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ManlyGrunting
May 29, 2014
I was just making a joke, I know he's the nondescript probably Grayson of the original cartoon. :v: I do like how the scripts are increasingly just becoming excuses for Scott Meville to ham it up, he's just having so much fun. I never knew how much I needed Robin suffering in my life until this cartoon. :allears:

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Some Pinko Commie
Jun 9, 2009

CNC! Easy as 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣!
Losing to a pot of chili would suck pretty hard.

Also, I hope Trigon isn't gone forever. He's hilarious.

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
Today was freaking stylish.

muscles like this!
Jan 17, 2005


I really liked how Robin's story was done.

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer
"Don't you want to hear my scary story?"
"Absolutely not"
"Great!"

Scott Menville is a treasure.

limp_cheese
Sep 10, 2007


Nothing to see here. Move along.

I loved Beast Boy's story. I remember my dad telling me a story almost exactly like that when I was younger.

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum
"But how are these adults now going to provide for their families?"
"I don't know, I'm just a kid. It's not my problem":robin:

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum
This is the perfect 100th episode.

MorningMoon
Dec 29, 2013

He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?
That was strange even for this show. Sounded like it was fun as hell to make tho.

axelblaze
Oct 18, 2006

Congratulations The One Concern!!!

You're addicted to Ivory!!

and...oh my...could you please...
oh my...

Grimey Drawer
God drat that last episode was amazing.

Parts Kit
Jun 9, 2006

durr
i have a hole in my head
durr
Amazing use of fart gags.

Mazerunner
Apr 22, 2010

Good Hunter, what... what is this post?

axleblaze posted:

God drat that last episode was amazing.

All the episodes this week were incredible

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
Is there a good rundown of the "skippable" episodes of the original show? I somehow missed the boat on it entirely despite being a kid at exactly the right time, though I heard a decent amount about it, and watching TTG (and knowing off the top of my head that it's pretty much considered part of the DCAU, even if it's not canon with B:TAS or Beyond) has gotten me interested. At the same time, I've heard somewhere that you can pretty much divide the show evenly into good "serious" episodes and hot garbage "funny" ones.

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


From memory, the Doom Patrol, Terra / Deathstroke, and Trigon episodes were all good. As far as "funny" episodes go, the one where Beast Boy gets a fast food job was pretty good too. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

A lot of the other "serious" episodes are exactly the kind of thing TTG was mocking in the "Let's Get Serious" episode though.

Rudoku
Jun 15, 2003

Damn I need a drink...


Anything dealing with Brother Blood is skippable, unless you want to know why they paired Jinx with Cyborg (or the origin of Cyborg's "Stone" costume from In and Out)

TwoPair
Mar 28, 2010

Pandamn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta
Grimey Drawer

LORD OF BUTT posted:

Is there a good rundown of the "skippable" episodes of the original show? I somehow missed the boat on it entirely despite being a kid at exactly the right time, though I heard a decent amount about it, and watching TTG (and knowing off the top of my head that it's pretty much considered part of the DCAU, even if it's not canon with B:TAS or Beyond) has gotten me interested. At the same time, I've heard somewhere that you can pretty much divide the show evenly into good "serious" episodes and hot garbage "funny" ones.

Some of the serious ones aren't good and some of the "funny" ones are actually funny. You're probably better served by watching like the first 5 minutes of an episode, and if it doesn't catch your fancy, then skip to the next one.

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Rudoku posted:

Anything dealing with Brother Blood is skippable, unless you want to know why they paired Jinx with Cyborg (or the origin of Cyborg's "Stone" costume from In and Out)
I maintain that the Brother Blood episodes are among the best in the series. I get that people like to bang on the "Cyborg is boring" sentiment, but with some of the best fight scenes and John DiMaggio going full-ham, it's up there as one of the best story arcs.

LORD OF BUTT posted:

Is there a good rundown of the "skippable" episodes of the original show? I somehow missed the boat on it entirely despite being a kid at exactly the right time, though I heard a decent amount about it, and watching TTG (and knowing off the top of my head that it's pretty much considered part of the DCAU, even if it's not canon with B:TAS or Beyond) has gotten me interested. At the same time, I've heard somewhere that you can pretty much divide the show evenly into good "serious" episodes and hot garbage "funny" ones.
As mentioned, most of the "serious"/seasonal story-driven episodes are watchable, but there are a ton of one-off episodes that are great-- even some of the "goofy" ones (both Mad Mod episodes are phenomenal, for example). I can try to make a list for whatever it's worth.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

If an episode has the Japanese opening, loving watch it.

