When I see Teen Titans Go is in the lineup for shows to come, I change the channel. I had seen the previews when it was first coming out. As a fan of the more "gritty" DC series such as the Original Teen Titans and Young Justice, when I saw that two of my favorite shows were gone and they decided the best replacement wasn't a new show of the same design and genre, but a poorly animated "comedy" show aimed towards children. And when I utilize the word "children" I am using it loosely as the term applies to people up to the age of ten, of which I know of a few children of such age who despise the show.
Now, I am not saying all episodes in the show are absolute garbage, in all the show is accomplishing what it set out to do: Appeal to a younger audience with a specific type of comedy.
But, it tries too hard when it comes to some episodes. Episodes like the pie and waffles episodes were much less appealing rather than other episodes like some of the more inspired ones like the mother may-eye episode which feels like it actually took some plays out of the original Titans. And I actually found myself enjoying a select few episodes. My favorite of which is the "40% 40% 20%" where it features a cooler art style and good music with a decent story.
However, the good episodes are few and spread out. The good episodes are in fact outweighed by the bad ones. Episodes that poke fun at the fact the creators listen to the viewer's criticism and show that they just don't care. Episodes like the "Get Serious" and "4th Wall" episodes where they address the main criticism is that the original is much more serious and cool and just gloss over that making fun of the fact that they did just disappoint most of the fan base of the original. Another stipulation most people have is that all of the depth in the characters has been taken out. Of course there are hints here and there, but those are mostly shoved aside and forgotten in favor of fart jokes and jokes about food. In short, they try too hard to cram the comedy into one episode and they miss the opportunity to have a decent story or episode. Now, don't even get me started on the fact that they have bad morals in some episodes as well. But, others have definitely driven that topic home and back so many times. Morals like "Hoarding is okay" and "being smart is boring" are not things you should be teaching young and impressionable children. I wouldn't watch it for fun, but it definitely is doing what it needs to to be one of the bigger shows on CN currently.
Teen Titans Go: A Series that tries too hard
When I see Teen Titans Go is in the lineup for shows to come, I change the channel. I had seen the previews when it was first coming out. As a fan of the more "gritty" DC series such as the Original Teen Titans and Young Justice, when I saw that two of my favorite shows were gone and they decided the best replacement wasn't a new show of the same design and genre, but a poorly animated "comedy" show aimed towards children. And when I utilize the word "children" I am using it loosely as the term applies to people up to the age of ten, of which I know of a few children of such age who despise the show. Now, I am not saying all episodes in the show are absolute garbage, in all the show is accomplishing what it set out to do: Appeal to a younger audience with a specific type of comedy. But, it tries too hard when it comes to some episodes. Episodes like the pie and waffles episodes were much less appealing rather than other episodes like some of the more inspired ones like the mother may-eye episode which feels like it actually took some plays out of the original Titans. And I actually found myself enjoying a select few episodes. My favorite of which is the "40% 40% 20%" where it features a cooler art style and good music with a decent story. However, the good episodes are few and spread out. The good episodes are in fact outweighed by the bad ones. Episodes that poke fun at the fact the creators listen to the viewer's criticism and show that they just don't care. Episodes like the "Get Serious" and "4th Wall" episodes where they address the main criticism is that the original is much more serious and cool and just gloss over that making fun of the fact that they did just disappoint most of the fan base of the original. Another stipulation most people have is that all of the depth in the characters has been taken out. Of course there are hints here and there, but those are mostly shoved aside and forgotten in favor of fart jokes and jokes about food. In short, they try too hard to cram the comedy into one episode and they miss the opportunity to have a decent story or episode. Now, don't even get me started on the fact that they have bad morals in some episodes as well. But, others have definitely driven that topic home and back so many times. Morals like "Hoarding is okay" and "being smart is boring" are not things you should be teaching young and impressionable children. I wouldn't watch it for fun, but it definitely is doing what it needs to to be one of the bigger shows on CN currently.