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Acroyear

Mar 1st, '03, 01:07 PM

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Teen Titans cartoon in 2003

Because of the success of "Justice League", Warner Brothers has decided to create yet another half hour cartoon based on a comic book. "Teen Titans" is scheduled to debut on Cartoon Network in 2003. It will also be broadcast on KidsWB! shortly thereafter.

The show will be set in the future and will feature the classic team-up of Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, Starfire, and Raven. As with the "Justice League" cartoon, "Teen Titans" will not only have the heroes battling villains and disasters, but also trying to learn to function as a team.

"Teen Titans" is being produced by Warner Brother's Animation under the guidance of Glen Murakami (Justice League, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, and Batman Beyond: The Movie). If his past accomplishments are any indication, then it looks like the WB will have another hit on their hands.

Hermit

Mar 1st, '03, 10:03 PM

Well, I like the line up at least :)
Wish they had Jericho. Properly used, he was cool.

Acroyear

Mar 1st, '03, 10:33 PM

What bothers me is the "set in the future" bit. I mean, is this Batman Beyond like future?

Ever see Spider-Man Unlimited (oh lordy)...

Heck, I was unhappy with the Avengers (and apparently, so was everyone) because they went all "power armor for everyone sci fi" with it.

Hermit

Mar 1st, '03, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by Acroyear
What bothers me is the "set in the future" bit. I mean, is this Batman Beyond like future?

Ever see Spider-Man Unlimited (oh lordy)...

Heck, I was unhappy with the Avengers (and apparently, so was everyone) because they went all "power armor for everyone sci fi" with it.
Yeah, I saw "Spider-Man Unlimited" , what I thought of it isn't fit for polite conversation. It was a cute concept for maybe one or two shows, that's it. Sometimes TV and Movies decide to 'improve' on a character, 9/10 times, that kills it.

Not sure how far in the future it will be. I must say, the animation sample I saw for Teen Titans (And I don't know where I saw it) didn't look as GOOD to me as the JLA one.

Acroyear

Mar 1st, '03, 10:46 PM

I'll have to look for some samples. I hope they don't use the blah Robin design from the Batman series (and I'm sure it's not going to be Dick in the suit... while I like Tim, it's just not the same).

Curious, too, that they are using Gar's Doom Patrol name and not his Titans name.

BarryB

Mar 1st, '03, 10:50 PM

I like the JLA cartoon, though I find Superman woefully underpowered. Any hints on what the upcoming season will feature?

Hermit

Mar 1st, '03, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by Acroyear
I'll have to look for some samples. I hope they don't use the blah Robin design from the Batman series (and I'm sure it's not going to be Dick in the suit... while I like Tim, it's just not the same).

Curious, too, that they are using Gar's Doom Patrol name and not his Titans name.
Yeah, wonder if they are worried folks will confuse Gar for 'Odo' or something :)

Found this...
http://vu.morrissey-solo.com/moz/perez/info/tt-cartoon1.htm

Acroyear

Mar 1st, '03, 11:06 PM

Ahh, Aqualad. Neat.

Sadly, that image is... uh... terrible. Robin looks to be made of painted and bent Q-tips.

A shame.

Hermit

Mar 1st, '03, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Acroyear
Ahh, Aqualad. Neat.

Sadly, that image is... uh... terrible. Robin looks to be made of painted and bent Q-tips.

A shame.
Yes, I certainly hope that's not the animation/drawing we can expect for the show :(

Acroyear

Mar 1st, '03, 11:13 PM

With the popularity of the more bizarre animation designs today, that's probably what it's going to look like (Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, etc).

GestaltBennie

Mar 1st, '03, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by BarryB
I like the JLA cartoon, though I find Superman woefully underpowered. Any hints on what the upcoming season will feature?

Next season should open with an episode called "Twilight of the Gods", with Michael Ironside reprising his role of Darkseid from Superman: The Animated Series.

