Stephen Amell Announces ARROW Will End in Fall 2019

Arrow is ending, but the Arrowverse lives on.

Actor Stephen Amell, the star of the CW series Arrow, has announced via his official Twitter account that the long-running superhero drama will end this fall with a final Season 8 run of ten episodes.  Amell, who plays DC Comics superhero Green Arrow/Oliver Queen, posted the following:

Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life... but you can’t be a vigilante forever.

Arrow will return for a final run of 10 episodes this Fall.

There’s so much to say... for now I just want to say thank you.

— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) March 6, 2019

The news that Season 8 of Arrow will only be ten episodes long makes it likely that the show will lead directly into the Fall 2019 Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", based on the classic DC Comics maxi-series from 1985-86.  In the DC comic book series, notable superheroes Supergirl and The Flash were killed off, which now leads to speculation about whether Green Arrow will die during the Arrowverse crossover.

Amell also posted a livestream video on his Facebook account, thanking both the Arrow production team and, of course, the show's fans.  In addition, he explained exactly why the show will be ending, detailing the various aspects that ultimately led to the decision.



He remarked, "Towards the end of Season 6, I approached [executive producer] Greg Berlanti, who I will be thanking in a second, and said that I thought, both personally and professionally, that at the end of my commitment this coming season it would be the best for me to move on.  I've always been a fan of television shows that not only don't overstay their welcome, but end in a manner that really packs a punch.  And so, it had always been my hope that we would know when we were gonna finish this journey and not limp to the finish line, so to speak.

"After a lot of discussion, Greg and I decided that the best way to do this would be to have me come back for a limited run in Season 8, which is what we're gonna do.  And, from there, I had always hoped that beyond the seventeen different shows that Arrow has spawned (I'm kidding, it's only like sixteen) that there was a possibility that the show could live on beyond me, because the entity of Oliver Queen and the character, and the mythos, and the iconography of Green Arrow has always been something that's bigger than me or any other actor that's playing him or voicing him.  There's always been something more to it.

"I spoke with [showrunner] Beth Schwartz and [series creator] Marc Guggenheim this past Friday, and then Greg Berlanti this past Friday night, and it was the decision of WB and CW and Beth and Greg and Marc, in a very mutual way, based off of what they thought was best for the show creatively and being very honorable and respectful as it pertains to my wishes, that we were gonna end after a 10-episode run next year."

From there, Amell addressed the personal reasons for his decision.  "Even though I've known that this is coming, it is still a very emotional time, because I have been on the show in what can only be described as a fundamentally transformational, nearly decade-long run in my life.  (As someone) who started as an actor who doesn't have a lot of experience, who was, you know, sort of dating someone, to now...a large part of this decision being because I am now a father and a husband and a lot of my life and interests now don't really reside in Vancouver anymore and thinking that that's the best thing for me personally and professionally.  To say that it has been a real sea change over the past seven plus years would be a vast understatement."

Arrow Season 7 currently airs on Monday nights at 8 p.m. on The CW, with Season 8 airing sometime this fall.

GOOD OMENS Trailer Prepares for The End of the World

Welcome to the end times.

At long last, Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer for Good Omens, the upcoming TV mini-series based on the 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

The six-part series was directed by Douglas Mackinnon and written by Gaiman, who served as showrunner.  In the series, The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel named Aziraphale and a loose-living Demon named Crowley, who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon.  But they have lost Adam Young, the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy unaware he's meant to bring upon the end of days, forcing them to embark on an adventure to find him and save the world before it's too late.

Good Omens stars Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and David Tennant as Crowley, and features Jon Hamm as Archangel Gabriel, Anna Maxwell Martin as Beelzebub, Josie Lawrence as Agnes Nutter, Michael McKean as Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell, Adria Arjona as Anathema Device, Jack Whitehall as Newton Pulsifer, Miranda Richardson as Madame Tracy, Frances McDormand as the voice of God, Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of Satan, Brian Cox as the voice of Death, Sir Derek Jacobi as the Metatron, Mark Gatiss as Glozier, Nick Offerman as the U.S. Ambassador, and Sam Taylor Buck as Adam Young.

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Good Omens premieres on Amazon Prime Video on May 31, 2019.

TITANTALK 023: "Puppet Patrol" is Up!

