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Watchmen goes CRAZY on saturday morning!

I don’t know who is truly responsible for this little gem, this masterpiece of irony mixed in with a modicum of sarcasm. Whether is it a continuation of the marketing behemoth that is Watchmen, a slightly more subtle “Viral” marketing tool, or simply something that a bored animator cooked up in his spare time… I DON’T CARE!

It’s just so amazingly cool!!

Taking cues from classic 1980′s saturday morning cartoons as The Real Ghostbusters, Superfriends, He-man, Thunder cats, Jem and the Rockers, and probably hundreds of others this is a nostalgic clip from an alternate history. Supposedly taken from an old VHS which someone has uploaded to youtube, please note the little bit with the tracking control at the start. Its the little details which get me. Someone has taken the time and effort to create a simplified version of the characters, compose music, and amazingly create something that feels authentic and at the same time ludicrous. I look at this and the scene in the film with the action figures comes to life even more. “Rorschach’s a friend to the animals?!” Disgustingly funny.

Man i love viral marketing.

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And here’s the funniest bit… the lyrics!

Strong together, united forever
They’re the best of friends

When troubles about, you’d best watch out
For the Watchmen!

Nite Owl is their leader
And he loves to party down

Rorschach’s friends to the animals
when hes not clowning around

Beat up some thugs, say no to drugs
Be in bed by 10

But when troubles about, you’d best watch out
For the Watchmen!

Silk Spectres a sensation
You should really never miss

The Comedian’s her biggest fan
Now, If he could only get that kiss!

Adrian and Bubastis are
Crimesolving superstars

John can give you cancer
and can turn into a car

Strong together, united forever
Come and meet your friends

Have no fear, times up, times here
For the Watchmen!

The only thing i feel its missing is the Veidt Branding, though who knows, maybe “Happy Harry” is a subsidiary of “Veidt Enterprises”… What do you think? cool or shite or ridiculous? personally i really enjoy the sustained reality they are creating here. Each little aspect brings us closer to having the comic book recreated in full. Bubastis sounds like Snarf!!!!!! GOLD!

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David Quinn is a writer, artist, film-maker, performer and general all-round-nice-guy who lives and works out of Launceston, Tasmania. He's lived in Tasmania all of his life but is lucky enough to have been to the UK, France, and South Africa in his younger days. He has written short films, co-authored video games, advised on feature scripts and television shows as well as advertising campaigns. He is also a regular performer on both stage and screen. One day he will make his fortune out of all this malarkey. ONE DAY......

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9 Responses to “Watchmen goes CRAZY on saturday morning!”
  1. Bruce Moyle Bruce Moyle says:

    That is completely amazingly stupid and yet funny at the same time.

    March 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm
    • David Quinn Q-Dog says:

      And Subtly wrong in SO many ways… Comedian wants a kiss?! John will give you cancer?! SO wrong. But still very very funny. And i really love how Dr Manhattan is basically Plastic Man!

      Oh and it has since been pulled from Youtube! hmmm…

      March 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm
      • Lunatyk says:

        I seem to recall there was a cartoon once with the main character turning into a car when he was hot and back to human when he was cold…

        March 8, 2009 at 7:55 pm
  2. Anthony Lance brob says:

    Wow. I think a little pee just came out…

    This is wrong, so wrong, yet so right. Totally reminds me of the reaction of a friend of mine who was a massive TMNT fan, before the sunday cartoon came out and was completely flaberghasted by how her Turtles had been emasculated…

    but by a Twi’lek’s tentacles, this is funny….

    March 6, 2009 at 4:52 pm
  3. Dane Pavitt Dane says:

    …This is the wierdest Watchmen related thing I have ever seen

    March 6, 2009 at 5:01 pm
  4. Trey Smith Trey says:

    This is easily the greatest thing ever and it’s incredibly disturbing at the same time. I know the Comedian just wants more than a kiss.

    March 7, 2009 at 6:32 am
  5. The Warhead Chicken The Warhead Chicken says:

    So wrong, so very very wrong. Funny as hell. But wrong.

    March 7, 2009 at 7:22 am
  6. Mary Frances Mary Frances says:

    That’s funny to me lol…I can’t wait to see this movie also!

    March 8, 2009 at 8:59 am
  7. Shaded Spriter Shaded Spriter says:

    This is a work of some random animator, voice acting, music writing genius watched a couple of other of his videos on his YouTube channel the American akira. His take on what an American remake of akira would be like is funny.

    March 10, 2009 at 2:16 am

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