The Teen Titans are one of my all time favorite superhero shows, next to Batman: TAS, Superman: TAS, and Justice League. It was an excellent show that appealed to everyone of all ages and is highly regarded as one of the best shows of all time. The characters were complex and lovable, the story arcs were interesting to watch and see how they unfurl, and it balanced the show with comedy aspects and action aspects. After the disappointing series finale that was Things Change, fans like me wanted a continuation because it left the door open for another season. Well Stuart Snyder and the rest of CN decide to once again give us fans the middle finger and decide to produce this abomination known as Teen Titans Go! Teen Titans Go! is a take on the original Teen Titans show that continues to follow the lives of the Titans we've come to know and love. However, the show decides to go off in another direction instead of continuing where the original show left off. The show instead focuses more on the comedy aspect of the Teen Titans.
The first big issue already comes into play in this premise, this show abandons a lot of crucial things that made the original Teen Titans such a good show. There are no arcs whatsoever like in the original show at all. There's no story lines to follow, no characterization at all that changes one or more of the Titans, or anything griping that made you want to watch the show. The Teen Titans was never about being a silly show about some random things happening, it had characterization and good story lines.
Worse yet, the action is next to nonexistent in this show. The most action I have seen in this show is when the Titans fight Trigon, but almost every episode has no action in it whatsoever. There's no fighting Slade, or any of the other villains from the show. And for a superhero show, having very little action in it is inexcusable. Teen Titans was a comedy, but it wasn't just nothing but laughs all the time. It had great fight scenes against their enemies, and tossing that out the window is a big red flag. That would be like watching Spongebob Squarepants where all he does is just sit on a chair and read a book silently.
Character wise, almost every Titan we've come to know and love have been butchered and act nothing like the original Titans. Robin was a tough as nails leader who was always focused on a mission, intelligent, and was a brilliant tactician. In TTG!, Robin is more of a goofball slacker who acts more like a bumbling moron instead and even acts insecure because he's the only one without superpowers, which he had no issues with in the original Teen Titans.
Cyborg was the hotshot mechanic robot who was a bit of a joker, but always came through for his friends in the end. In this show, Cyborg is more of a jerk to everyone and always picks on everyone as well. He constantly makes fun of everyone and even acts like a coward for the most part.
Beast Boy is usually the goofball of the team, but he always knew when it was time to get serious and even underwent several character arcs in Teen Titans. That doesn't happen in this show though. Beast Boy acts just as bad, if not worse, than Cyborg. The only difference is that he seems to act more of a pervert, especially around Raven, making come off as a sleazeball instead of a hero.
Raven and Starfire are the only characters in this show who don't make me want to hit me head against the wall. Starfire is still acting like her cheerful self who is still trying to get used to life on Earth. Raven is still the foreboding and mystic girl who tries to balance her emotions. However, there are times where she does act out of character like letting her anger and other emotions get the best of her. Whereas in Teen Titans, she never really flew off the handle a whole lot. But at least she and Starfire aren't annoying like the other Titans are in this show.
The jokes are nothing to write home about. It pulls out almost every tired gag you've already seen before and reuses it. Very rarely will you ever find a good joke like when Robin smacks Beast Boy as a mosquito. Many of the jokes like when Cyborg or Beast Boy tell a joke are really stupid, especially when Robin asked them about how to ask a girl out and they act desperate. It's not funny at, it's just very boring.
The artwork is terrible to look at. The coloring seems overblown in this show and the set designs just look rather bland and generic. The character designs are also badly designed. Everyone seems to have huge heads and very skinny bodies, Raven and Beast Boy look like midgets, and Cyborg reminds me of Quasimodo for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The animation is somewhat better and flows nicely, but there are times where its choppy with the character movements.
Well this show really ruined the Teen Titans. Why couldn't they continue the show where they left off with that depressing series finale and wrap up the plot holes in that show? It's just a big insult to fans of the original Teen Titans and a big disgrace to superhero shows everywhere. The only other positive I can take from this show is that all the voice actors came back to this show, but their talents are wasted in this show. If you love Teen Titans as much as I do, just go hunt down reruns of the original show on Boomerang instead of wasting your time on this blatant insult to the Titans.
The first big issue already comes into play in this premise, this show abandons a lot of crucial things that made the original Teen Titans such a good show. There are no arcs whatsoever like in the original show at all. There's no story lines to follow, no characterization at all that changes one or more of the Titans, or anything griping that made you want to watch the show. The Teen Titans was never about being a silly show about some random things happening, it had characterization and good story lines.
Worse yet, the action is next to nonexistent in this show. The most action I have seen in this show is when the Titans fight Trigon, but almost every episode has no action in it whatsoever. There's no fighting Slade, or any of the other villains from the show. And for a superhero show, having very little action in it is inexcusable. Teen Titans was a comedy, but it wasn't just nothing but laughs all the time. It had great fight scenes against their enemies, and tossing that out the window is a big red flag. That would be like watching Spongebob Squarepants where all he does is just sit on a chair and read a book silently.
Character wise, almost every Titan we've come to know and love have been butchered and act nothing like the original Titans. Robin was a tough as nails leader who was always focused on a mission, intelligent, and was a brilliant tactician. In TTG!, Robin is more of a goofball slacker who acts more like a bumbling moron instead and even acts insecure because he's the only one without superpowers, which he had no issues with in the original Teen Titans.
Cyborg was the hotshot mechanic robot who was a bit of a joker, but always came through for his friends in the end. In this show, Cyborg is more of a jerk to everyone and always picks on everyone as well. He constantly makes fun of everyone and even acts like a coward for the most part.
Beast Boy is usually the goofball of the team, but he always knew when it was time to get serious and even underwent several character arcs in Teen Titans. That doesn't happen in this show though. Beast Boy acts just as bad, if not worse, than Cyborg. The only difference is that he seems to act more of a pervert, especially around Raven, making come off as a sleazeball instead of a hero.
Raven and Starfire are the only characters in this show who don't make me want to hit me head against the wall. Starfire is still acting like her cheerful self who is still trying to get used to life on Earth. Raven is still the foreboding and mystic girl who tries to balance her emotions. However, there are times where she does act out of character like letting her anger and other emotions get the best of her. Whereas in Teen Titans, she never really flew off the handle a whole lot. But at least she and Starfire aren't annoying like the other Titans are in this show.
The jokes are nothing to write home about. It pulls out almost every tired gag you've already seen before and reuses it. Very rarely will you ever find a good joke like when Robin smacks Beast Boy as a mosquito. Many of the jokes like when Cyborg or Beast Boy tell a joke are really stupid, especially when Robin asked them about how to ask a girl out and they act desperate. It's not funny at, it's just very boring.
The artwork is terrible to look at. The coloring seems overblown in this show and the set designs just look rather bland and generic. The character designs are also badly designed. Everyone seems to have huge heads and very skinny bodies, Raven and Beast Boy look like midgets, and Cyborg reminds me of Quasimodo for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The animation is somewhat better and flows nicely, but there are times where its choppy with the character movements.
Well this show really ruined the Teen Titans. Why couldn't they continue the show where they left off with that depressing series finale and wrap up the plot holes in that show? It's just a big insult to fans of the original Teen Titans and a big disgrace to superhero shows everywhere. The only other positive I can take from this show is that all the voice actors came back to this show, but their talents are wasted in this show. If you love Teen Titans as much as I do, just go hunt down reruns of the original show on Boomerang instead of wasting your time on this blatant insult to the Titans.