Watchmen

2019 · Limited Series · TV-MAAdaptation

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Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2

Its narrative-universality assessment registers 6 of 10 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 22 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Hispanic 3.

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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 6 of 10; identity centrality prominent.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 6/10 -> advocacy signal 44
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 22 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 6/10 -> advocacy signal 44
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 94, White 28, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men94
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
19
Young Women
6
Older Men
94
Older Women
81
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Audience Representation

White
28
Black
94
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy

Advocacy22
Mixed

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Synopsis

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.


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