WB/DC Plans Live-Action Teen Titans TV Series

[MovieBob]

WB/DC Plans Live-Action Teen Titans TV Series

Nightwing, Starfire and friends may become the next big DC Comics TV series

Marvel may have Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returning for a second season and four Netflix series coming down the pike, but in terms of sheer volume DC is the undisputed king of comic-book heroes on TV: Deadline reports [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/conferences/sdcc2014/11990-Arrow-Gets-an-Explosive-Season-3-Trailer] that The Teen Titans could be next - though perhaps without the "Teen" part.

According to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva, Titans is "nearing a pilot order" at TNT. The story calls the prospective cable drama an "action series" that will focus on Dick Grayson transitioning from his role as Batman sidekick Robin to a new grownup identity as Nightwing, leading a team that would include sorceress Starfire [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Raven] and "many others." Akiva Goldsman, who wrote Batman & Robin nearly two decades ago, will write and executive-produce the pilot.

Originally created in 1964 as a "Junior Justice League" made up of grownup heroes' teen-sidekicks, The Teen Titans are today best known from the Deathstroke, [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/New_Teen_Titans_Vol_1] current appears as a character on Arrow - though there is no indication that Titans would share continuity with that series like The Flash will.


Source: Deadline Hollywood [http://deadline.com/2014/09/titans-show-dc-comics-tnt-pilot-order-833189/]

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[Racecarlock]

Watch out for erin yeager, DC. I hear he doesn't like titans very much.

 

[DrunkenElfMage]

Oh HELL yeah! I WILL TAKE IT! I don't care if the casting is terrible, or the storyline is way too cheesy or if the superpowers are inconsistent... I WILL TAKE IT. As long as there is SOME kind of drama I will be happy.

 

[Kameburger]

I have to say that while I think I didn't appreciate it as much at the time it was a really great cartoon. I almost hope they base it on the cartoon as I never really took to the comic very much. But definitely a much cooler property for DC in my opinion than a lot of their other stuff.

 

[VanQ]

I wonder who they're gonna have play Starfire and Raven. I'm not gonna watch it because these TV versions of cartoons/comics I enjoyed as a kid just don't appeal to me. But I do find myself curious who they cast in these roles.

 

[Veldel]

I'm strangle agreeable for this if it follows the quality Arrow has gotten in later seasons

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Well, live action automatically gets it points for not being so ashamed of itself that it had to rip off anime visuals. I was never a fan of the art style for the cartoon.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

On one hand, more Teen Titans. On the other, post-The-Dark-Knight-DC. I really want this to be good, but I doubt it will. Also depends on what material they're basing it on, as I never read the comic. I remember seeing a webcomic strip about growing up with the cartoon and then migrating to the comics, can someone find that?

 

[JagermanXcell]

Oooh, interesting!
Now lets wait for the disappointing announcement that the show will have no jokes, and since this is Teens we're talking about... angst. Lots... and LOTS, of angst.

Please DC, just have your new writers marathon the original series, go from there, and you can craft an interesting take on the classic gold mine that was that cartoon.

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Oooh, interesting!
Now lets wait for the disappointing announcement that the show will have no jokes, and since this is Teens we're talking about... angst. Lots... and LOTS, of angst.

Great. Now you have me convinced that this is going to turn into the Superpowered version of the OC.

So much anger do I have...

 

[LarsInCharge]

Considering the current New 52 run of Teen Titans... I'm not holding my breath for quality here.

 

[Fox12]

Well, live action automatically gets it points for not being so ashamed of itself that it had to rip off anime visuals. I was never a fan of the art style for the cartoon.

I don't get it, what was wrong with the visuals? It's not like the Japanese haven't borrowed techniques from us. As long as the visuals support the tone of the story, and the writing is consistently good, does it really matter? I thought Avatar did an excellent job as well. Though, that was actually animated in Korea, so I suppose that ones debatable.

Anyway, I can't see this being big. Certainly not as good as the animated version, which I adored as a child. I don't think it can capture the scope, meaning that it will have to rely on character drama. Thankfully they have the writer from Batman and Robin, who is known the world over for his quality of writing and deep character studies.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

the superpowers are inconsistent...

It's a t.v series, which means the superpowers will be virtually non existent. For the most part, sure the first episode or two will have the mandatory flash bang to draw in viewers, but then it will be like Agents where it will have character driven story/filler episodes because they burned through too much of the effects budget.

I don't see this series lasting beyond one season, if that.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Well, live action automatically gets it points for not being so ashamed of itself that it had to rip off anime visuals. I was never a fan of the art style for the cartoon.

I don't get it, what was wrong with the visuals? It's not like the Japanese haven't borrowed techniques from us. As long as the visuals support the tone of the story, and the writing is consistently good, does it really matter? I thought Avatar did an excellent job as well. Though, that was actually animated in Korea, so I suppose that ones debatable.

I am not a fan of anime that abuse those stupid tear drops, exaggerated features and shoddy animation that appear when a character gets shocked, angry, embarrassed or scared. You know what I'm talking about. It looks terrible, and why Teen Titans felt the need to emulate such an annoying style baffles me.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

Yes, yes, yes, yes yes yesyesyesyes OH SWEET MERCIFUL MARV WOLFMAN YES! Maybe it's a little early to be getting hyped, but I'm feeling pretty freaking hyped! Especially if it shares a universe with Arrow and Flash, just so we can get Arrow's Deathstroke.

 

[FillerDmon]

Watch out for erin yeager, DC. I hear he doesn't like titans very much.

Your comment made me laugh.

I wonder who they're gonna have play Starfire and Raven. I'm not gonna watch it because these TV versions of cartoons/comics I enjoyed as a kid just don't appeal to me. But I do find myself curious who they cast in these roles.

I have nothing to say to you about the op, though I quote you regardly because I am curious where the source of your avatar is from.

On subject.... this has to be better than the stupid Justice League Court Case. Please don't fuck this up. Admittedly, I'm one of those kids who was born in 1991, so my experience with the Titans was the FUCKING AMAZING 2000 age cartoon, but still, I'm willing to be open minded. So long as it doesn't suck.

 

[VanQ]

Watch out for erin yeager, DC. I hear he doesn't like titans very much.

Your comment made me laugh.

I wonder who they're gonna have play Starfire and Raven. I'm not gonna watch it because these TV versions of cartoons/comics I enjoyed as a kid just don't appeal to me. But I do find myself curious who they cast in these roles.

I have nothing to say to you about the op, though I quote you regardly because I am curious where the source of your avatar is from.

On subject.... this has to be better than the stupid Justice League Court Case. Please don't fuck this up. Admittedly, I'm one of those kids who was born in 1991, so my experience with the Titans was the FUCKING AMAZING 2000 age cartoon, but still, I'm willing to be open minded. So long as it doesn't suck.

It's from season two of Sword Art Online.

 

[shintakie10]

This more or less makes up for them canning the Raven series they were planning. Yay Titans!

Now if only the comics would stop sucking.

 

[FillerDmon]

It's from season two of Sword Art Online.

Ah. Thank you.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

Either going to be really good, or really, really bad. I'm not really a fan of live action comic book adaptations. Cartoons can always get away with more because they don't need to do a huge budget every time someone cuts loose with a power, whereas live action is restrained by that it seems. But it can work in the right hands. I'll give it a chance.

P.S. If they get Raven or Starfire wrong--as in, emo moppy kid and super sexy with nothing else going on--then I won't waste my time.