"You remember Niles, don’t you?  The guy who shot your Nazi ass?  Ten times the scientist you’ll ever be."
"Niles Caulder is a fraud whose intelligence is devastatingly limited, whereas my genius is revolutionary."
"Mm.  Is it, though?  The creepy old Nazi shitbag, keeping himself alive in some janky-ass iron lung, doesn’t feel super revolutionary to me."

-- Crazy Jane and Heinrich Von Fuchs, Doom Patrol -- "Puppet Patrol"

Hello again, everyone!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we review "Puppet Patrol", the third episode of the new DC Universe series Doom Patrol, featuring Julian Richings as Heinrich Von Fuchs, and the introduction of Charmin Lee as Elinore Stone and Alec Mapa as Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man! 

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Rachel Talalay directing Doctor Who and Tank Girl, people appreciating Doom Patrol for being different and not your usual superhero TV show, the Powers TV show, Larry putting his personal desire over his responsibilities, Larry's wife Sheryl calling him out for "going out for beers with the guys", Larry trying to have it all only to end up with nothing, Larry being pressured by John to leave his wife and come out of the closet, why Negative Man wears his bandages, Larry finally being able to confront the Negative Spirit directly, Larry sending John away, Larry asking Crazy Jane how she manages her various personalities, Cyborg's dad Silas cutting Vic off from his financial resources as a way to control him, Vic stepping up to lead the Doom Patrol because no one else is, Vic being skeptical of his accident's video footage and wondering if he can trust his memories, the Brotherhood of Evil getting a shout out, Von Fuch's creepy Fuchtopia community, Von Fuchs' puppet show exposition and Steve geeking out over it, the Chief shooting Von Fuchs and taking something from him, Jane having multiple stolen credit cards rejected, the Doom Patrol's road trip across the country to reach Paraguay, Jane's teleporting persona Flit, Cliff ripping apart the Fuchtopians with his robot strength, Steve becoming obscure Doom Patrol villain Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, our favorite quotes of the episode, the casting of Superboy for Titans Season 2, some Tell It to TitanTalk feedback from Isaac in Michigan, DJ Nik in Milan and Holly in Wisconsin, Mark Sheppard as Willoughby Kipling, and more!

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STAR TREK: PICARD Casts Santiago Cabrera & Michelle Hurd

Jean-Luc Picard has two new shipmates.

Deadline has word that CBS All Access' upcoming still-untitled Star Trek series starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard has cast Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Hurd in co-starring roles.

According to the article, Cabrera will play "the pilot of Picard’s ship who also is a skillful thief."  Hurd, meanwhile, is playing "a former intelligence officer who is a brilliant analyst with a terrific memory that has not been affected by her drug and alcohol abuse."

Cabrera, 40, is a Venezuelan-born Chilean-British actor, known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the TV series Heroes, Lancelot in Merlin, and Aramis in The Musketeers.  In addition, he's appeared in the movie Transformers: The Last Knight and in episodes of Salvation, Big Little Lies, Dexter, Alcatraz, and Covert Affairs.

Hurd, 52, is probably best known as D.A. Samantha Reyes in the Netflix series Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and as the superhero Fire in CBS' failed 1997 Justice League of America pilot.  In addition, she's appeared in episodes of Lethal Weapon, Blindspot, Ash vs. Evil Dead, How to Get Away with Murder, Hawaii Five-0 (2014), 90210, The Good Wife, Bones, Charmed (2005), The Fugitive (2001), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

The new series will be set twenty years after the events of the film Star Trek: Nemesis and will tell the next chapter of Picard's life.  Hanelle Culpepper will direct the first two episodes of the series, making her the first woman to direct a pilot or debut episode of a Star Trek series in the franchise’s 53-year history.

As Captain of the USS Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E, Jean-Luc Picard first appeared in the 1987 Star Trek: Next Generation pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" and remained with the series for its entire seven-season run.  Stewart also portrayed Picard in the movies Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), along with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‘s 1993 pilot episode, "Emissary."

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 134: "The Lazarus Experiment" is Up!

