The fight of the century folks!
Growing up in the early 2000’s,Teen Titanswas my jam. I distinctly remember watching it on Toonami on Saturday nights right alongside classics likeYu Yu HakushoandMegas XLR. The action, plotlines, and comedy were all that my young, impressionable mind really needed for the show, and that was okay. It wasn’t until earlier this year to prep forTeen Titans Go! to the Moviesthat I decided to rewatch the original series for the first time in over a decade. It still holds up, although it’s definitely not as dark or mature as some fans have made it out to be. Think moreJustice League UnlimitedthanBatman Beyond.
Still, trying to reconcile the differences between the original series and its sequel/reboot,Teen Titans Go!, is really damned hard. Both shows have completely unique target demographics, genres, and aesthetics to the point where they’re essentially two different shows. One’s a full-blown comedy aimed at young kids, while the other is a more teenage and action focused. How can you compare the two besides them using the same characters? There’s a lot of layers and nuance that you need to be aware of when you criticize a show likeTeen Titans Go!because it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Kids like it, fans of the original don’t, but both sides aren’t invalid in their opinion on the show, making it impossible to debate which show is the betterTeen Titansseries.
No, what we really need is to see the two teams duke it out to see which team is better! Coming sometime in 2019, it’s the comic fight of the decade where both teams will duke it out for nerd supremacy! Is the original 2003 series with its darker themes and characters better, or is the new, mega-popular 2013 series the definitiveTeen Titansshow? No matter what, two teams enter, one team leaves! And hopefully we get aTeen Titansseason 6 out of this somehow! LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
