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Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#26: Dec 13th 2010 at 2:00:41 PM

^ Yeah, but it just doesn't seem to have the same life to me as GR, which has, to me, a more lifelike impression.

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ninjaclown Since: May, 2009
#27: Dec 13th 2010 at 3:07:03 PM

I feel Titan's animation is more fluid and has more room for flexible fight sequences.

RTaco Since: Jul, 2009
#28: Dec 15th 2010 at 11:47:36 AM

Titan, no contest. It's one of the best animated shows of the past decade, and it's absolutely gorgeous.

To me, Generator Rex is the ultimate example of So Okay, It's Average. The designs are cool, and there's some neat ideas, but the characters are flat, cookie-cutter archetypes (especially Holiday and Rex himself) and the plot doesn't really seem to be going anywhere.

Ultrayellow Unchanging Avatar. Since: Dec, 2010
Unchanging Avatar.
#29: Dec 15th 2010 at 2:33:12 PM

I can't stand Titan's animation. It's unrealistic, and I find it to be really unattractive too.

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Face me now, bitch!
#30: Dec 15th 2010 at 4:54:04 PM

It's SUPPOSED to Be unrealistic. What were you expecting from Gennedy Tartakovsky?

edited 15th Dec '10 4:54:20 PM by Demongodofchaos2

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#31: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:15:46 PM

A vs. thread?

Really?

[lol]

"Oh look, these shows are on the same channel and are in the same genre. FANDOM DUEL!"

edited 15th Dec '10 6:16:06 PM by SpainSun

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SatanicHamster Moldova, never change. Since: Jan, 2001
Moldova, never change.
#32: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:20:22 PM

You're eager for more fanwank? Madness, I say.tongue

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#33: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:21:58 PM

Sarcasm, sir.

I tend to think these kinds of threads are ridiculous.

I like both shows equally well. Though I've seen more of Generator Rex.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
nigelstack345 Let's dance, boys! from Subspace Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Let's dance, boys!
#34: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:43:31 PM

^Yeah, but you know, it was bound to happen sometime :P

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#35: Dec 15th 2010 at 6:46:45 PM

Doesn't make it any better.

[further complaints here]

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nigelstack345 Let's dance, boys! from Subspace Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Let's dance, boys!
#36: Dec 16th 2010 at 6:57:25 PM

@ultrayellow Is it's animation so bad it's horrible?

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Ultrayellow Unchanging Avatar. Since: Dec, 2010
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#37: Dec 17th 2010 at 9:16:31 AM

No. The animation is pretty good for a cartoon. But I can't get into it, I just find it uninteresting. The character designs annoy me.

Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.
TimeDawg from Texas-land Since: Jun, 2009
#38: Dec 17th 2010 at 9:23:34 PM

Though I haven't seen either one as much as I'd like to, it's close, but I gotta say Titan. I like the "outsiders looking in" prospective on the whole situation and how even though the villains keep sending monsters in, the way team Titan goes about defeating them isn't just a formula. I do like Generator Rex though...even if I'm not too fond of Rex himself.

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SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#39: Dec 18th 2010 at 3:36:03 PM

I like both shows, but I prefer Generator Rex. Can't really say why, though.

Chronix Better than a cross. Since: May, 2010
Better than a cross.
#40: Dec 18th 2010 at 4:55:01 PM

Open up a Crowner guys.

Closet DCLAU fan.
EddieValiant,Jr. Not Quite Batman from under your bed. Since: Jan, 2010
Not Quite Batman
#41: Dec 24th 2010 at 11:36:56 AM

SBT, by a huge margin. It's actually a cool, exciting, charming series. Rex is too bland, and tries much too hard. It's thick with trying.

And you can't try to be cool. You either got it or you don't, my man.

edited 24th Dec '10 11:37:09 AM by EddieValiant,Jr.

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zam Since: Jun, 2009
#42: Dec 24th 2010 at 11:45:23 AM

Wow I almost forgot about this thread.

wandawonka Since: Feb, 2011
#43: Mar 29th 2011 at 8:51:12 PM

I prefer Titan, hands down. I love the animation, and the art style makes me giddy.

