When The CW’s DC TV universe was
kick-started by “Arrow,” the overall atmosphere of the franchise was serious,
with occasional moments of humor. Then “Legends of Tomorrow” was premiered in
2016. This “Arrow-verse” series made the novel step of assembling characters
from the other shows – “Arrow,” “Flash” and so on – and have them become a team
that fights threats to the time-stream. What really makes legends stand out is
that humor is a prominent component, even going into outright comedy as the
seasons go on. With its sixth season premiering next month, The CW has released
a “Legends” trailer that goes beyond funny to…just weird.
Entertainment Weekly tells us that The CW has just dropped their
long trailer for the upcoming season 6 of “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” and if
you have already seen it and thought it “weird” then you have every right to
say so. While the production team for this portion of the “Arrow-verse” has
established the show as the strange corner thanks to time-travel shenanigans,
the teaser for what comes next in the series really pushes the envelope on what
to expect. From alien cocoons to alien burger patties to alien reality shows to…rip-off
Disney animation, the Legends are going through the craziest adventures yet
undertaken.
Right from the retro Warner Bros.
Television logo and the grainy effects of old CRT TVs, one can tell that this
trailer is out-strange-ing “Stranger Things.” A faux narration talks over
sinister threats like aliens bursting from egg sacs to prey on people. Then it
cuts to “Da Throne,” where an alien synthesizes “500,000 of Earth’s greatest
vocalists” for a battle royal contest that does include “battle.” And then
there is Big Bang Burger, a fast-food joint that serves alien meat in the
patties that turn the customers into voracious burger-eating zombies, no joke
there.
Underneath these
often-incomprehensible scenes is an underlying storyline of the Legends team led
by Ava Sharpe (Jes Macallan) searching for Sara Lance/White Canary (Caity
Lotz), who was abducted by time-travelling aliens in the season 5 finale. And
somehow in the course of their journey some of the characters are turned into
animated cartoons. The Disney styling is deliberate as told by show-runner Phil
Klemmer, who says the production hired some retired 90s-era Disney animators
for that episode in question. And that, apparently is merely the beginning as
to where things will go with the Legends.
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” will
premiere its season 6 on The CW this May 2. Already the network has renewed the
series for season 7.
Image from Screen Rant
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