"You mean you don’t have a plan?"
"The plan was to get inside here."
"Then what?"
"Well…Then I’d come up with another plan."
-- Martha Jones and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Lazarus Experiment"

Reunited once again, my partner in time Jesse Jackson joins me for a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast, as we discuss "The Lazarus Experiment", the sixth episode from Doctor Who Series Three in 2007, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Letitia "Tish" Jones, and Mark Gatiss as Professor Richard Lazarus!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like waiting for Game of Thrones, Jesse's wife Linda not being impressed by Jesse geeking out over Martha Jones, giving Freema Agyeman her due as one of the great modern era companions, Mark Gatiss as a Doctor Who writer and actor, Martha's mom as a cat nun, Martha not being ready to say goodbye to the Doctor just yet, the Tenth Doctor's black tuxedo of doom, the Doctor finally accepting that he's ready for another companion, wondering what made Rose Tyler so special to the Doctor compared to other companions, Old Lazarus being all creepy and hitting on Tish, the Doctor being appalled by Lazarus' attempt to reverse his aging, wondering if Russell T. Davies has some serious mom issues, Martha's mom Francine viewing the Doctor as a threat, Francine being manipulated by Harold Saxon's goons, our favorite quotes of the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, some feedback from Fred Firestine, Paul from Australia and Holly from Wisconsin, David Tennant interviewing Jodie Whittaker on his podcast, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as special guest companion Jo Karelja joins me on Next Stop Everywhere to discuss "The Invisible Enemy", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 15 in 1977, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela, Frederick Jaeger as Professor Marius, and the introduction of K-9, voiced by John Leeson!  Look for more of Next Stop Everywhere on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

New DARK PHOENIX Trailer Teases the X-Men's Last Stand

Start planning your drinking game for every time Cyclops shouts "Jean!"

20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for Dark Phoenix, their final X-Men film before the movie rights move to Disney/Marvel Studios.  In the film, Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is nearly killed during a space mission when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force.  Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable.  Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain.  With Jean spiraling out of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together.  Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite -- not only to save Jean's soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.

The two-minute, 20-second trailer opens with Jean sitting and crying in an alley as rain pours down upon her.  Visibly upset and shaken, Jean asks the cosmic force inside her, "Why did you make me do that?"

We cut to what presumably happened, with the various X-Men confronting Jean in a small neighborhood.  "Look at me," says Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) to Jean.  "Focus on my voice.  I'm not giving up on you, Jean."

Cutting back to the alley, Jean tells the Phoenix force, "She was my friend."

Back to the neighborhood scene, Mystique continues in a reassuring tone, "You're my family, Jean.  No matter what."

"Stop...Stop...Stop..." mutters Jean, clutching her head as the edges of her face crack with lines of energy.  Bellowing a final "STOP!!!", she sends Mystique flying, hinting that Jean murdered her after that moment.

We then see Jessica Chastain's white-haired, still-unnamed character trying to manipulate Jean.  "Look," she says, altering the room around her.  "You're special, Jean.  And if you stop fighting that force inside you, if you embrace it, you will possess the very power of a god."

Next, we see the X-Men aboard their ship in Earth's orbit, watching as a NASA space shuttle is swallowed up by a whirlpool of cosmic force.  Jean, inside the shuttle, screams and appears to be consumed by the cosmic energy until it's drawn inside her.

Back to the neighborhood, Professor X/Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) look on in horror at whatever Jean did to Mystique.

We cut to a rainy funeral scene, presumably Mystique's, with Beast (Nicholas Hoult) looking down and understandably sad.

Inside Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, we see a tense standoff with Xavier, Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Jean, with Xavier remarking, "She'll kill us all."  Jean has Magento in her telekinetic grasp and starts crushing his metal helmet tightly around his face.

"Tell me how we fix this, Charles," Cyclops asks in a separate scene inside Cerebro.  "Tell me what to do!"

"I don't know what to do!" Xavier shouts back.

Next, we see Jessica Chastain's character on a rooftop at night, saying in a voiceover, "What they don't understand, they fear."  Cutting to the conversation she's having with Jean, Chastain's character says, "And what they fear..."

"They seek to destroy," finishes Jean.

Back to the neighborhood sequence, we see Quicksilver (Evan Peters) running at super-speed across flying debris in mid-air towards Jean, then cut to a scene of a human-looking Beast having a drink after the funeral and telling Xavier, "This is your fault, Charles."

"I tried to protect her," Xavier remarks in a voiceover.

"I'm scared," Jean says in another scene.  "And when I lose control, bad things happen to people I love."

