Simon Allen (I)
- 48 years old
- English
- Writer, producer and executive producer
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Showrunner Simon Allen discusses The Watch
The industry is IP driven and we live in a naturally conservative world so most people gravitate towards the most direct adaptation possible. However, quite often, what made the original property so appealing to begin with goes missing in the movement between mediums. I have tried to solve that issue in my own way based on my own experiences of the world and who I am. I'm a writer, not a typist.
Martin Carr, Flickering Myth, 29th January 2021The Watch: It isn't the books - so what?
The truth of the matter is, there is no one right way to tell a story - even the same story you know and love.
Eden Arnold, Bleeding Cool, 12th January 2021The Watch: TV review
With its nonstop spectacle and movement, the show offers too much to look at and too much happening for the viewer to ever get fully bored.
Inkoo Kang, Hollywood Reporter, 3rd January 2021Review: The Watch is a a colourful, energetic treat
It's colourful and energetic and amusing, and full of interesting throwaway ideas (an alarm system that forces brawlers to become dancers; film as a series of paintings in the absence of photography) and gets you quickly interested in the fate of its broken characters, some of whom may also be on a road to love: what the Discworld, and our round one, needs now.
Robert Lloyd, LA Times, 3rd January 2021The Watch Episodes 1 and 2 review
If viewers can embrace the frenetic pacing and mixed-era visuals, there's a lot to love here.
Alana Joli Abbott, Den Of Geek, 3rd January 2021The Watch Episode 1 review
Though it relies on familiar tropes, the fantasy mash-up and punk rock feel provide a fresh take on the typical crime drama.
Gary Catig, AIPT, 3rd January 2021The Watch preview
The Watch's Simon Allen, Richard Dormer, Jo Eaton-Kent, Adam Hugill and Marama Corlett teased their take on Terry Pratchett's beloved novels.
CBR, 2nd January 2021TV Review - The Watch
Writer producer and showrunner Simon Allen has beaten the odds, hitting a home run.
Martin Carr, Flickering Myth, 31st December 2020The Watch review: Making fantasy fun
This adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels is a comic journey into dystopian ideas.
The Wall Street Journal, 29th December 2020Watch out
The Watch lead writer Simon Allen and executive producer Richard Stokes discuss making the genre-busting BBC America series, which is inspired by characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
Drama Quarterly, 7th December 2020