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How Weird Can We Get?


HOW WEIRD CAN WE GET?

If one were to subscribe to the DC Comics Streaming Service, one of the original series one could see is one called Doom Patrol. It is a superhero show, but it is also a very weird show.

Let's start with the premise. The main characters are a man's brain in a robot body, a scarred and bandaged man with an alien spirit living in him, a woman who turns into goo when she feels negative emotions, and a girl with 64 split personalities, each with their own powers. The main villain is a fourth-wall-breaking jokester who controls plot and narration. These are just the characters.

In the show itself, things get weirder. The first episode ends with a donkey farting a message into the sky. Episode seven has a rat hijacking a robot to avenge his mother. Episode 13 has an army of man-eating butts (I'm not kidding). And the most recent episode, 14, has Flex Mentallo, a character who can change reality by flexing his muscles, cause a city-wide mass orgy. If you don't believe me, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmiA2bbFlsY. 

Now, this series is based on a comic run made by an artist known for taking recreational drugs. There is a reason this show is weird. But that makes me wonder one thing. 

How weird can things get in media? Not just in television, but online. Is it possible to start seeing things like this on apps, or blogs?

It is known that there is really an audience for everything, including shows like this. I feel that so long as people want to see new and, um, unique things, people will make it. It's just a question of how weird people can get. 

Comments

  1. Smillie Kim (Vina)May 21, 2019 at 11:41 AM

    Haha..It sounds like an interesting show. I never heard of the Doom Patrol before. Now, you made me want to watch the show. I clicked on the link you posted, It was truly weird, I have ever seen. It was very crazy and also creative at the same. I still could not get my mind of it, to make all people on the street to have an orgie. Now, I want to watch other episodes to see how weird it can go....

    Nowadays, people creates things that distinguish them from other, even though it is so weird and so crazy, especially through online media. I think it is possible to see things like that on app or blogs if it is watched by millions and millions of people.

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