"The girl dies," remarks Magneto in a different scene.

"She's still Jean," Cyclops says in a post-funeral scene.  "We can still help her."

And in another scene, we see Magneto using his powers of magnetism to levitate and fire several rifles at what may be Chastain's character.  A voiceover from Storm (Alexandra Shipp) remarks, "Sometimes, you want to believe people are something that they are not.  By the time you realize who they are, it's too late."

In the trailer's final scene, we see Professor X, Magneto and the X-Men held captive with power-cancelling collars aboard a train car overseen by armed guards.  Hearing a groan of metal, Magneto remarks, "She's coming."  

The guards aim their weapons towards the main door, which buckles, causing the guards to open fire.  Outside, we see the train twisting around and coming off the track, levitating into the air as Jean controls it from above.

If you'd like to view the trailer, you can see it below thanks to the official 20th Century Fox account on YouTube...




Dark Phoenix is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on June 7, 2019.

TITANS Casts Joshua Orpin as Superboy/Conner Kent

Begun this clone's war has.

Deadline is reporting that the DC Universe series Titans has cast Joshua Orpin as Conner Kent, better known to DC Comics fans as Kon-El, a.k.a. Superboy!  The character was previously teased in a post-credits scene at the end of the Titans Season 1 finale, "Dick Grayson", and factors heavily into the show's upcoming second season.

According to the article, Superboy is described as "Superboy, a.k.a. Conner Kent, is the angsty teenager of steel searching for purpose and the truth about his past.  While looking for answers, he crashes into the world of the Titans where he finds an unlikely home and surrogate family as well as revelations that carry more complications than he ever bargained for."

Orpin, 24, is a 6'1" Australian actor who will be seen in the upcoming Foxtel drama series Upright and his most recent appearance was in The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories for the Seven Network in Australia.  In addition, he was in the film The Neon Spectrum.

Created in 1993 by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, the Conner Kent Superboy first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #500.  After the death of Superman at the hands of the supervillain Doomsday, Project Cadmus Executive Director Paul Westfield wanted to create a clone replacement of Superman that would follow the agendas of Project Cadmus as well as his own personal agenda.  After failed attempts to acquire Superman's DNA (which included an attempt to steal his corpse), Westfield decided to genetically alter a human clone to look like Superman and made the clone to be the closest human equivalent to a Kryptonian as they could based on their research.  During their research when they had Superman's body, Westfield's scientists discovered a bio-electric aura surrounding Superman's body that provided some of Superman's powers such as invulnerability, flight through a form of self-telekinesis, protection from getting dirty and protection from skin-tight clothing to be damaged. The aura was translated into a telekinetic field for a human that would give the clone the ability to simulate Superman's powers such as flight, invulnerability, and strength. This was later known as "tactile telekinesis" by the scientists.

After twelve failed attempts, the clone known as Experiment 13 was grown from a single cell to a teenage boy in less than a week and was a complete success.  The clone was given implanted memories and underwent an artificial maturation process intended to match the age of the original Superman.  This clone was released from his cloning tube too early, however, and emerged as a teenager.  While at first calling himself "Superman", he would later be known as Superboy.

A defining moment in Superboy's life came following Superman's resurrection, when he asked Superboy to come with him to the Fortress of Solitude.  After explaining how he considered Superboy part of his family, Superman offered him the Kryptonian name Kon-El.  Superboy tearfully accepted, overjoyed with the simple joy of having a real name, and would eventually accept the everyday name "Conner."  After Cadmus was shut down, Superboy had no job and no place to stay.  He relocated to Metropolis, becoming the "super" at a tenement building called Calvin Gardens.  Eventually Superman invites him to stay with his parents in Smallville, which he gladly accepted and did for quite some time.  Superboy soon became a founding member of Young Justice, a group of teenage heroes who intended to be the next Justice League one day.

Later basing himself in Smallville with a new civilian identity as Clark Kent's cousin "Conner Kent", Superboy was asked by Superman to accept Cyborg's invitation to join a new incarnation of the Teen Titans with his former Young Justice teammates Robin, Impulse, and Wonder Girl.  Other members of the team were Teen Titans veterans Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy.  After the new team gathered at Titans Tower in San Francisco Bay, it was revealed via an email sent to Robin that Superboy's human DNA was not from Paul Westfield, but from Superman's arch-enemy, Lex Luthor.

