As a devoted fan of the 2003 Teen Titans series, I was ecstatic upon hearing about Teen Titans Go!. While I knew from the get-go that it was going to be mainly a comedy show, this was fine since the original series tended to be more comedic than action-packed anyway. Also, I found the Teen Titans shorts that were made for the DC Nation block to be highly amusing and assumed that this series would be similar to those.
Unfortunately, I have found the series to be a complete and utter disappointment. The animation is of extremely low quality, the characters are all one dimensional, and their personalities are disregarded in favor of making a joke. For example, in the pilot episode, Raven is shown to be a fan of a show that resembles My Little Pony, something that would never have happened in the original series. While I did chuckle at some of the jokes, the humor overall is clearly designed for little kids (I would estimate that the target audience is 3-10 year olds). While I understand that it is a kid show, this does not excuse the poor animation and the overall lack of creativity.
One sad thing about all this is the fact that the original series was more amusing in my opinion. For example, in the second part of the pilot for Teen Titans Go!, Beast Boy gets a job in order to buy a video game for Cyborg. This is similar to the episode Employee of the Month from the original series. If one were to compare the two, the latter is far superior to the former and more amusing.
In short, this series is a disgrace to the original series and the DC Nation block as a whole. The only saving grace is that the original cast returns to voice the characters, but even that is not enough to make me want to watch this. I never thought I would refuse to watch the follow- up to one of my favorite cartoons growing up, but this show has caused me to do this.
Unfortunately, I have found the series to be a complete and utter disappointment. The animation is of extremely low quality, the characters are all one dimensional, and their personalities are disregarded in favor of making a joke. For example, in the pilot episode, Raven is shown to be a fan of a show that resembles My Little Pony, something that would never have happened in the original series. While I did chuckle at some of the jokes, the humor overall is clearly designed for little kids (I would estimate that the target audience is 3-10 year olds). While I understand that it is a kid show, this does not excuse the poor animation and the overall lack of creativity.
One sad thing about all this is the fact that the original series was more amusing in my opinion. For example, in the second part of the pilot for Teen Titans Go!, Beast Boy gets a job in order to buy a video game for Cyborg. This is similar to the episode Employee of the Month from the original series. If one were to compare the two, the latter is far superior to the former and more amusing.
In short, this series is a disgrace to the original series and the DC Nation block as a whole. The only saving grace is that the original cast returns to voice the characters, but even that is not enough to make me want to watch this. I never thought I would refuse to watch the follow- up to one of my favorite cartoons growing up, but this show has caused me to do this.