Live Action Teen Titans series

[Raph's Girl]

Apparantly a live action Teen Titans series featuring Nightwing is in the works over at... TNT!! :o DC's taking over all the networks! :o

The report suggests that the series would be based loosely on (or at least resemble) Marv Wolfman and George Perez's The New Teen Titans, in which the original Titans "sidekick" Titans were members but many of them had moved past their sidekick roles to adopt personalities and identities of their own. Robin became Nightwing, Wonder Girl eschewed a secret identity altogether and just became Donna Troy, etc.

http://comicbook.com/2014/09/11/titans-tv-series-with-nightwing-reportedly-coming-to-tnt/

[CyberCubed]

I wonder how they'll get Starfire's costume to work in live action. She might be toned down like her cartoon counterpart.

[MrTMNT2012]

Won't live up to Young Justice. Already calling it.

[TurtleTitan97]

It will certainly be interesting to see how this will turn out.

[Redeemer]

Its finally been confirmed!!!:D I thought they were calling it a young justice spin off though???

[Leo656]

That would be insane. Holy sh*t.

It's nice that it only took longer than I've even been alive, but they're finally pushing Grayson as Nightwing in spin-off media the last couple years.

The Perez run on Titans was some of the best stuff ever, so if this show is using those stories as a jumping point, there's a ton of great stuff they can work with. This could be really neat.

[sdp]

Wow, DC is really going all at it with TV shows after the success of Arrow and how well received The Flash pilot was. So I guess if they can continue the quality of Arrow or at least be 80% as good as Arrow I'll definitely enjoy it.

I wonder how they'll get Starfire's costume to work in live action. She might be toned down like her cartoon counterpart.
Well obviously, but that's not necessarily for the worse, her costume doesn't work in live action just like Batman's doesn't.

Its finally been confirmed!!!:D I thought they were calling it a young justice spin off though???

Oh yeah, I remember reading about that. I think the Young Justice Spin off thing was just more of misinterpretation something than it actually being a spin-off.

[Slade]

Well obviously, but that's not necessarily for the worse, her costume doesn't work in live action just like Batman's doesn't.


Can't agree with this.

[Leo656]

I found it a questionable statement as well.

For one thing, Batman's costume works perfectly fine.

For another thing, chicks who are built like Starfire, should have to dress like Starfire. That should be the rule.

[Candy Kappa]

Bat in the Sun have proven that Batman's costume do work in live-action form in a serious setting. The grey suit isn't just for 1940's serials or glorious Adam West.

But Starfire's costume.... It's not a very good costume, I wouldn't mind if they redesigned it to something less Skimpy.

[Kanon]

I wonder how Beast Boy would look :-?............cool!!!:D

[Leo656]

Bat in the Sun have proven that Batman's costume do work in live-action form in a serious setting. The grey suit isn't just for 1940's serials or glorious Adam West.

But Starfire's costume.... It's not a very good costume, I wouldn't mind if they redesigned it to something less Skimpy.

When did "chicks need to wear more clothes" become a thing? That makes me sad.

[Candy Kappa]

When Power Girl rolls on the floor cackling by looking at it, it's a wee bit too much.

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120306205733/batman/images/thumb/4/42/Starfire_-_New_52.jpg/250px-Starfire_-_New_52.jpg

Although, anything N52 Starfire should probably not even br touched with a 10 foot pole involving any.... anything.

[Leo656]

I see your point. On the flip side, if more chicks did dress like that, the world would surely be a better place. We just need to keep nudging social norms along until "pasties" becomes an acceptable clothing choice. :tgrin:

[ZariusTwo]

Hmm...Akiva Goldman's been forgiven for Batman and Robin then.:D

I wonder if this means DC will probably discard what they're doing with Dick in the New 52 to synch up with their tv output when the time comes

[Redeemer]

I see your point. On the flip side, if more chicks did dress like that, the world would surely be a better place. We just need to keep nudging social norms along until "pasties" becomes an acceptable clothing choice. :tgrin:

:lol: really?????? Where are the feminists to burn you at the stake??????:lol: but then again you are pushing for the freedom of women to dress as they want so you could be praised????:lol:

[Leo656]

I get away with a lot because I'm charming. :tlol:

[CyberCubed]

I'm sure they'll dress her like her cartoon counterpart

[Donatello19]

Can't be worse than Teen Titans Go, that's for sure...

