395 - FCF: Watchmen (feat. Greg Sahadachny)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a year of pointedly discussing no superhero stories, Paul and Arlo revive</span> <strong>Four-Color Flashback</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">for a new decade with the big kahuna of all superhero stories: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ 1986-87 maxi-series</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Watchmen</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Aided by emotional sherpa Greg Sahadachny, once and future host of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Debatable Podcast</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, the boys openly admit there is no new light to shed on perhaps the most analyzed comic book of all time--then get to shedding. What’s it like reading</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Watchmen</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in 2020? In the wake of Damon Lindelof’s TV sequel? The gang finds that, like all great art,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watchmen</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">has not changed in the 33 years since its run wrapped, but we have. In a world where fascism seems much more tangible, where superhero fiction reigns supreme, Moore and Gibbons’ work has taken on a renewed sense of meaning. The gang discusses the book’s formalist genius; our heroes’ utter contempt for those they claim to save; why, for a certain type of reader, Rorschach is a morally just idol; and plenty more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next: we continue watching the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watchmen</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with a discussion of Lindelof’s HBO show.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>THE BREAKDOWN</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Total Run Time: 01:50:43</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:00:21  - Intro</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:04:00  -</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Watchmen</span></em></li> <li s