Bevendre
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staticthordraconus.tumblr.com Silver Spoon: I bucking hate TTG.. CN basically RAPED a perfectly good animated action and comedy series and turned it into a JOKE!THANK YOU!
The original Teen Titans…Silver Spoon: I hear they turned Raven into a brony of all things! I mean SERIOUSLY!?
I actually like that she is voiced by tera strong after all and I like the show its self to its Pretty funnyDon’t get me wrong, I love Tara Strong’s work, and did long before I knew who she was. The return of the original cast is a bit of a mixed blessing however. While it is great to have the VAs return to the roles they had in the original Teen Titans cartoon, it has the unfortunate effect of tying the two series together.
TTG! does have some good moments and jokes, I won’t deny that. However, many of the jokes in the show come from either blatant reference and allusion to the wider DC universe, or at the expense of the characters in TTG! and stand in opposition of the characters as they were portrayed in the original Teen Titans series.
Part of what set the original series apart was that while the series took place in DC’s universe, it did not rely upon that the expand itself. The show acted as a means to bring lesser known DC characters to the fore without directly relating them to DC properties, allowing characters to be defined by who they were shown as rather than what company they were from. TTG! on the other hand makes man references to the expanded universe either on direct jokes (i.e. Batman and Jim Gordon chuckling in a recurring gag) or in background setpieces (Starfire’s plushies, Tim Drake’s ashes, etc.) While such things aren’t bad by any means they can often be in bad taste and do nothing but act as setpieces, such as Tim Drake’s ashes, and the crowbar that killed him being in Robin’s possession.
The more frustrating, and damaging issue however is the disestablishment of character arcs and personalities as seen in Teen Titans for the sake of comedy in Teen Titans GO! For instance, among Cyborg’s most defining moments in the original series were the fight with Atlas, the confrontation with Fixit and the Brother Blood arc, both of which established the character’s conceptions of humanity and individuality despite and even because of the trials and consequences he has faced in becoming both man and machine. These stories worked to define what it meant to be human for someone faced with deformity and adversity, as well as coming to terms with one’s handicaps and lack of perfection. Conversely, the TTG! segment “Tower Power” sees Cyborg completely abandon his human aspects and features in favor of being entirely mechanical, before forcing the same upon his friends for the sake of staying awake.
Though these things are played as jokes in the show, it leads to a very dangerous juxtaposition of lessons and morals. In this case the original series advocates positive self image, and acceptance of disability and individuality. GO! however advocates conformity and changing those around oneself for the sake of making them more similar and therefor acceptable to oneself.
This is far from the only example of TTG! acting against the lessons and morals of the original series, but I’ve waxed on long enough for one post.(via a-spoonful-of-generosity)
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Silver Spoon: I bucking hate TTG.. CN basically RAPED a perfectly good animated action and comedy series and turned it into a JOKE!
THANK YOU!
The original Teen Titans cartoon was not afraid to tackle issues that were controversial for children’s programming. It would deal with issues and topics rarely covered in teen-driven or even adult programming, and it did it with well defined characters and a fine mix of seriousness and comedy.
TTG! has the occasional good joke setup, and on occasion a decent comic moment, but for the most part it spits in the face of the original. I don’t mind the animation, or even the character designs (though the style of the show doesn’t sit well with me as a whole) my problem is with the characters. This is a personal gripe more than anything, but when a joke is made at the expense of a character, or is done in complete disregard to their establishment as a character it makes me angry.
The vast majority of episodes of TTG!, if not all, work to undermine or simply oppose moments and character arcs set up in the preceding series. I know they aren’t connected directly, but the presentation of TTG! comes off as a bad fanfiction of the Teen Titans animated series more often than not, and one that relies too heavily upon a greater connection to the DC universe and slapstick.
I respect the effort and work of the people that work on the show, I really do, but it is portrayed (at least to me) as a spiritual successor, and sadly it’s one that violates the characters and lessons of its predecessor in such a way that makes me worry for those that watch it without thinking about it. -
I like Teen Titans GO! because it has good comedy and decent writing. I hate Teen Titans GO! because it has a tendency to shit on the characters that were so well established in Teen Titans.