I've Seen The Watchmen, And It Is Glorious

 

Yesterday, I was one of the luckiest geeks on the face of the planet.  Thanks to the amazing awesomeness of my friend Tony, I was informed of an early screening of The Watchmen that MTV was putting on for a show they do called MTV Spoilers.  I emailed the people in charge and asked for a ticket and then emailed some friends and told them to ask for tickets as well.  Luckily enough, we all got in.  This all happened about two weeks ago.

 

Then came yesterday, the day of the screening.  I left work early and headed up to LA.  I waited in line for an hour or two, and then we were all led into a tiny theater and after a short intro by the MTV crowd wrangler guy, the film began. 

 

OH . . . . . . . MY . . . . . . . GOD

 
That's all I have to say for now. A full review will be coming this weekend, I promise. We're also putting together the next episode of the Geek-tastic podcast tonight in which we will discuss the film at length. That should hopefully be up this weekend as well.

 

As for the MTV Spoilers show, it airs this Friday Saturday at 8pm. Here's the Details:

 

On February 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET, MTV will air the second episode of "Spoilers," a quarterly movie special that will deliver first looks at the year's biggest upcoming flicks, including behind-the-scenes action and exclusive scenes.

 

Taped in front of a live audience, the second episode will spotlight "Watchmen," and will feature appearances from the entire cast of the eagerly anticipated superhero flick.

 

Hundreds of die-hard movie fanswill attend MTV News' screening of the film, with the stars walking the blood-red carpet to chat in front of our cameras.

 

In addition to "Watchmen," the episode will also give viewers exclusive access to scenes from such upcoming blockbusters as "Star Trek," "Land of the Lost," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and more.

 

The recording of the other stuff itself was a little boring, to be honest.  There were long periods of us sitting around and doing nothing while MTV was setting up their shots, but there were some really fun moments to be had.  It was great to see the stars of the show, even if it was only for like a minute each. 

 

Also, Wil Wheaton showed up too for a bit, which is always awesome.  He was invited by MTV to be on camera to talk about the Star Trek stuff they showed and, true to Wil form, he made some really funny comments including one about Kirk's tendency to command other people's "Battle Bridges".  To understand what the hell I'm talking about there, be sure to see the show.