I was poking around in the data coming back from What is Great On Twitter – because, well I’m a geek and I love statistics. I looked at iPhone vs. Blackberry; Apple vs. Microsoft; and TweetDeck vs. Twhirl.
All very interesting, I assure you. But then I decided to see the buzz about Watchmen – and WOW. I’ll let the results speak for themselves:
There were a total of: 119 mentions of Watchmen on What is Great On Twitter
Tweets after the jump…
There were a total of: 119 mentions of Watchmen on What is Great On Twitter
jhorsley3: I just want to note that including the 12:01am premiere of WATCHMEN my local theater is playing it 14 TIMES TODAY. POULSBO FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 8:58:14 am
phogan: Won’t be seeing Watchmen until the monday afternoon matinee. Careers in journalism FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 9:12:26 am
jackomatik: @Emokilla Thumbs up. They did a great job with the characters, but The Big Plot Change was kind of weird. #Watchmen director’s cut DVD FTW?
Friday March 6th @ 9:20:58 am
jakeprospect: @becca_kay I don’t know why, but I get a big kick out of haiku’s. Watchmen was awesome. Dr. Manhattan is great, minus the constant nudity.
Friday March 6th @ 9:22:30 am
mr_chip: Ebert gives Watchmen a rave review! Big exhale, because uninitiated mainstream review love means it probably really is great.
Friday March 6th @ 9:37:31 am
cowboycraig: Looking forward to seeing the Watchmen! The reviews are great which is a plus.
Friday March 6th @ 9:53:10 am
nGenWorks: Jacksonville peeps, join the nGeneers at the 3pm showing of Watchmen at Tinseltown! nGen Friday FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 10:43:05 am
tonychester: Quick lunch with the Odub crew and it’s off to Watchmen — FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 10:49:52 am
igerard: @kevinrose amazing film. They left some stuff out but you had to think about it. Ending is great too. Better than original IMO #watchmen
Friday March 6th @ 11:08:39 am
ZakMckrackin: dude its friday and watchmen is out. March Madness FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 11:08:53 am
Kirsten: RT @JasonCalacanis: Watchmen is great. it is intelligent, visually intriguing and more human than superhuman. it’s metafiction at its best.
Friday March 6th @ 11:10:52 am
Humanoide: Looking forward to Watchmen tonight. Comments are great so far. Never read it, but I’m sure I’ll like the movie.
Friday March 6th @ 11:12:28 am
crossetj: Waited too long to get #watchmen tickets! To hell with being social, I’m going by myself tomorrow night. IMAX FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 11:19:15 am
Karepi: : Friday. Done with flame training! Watching the Watchmen FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 11:48:10 am
techgurus: JasonCalacanis: @kevinrose Watchmen is great. it is intelligent, visually intriguing and more human than superhu.. http://tinyurl.com/bpnymg
Friday March 6th @ 11:55:33 am
modernscience: RT @JasonCalacanis: Watchmen is great. it is intelligent, visually intriguing and more human than superhuman. it’s metafiction at its best.
Friday March 6th @ 11:57:24 am
krakkentroll: Holy crap this is great: Watchmen, the 80’s cartoon intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w
Friday March 6th @ 12:00:24 pm
Brad_Strickland: In Watchmen the attention to detail is awesome down to the Mac SE/30 on Veidt’s Desk. http://is.gd/m2Wh
Friday March 6th @ 12:01:21 pm
Takhiru: wow. Amazing movie, amazing night, but I’m insanely tired. The Watchmen FTW. <3 @___@
Friday March 6th @ 12:04:47 pm
Graysee: Watchmen was awesome. The first hour is a little slow, but it sets the stage for the rest of the movie. I like the extra story personally
Friday March 6th @ 12:06:05 pm
piratesmiles: Last tweet may not have made sense. Someone drew Watchmen related stuff all over campus. It was awesome. Twitter just didn’t get my text.
Friday March 6th @ 12:06:10 pm
exiledscorpion: @kevinrose Wish i was going to see Watchmen tonight, i’m going next week. The soundtrack is awesome though.
Friday March 6th @ 12:06:29 pm
MatthewKC: Watchmen was awesome, though not quite as good as the graphic novel. I liked Jeffrey Dean Morgan as the Comedian the best.
Friday March 6th @ 12:18:52 pm
nonpromqueen: Happy Friday! Today is #BSG day! Tomorrow? #Watchmen! BIG BLUE WANG FTW
Friday March 6th @ 12:20:33 pm
robotech_master: @clairefontain Watchmen was awesome. Don’t miss it on the big screen. Go IMAX if you can.
Friday March 6th @ 12:24:59 pm
mulatta: Oh wow. Fuck the haters, Watchmen was awesome. Long, but awesome. Aaawesome. I’m even talking like a surfer dude, ffs.
