If you are someone who was a young individual during the early 2000s, then you would’ve of course watched an episode of the iconic Teen Titans on Cn. And just like that, you would’ve seen your interest in the show rise as you gave a go to another episode week after week.
In fact, this show became such a popular hit with children and young teens that it is still extremely loved to this day.
A still from Teen Titans
Although some might remember this animated series fondly from their childhood memories, the readers of the comic book series would have a totally different thing to say, especially when the source material had a significant amount of adult topics in them.
This is when Glen Murakami made the decision to keep all of those themes away from the story of the show as much as possible, which led to its success.
In fact, this show became such a popular hit with children and young teens that it is still extremely loved to this day.
A still from Teen Titans
Although some might remember this animated series fondly from their childhood memories, the readers of the comic book series would have a totally different thing to say, especially when the source material had a significant amount of adult topics in them.
This is when Glen Murakami made the decision to keep all of those themes away from the story of the show as much as possible, which led to its success.
- 4/13/2024
- by Deepak Bisht
- FandomWire
Animator and showrunner Glen Murakami’s legendary show Teen Titans has been one of the most beloved animated DC shows. While many are fans of DC’s other classic animated offerings such as Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League, Murakami’s show had a different edge and tone that made it perfect for both children and adults.
Teen Titans brought the underrated comic to the forefront as characters such as Robin and Cyborg became much more than their usual sidekick personas. The show also gave more of an edge to Robin, bringing him out of Batman’s shadow. One decision that Glen Murakami took to make sure the series was better than other DC shows was to make it both kid and adult-friendly.
How Did Glen Murakami Transition From Mature Shows To Teen Titans? A still from Glen Murakami’s Teen Titans
Glen Murakami reportedly got on board Teen Titans...
Teen Titans brought the underrated comic to the forefront as characters such as Robin and Cyborg became much more than their usual sidekick personas. The show also gave more of an edge to Robin, bringing him out of Batman’s shadow. One decision that Glen Murakami took to make sure the series was better than other DC shows was to make it both kid and adult-friendly.
How Did Glen Murakami Transition From Mature Shows To Teen Titans? A still from Glen Murakami’s Teen Titans
Glen Murakami reportedly got on board Teen Titans...
- 4/12/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
With Teen Titans finally set to get the big screen treatment, it’s only right to assume that the upcoming film will take a page out of the 2003 show. Released during the peak of the Dcau on Cartoon Network, Teen Titans would eventually transcend the medium, becoming the best-animated show to ever hit the network.
And while fans will hope the upcoming live-action adaptation will take major inspiration from the show, its influences shouldn’t be limited to this adaptation alone. Considering the animation department is set to be a major driving force for the new universe, James Gunn and co. have the perfect template in Teen Titans to push the medium to new heights.
Dcu Should Take a Page Out of Teen Titans’ Production
Teen Titans | Cartoon Network
Since its debut in 2003, Teen Titans has remained one of the best parts of the Dcau, which is saying a lot.
And while fans will hope the upcoming live-action adaptation will take major inspiration from the show, its influences shouldn’t be limited to this adaptation alone. Considering the animation department is set to be a major driving force for the new universe, James Gunn and co. have the perfect template in Teen Titans to push the medium to new heights.
Dcu Should Take a Page Out of Teen Titans’ Production
Teen Titans | Cartoon Network
Since its debut in 2003, Teen Titans has remained one of the best parts of the Dcau, which is saying a lot.
- 3/28/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Burbank, CA – After three explosive seasons, the hit TV show inspired by DC comic book characters concludes in Titans: The Fourth and Final Season, arriving on Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2023. A gritty take on the Teen Titans franchise, Titans follows a group of young superheroes from the DC Universe. As they come of age and try to find where they belong, the Titans must defend against supervillains, dark conspiracies, corrupt laboratories, and demonic possessions – across Metropolis and beyond.
Also available on October 17, is Titans: The Complete Series on Blu-ray and DVD, which includes all four seasons of the comic-inspired series in one set.
Season four stars Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Anna Diop as Kory Anders/Starfire, Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth/Raven, Ryan Potter as Gar Logan/Beast Boy, Joshua Orpin as Connor Kent/Superboy, Jay Lycurgo as Tim Drake with Franka Potente as May Bennett/Mother Mayhem...
Also available on October 17, is Titans: The Complete Series on Blu-ray and DVD, which includes all four seasons of the comic-inspired series in one set.
Season four stars Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Nightwing, Anna Diop as Kory Anders/Starfire, Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth/Raven, Ryan Potter as Gar Logan/Beast Boy, Joshua Orpin as Connor Kent/Superboy, Jay Lycurgo as Tim Drake with Franka Potente as May Bennett/Mother Mayhem...
