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Based on Teen Titans
by Glen Murakami Developed by Michael Jelenic
Aaron Horvath Directed by Peter Rida Michail
Luke Cormican
Scott O'Brien
Aaron Horvath
Jeff Mednikow
James Krenzke
Noel Belknap
Bryan Newton
Dave Stone
Michael Jelenic
Ed Skudder
Lynn Wang Voices of Scott Menville
Hynden Walch
Tara Strong
Greg Cipes
Khary Payton Theme music composer Puffy AmiYumi (remixed by Mix Master Mike) Opening theme "Teen Titans Go!", performed by Puffy AmiYumi Executive producers Michael Jelenic, Sam Register, Jeff Prezenkowski Cast Tara Strong, Scott Menville, Greg Cipes, Khary Payton, Hynden Walch Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teen Titans Go! is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics fictional superhero team, the Teen Titans. The series was announced following the popularity of DC Nation's New Teen Titans shorts, which are based on the original Teen Titans TV series.
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Sporting a new animation style, Teen Titans Go! serves as a comedic reboot with no continuity to the previous series or any other media in the DC Comics franchise, except for some details. Many DC characters make cameo appearances and are referenced in the background. The original principal voice cast returns to reprise their respective roles. This series gives a sneak peek at what the Titans do when they are hanging out around the tower.
On July 28, 2016, the series was confirmed to be renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on October 20, 2016..
Plot
Teen Titans Go! is an animated series that follows the adventures of the young Titans, residing in Jump City, when they are not saving the world while living together as teenagers without adults who intrude. Unlike most of the other superhero series, the situations are comic, crazy and parodic - for example, juvenile jokes that reach new heights of danger, obtaining the license to drive after destroying the Batmobile or washing the suits after staining them when fighting their enemies. The show regularly features characters who have appeared in the original series, albeit with reduced roles and/or exaggerated personalities. It also features greater attachment to the DC Universe at large, with more references to other characters in the Justice League, plus a few appearances by Batman and Commissioner Gordon in lighthearted moments.
The show is littered with in-jokes regarding the whole of DC's library, many of them in blink-and-miss moments, as well as numerous jibes to its vocal detractors regarding its relation to the original series and its intentionally stupid nature.
Reception
Teen Titans Go! received mixed to decent reviews by critics. Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that it "manages a few positive messages alongside the clever comedy and characterizations". IGN writer Scott Collura gave the pilot episode a score of 7.8 out of 10, stating that "DC Animation revamps the beloved Teen Titans series for a new generation – with pretty fun results". Randy Schiff of The Buffalo News praised its writing and animation, calling it a "consistently quirky comedy that is often laced with keen social commentary".
Writing for Slant Magazine, Lee Wang gave the show 2 stars out of 4, saying "Teen Titans Go! would offer little to even the most ardent Titans nostalgists and completists". Aaron Wiseman of Moviepilot cited various criticisms of the show, noting slight appreciation for the characters of Starfire and Raven. Joseph Murphy of the website WhatCulture deemed it an "upsetting" replacement for the cancelled television series Young Justice.
The show's pilot episode brought in over 3 million viewers. On June 11, 2013, Cartoon Network renewed Teen Titans Go! for a second season, citing successful ratings. On April 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season.
According to Hope King, a tech reporter for CNNMoney, Teen Titans Go! was one out of three of the most viewed television shows and other media to contribute to a record setting 1.3 million simultaneous Xfinity On-Demand viewings during the January 2016 United States blizzard (also known as Winter Storm Jonas).