robin2099

Yeah this was really great. I thought the entire cast had great chemistry together and really enjoyed it. I figured the show was in good hands with Jeremy Carver running it. He was the one who got Supernatural back to watchable after the two awful Sera Gamble seasons. Glad Timothy Dalton took over the role of Chief as the last guy just came across as too sinister. It's too bad DC Universe is a flop according to some on here because they are missing what could be one of the best super hero tv shows on TV.

Tom Banjo

Josh-da-man

brayzie

I've always been interested in Doom Patrol but never read an actual full issue. I read the background of the comic, how it was similar to the original X-Men concept and yet pre-dated it by about 3 months. And of course, how great the later Grant Morrison run was.
This looks great and I'm glad it's getting good reviews here. I'll be checking it out soon.

Giantrobo

PhantomStranger

It's rumored the budget for Doom Patrol is something like $20 million. A big-budget movie like Wonder Woman can end up running hundreds of millions after marketing costs. The level of risk is not comparable. You also have a different set of executives making decisions for the theatrical division (much more entrenched) than this streaming service. So they don't care if familiar names like Geoff Johns, who actually understand this material, run the show. If it flops, well it's only $20 million. Johns was just one voice among many working on the movies, for example. And no one with any real connection to the underlying source material has final say over the movies.

fujishig

Wait, what? Can you link the article? That seems really odd considering they could easily just keep it separate from whatever Titans is doing without actually crossing over. I thought the whole reason Cyborg was in this was a nod to the Titans.

PhantomStranger

It's likely to give the showrunner more creative freedom if they are indeed separate. Writing a winning, hit show is hard enough, writing it while adhering to a different show's continuity is even harder.

Dscarpad

Tom Banjo

Giantrobo

No discussion about the mindfuck that was ep 2?

Koby

It was kind of funny.

Especially Brendan Fraser's commentary through the episode.

tonyc3742

Yeah, that was a messed up episode. I'm very much still in though. I wouldn't mind Robotman watching his language a bit though.
My wife fell asleep midway through (we were up too late) and then asked me what happened.
I said, "yeah I can't do that".

DJariya

I love Tudyk's narration. Especially in the opening recap...."Hey welcome back to the shit show..."

He's the narrator, but also a dick.

And I liked the introduction of this version of Cyborg. This version IMO has shown more personality than the one we got in Justice League. The way they tied in his backstory with the current timeline was also cool.

This episode was a total mind trip drug induced fantasy with DC characters.

Josh-da-man

Giantrobo

Doc to Nobody: "Who are you talking too?"
Nobody: "Grant Morrison Fans, DC Universe subscribers, Reddit users, and the 3 or 4 who stayed after the Donkey Fart..."

Giantrobo

Also, ep 2 had THE BEST "previously on" I've ever seen on a show.

faust69

Both characters have been confirmed.

Orbi-Wan Techno

faust69

Rumor is it that Mark Sheppard (Crowley from Supernatural) is also joining Doom Patrol.

Josh-da-man

faust69

That's my guess. The screenshots on twitter look like what Kipling wore in the comics. And they've confirmed they're doing The Cult of The Unwritten Book storyline.

faust69

Willoughby Kipling confirmed.

And Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man! Episode 3 keeps the quality rolling.

DJariya

Pretty fun episode, but I missed Mr. Nobody's narration. The Doom Patrol fighting crazy Nazis in Paraguay.

at the bus trip to Paraguay and the graphic showing their trip.

This week's episode did give a lot more backstory to Larry before he became Negative Man.

Robotman cracks me up how he just curses randomly.

Giantrobo

Good ep. The puppet show was damn cool and Silas Stone is an ass.
This show does an awesome job of making them feel like a dysfunctional family that truly cares about each other and have each other's back even if they kinda dont feel like it in the moment. They all seem like bickering siblings and Mama/Papa Bears all at the same time. I love that.