Teen Titans Go! (TV series)

Teen Titans Go!
Genre	Surrealism, Comedy, Action-adventure
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
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
Composer(s)	Armen Chakmakian Jason Brandt
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	164 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sam Register Jeff Prezenkowski For Cartoon Network: Christina Reynolds and Tramm Wigzell
Producer(s)	Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic Peter Rida Michail
Editor(s)	Jhoanne Reyes Keef Bartkus
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Original release	April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)[1] – present
External links
Website

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,^[2][3] which are based on the original Teen Titans TV series.

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.^[4]

Characters

• Robin (voiced by Scott Menville): Robin is the power-mad, perfectionist and spooky leader of the Titans. Sporting no superpowers, he relies on his acrobatics and gadgets to fight crime. He is continually annoyed by the delinquent qualities and actions of his teammates, and often gets frustrated that he can't fully control them. However, he can be very arrogant and emotionally unstable at times. He has a huge crush on Starfire.
• Starfire (voiced by Hynden Walch): A friendly warrior princess from the planet Tamaran. Due to her origin, many of her sentences are grammatically broken (such as saying "the" before verbs, or wording idioms too literally). She is very optimistic, kind, and all-around gleeful, though she can get ferociously enraged on rare occasions. She has the ability to fly very fast, and can generate bright green-colored energy blasts from her hands and eyes. She owns a pet mutant moth larva named Silkie. She is the most optimistic of the team. Her archenemy is her own older sister, Blackfire.
• Cyborg (voiced by Khary Payton): A laid-back half-human, half-robot who is more interested in chilling out rather than fighting crime. He is best friends with Beast Boy and is known to say 'booyah' (as mentioned by Starfire in Operation Tin Man). He seems to be the most soulful and outgoing of the group.
• Raven (voiced by Tara Strong): A cynical, deadpan half-demon girl who prefers silence. She is the daughter of the evil inter-dimensional demon Trigon. Humorously conflicting her constant dark persona, she is a big fan of "Pretty Pretty Pegasus" (a parody of My Little Pony). Raven's hair is black as opposed to being all violet-purple in the original show. She secretly has a crush on Beast Boy. She is most pessimistic of the team. Her own father, Trigon, is her archenemy.
• Beast Boy (voiced by Greg Cipes): A green furry prankster who can shape shift into wild animals. He is considered the least intelligent and most mischievous of the group. He is best friends with Cyborg and used to date Terra, one of the Titans' enemies. He has a massive crush on Raven and tends to flirt with her (he always calls her "Mama").

Episodes

Home media

DVD releases

Blu-ray releases

Reception

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".^[5] 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".^[6] 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".^[7]

Writing for Slant Magazine, Lee Wang gave the show 2 stars out of 4, Teen Titans Go! would offer little to even the most ardent Titans nostalgists and completists".^[8] Aaron Wiseman of Moviepilot cited various criticisms of the show, noting slight appreciation for the characters of Starfire and Raven.^[9] Joseph Murphy of the website WhatCulture deemed it an "upsetting" replacement for the cancelled television series Young Justice.^[10]

Despite the show's mixed to positive ratio with critics, it received generally negative reaction from fans of the franchise. It received a 4.8/10 on IMDb and a 3.7/10 on TV.com.

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 and countless request from viewers to keep the show running despite the fluctuating fanbase that is either for or against the show. ^[11] On April 29, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season.

According to Hope King, a tech reporter for CNNMoney,^[12] 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).^[13]

References

External links

• Official website
• Teen Titans Go! at the Internet Movie Database
• Teen Titans Go! at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Teen Titans Go! at TV.com