Friday March 6th @ 12:35:41 pm
ambulanceartist: Watchmen was awesome. Amazing fan service. Will see again for sure.
Friday March 6th @ 12:36:12 pm
pmhesse: Watchmen was good. Effects = wonderful. Acting = mostly good. (Rorschach was awesome.) Story = faithful to the book. What did y’all think?
Friday March 6th @ 12:36:13 pm
ricetopher: Who has today’s coolest Twitter avatar? Check out the Dr. Manhattan-ization of @cascio ‘s pic. Nice work, Jamais! #Watchmen FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 12:40:23 pm
RiceBunny: Watchmen was awesome!!!!!! Go see it. Read the graphic novel too!
Friday March 6th @ 12:44:52 pm
trickynumber7: @omgwtfftl we saw watchmen before @kevinrose and it was awesome!
Friday March 6th @ 12:45:37 pm
holy_guacamole: watchmen was awesome. staying out till 5…less awesome.
Friday March 6th @ 12:56:52 pm
Undeleterious: Best thing about Watchmen: the art. Worst thing: the soundtrack. The tracks are great but don’t feel right. Would prefer all instrumental.
Friday March 6th @ 12:57:32 pm
JoshMonkey: Watchmen was awesome. Go see it, even if you have to sacrifice sleep to do so
Friday March 6th @ 1:05:41 pm
patrickgraves: My session was canceled so I went and saw “Watchmen”. It was awesome…..at parts. Terrible use of source music though. But thats minor.
Friday March 6th @ 1:08:25 pm
erinjoan: @RPMaus @UMNews Watchmen + Science is awesome. Here’s why: http://tinyurl.com/cjpw55
Friday March 6th @ 1:13:41 pm
deege: @DailyContempt The Watchmen is a movie. It is awesome but very long and dark.
Friday March 6th @ 1:16:22 pm
groggiero: watchmen was awesome. and the people who were at the premier were awesome. but im not sure about seeing a premier at midnight again…
Friday March 6th @ 1:17:43 pm
entcardoso: @steveisaacs I saw it yesterday, here in Brazil. It`s amazing! There`s some different things, but the movie is great. #watchmen
Friday March 6th @ 1:22:33 pm
SatansPuppet: @Craig1980 not a clue never read #watchmen. Action was awesome but a lot of sex in their too!
Friday March 6th @ 1:24:32 pm
cobiegoesboom: given all the watchmen movie press, this is awesome: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/watchmen/news/?a=4366
Friday March 6th @ 1:24:42 pm
Kris_J: Dude…the world is out of balance…but at least Watchmen was awesome…
Friday March 6th @ 1:25:38 pm
coy0te: RT @SatansPuppet: @Craig1980 not a clue never read #watchmen.Action was awesome but a lot of sex in their too! .. Sounds like my kinda film!
Friday March 6th @ 1:26:15 pm
Klink: the movies gamble payed off a handfull of ppl in and watchmen was awesome
Friday March 6th @ 1:27:01 pm
noonesgod: is back at the shop. Watchmen was awesome. You should see it.
Friday March 6th @ 1:36:52 pm
nlavin: So i saw Watchmen last night on IMAX – it was awesome but i had a few small problems. problem number 1 was… http://tumblr.com/xxy1e46at
Friday March 6th @ 1:42:50 pm
jamielee_n: @demonbaby Watchmen is awesome the graphics are just unbelivable was graphic but still. enjoy!
Friday March 6th @ 1:44:46 pm
coderigger: @xonassis I’m sitting between two librarians at my Watchmen screening – FTW!!!
Friday March 6th @ 1:45:13 pm
TheSl0th: So, my good buddy TraitorJack saw Watchmen last night. He says it was awesome! Anyone else see it? Let me know what you thought! No spoilers
Friday March 6th @ 1:45:53 pm
cherriepanda: Holy jehovah! I had a mix up with ticket times, lady gave me money back + IMAX tix for Watchmen at noon….FTW!
Friday March 6th @ 1:46:55 pm
DaKool: has just returned from watching Watchmen pretty good movie im lying it was awesome
Friday March 6th @ 1:47:23 pm
underlow: Greetings from Vietnam! This is awesome: http://bit.ly/eRknD #watchmen
Friday March 6th @ 1:49:29 pm
spiraken: as a movie fan watchmen was awesome. as a comic fan watchmen was very good. could it have been better… yes but i did enjoy it. 4.5 out …
Friday March 6th @ 1:54:25 pm
claudia_m: Watchmen was awesome!!! (but for purists only, I’ll admit) Haters can suck it!!!