Other villains they've announced include Amazo, Brainiac, Despero, Eclipso, Luther, the Joker, the Royal Flush Gang, and Dr. Destiny. They're.keeping fairly coy about guest stars. Paul Dini's doing a one-part episode, and the season will end with a three parter.

Scott Bennie

The_Hero

Mar 2nd, '03, 08:09 AM

Hey.

Can someone post when the New Justice League Eps are starting?

Does anyone know the date?

winterhawk

Mar 2nd, '03, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by Acroyear
Not a JL episode. A Static Shock episode. :)

I probably should have prefaced my post by saying something like "The Justice League's appearance on Static Shock will be a dose of Demerol for my Justice League addiction".

Dini's episode is an Xmas one...and will feature Lois Lane and Alfred. Rumor has is Hawkman will be showing up for a few episodes and he will be voiced by Ron Pearlman.

Man, that Titans sketch does suck...

http://www.comics2film.com/ProjectFrame.php?f_id=191

This is a more Timm styled animated sketch. Funny that most reports said that Titans is going to be set in the future, yet Batman mentions them in his recent appearance on Static Shock.

Just watched the episode...neat stuff!

Acroyear

Mar 2nd, '03, 11:59 AM

Arrrrrg!

Teen Titans, set in a future of intergalactic strife and interplanetary battles, features five teen superheroes each with special powers, led by the Boy Wonder Robin. This group unites to form a defensive force to protect the Earth from a new generation of villains.

P.O.S.!

GestaltBennie

Mar 2nd, '03, 12:15 PM

They've announced that season two will begin in October, when all of the episodes are in the can.

Yeah, I'm disappointed too.

Scott Bennie

Pattern Ghost

Mar 2nd, '03, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by Acroyear
Arrrrrg!

P.O.S.!

Post ovulation shed? You keep boas too? :D

Pattern Ghost

Mar 2nd, '03, 01:36 PM

One cool thing on the future setting, though... LEGION crossover potential!

Dragonfly

Mar 3rd, '03, 04:06 AM

Hey guys,

FWIW, I've been following the Titans story for some time now, and I'm PRETTY sure that I read somewhere, although I don't remember where, that the "future" setting was a no-go.

Best,

Dragonfly

AndyM

Mar 3rd, '03, 04:26 AM

Wil Wheaton is going to be Aqualad. I guess there's no chance of Aqualad saving the Enterprise or creating a race of nano-bots -- and having them call him "god".

Unless someone gives Wesley, err.. Aqualad a real power up-grade!

Andy

Acroyear

Mar 3rd, '03, 07:45 AM

Wil is actually a nice guy.

Don't say you wouldn't have taken the Wesley role if it was offered to you.

AndyM

Mar 3rd, '03, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by Acroyear
Wil is actually a nice guy.

Don't say you wouldn't have taken the Wesley role if it was offered to you.

I totally agree with you (on both points). I was more making fun of Wesley (and the Aquaman family) than of Wil. He once mentioned that (at a ST convention he was attending) there was a seminar called "Solving the Wesley Problem".

Anyone who's seen Stand By Me, knows he can act.

Andy

Acroyear

Mar 3rd, '03, 10:02 AM

Actually, Aquaman has always been a pretty decent character. Just too many people have their only exposure to him from Superfriends where not even Batman figured out the mysteries... but the sidkicks and their dog. ;)

Hermit

Mar 3rd, '03, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by Acroyear
Actually, Aquaman has always been a pretty decent character. Just too many people have their only exposure to him from Superfriends where not even Batman figured out the mysteries... but the sidkicks and their dog. ;)
Aquaman is like Rodney Dangerfield, he gets no respect. And yeah, it was Superfriends that did it to him. Poor sap.

Frankly, I enjoyed Aquaman best in the hands of a good writer who did a little homework on the ocean. Comics and other stories where Aquaman used things he knew about the nature of his homeland against surface dwelling intruders could be very cool to see. Not just the animals, but tid bits like underwater geysers, and deep sea pressure. However, you could only do so many underwater things for the Justice League; and once out of his element... folks started treating him like a side kick.