Orpin will be the second actor to portray the Conner Kent Superboy in live-action, after Lucas Grabeel in the CW series Smallville.  The character has also appeared in various animated projects, including Young Justice (voiced by Nolan North), Teen Titans Go!, The Death of Superman, and the Reign of the Supermen TV movie (voiced by Cameron Monaghan).

Titans is expected to return to DC Universe for Season 2 sometime in Fall 2019.

TITANTALK 022: "Donkey Patrol" is Up!

"Who are you talking to?"
"Grant Morrison fans, Reddit trolls with DC subscriptions, and the three new fans who stuck around after the donkey farted."

-- The Chief and Mr. Nobody, Doom Patrol -- "Donkey Patrol"

Hello again, everyone!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we review "Donkey Patrol," the second episode of the new DC Universe series Doom Patrol, introducing Joivan Wade as Cyborg, Phil Morris as Dr. Silas Stone, and Curtis Armstrong as Ezekiel the Cockroach! 

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like author Brad Meltzer crushing on Terra, Cyborg connecting Doom Patrol to our Titans podcast, Joivan Wade as Rigsy on Doctor Who, Phil Morris as the Martian Manhunter on Smallville, being introduced to several of Crazy Jane's personalities, Robotman being empathetic toward Crazy Jane, learning more of the Underground inside Jane's mind, Jane's personalities being protective of her Katy persona, Jane's Baby Doll persona connecting with Cyborg and hating Cliff, comparing Joivan Wade's Cyborg to Ray Fisher's Cyborg in the Justice League movie, Cyborg not being impressed by Mr. Nobody's attempt at torture, this version of Silas Stone being the Alfred to Cyborg's Batman, the Chief planting seeds of doubt into Silas' plan for his son, Cliff being resentful of Vic being the newer model, Negative Man revealing what's underneath his bandages, the Negative Spirit being a metaphor for Larry's homosexuality, the Negative Spirit repeatedly keeping Larry from leaving town, Rita completely losing it over the suggestion that she ooze herself down the donkey's throat, the Hangman's Daughter's painting of impending doom, Jesse going all in on Doom Patrol, our favorite quotes of the episode, Doom Patrol comics writer Grant Morrison getting a shoutout from Mr. Nobody, and more!

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GHOSTWOOD 051: "The James Hurley Saga" is Up!

"I guess I'm not so interested in how my bike looks as in where it can take me."
"Where do you want to go?"
"It's not really a place, its a feeling.  Sometimes riding at night, I punch off the headlights and roll the throttle in, just rocket blind into the dark."

-- James Hurley and Evelyn Marsh, Twin Peaks: "Masked Ball"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we deep dive into the infamous James Hurley storyline that ran from Episodes 11 through 15 of Twin Peaks Season 2, featuring James Marshall as James Hurley, Lara Flynn Boyle as Donna Hayward, Annette McCarthy as Evelyn Marsh, and Nicholas Love as Malcolm Sloan!

LET'S ROCK!

In our latest episode, Xan and I discuss things like Xan being in the ER, why Billy Zane would be a great Lex Luthor, RoboCop as Colonel Sanders, Xan and I hanging out and seeing Eraserhead at the Studio 35 cinema drafthouse, David Lynch being nominated as Best Director, the upcoming Criterion release of Blue Velvet on home video, David Dastmalchian being cast as Piter DeVries in the new Dune adaptation, "The James Hurley Saga" being dragged out way too long because of ABC's scheduling, the first cancellation of Twin Peaks, feeling bad for Donna, James Hurley Funko figure ideas, wondering why James wasn't carded when he ordered a beer, James Hurley's Day Off, James completely missing the warning signs about getting involved with Evelyn, Twin Peaks addressing domestic violence, Drunk Malcolm threatening to kill Jeffrey, Evelyn plotting to get rid of Malcolm, wondering if Malcolm gave Evelyn her black eye instead of Jeffrey, saying "I'll tell you this later when I get back" being the kiss of death, Evelyn constantly going to Wallie's Hideout, James being set up for Jeffrey's murder, Evelyn actually having feelings for James, Malcolm wanting to kill James and Donna, James and Donna having a picnic, James' life being completely screwed up for years because he sat down with Evelyn, wondering when the Twin Peaks High School graduation happened, other Twin Peaks storylines we didn't care about, Andy and Lucy being the happiest couple in Twin Peaks, why you should be watching Doom Patrol and The Umbrella Academy, and more!

