#HBOPartner This Friday night I’m staying in, celebrating Asian voices with HBO's APA Visionary films! Watch the digital premiere at 5pm PT/8pm ET via HBOVisionaries.com! @HBO #HBOVisionaries Can’t wait to see all the new filmmakers and their work! @HBO #HBOVisionaries I’m partnering with @hbo, @vcmediaorg, and @doordash to give away $50 gift cards to celebrate the premiere of HBO Visionaries and support APA businesses! To enter for a chance to win, tell me about your favorite APA restaurant and tag me @dantebasco @hbo and @vcmediaorg and use #HBOVisionaries and #Contest! Tag your friends to let them know! No pur nec. 50US&DC 18+ Ends 3PM ET on 9/24. Rules: hbovisionariesgiveaway.dja.com (at Beverly Hills, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfY8pmsGHW/?igshid=1cjlkxx6qcy51
1 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn SMS Email #watchmenhbo #Hbopartner It was a hot night in Atlanta and the line was ...
It was a hot night in Atlanta and the line was long. Over 400 people piled into the building, cascading yellow light cascading of the slick walls. Atlanta showed out for HBO’s The Watchmen screening in a big way, with more bodies than chairs getting ready to see HBO’s newest epic. The Sunday night ritual (not to be confused with the Sunday truce from The Wire, a participant of the ritual) of having a blockbuster TV show in the primetime spot was magnified to dizzying levels with Game of Thrones. Now, Game of Thrones is gone, but the excitement for The Watchmen screening may prove that Sunday nights still have a full dance card for the network.
This was the second of screenings for the Watchmen, the first taking place at NYCC. While that screening was a big event taking place at a huge, multi-genre event, the event that took place in Atlanta had a different excitement for it. People put on pants just to be there, stood in line under a setting Georgia sun, then sat on barstools to watch the hour-long show. The first episode (and the subsequent ones) are arresting in it’s imagery and spectacle. Gasps, breathlessness and more laughs than you would expect were a garnish upon the evening. Atlanta came out to see a show and they got one.
I was lucky to be in the building for all of it, on a panel that followed the screening hosted by the peerless Kid Fury. My fellow panelists Karama Horne aka The Blerdgurl and Tatiana King Jones of the famed For All Nerds podcast and myself volleyed our impressions back and forth. We dove into our first impressions, how it relates to the Watchmen graphic novel, the maturation of comic book lore and what storytelling looks like in this social climate. And Regina King. We could’ve talked about Regina King and her character Sister Night well into the morning hours. We tried. They had to kick us off the stage.
Following the panel was the reception with food, photographs, drinks and mingling. General conversation happened of course, but what everyone really wanted to talk about was more Watchmen. The event had mad that type of impact on people. This is no small thing. The event was Blerds and built for the Black Atlanta community. HBO has no shortage of Black viewers and subscribers, but those audiences are often so specific. Insecure and Black Lady Sketch show are obvious answers. But many of the Triple-A budget shows lack people of color or their perspective. Regina King is the star and the cast boasts a huge diverse range of performers. But this isn’t a zeroed in perspective, this is one of HBO’s next landmark series aimed at capturing everyone. It was inspiring to see that in Atlanta (and I imagine everyone by the end of the week) was there for it.
#HBOPartner Calling all APA filmmakers! The APA Visionaries is a short film competition that gives APA filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their film on the @HBO platform #HBOVisionaries Details and rules in bio! I’ve been in the industry for over 30 years, in that time, there was not a lot of interest in our stories. It’s amazing now to see opportunities like this, that elevate the talent in our community! Be sure to submit your film by THIS SUNDAY, December 1! Open to 50 U.S./DC residents 18+ (19+ in AL&NE, 21+ in MS) of Asian Pacific descent https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gSoA3A3ph/?igshid=1a0r7bjw14sqr
@Watchmen debuts tonight and I'm all the way here for Regina King kicking ass. #HBOPartner #WatchmenHBO https://www.instagram.com/p/B32Tn0Plsks/?igshid=igjquiv0o700
Repost from @willtotha using @RepostRegramApp - Had a great time at the @watchmen event in Atlanta last night. Can't wait for y'all to see what we saw on Sunday, Oct 20th. #watchmenhbo #hbopartner https://www.instagram.com/p/B3x5r_zlX_I/?igshid=1nhxgx9l0bn9d
It was dope af to see @Watchmen and talk with fellow Blerds about a show with a black female lead. @HBO y'all ill for this one! Lookin' forward to where the show is going. #HBOPartner #WatchmenHBO https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P6svOFlMa/?igshid=1oun7nxqe3e4q
I’m so excited to travel back in time with a delicious dinner and cocktails from Musso & Frank and @PerryMasonHBO on @HBO! You can tune in to watch Perry Mason every Sunday at 9PM on HBO! Be sure to support your local restaurants and businesses too! #HBOPartner 🍴: Shrimp Cocktail, Mushroom on Toast with Roquefort Cheese, Baby Iceberg Wedges, Spaghetti & Meatballs, The Original Fettuccine Alfredo, New York Cheesecake, Key Lime Pie and a Hanky Panky drink 👉🏼: @PerryMasonHBO @HBO @mussoandfrankgrill 🎶: Music by @iksonmusic 📍: Musso & Frank, 6667 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDIRhN9pER3/?igshid=r2vvwdpd69l1
