DC's Titans Reviews Thread (DC Universe)

BWoog · Oct 4, 2018

It's not bad? Minus the below:

In DC Universe's Titans, Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) stabs a guy in the balls with a pair of garden shears.

http://collider.com/titans-review/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=collidersocial&utm_medium=social

IGN (7.7):

Titans relies too much on violence to make an impact in its first episode, but there's definite potential.

DC Universe's inaugural foray into scripted television with Titans stumbles initially, but finds its way to come into its own. There will be criticisms of it's gritty tone, there'll be those who say it's "unnecessary" — which may be deserved — but if you tune out the noise, you'll see Titans could stand as one of DC Comics best superhero adaptations.

https://tvsourcemagazine.com/2018/1...ing-is-dark-and-uneven-but-full-of-potential/

That they ultimately stumble in the first few episodes isn't a surprise; but fans who stick around after the first few weeks might be surprised to discover the heroes they know and love. Perhaps, then, the regular streaming method is the one fans should take: wait until the first few episodes are up, and then dive in.

https://decider.com/2018/10/04/tita...utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow

The cast is at the core of what makes Titans so enjoyable, but it's also dependent on Geoff Johns and Akiva Goldsman's script, which manages to surprise and entertain while telling what should be a reasonably rote and recognizable story. The writing pair throw in some great curve balls, and the driving conflict of a doomsday group attempting to hunt down Raven to bring on the end of the world is a pretty great one, which fully justifies the show's quick descent into horror-tinged darkness. The pilot also has a wonderfully dark and creepy cliffhanger that once again promises something different from what we've come to expect from a superhero show.

https://nerdist.com/dc-universe-titans-review/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=nerdist&utm_content=DC Universe's TITANS Is Surprising, Compelling, and Full of Great Characters (Review)

"Titans" isn't up to par with a Netflix/Marvel superhero streaming experience. But there are enough things they could do to take it to that level if this series plays its cards right.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ut-its-hard-to-ignore/?utm_term=.dca5f8ec84dc

I actually liked Titans so much I couldn't put in down. I'd definitely watch more than one season of this so I look forward to what's to come. If you're looking for good TV, this is it. Titans is the DC Comics series that you've been waiting for.

https://heroichollywood.com/titans-dc-universe-series-review/

Titans is...curious, to say the least. Again, it's a story that is a drastic shift, tonally-speaking, from most other recent incarnations of these characters. And in the end, that's what might make the show worth coming back to as its episodes are dropped weekly over the next few months. All of the titular Titans are on the run from forces they can't quite comprehend, and even though none of them know it, that transience is slowly bringing them all together. Even if grimdark murderverses aren't your thing, Titans is worth checking out because it's trying in earnest to be something you don't quite expect and, in a world that's being increasingly dominated by cookie cutter, live-action comic book adaptations, it stands out.

https://io9.gizmodo.com/theres-more-depth-to-dc-universes-titans-than-you-think-1829506230

mrmickfran · Oct 4, 2018

In DC Universe's Titans, Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) stabs a guy in the balls with a pair of garden shears.

holy shit

Officer Big Mac · Oct 4, 2018

Titans together

SinkFla · Oct 4, 2018

All in all, you're just another Dick with no balls.

Sgt. Demblant · Oct 4, 2018

Well, yeah.

Wait...

Dick Grayson stabs a guy in the balls with a pair of garden shears.

So does that mean it's Breaking Bad tier?

Strafer · Oct 4, 2018

Seems this Dick got balls.

Sgt. Demblant · Oct 4, 2018

double post

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

kurahador · Oct 4, 2018

Shocking.

GavinUK86 · Oct 4, 2018

lol I'm not surprised, the trailers looked awful. It's on Netflix here so I'll watch he first episode to see what I think but... I was never expecting much.

Pop-O-Matic · Oct 4, 2018

DC gonna DC, news at 11.

ReiGun · Oct 4, 2018

They've already greenlit season 2.

I predict a Legends of Tomorrow-esque retooling.

Deleted member 2809 · Oct 4, 2018

fuCk batmAn

astro · Oct 4, 2018

Looks like the lowest budget cosplay level tier of TV possible from the trailers, so this isn't surprising at all.

GarthLordOfTheSith · Oct 4, 2018

I knew this was gonna be utter trash as soon as I saw the first trailer. Good job, DC...you done fucked it up.

FormatCompatible · Oct 4, 2018

Buck Fatman.

Soj · Oct 4, 2018

But who do I believe?

caliph95 · Oct 4, 2018

Oh no I'm so shocked

Deleted member 32822 · Oct 4, 2018

A lot of people are saying that the show is actually pretty decent and that Starfire is the best part. I'm excited now!

deadman322 · Oct 4, 2018

that's what they deserve for ignoring my boy's Wally, Roy and Garth.

Pop-O-Matic · Oct 4, 2018

Fuck, just started reading that review and already I'm rollin'

It's Riverdale with zero self-awareness. Gotham without a whiff of fun. It's Arrow if The CW allowed for gratuitous, minutes-long shots of dudes getting beaten with a stick. All put together, Titans lands just about as gracefully as The Flying Graysons.