- 8/25/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
DC Comics' "Tales of the Titans" #1, now available, is written by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and illustrated by Javier Rodriguez, with covers by Nicola Scott, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Rodriguez, Fatima Majid and Chris Samnee:
"...'The Titans' have stepped up to become the Dcu's premier superhero team, and all eyes are on them! Who are 'Starfire', 'Raven', 'Donna Troy' and 'Beast Boy'?
"Where do they come from, and what do they stand for? First up is alien princess and warrior 'Starfire', whose huge heart, huger hair, and fiery fists have made her a fan-favorite member of the team!
"When a spaceship bearing 'Tamaranean' markings crash-lands on Earth, Starfire goes on a solo mission to uncover its origins. But what awaits her on that journey will bring her back to the earliest days of her youth, to memories of two sisters eternally at war...and perhaps the...
"...'The Titans' have stepped up to become the Dcu's premier superhero team, and all eyes are on them! Who are 'Starfire', 'Raven', 'Donna Troy' and 'Beast Boy'?
"Where do they come from, and what do they stand for? First up is alien princess and warrior 'Starfire', whose huge heart, huger hair, and fiery fists have made her a fan-favorite member of the team!
"When a spaceship bearing 'Tamaranean' markings crash-lands on Earth, Starfire goes on a solo mission to uncover its origins. But what awaits her on that journey will bring her back to the earliest days of her youth, to memories of two sisters eternally at war...and perhaps the...
- 7/18/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
After the insane multiversal exhibition in the previous episode, which showed Garfield Logan finally realizing his true worth as the metaphysical realm of the Red allows him to find balance, the tenth episode of HBO Max’s Titans reunites Gar with the rest of the members of the team, although not before a detour to his first family, the Doom Patrol. In the ending sequence of the previous episode, as Gar requested the Red to send him home, he ended up in Doom Manor, where Vic found him. On the other hand, a renegade Conner took over Lexcorp and offered Sebastian a proposal to join his side, and the rest of the team got busy hitting upon a plan as to how they could stop May and Sebastian from summoning Trigon into the Earth realm. In this episode, we see three sets of narratives unfolding in parallel as members of...
- 4/29/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
George Pérez, the beloved and influential comic book artist and writer known for his vital work on titles like Wonder Woman and The New Teen Titans, has died at the age of 67.
The prolific penciler’s death Friday was confirmed in a statement on his Facebook page, noting that complications stemming from his lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer as the cause of death.
“He was not in pain and knew he was very, very loved,” the statement on Pérez’s Facebook page read. “We are all very much grieving but,...
The prolific penciler’s death Friday was confirmed in a statement on his Facebook page, noting that complications stemming from his lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer as the cause of death.
“He was not in pain and knew he was very, very loved,” the statement on Pérez’s Facebook page read. “We are all very much grieving but,...
- 5/7/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Did anyone else find the takedown of Scarecrow rather anticlimactic?
Titans Season 3 Episode 13 was a decent season-ender, but there seemed to be untapped potential with the central villain.
There was a lot of simmering tension as we headed into the episode because of Scarecrow's actions, but the team defeated him much quicker than I thought they would.
Maybe we're supposed to believe they work better together, but still, there should have been more desperation in the Titans throughout this final battle for Gotham.
Dick remains one of the worst leaders in the history of TV. Seriously. Gar would have understood if Dick told him Jason was helping in the mission to take down Crane.
Could you imagine Gar tried to attack Jason, and one of them died in the mansion? That would have been yet another problem caused by Dick.
Moving forward, Dick needs to be more of a collaborative member of the Titans.
Titans Season 3 Episode 13 was a decent season-ender, but there seemed to be untapped potential with the central villain.
There was a lot of simmering tension as we headed into the episode because of Scarecrow's actions, but the team defeated him much quicker than I thought they would.
Maybe we're supposed to believe they work better together, but still, there should have been more desperation in the Titans throughout this final battle for Gotham.
Dick remains one of the worst leaders in the history of TV. Seriously. Gar would have understood if Dick told him Jason was helping in the mission to take down Crane.
Could you imagine Gar tried to attack Jason, and one of them died in the mansion? That would have been yet another problem caused by Dick.
Moving forward, Dick needs to be more of a collaborative member of the Titans.
- 10/21/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's becoming challenging to root for Dick.
Titans Season 3 Episode 11 put his worst traits on full display, and while it's understandable he didn't want anyone to be harmed in the scuffle with Red Hood, he needed to understand that the team needs to be united to face this threat.
When you have someone in a position of power, you need to be at ease with their decisions, and Dick always seems to be going rogue these days, leading me to believe Titans Season 3 will wrap with a new leader of the superhero group.
Going into battle with Red Hood, he did have plenty of weapons at his disposal, but he failed to realize just how much the citizens of Gotham are anti-Titans, and that could be his ultimate undoing.