In Rex's defenxe, I haven't seen much of the show, but I liked the episodes I saw. Artistically, I love the animation and style as well. However, it reminds me a lot of Ben 10, which I watch a lot and I don't know why I like it so much. It's hard to get into a show and all you can think about is the other show by the same people that comes on at about the same time.

Now, I know you're going to say "Don't you think of Samurai Jack watching Titan?" The answer is on rare occasion. Lance is a lot like Jack, just a hot-blooded teenage version, and it makes me change to my Samurai Jack recordings. Not to mention SJ XVLII, which is basically Titan's whole show in under twenty minutes with moths.

I prefer Titan because it's different and it draws me in more. The storyline might not be the best written out thing ever, but the character relationships are great. I love the fact that I don't know what characters outside of the trio are important. It keeps me guessing, and makes the show unpredictable (Outside of "A Family Crisis"), which is an element I've come to love.

So basically, In that long wordy essay, I love Titan more for complicated reasons.

Sym Bionic Titan was the stuff.
eudaemon Firebender from Republic City Since: Apr, 2009
Firebender
#44: Mar 29th 2011 at 9:24:14 PM

Um...I like both? They both have their merits, like SBT actually attempts to utilize the PG rating and it feels more like a mature cartoon than GR, but...I like the style of GR. Art-wise, it's about a step below ATLA only because of a few lazy shortcuts that are blatantly obvious ruin the overall impressive style of the show. Creating machines from your body and having technopathic powers is pretty dang awesome. If there was some way to combine the darkness and story-telling of SBT with the style and concept of GR, I think ATLA would finally have a modern-day rival in terms of action cartoons.

Maybe it's just me, but I've never been able to take an action cartoon too seriously unless the characters are drawn in more human-like proportions. Yes, I know characters in them can have big anime-esque eyes, unrealistic expressions, etc., but for some odd reason, it works and seems believable. Maybe it's because I'm conditioned to associating realistically proportioned characters to action and unrealistic shapes to comedy cartoons? I love SBT and I actually do take it seriously despite the art (which is a surprise!), but even when it was announced, people were saying "It sounds super cool but the characters are funny-looking!"

Theoriginalblader Sloving cases one by one from Downtown Since: Feb, 2011
Sloving cases one by one
#45: Mar 30th 2011 at 4:28:57 AM

I like Titan more. For art style, great characters, amazing storylines, and action scenes. Generator Rex in my own view is just a copycat of Ben 10. Like it was his lost cousin or something.

FigmentJedi Since: Jan, 2001
#46: Mar 30th 2011 at 5:28:53 AM

Generator Rex started out rough, but it's definitely gotten a whole lot better. Titan's still the better show though.

BigGriz Since: Dec, 1969
#47: Apr 2nd 2011 at 8:48:29 AM

Rex's first season was pretty awesome, but now it's starting to become a major bore and the writing is also pretty inconsistent. I'm mainly angry that the 'nanite war' announced at the end of S1 has gone practically nowhere or lived up to the epicness that it entailed.

Meanwhile, SBT has proven that it is willing to go to greater lengths to tell it's story then Rex. I also like the fact that it abuses the PG rating, whereas Rex seems scared to push farther. The growth of SBT's characters is also great compared to Rex's cast, which have remained pretty static, besides Six. Overally, SBT has better action scenes and a more emotional story then Rex. I mean just look at 'A Family Crisis' and 'The Steel Foe'. Those are great examples of SBT's awesomeness. grin

TBH, I would prefer SBT to stay then Rex which no longer suprises me as much as SBT.

theoneguy theoneguy Since: Sep, 2010
theoneguy
#48: Apr 2nd 2011 at 6:15:51 PM

Titan all the way, although I must admit I've only seen a couple episodes of Rex. With Titan, the animation, characters, and concept seem so much more attractive to me. Rex just seems too 'generic action-adventure Animesque 8-12 year-old boy cartoon'.

Ravvie Uh.... from Arkansas is better than your Kansas Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
Uh....
#49: Apr 3rd 2011 at 2:16:24 PM

While both shows have their merits and drawbacks, I'm gonna have to say Rex here. SBT is a gorgeous show with a brilliant concept, but it just didn't entertain me that much.

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qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#50: Dec 8th 2011 at 12:24:38 PM

G. Rex felt less generic to me with better animation/character design and such.


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