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    Annette Varghese
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    After reviewing some of the materials posted about Watchmen, I felt that all the different media sources contained unique perspectives. The comics are the original text and presented a new dystopian way of thinking where the superhero changed the ’80s and altered important events. The comics were such a hit that Warner Bros immediately picked it up and adapted the comics into a movie. I think that this transition would be considered adaptation because they did not alter any main events of the comics, but simply changed the type of media to gather a wider audience. On the other hand, the TV show by HBO is not exactly an adaptation because it moves beyond what the original story had. It could even be classified as fanfiction because there aren’t specifically comics written for the show, but HBO is using a creative license to design a whole new plot.

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