I believe Jason wanted Dick to kill him. It would put him out of his pain, and, well, the kid has...
Titans Season 3 Episode 11 put his worst traits on full display, and while it's understandable he didn't want anyone to be harmed in the scuffle with Red Hood, he needed to understand that the team needs to be united to face this threat.
When you have someone in a position of power, you need to be at ease with their decisions, and Dick always seems to be going rogue these days, leading me to believe Titans Season 3 will wrap with a new leader of the superhero group.
Going into battle with Red Hood, he did have plenty of weapons at his disposal, but he failed to realize just how much the citizens of Gotham are anti-Titans, and that could be his ultimate undoing.
I believe Jason wanted Dick to kill him. It would put him out of his pain, and, well, the kid has...
- 10/7/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
This article contains Titans spoilers.
Titans Episode 4
As the team continues to grow, Titans episode 4, “Blackfire,” re-introduces us to Starfire’s sister. If you’ve watched the previous season of Titans then you’ll remember her as the epically stylish and nefarious Queen of Tamaran.
While Blackfire (Damaris Lewis) was less of a present threat in season two, now she’s on Earth and, as we learn this week this week, has been behind Starfire’s escalating and ever more violent visions. What she’d actually been experiencing were psychic messages from her sister, who was begging for her help as she had been captured by the US government and imprisoned deep underground. It’s a big surprise as the end of last season saw Blackfire hit Earth with big plans of revenge, but here we see her as a helpless victim and one who has to reach out to...
Titans Episode 4
As the team continues to grow, Titans episode 4, “Blackfire,” re-introduces us to Starfire’s sister. If you’ve watched the previous season of Titans then you’ll remember her as the epically stylish and nefarious Queen of Tamaran.
While Blackfire (Damaris Lewis) was less of a present threat in season two, now she’s on Earth and, as we learn this week this week, has been behind Starfire’s escalating and ever more violent visions. What she’d actually been experiencing were psychic messages from her sister, who was begging for her help as she had been captured by the US government and imprisoned deep underground. It’s a big surprise as the end of last season saw Blackfire hit Earth with big plans of revenge, but here we see her as a helpless victim and one who has to reach out to...
- 8/20/2021
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
After such a long wait, Titans Season 3 is here, and Titans Season 3 Episode 1, Titans Season 3 Episode 2, and Titans Season 3 Episode 3 took on a much darker tone than usual.
This three-episode premiere was bursting at the seams with drama, culminating in one of the most shocking scenes in the history of the series and setting the tone for the rest of the season.
Let's dig in. We have a lot to discuss!
Jason's death was not a surprising development. It was teased in the official trailer for Titans Season 3, and given the way it played out in the comics, it was inevitable he would pop back up as Red Hood.
Jason has never been my favorite member of the team, and after the way Titans Season 2 ended, he was set up as an adversary. The series is finally following through on it, so that's a major positive.
What is murkier...
This three-episode premiere was bursting at the seams with drama, culminating in one of the most shocking scenes in the history of the series and setting the tone for the rest of the season.
Let's dig in. We have a lot to discuss!
Jason's death was not a surprising development. It was teased in the official trailer for Titans Season 3, and given the way it played out in the comics, it was inevitable he would pop back up as Red Hood.
Jason has never been my favorite member of the team, and after the way Titans Season 2 ended, he was set up as an adversary. The series is finally following through on it, so that's a major positive.
What is murkier...
- 8/12/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's been a long road, but Titans Season 3 is less than a week from touching down at its new home on HBO Max.
The transition has been a smooth process, and the look of the show remains a cut above the other superhero shows, so that's a major positive.
But the transition to Gotham City comes at a huge cost to the tone of the show. The series has typically embraced the darkness, but there has always been a comedic lick of humor that allowing for witty one-liners.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Titans Season 3.
After watching five episodes, they are the darkest in the series' history, and the drama rarely stops long enough for the heroes to breathe or share a laugh or two. It's all about moving on to the next plot.
If anything, it highlights the nature of Gotham City to a T, so if...
The transition has been a smooth process, and the look of the show remains a cut above the other superhero shows, so that's a major positive.
But the transition to Gotham City comes at a huge cost to the tone of the show. The series has typically embraced the darkness, but there has always been a comedic lick of humor that allowing for witty one-liners.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Titans Season 3.
After watching five episodes, they are the darkest in the series' history, and the drama rarely stops long enough for the heroes to breathe or share a laugh or two. It's all about moving on to the next plot.
If anything, it highlights the nature of Gotham City to a T, so if...
- 8/6/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Anna Diop is set to star in the Stay Gold Features And Topic Studios Pic Nanny. Topic Studios, Stay Gold Pictures and LinLay Productions had teamed up to finance and produce. Nikyatu Jusu will write and direct.