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine
Really one of the only 100% skippable episodes is that one with the racist Captain Atom lookalike, and maybe that one where Beast Boy gets mistaken for an alien's pet dog

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

Waffleman_ posted:

If an episode has the Japanese opening, loving watch it.

Don't forget the one or two episodes where Hi-Hi Puffy Ami-Yumi's manager sings the opening

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



drrockso20 posted:

Really one of the only 100% skippable episodes is that one with the racist Captain Atom lookalike, and maybe that one where Beast Boy gets mistaken for an alien's pet dog
Yelling "SPAAACE RACIIIST" was apparently a big in-joke among the animation department during that episode development.

On the other hand, though, Khary Payton felt really strongly about one of the exchanges in that episode. It was something about how Starfire asked Cyborg if he'd ever felt discriminated against, and he said "Yeah, of course." And everyone thought he was going to say "I'm black," but the written line was "I'm part-robot." And as cheesy as that was, he thought that was a great subversion of overly-serious comic dialogue.

Asuron
Nov 27, 2012

drrockso20 posted:

Really one of the only 100% skippable episodes is that one with the racist Captain Atom lookalike, and maybe that one where Beast Boy gets mistaken for an alien's pet dog

I disagree on the racism episode. I always thought it was pretty good and even if the message was as subtle as a brick, it was a pretty good message for kids at the time.

The dog one however can be thrown in the garbage where it belongs.

TwoPair posted:

Some of the serious ones aren't good and some of the "funny" ones are actually funny. You're probably better served by watching like the first 5 minutes of an episode, and if it doesn't catch your fancy, then skip to the next one.

I'd honestly give it 10 minutes. Sometimes the first five minutes were really weak and then the rest of the time was much better. Like the one where Beast Boy gets the fast food job is pretty lovely for those first 5 minutes and then it turns into something that was pretty drat funny.

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Probably easier to say what you should watch, with reasons, than what you shouldn't.

Season One (Slade)
One-offs: Switched (Freaky Friday formula), Deep Six (skip if you don't care about Wil Wheaton as Aqualad), Mad Mod (Malcolm McDowell chewing scenery)
Story episodes: Final Exam, Forces of Nature* (*it's technically part of the season arc story but it sucks), Masks, Apprentice pt I and II

Season Two (Terra)
One-offs: How Long is Forever? (depressing time travel), Date with Destiny (wacky Starfire/Robin date antics)
Story episodes: Terra, Titan Rising, Betrayal, Aftershock pt I and II

Season Three (Brother Blood) - probably has the best one-offs
One offs: X (Red X/Psycho Robin's alter-ego), Betrothed (Starfire gets married), Haunted (Slade comes back in a creepy way), Spellbound (cool Raven episode that lampshades the IM NOT CREEPY JUST DIFFERENT goth girl crap), Revolution (Mad Mod returns), The Beast Within (a legit good Beast Boy story), Can I Keep Him (origin of Silkie), Bunny Raven (Tom Kenny guest starring in another crazy episode)
Story episodes: Deception, Wavelength, Titans East pt I and II

Season Four (Trigon):
One-offs: Episode 257-494 (making fun of tv tropes), Employee of the Month (the "Beast Boy gets a job" episode which is basically an extended FLCL sendup), Stranded
Story episodes: Birthmark, The Prophecy, The End pts I, II, III

Season Five: (The Brain/Brotherhood of Evil)
This season was different because every episode is connected and they brought in a bunch of guest stars. I think they only one you can skip is the Wacky Races parody (edit: Revved Up)


I might be being generous with these episodes but I'm open to other opinions.

Mazerunner
Apr 22, 2010

Good Hunter, what... what is this post?
I'd say Nevermore (Raven's emotional dopplegangers) but the Go! version probably has it beat.

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747

Hazo posted:

Probably easier to say what you should watch, with reasons, than what you shouldn't.