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TITANTALK 021: "Doom Patrol Pilot" is Up!

"Ready for a story about superheroes?  (SIGH)  More TV superheroes, just what the world needs.  Be honest – Have you hung yourself yet?"

-- Mr. Nobody, Doom Patrol -- "Pilot"

Hello again, everyone!  My fellow TitanTalker Jesse Jackson and I are back with another new episode of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast!  This time, we review the pilot episode of the new DC Universe series Doom Patrol, starring Brendan Fraser as Robotman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Matt Bomer as Negative Man, Timothy Dalton as The Chief, and Alan Tudyk as Mr. Nobody!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like why our Titans podcast is reviewing the Doom Patrol spinoff series, casting changes from the Titans episode "Doom Patrol", the creepy and artistic opening credits, Glen Winter directing all the Greg Berlanti DC superhero TV pilots, comparing the first Doom Patrol episode to the first Titans episode, Jesse going all in on Doom Patrol, the decision to make Cliff a cheating husband and having a daughter before his accident, Cliff learning how to control his robot body, Cliff being a better person as a robot than he ever was as a human, Timothy Dalton's Chief compared to Bruno Bichir's Chief, speculating on The Chief's long-term plans, Jesse's initial thoughts on Crazy Jane, the Sally Field TV movie Sybil, Cliff asking Jane to come in out of the rain, the revelation that Negative Man is gay, the karmic fate of perfect Rita being turned into an imperfect creature, Rita being bitter and living in her past glory days, the ginormous Doom Patrol Omnibus hardcover, Mr. Nobody breaking the fourth wall and being self-aware that he's in a TV show, less f-bombs having more impact when used, wondering why Cliff never met Jane before, what Cliff thought he would face when heading into Cloverton alone, our favorite quotes of the episode, showrunner Jeremy Carver learning from the mistakes of the Titans rollout, some news of Titans Season 2 and upcoming Doom Patrol characters, some feedback from DJ Nik in Milan, and more!

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Be sure to come back soon for Episode 022 as Jesse and I can discuss "Donkey Patrol", the second episode of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, introducing Joivan Wade as Cyborg, Phil Morris as Dr. Silas Stone, and Curtis Armstrong as Ezekiel the Cockroach!  Look for more of TitanTalk: The Titans Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 133: "Planet of the Dead" is Up!

"You’re called 'The Doctor'?"
"Yes, I am."
"That’s not a name, that’s a psychological condition."
-- Lady Christina de Souza and the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Planet of the Dead"

This time, returning special guest companion Christine Peruski joins me for a new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast, as we discuss "Planet of the Dead", the 2009 Easter Special, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina de Souza, Lee Evans as Malcolm Taylor, and Daniel Kaluuya as Barclay!

In this episode, Christine and I discuss things like Christine's previous Next Stop Everywhere episode "The Shakespeare Code", Michelle Ryan being rumored to become Matt Smith's first companion, Christine's thoughts on Jodie Whittaker's first season and "Resolution", the fan debate whether "Planet of the Dead" is actually the 200th Doctor Who story, trying to find "Planet of the Dead" on IMDb or Amazon Prime, Michelle Ryan in the Bionic Woman remake and as Death the Sandman fan film Black Sand, Lee Evans in The Fifth Element, J.K. Rowling's involvement in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play, Daniel Kaluuya's career since Doctor Who, the 200 Bus getting crushed during shipment to Dubai, the Doctor's emotional rollercoaster cycle with companions, Lady Christina taking charge, the Tenth Doctor kissing all of his companions, foreshadowing the Tenth Doctor's demise, Supernatural trying to chase down The Simpsons, Lady Christina's interaction with the Doctor being like Catwoman's relationship with Batman, a special appearance by Christine's dog Rusty, the wasted potential of not seeing Lady Christina again on television, the failure of Torchwood: Miracle Day, Malcolm geeking out over the Doctor, Captain Magambo threatening to kill Malcolm, Magambo's lack of trust in people, '50s British sci-fi series Quatermass and the Pit, the Tritovores and the metal stingrays, Angela's big contribution of telling the Doctor to press "0" to get past an automated phone system, the Doctor smashing the priceless golden goblet that Lady Christina stole, D.I. McMillan being stumped by a closed bus door, "Planet of the Dead" being the first HD Doctor Who episode, needing a Malcolm & Osgood spinoff series, my Reverse the Polarity segment, some feedback from Holly from Wisconsin, and more!

