Who Watches the Watchmen Blu-ray and DVD?
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Hey! Remember Watchmen? That other nerd movie we all used to be so excited about? Warner Bros. has finally announced the the DVD and Blu-ray, both due around SDCC, and a couple things are worth mentioning. First off, if you want the theatrical cut, it’s available only on DVD or places like iTunes. There will be a Director’s Cut available on DVD with a second DVD of extras, and the Blu-ray will also consist of the Director’s Cut; also, the Blu-ray has this crazy deal with Facebook where you can watch the movie together (like a community screening) but then chat with your Facebook friends at the same time. If I didn’t hate people so goddamn much, I’d think this was a pretty cool idea.
Oh, MOST IMPORTANTLY — the Director’s Cut? It won’t include the Black Freighter edited into it (or at all, I think). So there is absolutely going to be another Ultimate Collector’s Edition of Watchmen somewhere down the road with that material and god knows what else. You’ve been warned. (Via Blu-ray Blog)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.