A timely thriller that puts the immigrant story front and center, the film follows an undocumented nanny (Diop) who takes a job caring for the privileged child of a wealthy Manhattan family on the Upper East Side in the hopes that she may earn enough money to bring her six-year-old son from West Africa to live with her in New York. As Aisha prepares for the arrival of her young son, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the “American Dream” she so painstakingly pieced together.
Selected as a screenplay for the 2019 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Lab & Summit, the script was chosen for Sundance’s 2020 Writer’s Lab and the 2020 Director’s Lab.
A timely thriller that puts the immigrant story front and center, the film follows an undocumented nanny (Diop) who takes a job caring for the privileged child of a wealthy Manhattan family on the Upper East Side in the hopes that she may earn enough money to bring her six-year-old son from West Africa to live with her in New York. As Aisha prepares for the arrival of her young son, a violent supernatural presence invades her reality, threatening the “American Dream” she so painstakingly pieced together.
Selected as a screenplay for the 2019 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Lab & Summit, the script was chosen for Sundance’s 2020 Writer’s Lab and the 2020 Director’s Lab.
- 6/9/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Titans star Anna Diop has signed with M88 for management, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The firm was launched last August by former WME partner Phillip Sun and MacRo founder and CEO Charles D. King to represent artists from the “global new majority.”
The Senegal-born actress plays Kory Anders, also known as the superhero Starfire, on the DC Universe series, which will return for its third season this year on HBO Max. She was previously a series regular on Fox’s 24: Legacy and The CW’s The Messengers, and her credits also include Us, Netflix’s Message From the King and The Moment in ...
The Senegal-born actress plays Kory Anders, also known as the superhero Starfire, on the DC Universe series, which will return for its third season this year on HBO Max. She was previously a series regular on Fox’s 24: Legacy and The CW’s The Messengers, and her credits also include Us, Netflix’s Message From the King and The Moment in ...
Titans star Anna Diop has signed with M88 for management, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The firm was launched last August by former WME partner Phillip Sun and MacRo founder and CEO Charles D. King to represent artists from the “global new majority.”
The Senegal-born actress plays Kory Anders, also known as the superhero Starfire, on the DC Universe series, which will return for its third season this year on HBO Max. She was previously a series regular on Fox’s 24: Legacy and The CW’s The Messengers, and her credits also include Us, Netflix’s Message From the King and The Moment in ...
The Senegal-born actress plays Kory Anders, also known as the superhero Starfire, on the DC Universe series, which will return for its third season this year on HBO Max. She was previously a series regular on Fox’s 24: Legacy and The CW’s The Messengers, and her credits also include Us, Netflix’s Message From the King and The Moment in ...
Check out some little-known facts about George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984.
“George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four has given us a whole slew of shorthand phrases for dystopian or oppressive governments and surveillance, but even if you’ve already read about Winston Smith’s struggle against Big Brother, there are a few facts, stories, and theories about the novel that are worth a closer look.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
One of the most anticipated conflicts on Titans, Starfire versus Blackfire, has a long history in DC Comics.
“In the upcoming season of DC’s Titans on HBO Max, we will see a clash between alien sisters. The pair, Starfire and Blackfire, have been fighting for years in the comics, but why is that? Well, let’s take a look.”
Read more at The Mary Sue.
With how well-received WandaVision is, some wonder if The Falcon and the Winter Soldier...
“George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four has given us a whole slew of shorthand phrases for dystopian or oppressive governments and surveillance, but even if you’ve already read about Winston Smith’s struggle against Big Brother, there are a few facts, stories, and theories about the novel that are worth a closer look.”
Read more at Mental Floss.
One of the most anticipated conflicts on Titans, Starfire versus Blackfire, has a long history in DC Comics.
“In the upcoming season of DC’s Titans on HBO Max, we will see a clash between alien sisters. The pair, Starfire and Blackfire, have been fighting for years in the comics, but why is that? Well, let’s take a look.”
Read more at The Mary Sue.
With how well-received WandaVision is, some wonder if The Falcon and the Winter Soldier...
- 3/8/2021
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
From TorontoFilm.Net, take a look at the new 'supersuit' worn by 'Kory Anders', aka 'Starfire' (Anna Diop), created by costume designer Laura Jean ('Lj') Shannon, representing the first-ever physical suit created for the character, from Season Three of the DC live-action TV series "Titans":
"...'Starfire' is a 'Tamaranean' with a physiology designed to constantly absorb ultraviolet radiation. The radiation is then converted to pure energy, allowing her to fly at supersonic speeds. Starfire is capable of using this power to fly in space and even go fast enough to cross several solar systems in minutes to seconds. This energy also gives her incredible superhuman strength and durability.
