Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)

Doom Patrol is what you get if you crank the weirdness of Legends of Tomorrow up about 10 notches, add in a bit of shows like Dark Angel and Supernatural, and add a lot of swearing. The Doom Patrol is basically a collection of tortured losers who have all experienced some kind of tragedy in their lives only to be "saved" by a Professor-X-like patriarchal figure they call Cheif (played by Timothy Dalton). Some of the characters from the group were introduced in live-action on the first season of Titans, which in turn was tangentially brought into the Arrowverse through cameos on Crisis on Infinite Earths. They include Elasti-Girl/Rita Farr (played by April Bowlby) who is an actress from the 1950s who was exposed to something during an on-set accident that causes her to turn into a blob-like creature when she gets too emotional, Crazy Jane (played wonderfully by Diane Guerrero from Orange Is the New Black), a character with 64 different personalities whom all have their own powers, Robotman (voiced by Brendan Fraizer from the Mummy trilogy of movies) who is a racecar driver who is injured in a non-racing accident whose brain gets implanted into a robot, and Negative Man (voiced by Matt Bomer from Chuck and White Collar), a test pilot during the 1960s who is exposed to radiation in low-earth orbit and horribly burned when he crashes back to earth, yet lives, and Cyborg, played by Jovian Wade, who in this version is trying to get into the Justice League. The cast is rounded out by Alan Tudyk who plays Mr. Nobody, the villain of season 1, and also hilariously narrates some episodes, constantly breaking the fourth wall, and Phil Morris (who played Martian Manhunter on Smallville) as Silas Stone. There are also a whole host of strong supporting actors, some recognizable, some not.The first season is really all about character development and telling the backstories for the various characters, all while playing out the arc that Mr. Nobody has captured the Cheif and the team is trying to get him back. The show jumps time periods often, with Bomer and Fraiser appearing live in the flashback sequences, and jumps dimensions and even inside minds and bodies (human and otherwise). It is definitely a very adult show, with a lot of swearing (f-bombs are constantly dropped) and some nudity basically involving Fraiser's human character and his kid's nanny. There is a butt shot from Fraiser, who has not aged very well, and bare breasts by the actress playing the nanny.For those who get the Blu-Ray set, the 15 episodes are spread over three discs. The extras include deleted scenes for most episodes, a gag reel, and a short feature on filming the series in Georgia. Kind of hilariously, the swearing is bleeped out in the bonus material which, given anyone watching them probably just watched the episodes, has heard anything as bad as what would get bleeped out in the bonus stuff.Overall, the show is well written and very well acted. Within all the craziness it does touch on themes like child abuse, being gay and closeted, among other real-world themes. It is definitely not a show that is going to be everyone's proverbial "cup of tea", but if you are a fan of comic book shows and movies, it is definitely worth checking out, with the caveats that it is in no way family-friendly and can go out of its way to be offensive.

Raunchy and gratuitous? Yes. Brilliantly funny and heartfelt? Also yes. In a world where we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to seeing our favorite comic books come to life on the big and small screen, Doom Patrol shines as one of the best. Gleefully drawing from the bonkers Grant Morrison run of the series, DC Universe (and now on HBO max too) takes us along for the ride as a group of super "losers" learn to not only live with their broken lives, but use their misfortunes to help others. Some more enthusiastically than others. Note, this is definitely one for the adults and not recommended for children, unless you're ok with them seeing explicit sex scenes and violence and hearing the F bomb dropped a few hundred times. This falls more in line with series like The Boys and The Umbrella Academy than the usual super hero fair. If you're fine with the adult tone, then you are in for a treat of A+ quality writing, directing and acting.

Despite being very quirky, I think this series works both from the perspective of someone who's not familiar at all with the comics, as well as from someone who's familiar with all the iterations of the comics. All the actors are strong and really get to develop backstories that go beyond them just having bizarre abilities. Alan Turdyk is also in this, and he does a great job as always. The more you're familiar with the comics, the more you can appreciate how much research the show writers did; they use characters from pretty much every team.My one criticism is that the show jumps around a lot in time, which does seem to add much to the story or character development except show how long the characters have isolated themselves.Overall, as a huge fan of comics since the 1970s and of various superhero shows through the decades (Misfits of Science, anyone?), I think this is my favorite and most memorable show to date.

Overall I liked the series except that I lost count of the F-word in this series. Season 4 IMO was the best because I liked the time-travel aspect. The ending could've been more positive.

I went into this based on vague memories of the early-2000s comic run and the strength of wanting to see something Brendan Fraser was in. I was not ready for what a wonderful and weird show was coming. It's not a traditional comic book show but nor is it just a deconstruction. "Superheroics" are really few and far between, much of the action turning really quite brutally violent so fair warning there. Tho the violence is less about being gratuitous and more the stark reality of these characters' world, perhaps one of the few "deconstructionist" elements one might argue are there. It's just very much its own thing, a story of unfortunate folks trying to create a community for themselves whose own massive self-doubts and loathings are the main hurdle. All the characters get solid attention and a storyline so none of the main cast ever feel superfluous. Absolutely amazing show.

I have never read a Doom Patrol comic and did not know what to expect but man was I pleasantly surprised. This show is crazy, funny and sometimes pushes the envelope. But it also tugs at the heart strings and has lots of genuine emotions. I felt like I connected with the characters and Brendan Fraser stole the show as Cliff Steele aka Robotman. Cyborg was a nice addition also and I was way more of a fan of this Cyborg than I was in the Justice League movie. I also liked Negative Man, Rita Farr and Crazy JaneIn this show you will see a half man half raptor, a rat named Admiral Whiskers and a giant cockroach. Also you will see a street named Danny that talks and a lot of meta humor. It gets extra weird and kind of too far at times in the last few episodes but overall it’s an outstanding show. Give it a chance, you won’t regret it!

Qué locurón de serie. Basada en los personajes de la Doom (que parecieron copiar la fórmula para los X Men), crearon una narrativa basada en la cadena de errores de cada protagonista, incluyendo su génesis y su interrelación. Y me encanta porque la mezcla de personalidades y su dinámica no tienen qué ver von una película de Torrente, donde es guarrada a raudales. Acá no toma ese camino. Sumemos la música de Clint Mansell, la participación de Timothy Dalton y Alan Tudyk (robándose el show en cada momento en pantalla). Matt Bomer, Diane Guerrero, Brendan Fraser, April Bowlby y Jaiven Wade están perfectos en sis respectivos roles, algunos de los cuales tienen un peso primordial en su desempeño vocal. Mi favorita en lo que va de 2020 (aunque llegué tarde, porque ya concluyó la Segunda Temporada y renovaron para una tercera).

Aunque en las especificaciones de Amazon pone que es región A, la he probado en mis dos reproductores de Blu-ray (uno multizona y el otro región B solamente) y se reproduce en los dos, conque supongo que será región libre o al menos A y B.

Works on uk bluray players! Amazing series, balancing both serious storytelling and comedy. Brilliant if you like the comics, or if you aren't

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