The Chief

When the weirdness settled on the first season of DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol, we had some important questions answered only to have them lead to even bigger questions. If you've seen the series, then you know what we're talking about. If you haven't then a quick "major spoilers warning" because our heroes find themselves very, […]

It's pretty safe to say that DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol series is not your typical "superhero show" – it makes shows like ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. look like the 60's Batman television series. A fourth-wall-breaking "big bad," a farting donkey, a Spanish priest's stigmata wounds as portals to other places, and an "homage" […]

It's pretty safe to say that DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol series is not your typical "superhero show" – it makes ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. look like the 60's Batman television series. A fourth-wall-breaking "big bad," a farting donkey and a Spanish priest's stigmata wounds as portals to other places, and an "homage" to […]

Thank you, DC Universe. Thank you, Doom Patrol. Thank you, Stefan Pleszczynski, Marcus Dalzine, and Chris Dingess. Thank you, Mark Sheppard. In my review of last week's episode "Donkey Patrol," I didn't hold back on my disappointment over what I thought was just a poor retread of what had come before with characters stuck slow-spinning their wheels […]

I have this cautious optimism about third episodes of new series – especially after a strong two-episode start. By the third episode, shows usually start hitting their stride and season-long story arcs begin to take shape. Sometimes though – more often then we care to admit – the third episde can be a raging dumpster […]

A dimensional portal in the form of a farting donkey, a fourth-wall-shattering (literal) Nobody, and a steady stream of not-so-friendly introductions to the super powers of Crazy Jane's (Diane Guerrero) various personas are more than enough reasons for our team to want to get away for awhile. But as we can see from the following […]

Last week saw the live-action series debut of "The World's Strangest Heroes" with DC Universe's Doom Patrol making an impressive debut in a year set to be filled with dysfunctional superhero teams. In my review of the opener, I explained how I was impressed with the way the pilot for the 15-episode series checked off all the important […]

This week saw the series debut of "The World's Strangest Heroes," with DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol staking its claim as the most dysfunctional super hero team of 2019. When you consider we have The Boys and The Umbrella Academy this year, too – that's a lofty goal to achieve. With that said, the pilot […]

Doomsday has arrived!!! Got your attention? Great! Except it's not really "doomsday"… which is a good thing. An even better thing? DC Universe's live-action series Doom Patrol begins leaping screens in a single bound starting today, as subscribers to the streaming service can treat themselves to the first of the 15-episode season. But if everything […]

With only one day to go before "The World's Strangest Heroes" Doom Patrol leaps large and small screens in a single bound, DC Universe is giving viewers a special "valentine" in the form of an extended trailer. Let's be clear: even if you've watched everything else that's been released on the series, you will absolutely want to […]

With "The World's Strangest Heroes" ready to leap our screens in a single bound, DC Universe has unveiled the musical maestros tapped to bring the "sounds of strange" to the masses – and there's a very good chance you've heard their work before. Titans composers Clint Mansell (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan) and Kevin Kiner (Narcos: […]

With "The World's Strangest Heroes" set to hit screens on Friday, February 15, DC Universe brought out the cast of Doom Patrol for the Television Critics Association (TCA)'s Saturday session. Joining executive producers  Jeremy Carver and Sarah Schecter on stage were series stars Brendan Fraser (Robotman aka Cliff Steele), Timothy Dalton (Niles Caulder aka The […]

As 2019's "Dawn of the Dysfunctional Super Team" rolls along and with a week to go before its February 15th premiere, DC Universe is giving us our first in-series look at "The World's Strangest Heroes," with a Doom Patrol teaser that gives us a strong sense of clearly "different" tone to the series. Which is […]

If we needed to assign 2019 a pop culture theme already, "The Dawn of the Dysfunctional Super Team" would definitely be one of them. Next week's bring us Netflix's The Umbrella Academy and Amazon unleashes The Boys this summer…and let's not forget the "World's Strangest Heroes," as Doom Patrol makes its solo series debut on […]

With the "World's Strangest Heroes" set to make their solo series debut on DC Universe on February 15th, the new streaming service is giving each member of this definitely-not-the-Justice-League team their moment in the spotlight–beginning with Brendan Frasier's Robotman, April Bowlby's Elasti-Woman, and Diane Guerrero's Crazy Jane. Here's a look at the first-half of a wholly different super team […]

Looks like DC Universe likes what they've seen of Doom Patrol, with word circulating that the streaming service's Titans spinoff series received a second-season pick-up with more than a month to go before the series premiere. Reports from "inside sources" through Fandom Wire appear to confirm the story, which wouldn't be a surprise: DC Universe renewed Titans […]

With one of the more "unique" superhero teams to ever grace the comic book page set to make its debut on ths week's newest episosde of Titans, DC Universe is giving Doom Patrol fans a preview of what they can expect as the group readies for its own live-action spinoff series. At the end of […]

Every great team needs a great leader, and DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol series has theirs in the form of former 007 and Penny Dreadful star Timothy Dalton, who has been tapped to play Dr. Niles "The Chief" Caulder in the Titans follow-up series from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros TV. Dalton joins Alan Tudyk (Firefly), who was cast last week in the role of […]

A superhero can sometimes be best defined by their nemesis, so it kinda makes sense that a "unique" team like Doom Patrol would be pitted against nobody — sorry, let's make that Mr. Nobody. DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol series has found its big bad, tapping Firefly's Alan Tudyk to play the villainous Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody in the […]

Fans of the DC Universe's live-action Doom Patrol have every reason to let out a collective "Booyah" now that Joivan Wade (The First Purge) has been tapped to play Victor Stone/Cyborg in the Titans follow-up series from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros TV. A reimagining of the superhero DC characters originally written and drawn by Arnold Drake, Bob […]