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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jan 8, 2019 16:13:17 GMT -5
Just looked up info on the season finale of Titans out of curiosity and... That description alone is enough to confirm I'm never watching this show. What. Yeah, same here. Spent a good while wrapping my head around it.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 8, 2019 16:58:12 GMT -5
Just looked up info on the season finale of Titans out of curiosity and... That description alone is enough to confirm I'm never watching this show. What. {Spoiler}The episode description doesn't tell you that the entire episode is Dick living out his worst fears thanks to Trigon. The real Batman doesn't go on a murder spree. I'm a huge fan of the characters, and I really think the show is for the most part doing right by them. I'd just recommend not letting terrible episode descriptions sway you.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 17:01:06 GMT -5
Just looked up info on the season finale of Titans out of curiosity and... That description alone is enough to confirm I'm never watching this show. What. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The episode description doesn't tell you that the entire episode is Dick living out his worst fears thanks to Trigon. The real Batman doesn't go on a murder spree. I'm a huge fan of the characters, and I really think the show is for the most part doing right by them. I'd just recommend not letting terrible episode descriptions sway you. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The episode description actually did mention that, and that kind of just makes it worse? It's basically just being grimdark solely so they can be in this case when they could've done it in a distinctly not-Batman-cripples-and-murders-everyone way.
Plus there's also that apparently they think Krypto of all characters is the right big hook to end on leading into season two. Granted it still probably is unfair to judge the show entirely on paper. I dunno, maybe if I ever end up with the DC service for something or other else (nothing on the horizon at the moment really interests me at all) then I'll give it a look while at it. Feeling no inclinations to go out of my way to do so though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 20:17:00 GMT -5
I decided to subscribe using the holiday sale deal. I’m glad I did. I’m on Episode 9 of Titans and it’s fun, so far. I’m looking forward to the other shows and watching some of the older stuff, too.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 8, 2019 20:33:10 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The episode description doesn't tell you that the entire episode is Dick living out his worst fears thanks to Trigon. The real Batman doesn't go on a murder spree. I'm a huge fan of the characters, and I really think the show is for the most part doing right by them. I'd just recommend not letting terrible episode descriptions sway you. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}The episode description actually did mention that, and that kind of just makes it worse? It's basically just being grimdark solely so they can be in this case when they could've done it in a distinctly not-Batman-cripples-and-murders-everyone way.
Plus there's also that apparently they think Krypto of all characters is the right big hook to end on leading into season two. Granted it still probably is unfair to judge the show entirely on paper. I dunno, maybe if I ever end up with the DC service for something or other else (nothing on the horizon at the moment really interests me at all) then I'll give it a look while at it. Feeling no inclinations to go out of my way to do so though. Titans is coming to Netflix some time early 2019. So you don't even need to give them money directly.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 8, 2019 21:25:30 GMT -5
Coming to Netflix for international viewers, yes.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 8, 2019 22:39:08 GMT -5
Coming to Netflix for international viewers, yes. ah... I missed that it was international only... wonder why it showed up in my feed then >_>
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 8, 2019 23:03:06 GMT -5
I enjoyed Titans. Unlike the Marvel shows, it embraced the fact that it was a superhero show.
I always got the sense Marvel shows wanted to tone down the more superhero aspects. Iron Fist rarely wearing his costume for example
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Post by The Spelunker! on Jan 9, 2019 19:28:19 GMT -5
I enjoyed Titans. Unlike the Marvel shows, it embraced the fact that it was a superhero show. I always got the sense Marvel shows wanted to tone down the more superhero aspects. Iron Fist rarely wearing his costume for example I assume that on some level the Marvel tv execs feel that in the future their attempts at the costumes will look hokey and outdated and want to minimize their impact? I mean look at the X-Men costumes from the early 2000s that everyone thought were awesome at the time.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 9, 2019 19:37:00 GMT -5
I enjoyed Titans. Unlike the Marvel shows, it embraced the fact that it was a superhero show. I always got the sense Marvel shows wanted to tone down the more superhero aspects. Iron Fist rarely wearing his costume for example I assume that on some level the Marvel tv execs feel that in the future their attempts at the costumes will look hokey and outdated and want to minimize their impact? I mean look at the X-Men costumes from the early 2000s that everyone thought were awesome at the time. I mean the only one that didn't wear their Superhero outfit all that often was Iron Fist really. Jessica Jones outside of her Jewel outfit (which made an appearance) didn't wear a superhero outfit. Luke Cage's outfit has always just been yellow shirt and pants... and evne then they made a reference to his 70's tiara and silk shirt. Daredevil and the Punisher wore their outfits pretty much all the time the were out doing their thing from what I remember.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 9, 2019 20:16:34 GMT -5
I assume that on some level the Marvel tv execs feel that in the future their attempts at the costumes will look hokey and outdated and want to minimize their impact? I mean look at the X-Men costumes from the early 2000s that everyone thought were awesome at the time. I mean the only one that didn't wear their Superhero outfit all that often was Iron Fist really. Jessica Jones outside of her Jewel outfit (which made an appearance) didn't wear a superhero outfit. Luke Cage's outfit has always just been yellow shirt and pants... and evne then they made a reference to his 70's tiara and silk shirt. Daredevil and the Punisher wore their outfits pretty much all the time the were out doing their thing from what I remember. The costuming choices made sense narratively, as well. The Iron Fist outfit was portrayed as a ceremonial garb, because it really doesn't work any other way. The Daredevil outfit was body armor. Punisher's t-shirt went over body armor. Jessica Jones is a failed superhero-turned-P.I.; she doesn't need a costume. She's just trying to do her job and the biggest part of that is to attract as little attention to herself as possible. Luke Cage has always worn street clothes, but it's unrealistic to have him wear the same outfit 24/7.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 9, 2019 21:45:20 GMT -5