Season One (Slade)
One-offs: Switched (Freaky Friday formula), Deep Six (skip if you don't care about Wil Wheaton as Aqualad), Mad Mod (Malcolm McDowell chewing scenery)
Story episodes: Final Exam, Forces of Nature* (*it's technically part of the season arc story but it sucks), Masks, Apprentice pt I and II

Season Two (Terra)
One-offs: How Long is Forever? (depressing time travel), Date with Destiny (wacky Starfire/Robin date antics)
Story episodes: Terra, Titan Rising, Betrayal, Aftershock pt I and II

Season Three (Brother Blood) - probably has the best one-offs
One offs: X (Red X/Psycho Robin's alter-ego), Betrothed (Starfire gets married), Haunted (Slade comes back in a creepy way), Spellbound (cool Raven episode that lampshades the IM NOT CREEPY JUST DIFFERENT goth girl crap), Revolution (Mad Mod returns), The Beast Within (a legit good Beast Boy story), Can I Keep Him (origin of Silkie), Bunny Raven (Tom Kenny guest starring in another crazy episode)
Story episodes: Deception, Wavelength, Titans East pt I and II

Season Four (Trigon):
One-offs: Episode 257-494 (making fun of tv tropes), Employee of the Month (the "Beast Boy gets a job" episode which is basically an extended FLCL sendup), Stranded
Story episodes: Birthmark, The Prophecy, The End pts I, II, III

Season Five: (The Brain/Brotherhood of Evil)
This season was different because every episode is connected and they brought in a bunch of guest stars. I think they only one you can skip is the Wacky Races parody (edit: Revved Up)


I might be being generous with these episodes but I'm open to other opinions.

Greatly appreciated. And also, yeah, I just watched the Go! version of split Ravens, it owned a lot

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

Mazerunner posted:

I'd say Nevermore (Raven's emotional dopplegangers) but the Go! version probably has it beat.

Personally I'd say skip Nevermore cause while it isn't a bad episode it kinda spoilers the Trigon arc a bit too early

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
Okay so I just finished Legs and I'm pretty sure that the way Beast Boy and Raven play off each other is one of the best things about this show. Seriously they're adorable.

e: A little further in my binge and I think I can finally articulate what makes this work so well. Their mutual crush is only ever put in the limelight, like, once out of thirty something episodes I've watched so far, and only for the purpose of a joke about BB being a dumbass. Otherwise, it's pretty much limited to minor actions and little facial expressions and not really treated like a big deal, which makes it feel really natural and sweet compared to... honestly, most TV relationships in general (COUGH loving COUGH FLASH COUGH COUGH COUGHITY COUGH).

WeedlordGoku69 fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Jul 11, 2015

Kuroyama
Sep 15, 2012
no fucking Anime in GiP
All I know is that Beast Boy and Raven's freak out over their kiss will never not be amazing. "Not the trash hole again!" will also never not be funny.

Ah, gently caress it. The entire episode where Aqualad and Terra date was amazing.

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

LORD OF BUTT posted:

Okay so I just finished Legs and I'm pretty sure that the way Beast Boy and Raven play off each other is one of the best things about this show. Seriously they're adorable.

e: A little further in my binge and I think I can finally articulate what makes this work so well. Their mutual crush is only ever put in the limelight, like, once out of thirty something episodes I've watched so far, and only for the purpose of a joke about BB being a dumbass. Otherwise, it's pretty much limited to minor actions and little facial expressions and not really treated like a big deal, which makes it feel really natural and sweet compared to... honestly, most TV relationships in general (COUGH loving COUGH FLASH COUGH COUGH COUGHITY COUGH).

Kuroyama posted:

All I know is that Beast Boy and Raven's freak out over their kiss will never not be amazing. "Not the trash hole again!" will also never not be funny.

Ah, gently caress it. The entire episode where Aqualad and Terra date was amazing.

yeah they've made the Beast Boy/Raven ship work really well in this show, although I'll admit I've been in favor of that for about a decade now(also Beast Boy is a kinky fellow considering he's still being all flirty with Raven in Oil Drums after she takes up body-building and gets all weirdly huge, also the last four minutes or so of that episode is freaking hilarious, especially the French Class joke)

axelblaze
Oct 18, 2006

Congratulations The One Concern!!!

You're addicted to Ivory!!

and...oh my...could you please...
oh my...

Grimey Drawer

Kuroyama posted:

All I know is that Beast Boy and Raven's freak out over their kiss will never not be amazing. "Not the trash hole again!" will also never not be funny.

Ah, gently caress it. The entire episode where Aqualad and Terra date was amazing.

