Damon Lindelof says he almost gave Ryan Murphy aWatchmencameo — as Ryan Murphy

And the show very nearly did something similar… which would have involvedRyan Murphy.

And that it is not.

TheLostco-creator also says hes open to someone else taking overWatchmenafter the self-contained first seasons conclusion.

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[Its] not my story, right?

I appropriated it, he says.

I would watch the f out of that.

One possibility he suggests: Ryan CooglersWatchmen.

(Um… yes, yo.)

Watchmenairs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.