I enjoyed Titans. Unlike the Marvel shows, it embraced the fact that it was a superhero show. I always got the sense Marvel shows wanted to tone down the more superhero aspects. Iron Fist rarely wearing his costume for example I assume that on some level the Marvel tv execs feel that in the future their attempts at the costumes will look hokey and outdated and want to minimize their impact? I mean look at the X-Men costumes from the early 2000s that everyone thought were awesome at the time. Costume was just an example. There's other things too. Marvrl shows not tying into a wider superhero world for example, beyond the occasional mention of "the green guy." Whereas Titans tied in with Batman, referenced Joker, had Dove and Hawk appear etc. It made it feel like a superhero show, whereas the Marvel shows feel like crime dramas that feature a superhero. Not saying the Marvel shows are bad, Daredevil especially was awesome. It's just Titans felt unique because it was basically a pure superhero show.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 9, 2019 22:16:17 GMT -5
I assume that on some level the Marvel tv execs feel that in the future their attempts at the costumes will look hokey and outdated and want to minimize their impact? I mean look at the X-Men costumes from the early 2000s that everyone thought were awesome at the time. Costume was just an example. There's other things too. Marvrl shows not tying into a wider superhero world for example, beyond the occasional mention of "the green guy." Whereas Titans tied in with Batman, referenced Joker, had Dove and Hawk appear etc. It made it feel like a superhero show, whereas the Marvel shows feel like crime dramas that feature a superhero. Not saying the Marvel shows are bad, Daredevil especially was awesome. It's just Titans felt unique because it was basically a pure superhero show. That's more to do with inter-company politics. The Marvel TV shows are very much divorced from the Marvel movies, despite sharing the same continuity. DC have multiple versions of the same characters running around in multiple continuities, so they don't have the same restrictions.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 0:19:40 GMT -5
Costume was just an example. There's other things too. Marvrl shows not tying into a wider superhero world for example, beyond the occasional mention of "the green guy." Whereas Titans tied in with Batman, referenced Joker, had Dove and Hawk appear etc. It made it feel like a superhero show, whereas the Marvel shows feel like crime dramas that feature a superhero. Not saying the Marvel shows are bad, Daredevil especially was awesome. It's just Titans felt unique because it was basically a pure superhero show. That's more to do with inter-company politics. The Marvel TV shows are very much divorced from the Marvel movies, despite sharing the same continuity. DC have multiple versions of the same characters running around in multiple continuities, so they don't have the same restrictions. Which is quite the far cry from the stupidity of the Bat Embargo and how apparently a cartoon featuring Two-Face would've killed Dark Knight's box office.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 10, 2019 0:23:29 GMT -5
That's more to do with inter-company politics. The Marvel TV shows are very much divorced from the Marvel movies, despite sharing the same continuity. DC have multiple versions of the same characters running around in multiple continuities, so they don't have the same restrictions. Which is quite the far cry from the stupidity of the Bat Embargo and how apparently a cartoon featuring Two-Face would've killed Dark Knight's box office. On one hand, a character can get overplayed and reduce the impact, but yeah, Warner Brothers took that to the point of weird paranoia.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 0:26:09 GMT -5
Which is quite the far cry from the stupidity of the Bat Embargo and how apparently a cartoon featuring Two-Face would've killed Dark Knight's box office. On one hand, a character can get overplayed and reduce the impact, but yeah, Warner Brothers took that to the point of weird paranoia. Yeah, I do at least, like, get not letting The Batman use Robin until Teen Titans was over. That makes sense. But stuff like Devil Ray was just stupid.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 10, 2019 0:27:18 GMT -5
On one hand, a character can get overplayed and reduce the impact, but yeah, Warner Brothers took that to the point of weird paranoia. Yeah, I do at least, like, get not letting The Batman use Robin until Teen Titans was over. That makes sense. But stuff like Devil Ray was just stupid. I think that one was more them not wanting to have Black Manta shot and killed in an episode, or did they do that due to not being able to use him, anyway?
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 10, 2019 0:34:56 GMT -5
That's more to do with inter-company politics. The Marvel TV shows are very much divorced from the Marvel movies, despite sharing the same continuity. DC have multiple versions of the same characters running around in multiple continuities, so they don't have the same restrictions. Which is quite the far cry from the stupidity of the Bat Embargo and how apparently a cartoon featuring Two-Face would've killed Dark Knight's box office. There is still some restrictions, such as the use of the name Joker not being allowed on Gotham despite having two obvious Joker stand-ins, but for the most part DC have been pretty free with letting their shows reference other characters. I suppose another part of it is DC have embraced the multiverse, so when one character on one show mentions Batman, for example, they're referring to the Batman of their universe who may well appear at some point. When a Defender mentions Hulk, they can only refer to the Mark Ruffalo Hulk, who will never appear unless Marvel's TV division is merged with Marvel Studios.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 1:01:58 GMT -5
Yeah, I do at least, like, get not letting The Batman use Robin until Teen Titans was over. That makes sense. But stuff like Devil Ray was just stupid. I think that one was more them not wanting to have Black Manta shot and killed in an episode, or did they do that due to not being able to use him, anyway? I'd assume more due to not being able to use him given that was supposed to be an Aquaman episode instead of a Wonder Woman one.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jan 10, 2019 1:09:28 GMT -5
Krypto and Superboy is TOTALLY a hook that'll work on me for season 2 of Titans. lol. Not even joking. I love that damn superdog.
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