"After being experimented on by the alien Psions, Starfire gained the ability to release her absorbed energy into incredibly powerful blasts called 'starbolts'.
"Starfire, and all Tamaraneans, are capable of assimilating languages through physical contact with another person. When...
"...'Starfire' is a 'Tamaranean' with a physiology designed to constantly absorb ultraviolet radiation. The radiation is then converted to pure energy, allowing her to fly at supersonic speeds. Starfire is capable of using this power to fly in space and even go fast enough to cross several solar systems in minutes to seconds. This energy also gives her incredible superhuman strength and durability.
"After being experimented on by the alien Psions, Starfire gained the ability to release her absorbed energy into incredibly powerful blasts called 'starbolts'.
"Starfire, and all Tamaraneans, are capable of assimilating languages through physical contact with another person. When...
- 11/28/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Need to learn a little more about M.O.D.O.K. before his animated show premieres on Hulu? Want a first look at Starfire‘s new look in the third season of Titans? Ready to buy your Spider-Bot even though Avengers Campus isn’t open? Want to see footage from a canceled Green Lantern game for Super Nintendo? What was […]
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- 11/24/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Titans‘ Anna Diop is truly ready to shine as Starfire, from the looks of her snazzy new supersuit to debut in Season 3.
HBO Max revealed both a full-length photo and Gina DeDomenico’s concept art of the Laura Jean Shannon costume design, which — with Diop playing the first-ever live-action Starfire — represents the first-ever physical suit created for the DC Comics character.
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HBO Max revealed both a full-length photo and Gina DeDomenico’s concept art of the Laura Jean Shannon costume design, which — with Diop playing the first-ever live-action Starfire — represents the first-ever physical suit created for the DC Comics character.
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- 11/23/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Is it time for Titans‘ Starfire to shine? Has a S.W.A.T. team member gone missing? Is a #OneChicago romance ready for the next step? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows!
On Titans, will we get to see the planet Tamaran and more background on Kory (played by Anna Diop) now that her sister (promoted series regular Damaris Lewis) is fully in Season 3? –Malasha
“We’re planning a big season for Kory this year,” exec producer Greg Walker told Inside Line when I delivered your Q. “The arrival of her sister/nemesis Blackfire launches Kory...
On Titans, will we get to see the planet Tamaran and more background on Kory (played by Anna Diop) now that her sister (promoted series regular Damaris Lewis) is fully in Season 3? –Malasha
“We’re planning a big season for Kory this year,” exec producer Greg Walker told Inside Line when I delivered your Q. “The arrival of her sister/nemesis Blackfire launches Kory...
- 11/4/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Titans in Season 3 will be saying farewell to San Francisco and hello to Gotham — and meeting some familiar characters along the way.
During the live-action superhero series’ (virtual) panel at DC FanDome on Saturday, it was revealed that “circumstances draw our heroes to Gotham City” in Season 3, “where they will reunite with old friends and face new threats.”
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During the live-action superhero series’ (virtual) panel at DC FanDome on Saturday, it was revealed that “circumstances draw our heroes to Gotham City” in Season 3, “where they will reunite with old friends and face new threats.”
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- 8/22/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
DC characters have been spread liberally across film and TV over the years, and the Teen Titans are no exception, being seen in the relatively decent animated kids’ series Teen Titans, the rather more childish Teen Titans Go! and its spinoff movie, DC Universe’s live action mediocrity Titans, animated movies Justice League vs. Teen Titans and The Judas Contract, and to a lesser extent the animated series Young Justice. Now, however, we’ve got a fan trailer which imagines what a live-action movie featuring the team might look like.
Like all comic book supergroups, the Teen Titans’ lineup has been varied over the years, although its most well-known roster comes from the ‘80s relaunch New Teen Titans, consisting of Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy, and is the one used in most adaptations.
Being a fan trailer, the material here is collected from elsewhere, with the sources being quite extensive,...
Like all comic book supergroups, the Teen Titans’ lineup has been varied over the years, although its most well-known roster comes from the ‘80s relaunch New Teen Titans, consisting of Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy, and is the one used in most adaptations.
Being a fan trailer, the material here is collected from elsewhere, with the sources being quite extensive,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Arrow, Manifest, NCIS and The Conners!
1 | How did Titans‘ Starfire incinerate Kovar and his henchmen, yet the photograph on the desk emerged unsinged?
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1 | How did Titans‘ Starfire incinerate Kovar and his henchmen, yet the photograph on the desk emerged unsinged?
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- 10/19/2018
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Kimberly Roots, Andy Swift, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Academy Award-nominated art director and production illustrator George Jenson died of melanoma cancer in Henderson, Nev., on May 25. He was 87.
He was the production illustrator on 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Jenson received his Oscar nomination for visual effects on “2010” in 1984.