I think the incredibly forced awkward flirty banter they attempt in front of Terra and Aqualad on their double date might be one of my favorite moments in the series.

I also love the joke that Beast Boy just played that song to ad naseum until Terra couldn't stand it anymore.

Gaunab
Feb 13, 2012
LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL
The hate on this show is still funny. http://imgur.com/gallery/RAM0bky

axelblaze
Oct 18, 2006

Congratulations The One Concern!!!

You're addicted to Ivory!!

and...oh my...could you please...
oh my...

Grimey Drawer
"Cluts"

Pornographic Memory
Dec 17, 2008

Gaunab posted:

The hate on this show is still funny. http://imgur.com/gallery/RAM0bky

Seriously it's absolutely mind boggling to me. If you told me that there was going to be an official parody series with the same cast as my favorite show I'd be super pumped and probably love it but I guess some people never grow out of their angsty teen phase and learn to look back at old things and laugh at them.

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
The funniest part is? Everything the pic maker said about the old show's characterization still applies to the new show. The new show just bolts things on to the old characterization, rather than remaking characters outright, which is part of why it owns so much.

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum

Pornographic Memory posted:

Seriously it's absolutely mind boggling to me. If you told me that there was going to be an official parody series with the same cast as my favorite show I'd be super pumped and probably love it but I guess some people never grow out of their angsty teen phase and learn to look back at old things and laugh at them.

Or that with TTGO being the most popular show on CN right now, there could easily be talks for another more serious teen titans show now more than ever before. This show has more than likely quadrupled the potential fans of Teen Titans and planted a seed bed of kids that could probably live with and enjoy another series down the line, comedy or action. Everyone from the executives, writers, sound producers, voice cast down to kids that were possibly four years old back in 2003, yet now love Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Beastboy and Starfire; they all love this show. The sky is the limit for the franchise right now and yet some people still can get over THE BETRAYAL of finding out GO wasn't "a real super hero show" on April 23rd, 2013.

CN and DC could likely announce a return to old TT form in 2018 and the die hards would probably attempt to boycott it because they'll never forgive that GO ever existed.

SlothfulCobra
Mar 27, 2011

Gaunab posted:

The hate on this show is still funny. http://imgur.com/gallery/RAM0bky

I think that's mostly accurate, aside from the wrong Raven being labeled as emo, and I feel TTG Starfire is actually the smarter one.

Of course, I'd disagree on whether any of that is a bad thing...:getin:

raditts
Feb 21, 2001

The Kwanzaa Bot is here to protect me.


Crabtree posted:

Or that with TTGO being the most popular show on CN right now, there could easily be talks for another more serious teen titans show now more than ever before. This show has more than likely quadrupled the potential fans of Teen Titans and planted a seed bed of kids that could probably live with and enjoy another series down the line, comedy or action. Everyone from the executives, writers, sound producers, voice cast down to kids that were possibly four years old back in 2003, yet now love Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Beastboy and Starfire; they all love this show. The sky is the limit for the franchise right now and yet some people still can get over THE BETRAYAL of finding out GO wasn't "a real super hero show" on April 23rd, 2013.

CN and DC could likely announce a return to old TT form in 2018 and the die hards would probably attempt to boycott it because they'll never forgive that GO ever existed.

Aren't they planning to make a live-action Titans show? Watch the real tears flow when that one comes out.

Skychrono
May 11, 2007

I'll make you cry like I did when my daddy died!

Pornographic Memory posted:

Seriously it's absolutely mind boggling to me. If you told me that there was going to be an official parody series with the same cast as my favorite show I'd be super pumped and probably love it but I guess some people never grow out of their angsty teen phase and learn to look back at old things and laugh at them.

The only other example I can think of is the excellent Naruto spinoff. I agree, every show should do one.

ManlyGrunting
May 29, 2014
I have to wonder how old these fans are. I watched the show when I was 13-14 (which I imagine is roughly the target age) and I'm 24 in a few weeks, it seems weird for someone my age to make such a big deal out of "betraying the fandom" (I bet these are the same schlubs who didn't like Brave and the Bold). Was this show really popular among younger kids or live on in reruns for years? Because this seems like weird behavior for a fanbase that should be in their early twenties or so.

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Gaunab
Feb 13, 2012
LUFTHANSA YOU FUCKING DICKWEASEL
I think they're just seeing it through rose tinted glasses.

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