Ben Wan
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min read

Sam Hamm's UNMADE Watchmen Script (1989)

We cover the first unmade script for Watchmen by Batman 89 writer Sam Hamm, going over what changes it made from the comic including its insane new ending!

CHAPTERS:

0:14 Episode Introduction

1:36 Ben & Andrew's History with Watchmen

We previously had Sam Hamm on the show and interviewed him briefly about his time on Watchmen:

Here is the Watchmen Explained video that Andrew mentioned:

10:06 Joel Silver & Who Almost Wrote The Script

Some of the behind-the-scenes stories came from interviews with Hamm here, along with an interview with Andy Mangels that Patreon patron Logan Wood sent over to us.

http://www.1989batman.com/2013/05/vintage-magazine-article-comics.html

http://www.1989batman.com/2013/08/vintage-magazine-article.html

14:58 Sam Hamm's Watchmen Script Part 1

You can read Sam Hamm's script yourself here:

http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/downloads/watchmen-script-hamm-1989.pdf

37:43 Break

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40:56 Sam Hamm's Watchmen Script Part 2

1:02:01 Who Else Was Involved in Adapting Watchmen

You can check out The Imaginative Hobbyist's mock-up of David Bowie as Walter Kovacs here:

https://twitter.com/TheImgHobbyist/status/1577845610576756736

1:12:26 Fan Comments

1:15:08 Closing: Fan Shout outs and Social Media Promotion

You can check out Andrew's new show Gaming Gaiden here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDtfHj6nUEFI01rTppu54A/videos

Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes.

Thumbnail by Dan as well

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