[ObiWanFan4life]

Can't be worse than Teen Titans Go, that's for sure...

That's not saying much.

[BubblyShell22]

Hmm, kind of interested in this. I definitely want to see how Beast Boy will look for sure. Not sure if I'll check this out or not, but I might.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Hmm. I guess DC realizes their movies aren't as good as Marvel's, so they're trying to take over television instead (Gotham, Supergirl, Arrow, Flash, and now this).

[TurtleTitan97]

Shooting for the pilot starts next year:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4XcaX1CMAA6Nu2.jpg:large

[neatoman]

Can't be worse than Teen Titans Go, that's for sure...

Eh c'mon, Teen Titans GO ain't that bad. At least it's clear on being a parody (unlike let's say Ultimate Spider-Man) and it's not like the Teen Titans cartoon from ten years ago didn't have huge problems.

[ssjup81]

Eh c'mon, Teen Titans GO ain't that bad. At least it's clear on being a parody (unlike let's say Ultimate Spider-Man) and it's not like the Teen Titans cartoon from ten years ago didn't have huge problems.Yeah, I always see people say this about Teen Titans Go. It's purposely bad and not comparable. It's an overthetop parody of itself. It's not for me (although the ep with Robin getting his license was great, imo), but for those who like that kind of humor, more power to them.

[Raph's Girl]

Welp the roster has been revealed and.... NO BEAST BOY?! WTH?! :x

So the roster is:
Dick Greyson/Robin/Nightwing
Barbara Gordon/Oracle (only she's not being called Oracle...but she's still wheelchair bound)
Raven/Rachel Roth
Starfire
Hawk/Hank Hall
Dove/Dawn Granger

Their HQ will be...Boston?!

Yes it's nice that the team mostly consists of females but it'll be weird without Beast Boy. Now to await the casting (really curious as to who'll be cast as Barbara and Raven)

http://comicbook.com/2015/02/02/titans-tv-series-roster-revealed/

[Cure]

I guess it's because Beast Boy would be difficult to do. Either you use CGI or use real elephants and rhinos and whatnot. Either one is expensive.

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if the lack of Beast Boy is because nobody wants to put green paint all over their face.

Also where the hell is Cyborg?

[ObiWanFan4life]

I wonder if the lack of Beast Boy is because nobody wants to put green paint all over their face.

Also where the hell is Cyborg?

Alan Cumming put on make up for Nightcrawler in X-Men 2. Dave Bautista did the same thing for Guardians of the Galaxy, so the only plausible reason would be for the special effects.

[TurtleTitan97]

While it will be weird to see a Titans line-up without Beast Boy or Cyborg, I'm not surprised they won't appear. It would be expensive to make realistic CGI animals with a television show budget. And because of the New 52, Cyborg's now seen as a founding member of the Justice League.

Overall, still can't wait for this series.

[Raph's Girl]

I wonder if the lack of Beast Boy is because nobody wants to put green paint all over their face.

Also where the hell is Cyborg?

Cyborg probably can't be used because he's a leaguer now. He's popping up in Superman v Batman and getting his own movie.

[ssjup81]

So no Beast Boy or Cyborg? Which version of Teen Titans is this based on anyway? With Rachel/Raven there and Starfire, I figured it was going to loosely be based on the New Teen Titans. Speaking of which, shouldn't Kid Flash be a part of this too?

Meh...this is one gear grind I have about DC...too many changes and retcons.

[TurtleTitan97]

So no Beast Boy or Cyborg? Which version of Teen Titans is this based on anyway? With Rachel/Raven there and Starfire, I figured it was going to loosely be based on the New Teen Titans. Speaking of which, shouldn't Kid Flash be a part of this too?