I blame part of it on how many other members of the JL handle deep sea stuff as if it were 'no big deal' power wise. I'd love , just once, to see a Green Lantern miscalculate the growing pressure on his force bubble as he descends, and have to have Aqua bail him out ;)

zen_hydra

Mar 3rd, '03, 10:51 AM

Come on! Your talking about a hero named Aquaman. All hail Aquaman King of the Seven Seas! What an uninspired name. What an uninspired character. He can swim. He can breathe underwater. He can...talk to fish. Sorry, I have even more of a problem with this guy then I do with the Greek chick in a US flag costume.

AndyM

Mar 3rd, '03, 12:09 PM

If you're over 18 and don't mind laughing at "your boy" Aquaman -- go and check this out.

http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/aquaman.htm

andy

Hermit

Mar 3rd, '03, 12:11 PM

*G* That's a great site, mostly because it picks on almost all the super friends (And foes) equally :)

Acroyear

Mar 3rd, '03, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by zen_hydra
Come on! Your talking about a hero named Aquaman. All hail Aquaman King of the Seven Seas! What an uninspired name. What an uninspired character. He can swim. He can breathe underwater. He can...talk to fish. Sorry, I have even more of a problem with this guy then I do with the Greek chick in a US flag costume.

You see? It's this kind of ignorance.

He can not only breath under water... he could move, sense, and act normally on the ocean floor... that's a lot of pressure... that's a lot of weight. Actually, he was faster and stronger than most with all that resistance... take that away (put him on the surface) and it's a world of difference - superhuman across the spectrum.

And you criticize the name? Come on. It perfectly fit the naming conventions of multiple decades.

Hermit

Mar 3rd, '03, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by Acroyear
You see? It's this kind of ignorance.

He can not only breath under water... he could move, sense, and act normally on the ocean floor... that's a lot of pressure... that's a lot of weight. Actually, he was faster and stronger than most with all that resistance... take that away (put him on the surface) and it's a world of difference - superhuman across the spectrum.

And you criticize the name? Come on. It perfectly fit the naming conventions of multiple decades.
I have to agree with you. Heck, 'Spider-Man' 'Superman' 'Batman'? It's not like Aqua Man doesn't make sense for the times.

I understand Aquaman has been souped up in other ways in the past few years, seeing across the globe through any sea creatures eyes etc? Sadly, the problem isn't power, it's perspective on him.

Maybe we should have a thread for 'Aquaman/Sub Mariner' Clones just to show the might that can be fishy fellows?

tenebre

Mar 4th, '03, 05:27 AM

wow!!
titans .. animation.. terrible.. pain AARRRRGGG

sorry but that is just awful.

JL kicks ass. i wish theyd put out a real DVD of all teh batman dna JL epiosodes.. i just bought a bootleg. but i would love for a real set.

zen_hydra

Mar 5th, '03, 04:24 AM

"You see? It's this kind of ignorance.

He can not only breath under water... he could move, sense, and act normally on the ocean floor... that's a lot of pressure... that's a lot of weight. Actually, he was faster and stronger than most with all that resistance... take that away (put him on the surface) and it's a world of difference - superhuman across the spectrum.

And you criticize the name? Come on. It perfectly fit the naming conventions of multiple decades."

I am sure that the big, seahorse riding, moron would be happy to know that he had such staunch defenders. Ok, can someone please clue me in on what the mighty Aquaman's real name was/is?

winterhawk

Mar 5th, '03, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by zen_hydra
I am sure that the big, seahorse riding, moron would be happy to know that he had such staunch defenders. Ok, can someone please clue me in on what the mighty Aquaman's real name was/is?

Arthur Curry was the name given him by his adoptive family, Orrin is his Atlantean name. He has fought Superman to a standstill under the ocean, Superman commenting "He's better than I am underwater...he was born down here I was not."

