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Month: February, 2019

[Review] Boomerang Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2

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Poster for BOOMERANG featuring Lala Milan, RJ Walker, Leland B. Martin, Tetona Jackson, Brittany Inge, and Tequan Richmond. Photo courtesy of BET web site.

BOOMERANG is a continuation, dramaedy series of the 1992, Eddie Murphy-led film of the same name that takes place twenty-five years into the future and situated on the adult children of our protagonists.

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[Review] DC’s DOOM PATROL Season 1 Episode 1

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Title poster of DC’s DOOM PATROL featuring Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, April Bowlby, Timothy Dalton, Riley Shanahan, and Matthew Zuk as “Crazy” Jane, Victor Stone, Rita Farr, Dr. Niles Caulder, Robotman, and Negative Man respectively, standing outside and inside a grey mini-bus parked in the middle of nowhere in a dystopic, old-western backdrop. On the left side, there is an albino donkey halfway pictured into the photo. Photo courtesy of DC Universe. All rights reserved.

DC Universe is at it again with another original liveaction drama series, this time focusing on the characters created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, and Bruno Premiani. DOOM PATROL is an emotionally-driven, action/adventure, absurdist, contemporary fantasy thriller focusing on Cliff Steele (played by Brendan Fraser and Riley Shanahan), “Crazy” Jane (played by Diane Guerrero), Rita Farr (played by April Bowlby), Larry Trainor (played by Matt Bomer and Matthew Zuk), Niles Caulder (played by Timothy Dalton), and Mister Nobody (formerly named, Eric Morden; played by Alan Tudyk). Not present in the pilot but soon to make his appearance later in the series is Victor Stone (played by Joivan Wade).

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