Fuck, that's cold. Colder than the BO thread for BvS's second week where it was described as having "legs like Barbra Gordon."

Sou Da · Oct 4, 2018

ReiGun said:
They've already greenlit season 2.

I predict a Legends of Tomorrow-esque retooling.

same.

Watchtower · Oct 4, 2018

Deleted member 198 · Oct 4, 2018

Ross62 said:

This entire review reads like PR

Dali · Oct 4, 2018

There's leaders, and there's followers, but I'd rather be a Dick than a swallower.

FormatCompatible · Oct 4, 2018

This could have been avoided part II

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

Magwik said:
This entire review reads like PR

Huh?

BWoog · Oct 4, 2018

Magwik said:
This entire review reads like PR

Welcome to Comicbook.com.

Toxi · Oct 4, 2018

I just burst out laughing in a coffee shop at that sentence in the OP.

Deleted member 32822 · Oct 4, 2018

Mod Edit: Please do not link from content by Grace Randolph.

Jest · Oct 4, 2018

Ross62 said:

I love how this essentially starts out with, "You know how we've all been wondering, 'Why can't we have a super over the top violent, dark, gritty show that's also suuuuper campy?' well now it's here!" Who exactly asked for that?

Pop-O-Matic · Oct 4, 2018

Sega Dreamcast said:
A lot of people are saying that the show is actually pretty decent and that Starfire is the best part. I'm excited now!

Yeah...that Collider review has something else to say...

Meanwhile, in a completely different show, Koriand'r wakes up bloodied in a car outside Austria with no memory of who she is other than A) She has the ability to become living flame, burning people to a crisp, and B) She is searching for Rachel. If you ever wanted to watch beloved DC Comics character Starfire cut a bloody, amnesia-fueled killing spree across Central Europe, this is the portion of Titans' first few episodes that will interest you.

Jest said:
I love how this essentially starts out with, "You know how we've all been wondering, 'Why can't we have a super over the top violent, dark, gritty show that's also suuuuper campy?' well now it's here!" Who exactly asked for that?

Suicide Squad fans, maybe?

red731 · Oct 4, 2018

Shear insanity

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

Jest said:
I love how this essentially starts out with, "You know how we've all been wondering, 'Why can't we have a super over the top violent, dark, gritty show that's also suuuuper campy?' well now it's here!" Who exactly asked for that?

Me

Deleted member 4353 · Oct 4, 2018

So you find the only negative review to post. Even though most people are saying its good. Era gonna era. This place.

TheMrPliskin · Oct 4, 2018

I'm very surprised, especially after such a great trailer.

Penguin · Oct 4, 2018

Yeah BWoog if you're going to start a review thread, I do think it's fair to update the thread with more reviews. Not hard to find a handful of them now.

caliph95 · Oct 4, 2018

Jest said:
I love how this essentially starts out with, "You know how we've all been wondering, 'Why can't we have a super over the top violent, dark, gritty show that's also suuuuper campy?' well now it's here!" Who exactly asked for that?

I haven't watch Gotham but isn't that Gotham

dmoe · Oct 4, 2018

jrush64 said:
So you find the only negative review to post. Even though most people are saying its good. Era gonna era. This place.

You have to take all reviews with a grain of salt when it comes to this stuff. My brother is a huge DC Comic fan but he loves all DC movies..because hes blinded by being a DC fan. So i'm not going to take the opinion of people who go to conventions and are just blind to if its actually good or not.

Jest · Oct 4, 2018

Pop-O-Matic said:
Suicide Squad fans, maybe?

I.. have no idea how to even respond.

Ross62 said:
Me

Really? So Arrow and Gotham don't fill that quota for you already?

caliph95 said:
I haven't watch Gotham but isn't that Gotham

That's part of my point. Like.. there are other shows, specifically DC shows, that play in both of the areas of violence and camp. And the DC movies are struggling with their take on dark and gritty. So to take both those bits of information and to dive into even more dark and gritty and gratuitous while mixing camp that, judging from reviews, is hard to determine whether or not it's intended/self aware just seems odd. And I don't imagine a ton of people will watch this like, "Finally! Exactly what I wanted!"

I mean I'm sure some will like it. Others will tolerate it for the characters they love. But it doesn't seem like a missing stylistic take.

Soapbox Killer · Oct 4, 2018

I hope
I fail
I hope again

ReiGun · Oct 4, 2018

jrush64 said:
So you find the only negative review to post. Even though most people are saying its good. Era gonna era. This place.

Yeah that is pretty lame, OP.

Kenzodielocke · Oct 4, 2018

Not saying this is going to be better with more episodes in, but how many episodes were reviewed here?

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

Jest said:
I.. have no idea how to even respond.

Really? So Arrow and Gotham don't fill that quota for you already?

No!

caliph95 · Oct 4, 2018

That's a surprise

quesalupa · Oct 4, 2018

In for the garden shears.

Glasfrut · Oct 4, 2018

red731 said:
Shear insanity

lol

Boxy Brown · Oct 4, 2018

Bard · Oct 4, 2018

This sounds horrible. I'm shocked that people are praising starfire even though everything said about her seems so awful.

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