In the current run (only in its 3rd or 4th issue), written by Rick Veitch of Brat Pack fame, he has been banned by Atlantis and all undersea creatures has been mystically turned against him. He has discovered the Secret Sea, and its guardian the Lady of the Lake. His harpoon hand has been replaced by a hand made of mystical water. Even has a new costume.

So maybe the fish talking, seahorse riding Superfriends version was lame. Need I remind everyone the World's Greatest Detective was relegated to chauffuering Wendy and Marvin around in the Batillac during those dark days. The current Aquaman is not your father's Oldsmobile.

Superskrull

Mar 5th, '03, 09:00 AM

Well, despite the suprising number of Aquaman boosters here, I notice that he is still not too respected by the majority of superhero fans. I actually like the guy, except for the whole hand/beard/jerk personality thing they grafted onto him. Er, wait, no, he was an evil manipulative jerk in JLDetroit too, and used evil mind powers to boss people around until J'onn glared at him and gave him the Stern Fingerwagging of Admonishment. anyway...

Aquaman has a very important quality, though. He has what I'd call Theoretical Cool. Despite his nature and origin making him a powerhouse, he's got these years and years and years and years of riding seahorses with a dippy kid sidekick who can't be bothered to remember to hose himself down once an hour, of wearing the ugliest orange chainmail/green hose & gloves outfit despite being given a decent costume in the 80's, of being saddled with knockoff sidekicks like Qisp the renegade cereal mascot masquerading as a water imp/5th dimensional being, being the 'king of the seven seas' and only having a single city full of mouthbreathing ungrateful aquatic herd-animal mentality weirdos who all wear spandex (even the old fat ones like Vulko), villains like the Fisherman, the Marine Marauder (both of 'em), the Invisible Un-Thing & the Scavenger and worst of all, being saddled with creative geniuses who decide mutilation, mood swings and staying underwater all the time equals increased sales.

Geez. Aquaman can overturn trawlers using his own strength and bitchslapped Deathstroke the Terminator AFTER Deathstroke beat Batman. Poor guy needs decent press and a haircut.

Acroyear

Mar 7th, '03, 09:55 AM

News:

On 4/22 there will be a new Justice League DVD release titled "Justice on Trial"

It will include 4 episodes - the In Blackest Night story and The Enemy Below story.

Dynamo

Mar 7th, '03, 07:44 PM

Anybody know when Savage Time is coming out on DVD? For the life of me, I can't catch that particular JLA special. Every time I see it in the TV Guide, it gets preempted by Land Before Time XXVIII. Then I find out it played the night before with almost no pre-advertising. Gaaah!

Acroyear

Mar 7th, '03, 08:18 PM

This new DVD release is "news" (I kind of have industry access). No news on any further releases.

Rage

Mar 7th, '03, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by st barbara
A "Teen Titans" cartoon ! As you say, it could be neat. I do hope that it manages to find its way across the pacific some time soon. Do you know WHICH characters will be featured in the Titans line up ?

I here ya St Barbara, Cartoon Network should be showing it soonish so I hope you got it.

haa haa the Hippeys in My country are getting all offended at John Howard, Ihaven't been this amused since the guy from PETA snuck in to the lectures and abused the Deans at Victoria Univerity

starblaze

Mar 8th, '03, 06:25 AM

Originally posted by AndyM
I totally agree with you (on both points). I was more making fun of Wesley (and the Aquaman family) than of Wil. He once mentioned that (at a ST convention he was attending) there was a seminar called "Solving the Wesley Problem".

Anyone who's seen Stand By Me, knows he can act.

Andy

He was also good in Toy Soldiers. My big problem with Wesley Crusher was that here is a cadet, albeit a smart cadet, but a cadet none the less, who is working on the bridge of the Enterprise. I mean if I was an ensign onboard the ship and Chief Medical Officers son is working the bridge I would be just a little upset.

That was the only thing I just couldn't get.