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In print

  • Watcher (comics)
    Watcher (comics)
    The Watchers are a fictional race of extraterrestrials that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the first Watcher - named Uatu - appears in Fantastic Four #13 .-Fictional history:...

    , an extraterrestrial species who watches the universe in Marvel Comics
    • Uatu
      Uatu
      Uatu, often simply known as The Watcher, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and designed by artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Fantastic Four #13 ....

      , the Watcher
  • The Watcher (1851 novel), an 1851 novel written by Sheridan Le Fanu
  • The Watcher (1981 novel), a 1981 novel written by Kay Nolte Smith
  • Watchers (novel)
    Watchers (novel)
    Watchers is a 1987 suspense novel by American author, Dean Koontz. Along with Strangers, Lightning, and Midnight, Watchers is credited with cementing Koontz's status as a best-selling author.-Plot Summary:...

    , a 1987 novel written by Dean Koontz
  • Watcher in the Water
    Watcher in the Water
    The Watcher in the Water is a fictional creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium; it appears in The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings...

    , a creature from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy book series The Lord of the Rings
  • The Watcher (angel) or Grigori
    Grigori
    The Watchers is a term found in the Old Testament Book of Daniel, and later sources, which is connected to angels...

    , a class of fallen angels in Biblical apocrypha

In television, film and radio

  • The Watcher (TV series)
    The Watcher (TV series)
    The Watcher is an American anthology drama series that premiered on UPN in January 1995, during the network's inaugural season.-Synopsis:Set in Las Vegas, the series stars rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot as "The Watcher", an omniscient narrator who watches the activities of others via surveillance monitors in...

    , a 1995 UPN TV series starring Sir Mix-a-Lot
  • The Watcher (film)
    The Watcher (film)
    The Watcher is a 2000 American thriller directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader, Keanu Reeves and Marisa Tomei. Set in Chicago, the film is about a retired FBI agent who is stalked and taunted by a serial killer.-Plot:...

    , a 2000 film directed by Joe Charbanic

  • Watcher (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a member of the Watcher's Council in the Buffy and Angel television series
  • Watcher (Highlander)
    Watcher (Highlander)
    Watchers are a secret organization that watches the Immortals in the Highlander: The Series and all subsequent related series and movies.They were introduced in the season 1 finale as a cliffhanger for the following season...

    , a secret organization that watches the Immortals in the Highlander series
  • Watchers (film), a 1988 film directed by Jon Hess based on the novel by Koontz
  • "The Watcher", first episode of the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Time Meddler
  • Watcher (Doctor Who), a character in the 1981 Logopolis serial of the television series Doctor Who
  • The Watchers (TV series)
    The Watchers (TV series)
    The Watchers is a television supernatural drama which will be run on ABC. The show is based on a concept by Nicholas Sparks, and will be co-written by Kristin Hahn who co-produced the film adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife...

    , an announced ABC
    American Broadcasting Company
    The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

     supernatural drama, by Nicholas Sparks

In music

  • "The Watcher", a song by Enslaved
    Enslaved (band)
    Enslaved is a progressive black metal band formed in June 1991 in Sveio, Norway, and currently based out of Bergen, Norway.-History:Enslaved was formed in June 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson when they were 13 and 17 years old, respectively. The band name was inspired by an Immortal demo...

     from their 2008 album Vertebrae
    Vertebrae (album)
    Vertebrae is the tenth studio album release by Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved. It was released on 29 September 2008 via Indie Recordings in Europe and on 28 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast in the US. It was received as Album of the Year in Terrorizer Magazine, and later their...

  • "The Watcher", a song by Hawkwind
    Hawkwind
    Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....

     from their 1972 album Doremi Fasol Latido
    Doremi Fasol Latido
    Doremi Fasol Latido is the third studio album from Hawkwind, released in 1972. It reached #14 on the UK album charts.-New Members:The rhythm section of Dave Anderson and Terry Ollis was replaced by Lemmy and Simon King, both of whose style differed notably from their predecessors. This changed the...

  • "The Watcher", a song by Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre
    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

     on his 1999 album The Chronic 2001
  • "The Watcher 2", a song by Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

     featuring Dr. Dre, Truth Hurts and Rakim
  • "The Watcher of the Skies", a song by Genesis
    Genesis (band)
    Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...

     on their 1972 album Foxtrot

Other

  • Watcher (presence)
    Watcher (presence)
    Presence information watcher is an entity that requests presence information about a presentity from a presence service. Usually in order to get presence information a watcher have to subscribe for it to a presence server. When subscribed, the watcher receives event notifications as presence...

    , a subscriber for presence information
  • Bahl'al, one of the six Fallen Lords of the computer game series Myth (also identified as the "Mad Goat of the Fens")
  • In the video game, Dark Void
    Dark Void
    Dark Void is a video game developed by Airtight Games using the Unreal Engine 3 and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. In the game players must face an alien threat that humanity had previously banished. The game mixes on-foot and mid-air combat...

     the Watchers appear as reptilians
    Reptilians
    Reptilians are purported reptilian humanoids that play a prominent role in modern ufology and conspiracy theories.-Alien abduction:...

     or the Annunaki
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