be a ‘Watchmen’ Season 2; I just – we put it all on the field for Season 1,” explained Lindelof. “And every great idea we had, I was like, what if we just put that in Season 1 versus, ‘Oh, let’s stick it away for later.’ And so, could there be a second season of ‘Watchmen?’ I personally hope that there is but I don’t think it should exist just because people liked the first season.”
Now, common sense would dictate that the man who helped carve out the story and shape the acclaimed Season 1 of “Watchmen” would be the final say on whether or not there should be a Season 2. Of course, that’s just silly talk, as Hollywood will Hollywood, and the decision to continue “Watchmen,” as Lindelof also commented on, is well out of his control. Good story or not, if HBO wants to do more episodes, the network can do it.
“I think that when we went and pitched the show to HBO we said, ‘We’re just gonna do one season and then see where we are. And just so you know, it’s more of a “Fargo” model or a “True Detective” model where, if there were other seasons of the show, it would reset. It’s not the continuative adventures of these characters,’” he explained. “And they were like, ‘Cool, cool, cool.’ And then when the series ended, they were like, ‘Are you gonna do a second season?’”
He added, “And I was like, ‘I don’t have any ideas,’ and they were like, ‘Oh, so you meant what you said before.’ And so I think that because there’s only gonna be one of them, it feels more appropriate to call it a limited series than a drama series. But again, I get consulted on these decisions but I don’t make them.”
If we had to put our money on the possibility of “Watchmen” Season 2, considering Lindelof’s above comments and the decision to enter it in the “limited series” field at this year’s Emmys, it sounds as if there’s not going to be one. But we can’t stress this enough—Lindelof doesn’t control that and fans don’t get a say.
“Big Little Lies” was in a similar place after Season 1. And then the show won a ton of awards, including a handful of Emmys, and guess what? Season 2 was ordered. So, let’s just wait and see.