Jenson began his career in the film industry in 1964 as a production illustrator/storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen’s series “Lost in Space,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “Time Tunnel,” and “Land of the Giants.” He moved to Filmation Associates as a layout artist and illustrator on the animated TV series “Star Trek,” “Mission: Magic,” “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers,” and “My Favorite Martian” during 1972-75.
Jenson worked as a production illustrator on live-action feature films including Disney’s “Escape to Witch Mountain” and MGM’s “Logan’s Run.” He joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
He was the production illustrator on 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.” Jenson received his Oscar nomination for visual effects on “2010” in 1984.
Jenson began his career in the film industry in 1964 as a production illustrator/storyboard artist at 20th Century Fox Studios, working for producer Irwin Allen’s series “Lost in Space,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “Time Tunnel,” and “Land of the Giants.” He moved to Filmation Associates as a layout artist and illustrator on the animated TV series “Star Trek,” “Mission: Magic,” “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers,” and “My Favorite Martian” during 1972-75.
Jenson worked as a production illustrator on live-action feature films including Disney’s “Escape to Witch Mountain” and MGM’s “Logan’s Run.” He joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
- 7/13/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Lambie Oct 3, 2019
Apocalyptic thriller Left Behind stars Nicolas Cage. Its reviews were not kind. And it features perhaps the worst movie break-in ever...
Films are sometimes critically panned not because they're inherently bad, but because of the larger story surrounding them. Consider Battlefield Earth, for example: a terrible movie, sure, but its production history (not to mention its connection to the Church of Scientology) made it an easy target.
Solar Crisis, released in 1990 was an equally awful movie--and with a budget of $55 million, just as financially calamitous--but it was largely ignored while Battlefield Earth's hideousness was trumpeted from the rooftops.
Which brings us to 2014's Left Behind, a film so universally panned by critics that its Rotten Tomatoes score sits at an abysmal three percent. This places it a mere whisker above such legendarily bad films as Jaws: The Revenge and Mac and Me, and a startling 10 percent...
Apocalyptic thriller Left Behind stars Nicolas Cage. Its reviews were not kind. And it features perhaps the worst movie break-in ever...
Films are sometimes critically panned not because they're inherently bad, but because of the larger story surrounding them. Consider Battlefield Earth, for example: a terrible movie, sure, but its production history (not to mention its connection to the Church of Scientology) made it an easy target.
Solar Crisis, released in 1990 was an equally awful movie--and with a budget of $55 million, just as financially calamitous--but it was largely ignored while Battlefield Earth's hideousness was trumpeted from the rooftops.
Which brings us to 2014's Left Behind, a film so universally panned by critics that its Rotten Tomatoes score sits at an abysmal three percent. This places it a mere whisker above such legendarily bad films as Jaws: The Revenge and Mac and Me, and a startling 10 percent...
- 9/14/2015
- Den of Geek
Apocalyptic thriller Left Behind stars Nicolas Cage. Its reviews were not kind. And it features perhaps the worst movie break-in ever...
Films are sometimes critically panned not because they're inherently bad, but because of the larger story surrounding them. Consider Battlefield Earth, for example: a terrible movie, sure, but its production history (not to mention its connection to the Church of Scientology) made it an easy target.
Solar Crisis, released in 1990 was an equally awful movie - and with a budget of $55m, just as calamitous, financially - but it was largely ignored while Battlefield Earth's hideousness was trumpeted from the rooftops.
Which brings us to 2014's Left Behind, a film so universally panned by critics that its Rotten Tomatoes score sits at an abysmal two percent. This places it a mere whisker above such legendarily bad films as Jaws: The Revenge and Mac And Me, and a startling...
Films are sometimes critically panned not because they're inherently bad, but because of the larger story surrounding them. Consider Battlefield Earth, for example: a terrible movie, sure, but its production history (not to mention its connection to the Church of Scientology) made it an easy target.
Solar Crisis, released in 1990 was an equally awful movie - and with a budget of $55m, just as calamitous, financially - but it was largely ignored while Battlefield Earth's hideousness was trumpeted from the rooftops.
Which brings us to 2014's Left Behind, a film so universally panned by critics that its Rotten Tomatoes score sits at an abysmal two percent. This places it a mere whisker above such legendarily bad films as Jaws: The Revenge and Mac And Me, and a startling...
- 9/11/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
We may remember Independence Day, The Matrix, The Phantom Menace. But what about these forgotten 90s sci-fi films? And are any worth seeing?
Think back to the science fiction cinema of the 1990s, and some of the decade's biggest box-office hits will immediately spring to mind: The Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men In Black, Armageddon and Terminator 2 were all in the top 20 most lucrative films of the era.