It's not really based on a specific version. Barbara was never a member of the Titans, and neither was the Hank Hall version of Hawk. Dove/Dawn Granger, however, was a brief member of the Titans in the past.

As for Kid Flash, I doubt will see him in the show. Considering the fact that the producers of the CW "Flash" series have stated in the past that the plan to somehow bring Wally into the show, as well as the fact that it's on a different network, the chances of seeing him are looking pretty slim.

[Raph's Girl]

as well as the fact that it's on a different network, the chances of seeing him are looking pretty slim.

TNT is a sister station of the CW so crossovers can very easily occur.

[Leo656]

Weird roster. Hawk and Dove were barely Titans. And Babs never was. She's just gonna be there for "romantic angst" between her, Dick, and Starfire. Great, just what we need, more love triangle stuff. :roll:

Whatever, I'll give it a shot. Finally seeing a live-action Nightwing should be pretty cool.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Weird roster. Hawk and Dove were barely Titans. And Babs never was. She's just gonna be there for "romantic angst" between her, Dick, and Starfire. Great, just what we need, more love triangle stuff. :roll:

Whatever, I'll give it a shot. Finally seeing a live-action Nightwing should be pretty cool.


Didn't we pretty much already see that with the Batman and Robin movie? I mean, it was just a different version of his Nightwing suit with red instead of blue....

[Leo656]

No idea what you're talking about. No such movie exists.

[CyberCubed]

All these live-action DC shows are making my head spin. They all rub me the wrong way dating back to Smallville. Gotham, Flash, Green Arrow, and now this?

I watched the first couple of episodes of each series and then I always lose interest. I don't know what it is, I can watch DC cartoons just fine unless they're too childish, but the live-action bores me to the point of tears.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

No idea what you're talking about. No such movie exists.

Look, if you wanna block it out, that's fine, but some of us still have to face the reality that it was made..... :trazz::twink::tlol::tgrumble:

[TurtleTitan97]

TNT is a sister station of the CW so crossovers can very easily occur.

Maybe, but I doubt it.

[ZariusTwo]

I'm cool with them ignoring the New 52 take on Babs, at least for now. I prefer her in the chair than as Batgirl, wonder if she was ever Batgirl in this continuity? I can see them recycling a few scenarios from Birds of Prey if that were the case.

Hawk and Dove? Eh, I hope it leads to the whole Extant buisness, I know not a whole lot of people liked that turn from Hawk but it was my first real experience with the character

[Leo656]

Hah, funny, mine too, well, Monarch actually. 1991 was when I started getting "serious" about reading more than just Superman and Batman comics, and the "Armageddon 2001" cross-over Annuals with Waverider and seeing all the DC characters' (possible) futures were mind-blowing to 9-year-old me. I remember being surprised (and just a tiny bit let down) that Monarch turned out to be Hawk. Only reason I was let down was, I was only really familiar with Hawk and Dove a tiny bit, and had figured after all the hype that the reveal would have been a much bigger character than Hawk, but leave it to the amazing Dan Jurgens to make me care so deeply about characters I barely knew inside of 48 or however-many pages of "Armageddon 2001 #2". It was the first time I'd ever seen a super-hero "turn heel" and it had a huge effect on me, even if the explanation was kind of flimsy.

I had absolutely zero idea Monarch was originally supposed to be Captain Atom, since I was just a kid and didn't read all the insider newsletters and stuff that leaked the reveal early and forced the last-minute change to Hawk. In retrospect, though, the first third of the issue pretty clearly sets it up to be Captain Atom, and even some of the artwork on the Hawk & Dove pages looks kind of hastily rushed and doesn't quite fit the rest of the book. Still, I loved it, and Monarch's always been one of my favorite villains since. He has a very interesting look. They later retconned it back to being Atom the way it was "supposed" to be originally, but to me Hawk will always be the original. Even if it didn't make a ton of sense. ((Seeing that his future self had turned evil and then killed Dove, somehow forced him to turn evil? Uh, oooooh-kay then. :lol: "Seeing what my future self has become has traumatized me! In response, I'mma go ahead and Do That!" :lol: Seemed almost like the exact opposite of what should've happened. But hey, Comics.))

