Doom Patrol's Elasti-Girl, April Bowlby, on the 'crazy and weird' superhero show

The Doom Patrol is one of the DC Universe's most offbeat superhero teams, so creating a television series about them may seem like an odd choice. Yet that hasn't stopped Doom Patrol from being a runaway success, with its third season having just debuted yesterday .

Given the quirky nature of Doom Patrol, with a concept that's not easily defined and explained, it's understandable how the scripts may be difficult to visualise for both cast and crew."But somehow, the costumes arrive and the make-up comes and the characters evolve. And all of a sudden we're shooting it," said the 41-year-old. "My favourite part is when I actually see it, when you guys get to see it.

"To be able to get an opportunity to play that depth in a character is mind-blowingly exciting. So that's a nice evolution for me and work as an actor, to sink my teeth into this kind of a character. And on top of that, she's a superhero.""In the beginning, what informed my character the most was this Betty Davis movie called The Star. Betty Davis plays this really narcissistic woman clinging to her former glory. And I was like, oh, that's Rita! That's her.

Both Brendan Fraser and Riley Shanahan play Cliff Steele in the show — Shanahan plays the robot form of the character, while Fraser voices the character and portrays his human form. The Doom Patrol comics began in 1963 and has had several runs, under different writers, since then. Grant Morrison, who is known for having revitalised the Justice League of America comic by reimagining the team as a pantheon of gods, took over writing duties in 1989.

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