But what about the sci-fi films of the 1990s that failed to make even close to the same cultural and financial impact of those big hitters? These are the films this list is devoted to - the flops, the straight-to-video releases, the low-budget and critically-derided. We've picked 50 live-action films that fit these criteria, and dug them up to see whether they're still worth watching in the 21st century.
So here's a mix of everything from hidden classics to forgettable dreck,...
Think back to the science fiction cinema of the 1990s, and some of the decade's biggest box-office hits will immediately spring to mind: The Phantom Menace, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men In Black, Armageddon and Terminator 2 were all in the top 20 most lucrative films of the era.
But what about the sci-fi films of the 1990s that failed to make even close to the same cultural and financial impact of those big hitters? These are the films this list is devoted to - the flops, the straight-to-video releases, the low-budget and critically-derided. We've picked 50 live-action films that fit these criteria, and dug them up to see whether they're still worth watching in the 21st century.
So here's a mix of everything from hidden classics to forgettable dreck,...
- 7/16/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 6 Feb 2014 - 06:08
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2007, and another 25 overlooked gems...
For some reason, the number three was a common factor in several blockbuster movies of 2007. The third film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series (At World's End) dominated the box office, Spider-Man 3 marked Sam Raimi's last entry as director in the series, while Mike Myers went for a hat trick of hits with Shrek The Third.
I Am Legend was the third and most financially successful attempt to bring Richard Matheson's classic novel to the big screen, Rush Hour 3 marked Jackie Chan's last action pairing with Chris Tucker, while Zack Snyder's musky sword-swinger 300 was notable for having the number three in the title.
Iffy attempts at numerology aside, 2007 was also a superb for year for movies in general - particularly underappreciated ones,...
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2007, and another 25 overlooked gems...
For some reason, the number three was a common factor in several blockbuster movies of 2007. The third film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series (At World's End) dominated the box office, Spider-Man 3 marked Sam Raimi's last entry as director in the series, while Mike Myers went for a hat trick of hits with Shrek The Third.
I Am Legend was the third and most financially successful attempt to bring Richard Matheson's classic novel to the big screen, Rush Hour 3 marked Jackie Chan's last action pairing with Chris Tucker, while Zack Snyder's musky sword-swinger 300 was notable for having the number three in the title.
Iffy attempts at numerology aside, 2007 was also a superb for year for movies in general - particularly underappreciated ones,...
- 2/4/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
By Lee Pfeiffer
Cinema Retro mourns the passing of director Richard C. Sarafian, who has passed away at age 83. Sarafian may not be a household name but in the film industry he was held in great regard, especially by maverick younger directors like Quentin Tarantino who emulated his work and style. Crusty, outspoken and often littering his sentences with curses that would make a longshoreman blush, Sarafian was an uncompromising man when it came to his personal visions of how his movies should be constructed. He started off directing episodes of classic TV series including I Spy and Batman and his best known work from the 1960s is the eerie "Living Doll" episode of The Twilight Zone in which Telly Savalas as a cruel stepfather gets his comeuppance at the hands of possessed toy doll. Sarafian graduated into feature films and directed the movie which gained him fame, if not fortune: Vanishing Point,...
Cinema Retro mourns the passing of director Richard C. Sarafian, who has passed away at age 83. Sarafian may not be a household name but in the film industry he was held in great regard, especially by maverick younger directors like Quentin Tarantino who emulated his work and style. Crusty, outspoken and often littering his sentences with curses that would make a longshoreman blush, Sarafian was an uncompromising man when it came to his personal visions of how his movies should be constructed. He started off directing episodes of classic TV series including I Spy and Batman and his best known work from the 1960s is the eerie "Living Doll" episode of The Twilight Zone in which Telly Savalas as a cruel stepfather gets his comeuppance at the hands of possessed toy doll. Sarafian graduated into feature films and directed the movie which gained him fame, if not fortune: Vanishing Point,...
- 9/24/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Director of the mystical road movie Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point was one of a crop of existential road movies in the early 1970s – the others included Two-Lane Blacktop and Electra Glide in Blue – which quickly gained cult status. Its director, Richard C Sarafian, who has died aged 83, never made another film that struck such a resounding chord with audiences, countercultural or otherwise. No matter: the appeal of Vanishing Point was enduring enough to make him a noted, even influential, figure. Quentin Tarantino thanked Sarafian in the closing credits of his own four-wheeled thriller, Death Proof (2007), and the Scottish band Primal Scream signalled their admiration for Vanishing Point by naming a 1997 album after the movie. "It's always been a favourite of the band," said the singer Bobby Gillespie. "We love the air of paranoia and speed-freak righteousness."
This 1971 film concerns the Vietnam veteran Kowalski (played by Barry Newman after the studio overruled Sarafian's first choice,...
