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« on: October 21, 2011, 03:13:42 AM »
Welcome! I review things of the visual motion caputred/animated variety. You can suggest titles for me to watch and review, or I'll just post something random each day/week/whateva. Enjoy!
I though I'd start with a television show I recently started watching again.
Teen Titans
Teen Titans has a special place in my heart as it carved what would be come my deep love for the tragic hero with season 2 and Terra's story.
One problem many people have with Teen Titan's is it's psuedo-anime animation style. While many times, it gets taken too far and becomes fairly campy, much of the time it helps support TT's style of humor. I also just find the style over-all appealing, and for the I find the style to be much more of a pro that a con.
I simply adore this show because it's one of the few that wasn't afraid to put mature themes into a childrens show. Not like language or sexual stuff, I mean themes that are actually MATURE. Like betrayal, death, and oh yeah THE END OF HUMANITY. Really, what other children's show would go so far as to have an all out apocalypse, complete with people turned to stone and a giant four-eyed demon?
I also adore the fact that Scott Menville was cast to play Robin as he also plays the voice of the main character in my all-time favorite video game DARK CLOUD 2.
And the fact that all five of the Titans are thoroughly complex character with very unique and awesome personalities I find amazing since you don't see that in many tv shows in general anymore, let alone a kid's show.
Cyborg is a beast in every way imaginable. The dude eats, like, half the city in one episode. I mean, come on. How do you top that?
Possibly the only aspect of the show I didn't enjoy was the fact that, though Robin is the only Titan without super powers, he kicks, by far, the most ass. I mean, it's extremely enjoyable and satisfying watching him kick so much ass in such an amazing fashion, but really, you would think that the other Titans would be a bit more successful. They others do bear, well, let's see: black magic, robotically enhanced strength and a sonic cannon, alien super strength and laser eyes, and the ability to change into any animal in the universe. You'd think they could manage better than a guy with some kung-fu, dick bombs, and a retractable metal pole, but I digress.
Teen Titans has remained one of my favorite cartoons and one of my favorite tv shows in general ever since I discovered it way back when in ummmm 2003, I think? It's an irreplaceable part of my childhood and I have a feeling I will be watching reruns of it for a long time to come.
9.5/10