Friday March 6th @ 1:54:53 pm
lsilverman: Ebert gave WATCHMEN 4 stars and mentioned IMAX http://tinyurl.com/chm2kp! I agree, WATCHMEN in IMAX is awesome!
Friday March 6th @ 2:11:55 pm
sbf717: OMG Watchmen was awesome. SO FUCKING AWESOME. Give me the mutherfucking Blu-ray soon Warner 😐
Friday March 6th @ 2:20:15 pm
JNicole88: Watchmen was awesome! Still bummed they had trouble w/our imax so we had to watch the reg version. They gave us free imax tix to make up 🙂
Friday March 6th @ 2:21:35 pm
mrjonnypantz: Watchmen was awesome. Not sure how I liked the changed ending, but overall, loved the movie.
Friday March 6th @ 2:26:59 pm
boog7707: @Longbow1221 Yeah, I heard it was awesome. Watchmen, Star Trek, Wolverine, Gambit, Deadpool…good times for geek-vendors like me!!!
Friday March 6th @ 2:28:15 pm
draigwen: Watchmen was awesome. Driving back from Newport in the dark was scary.
Friday March 6th @ 2:34:19 pm
chickieleighc: @wyldkyss Yes, it was definitely ZOMG. ALso: one of my favorite parts was the MUSIC, to be honest. 99 Luftbaloons FTW! #watchmen
Friday March 6th @ 2:42:08 pm
patarick: I’m seeing a lot of twitter peeps saying #watchmen was awesome. Clearly they’ve never experienced the power of the novel.
Friday March 6th @ 2:43:53 pm
Amandarka: Is posting EVERYWHERE that i saw Watchmen… Why? Because i can. Plus it was awesome… Except for the losers behind me… They were loud.
Friday March 6th @ 2:45:13 pm
Choppin: @monkeyspoon Watchmen is better than all of those. Although Batman is awesome. I think Rhian would quite like Watchmen… maybe. No gayness.
Friday March 6th @ 2:45:47 pm
FelixDCat: Finished Watchmen. It followed the novel almost panel for panel. was awesome to see it come to life on the big screen.
Friday March 6th @ 2:48:30 pm
ramshaw: Watchmen was awesome a few minor plot points were changed for the better for film. One gripe was the soundtrack a bit hit or miss.
Friday March 6th @ 2:50:13 pm
thisISmike_yt: Finished watching Watchmen! It was awesome! Not sure what everyone was saying. Oh well.
Friday March 6th @ 2:50:33 pm
remoterecon: RT @kevinrose #watchmen is great. it is intelligent, visually intriguing and more human than superhuman. it’s metafiction at its best.
Friday March 6th @ 2:52:29 pm
mathletelesley: Who Watches The Watchmen? The Watchmen movie was awesome!!!!
Friday March 6th @ 2:58:56 pm
the_jamie: The Watchmen was awesome!!! If you haven’t planned to see it, you’re wrong! 🙂
Friday March 6th @ 3:02:02 pm
iFester: Okay, caught up on the tweets, no surprise Phoenix hates Watchmen (that uncultured swine). Toy Story joke FTW! He’ll kick my ass in L4D L8R.
Friday March 6th @ 3:04:21 pm
Jason23z: @MsClovisEskimo Watchmen was awesome, a little to long but still good.
Friday March 6th @ 3:05:04 pm
Fabricate: Watchmen was okay, but this guy, this guy was awesome http://twitpic.com/1vwsg
Friday March 6th @ 3:09:51 pm
adamrickett: Watchmen was awesome!! But wow was there a lot of blue penis in it.
Friday March 6th @ 3:13:17 pm
seandavis: #Watchmen was awesome. All the naysayers are just nitpicking.
Friday March 6th @ 3:22:27 pm
briantroy: New Blog post: I LOVE Statistics – What is great on Twitter? Apparently Watchmen… at http://tinyurl.com/crl3nc
Friday March 6th @ 3:23:05 pm
revii: @updance Lily, Julio just called me to meet in the park so I won’t be able to log in. ilyyy!!!!!! Hope Watchmen was awesome!!!!
Friday March 6th @ 3:23:24 pm
pishka: watchmen was awesome!! not as epic as the novel, but AWESOME nevertheless.
Friday March 6th @ 3:23:27 pm
patchrick: @angryearthling would be a good idea. Watchmen is great film 🙂
Friday March 6th @ 3:29:55 pm
johnjac: Leaving for diner the #WATCHMEN spoiler alert: I’m going to think it is awesome!
Friday March 6th @ 3:29:58 pm
moth: @greeneant Watchmen was awesome. Highly recommended. I give it four and a half blood-spattered smiley faces.
Friday March 6th @ 3:34:47 pm