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BATWOMAN Pilot Casts Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane

At last, Batwoman has found her father.

Deadline has word that the CW pilot Batwoman, based on the DC Comics superhero, has cast Dougray Scott as Jacob Kane, father to Batwoman/Kate Kane and her sister Alice/Beth Kane.

According to the article, Jacob Kane is described as "a former military colonel with a chip on his shoulder for Batman, Jacob Kane now commands Gotham’s private security firm The Crows, and has made it his mission to protect his city better than the Dark Knight ever could.  But it’s only a matter of time before his unwavering disdain for vigilantes puts him at odds with Gotham’s new caped crusader…who also happens to be his own daughter."

The pilot for the proposed series, starring Ruby Rose as Batwoman/Kate Kane, is written by writer Caroline Dries (The Vampire Diaries) and will now be directed by Marcos Siega instead of David Nutter.  Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence.

Scott, 53, is a Scottish actor best known as the villainous Sean Ambrose in Mission: Impossible 2 and as Alec Palmer in the Doctor Who episode "Hide".  In addition, he's played Thomas Abigail on AMC's Fear the Walking Dead and has appeared in episodes of Highlander: The Series, Desperate Housewives, Sinbad, and Heist.  His other films include Ever After, Deep Impact, Dark Water, Hitman, My Week with Marilyn, and Taken 3.

Created in 2009 by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III, Jacob Kane first appeared in Detective Comics (vol.1) #854 as Colonel Jacob Kane, the father of Kate Kane and an ally of Batwoman.  Colonel Kane is a lifelong soldier and highly-decorated Colonel, and had been a field officer with USSOCOM for most of his career, leading numerous tactical operations across the globe.  His wife, Gabi Kane, was a Captain with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.  Both Kanes worked extensively with military intelligence services.

Jacob and Gabi had identical twin daughters, Kate and Beth, and the family frequently moved due to the nature of Jacob and Gabi's work.  Jacob was often away from home, since his duties included intervention in various international military crises.

The Kane family eventually moved to Brussels in Belgium, since the parents were now serving at NATO.  However, the family was soon torn apart due to a terrorist attack.  Gabi took her daughters out to celebrate their twelfth birthday, and they were kidnapped by heavily armed men.  Military intelligence eventually located the hostages, and Jacob was put in charge of the tactical unit sent to rescue them.  However, they were too late, as his wife had been executed and his daughter Elizabeth was believed to be dead.  He rescued Kate himself, but she was traumatized by the sight of her dead mother and sister.

Colonel Kane played an important role in his daughter's Batwoman operations.  He provided her a one-man command, control, and communication center.  They stayed in constant radio link, with the elder Kane being able to run searches, provide advice, and generally work in the background, using his considerable knowledge, contacts and experience.  He had access to numerous databases that were normally only accessible to military and law enforcement personnel to provide intel to his daughter.

Later, Kane founded The Colony, a U.S. government-funded military organization which operates in Gotham City.  The organization is dedicated to studying the work of Batman and aims to create an army of soldiers trained in his image.  When Batman discovered surveillance equipment monitoring him, he investigated and found his allies were being monitored as well, particularly Batwoman.  These events inspired the two heroes to unite and begin training a team of young vigilantes.  Later, Jacob Kane commanded an attack on the heroes, revealing himself as the leader of the Colony to his daughter.

Jacob Kane commanded a drone strike on members of the League of Shadows, who were operating in Gotham, despite the likely potential of civilian casualties.  In order to prevent the attack, Red Robin hacked the drones and ordered them to concentrate on a single target instead -- himself.  Red Robin sacrificed himself, and seemingly died as a result, though in reality he was abducted and imprisoned by Mister Oz.

This will be the first time Jacob Kane will appear in live action, although the character previously appeared in the animated movie Batman: Bad Blood, voiced by Geoff Pierson.