Vanishing Point was one of a crop of existential road movies in the early 1970s – the others included Two-Lane Blacktop and Electra Glide in Blue – which quickly gained cult status. Its director, Richard C Sarafian, who has died aged 83, never made another film that struck such a resounding chord with audiences, countercultural or otherwise. No matter: the appeal of Vanishing Point was enduring enough to make him a noted, even influential, figure. Quentin Tarantino thanked Sarafian in the closing credits of his own four-wheeled thriller, Death Proof (2007), and the Scottish band Primal Scream signalled their admiration for Vanishing Point by naming a 1997 album after the movie. "It's always been a favourite of the band," said the singer Bobby Gillespie. "We love the air of paranoia and speed-freak righteousness."
This 1971 film concerns the Vietnam veteran Kowalski (played by Barry Newman after the studio overruled Sarafian's first choice,...
- 9/20/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
A sci-fi movie wouldn’t be the same without a hypnotic journey through time and space. Here’s our celebration of cinema’s finest genre vortexes...
It’s a given that any sci-fi protagonist will, at some point in their adventures, descend into a kind of churning whirlpool in space. The experience is probably an entry requirement in the sci-fi hero private smoking room, if such a thing exists. “What? You haven’t been through a vortex of flashing lights? You haven’t stared at the benighted abyss which lies beyond death? Get out. Get out of sci-fi hero club.”
Science fiction is all about poking at the edges of human experience. And sometimes, about what might happen if we head off into the depths of space. What - or who - might we find? Does space loop back on itself, so your ship effectively appears on the other side...
It’s a given that any sci-fi protagonist will, at some point in their adventures, descend into a kind of churning whirlpool in space. The experience is probably an entry requirement in the sci-fi hero private smoking room, if such a thing exists. “What? You haven’t been through a vortex of flashing lights? You haven’t stared at the benighted abyss which lies beyond death? Get out. Get out of sci-fi hero club.”
Science fiction is all about poking at the edges of human experience. And sometimes, about what might happen if we head off into the depths of space. What - or who - might we find? Does space loop back on itself, so your ship effectively appears on the other side...
- 4/27/2012
- Den of Geek
It was expensive, and its cast included Jack Palance and Charlton Heston. So what was 1990’s Solar Crisis like, and why did it sink without trace…?
Home Alone. Total Recall. Die Hard 2. Dances With Wolves. If you’re old enough to remember the year 1990, then you may also remember that these movies were among its biggest hits. 1990 was also the year of movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Tremors and Goodfellas – movies that didn’t make it into the top 10 list of successes, but are still fondly remembered and enthusiastically discussed.
By contrast, who remembers Solar Crisis? Hardly anyone is the likely answer. What’s strange about the film’s anonymity is that, although its title generic title suggests a straight-to-video B-movie, it was anything but. In fact, with a budget of around $55 million, it wasn’t all that far behind Die Hard 2 ($70 million) and Total Recall ($65 million), the two most expensive movies released that year.
Home Alone. Total Recall. Die Hard 2. Dances With Wolves. If you’re old enough to remember the year 1990, then you may also remember that these movies were among its biggest hits. 1990 was also the year of movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Tremors and Goodfellas – movies that didn’t make it into the top 10 list of successes, but are still fondly remembered and enthusiastically discussed.
By contrast, who remembers Solar Crisis? Hardly anyone is the likely answer. What’s strange about the film’s anonymity is that, although its title generic title suggests a straight-to-video B-movie, it was anything but. In fact, with a budget of around $55 million, it wasn’t all that far behind Die Hard 2 ($70 million) and Total Recall ($65 million), the two most expensive movies released that year.
- 4/24/2012
- Den of Geek
Horror fanatics are still buzzing like chainsaws over the Academy Awards’ genre montage. Anywhere there could be a conversation about it online, there was one. Many were upset over the Twilight ‘tweens’ participation, as if their mere presence sent a message about the state of scary in Hollyweird, USA.
A few seemed happy, though, to just get a glimpse of their beloved Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 if only for a few seconds. But many called the selections generic and thoughtless, demanding the likes of Demons and TerrorVision instead (well, maybe not TerrorVision; that was just me).
How about Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer? Re-Animator? It’s Alive? Tombs of the Blind Dead? Coffin Joe? No list is perfect, but with a bit more care and a phone call to any one of us, the Oscars could have elevated that section into a real scream. Or maybe they...
A few seemed happy, though, to just get a glimpse of their beloved Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 if only for a few seconds. But many called the selections generic and thoughtless, demanding the likes of Demons and TerrorVision instead (well, maybe not TerrorVision; that was just me).
How about Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer? Re-Animator? It’s Alive? Tombs of the Blind Dead? Coffin Joe? No list is perfect, but with a bit more care and a phone call to any one of us, the Oscars could have elevated that section into a real scream. Or maybe they...
- 3/9/2010
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
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