Extant was kind of cool, merging Hawk/Monarch with Waverider, but I don't recall them doing a whole ton with him after Zero Hour, which I was a little disappointed about. I think he had a push in the JSA book where they tried to "fix" everything that had happened with him and Dove but I forget the details.

I doubt they'll do any of that in the Titans show, though. Since Monarch is now "officially" Captain Atom as far as DC is concerned, there's no need for Hawk to turn heel or become Extant. He'll probably just be the team's resident "Hot-Head/Loose Cannon". Although they could always gamble and do something with it if they start running out of ideas towards the end, who knows?

[ZariusTwo]

It's no longer called Titans. They've instead settled on....Blackbirds

http://season-zero.com/titans-creator-confirms-the-shooting-of-the-dc-comics-pilot/

[Candy Kappa]

Alan Cumming put on make up for Nightcrawler in X-Men 2. Dave Bautista did the same thing for Guardians of the Galaxy, so the only plausible reason would be for the special effects.

And they spent hours in the make-up chair applying the paint and latex. I don't think that's very lucrative fo a TV show.

[Bry]

It's no longer called Titans. They've instead settled on....Blackbirds

http://season-zero.com/titans-creator-confirms-the-shooting-of-the-dc-comics-pilot/

http://media.giphy.com/media/GvSE7Cdh8KwSY/giphy.gif

By now it should be clear that the best versions of these comic adaptations are the ones that just let them be what they are. If you're making a Titans show and for whatever reason you won't/can't just let it be a Titans show... just stop.

Because man, I am curious. Is it another embargo situation with characters/names not being available so they have to work around them? DC/WB is notorious for that, and the idea that they have this entire universe of characters under one roof and each limb of the company still can't play nice and share with the others is maddening. Even Marvel and Sony managed to work together with Spider-Man!

But... this is very little information, so I guess we'll see.

[Raph's Girl]

It's no longer called Titans. They've instead settled on....Blackbirds

http://season-zero.com/titans-creator-confirms-the-shooting-of-the-dc-comics-pilot/

Blackbirds? Maybe that's just the filming title? They should stick with Titans. But then again since it's mostly females on the team I suppose Blackbirds makes sense (Birds of Prey).

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I want to see "Under the Red Hood" adapted to this series, with Jason Todd as a villain for one season and becoming a somewhat tenuous ally in later seasons.

GIVE ME JASON TODD!!!

[Leo656]

GIVE ME JASON TODD!!!

I'll take "Characters Who Were More Interesting And Relevant While Dead Than Alive" for $500, Alex... :tgrin:

[TurtleTitan97]

Status update:

While it's become apparent that we won't see Titans on TV this year, you'll be relieved to find out that the DC Comics adaptation is far from dead! TV Line caught up with TNT President Kevin Reilly to ask him about its current status, and things are sounding good...if not a little slow moving!

Akiva Goldsman is writing the pilot with Marc Haimes, and rumour has it that Nightwing will be a lead character with Barbara Gordon, Hawk, Dove, Raven, and Starfire joining him. "Akiva’s been very busy doing some other things," he revealed before adding that they hope it will be "maybe this summer" that they start casting and ramping up production. With no superhero TV shows currently airing in the summer, Titans debuting in 2016 would actually be a great idea.

"I sat down with Akiva and said — and he ultimately agreed — that the [TV] landscape right now is well-serviced on the superhero front. So what space is this going to inhabit? And really what he wants to do is be very true to the source material." Whenever it does end up coming together, Riley sounds excited about what it will bring to the network. "I think it’s going to end up being a very, very interesting offering. I think it’s going to be excellent."

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=120526

[BubblyShell22]

So no Cyborg or Beast Boy and it's not even called Titans? Yeah, I think I'll pass on this one.

[TurtleTitan97]

So no Cyborg or Beast Boy and it's not even called Titans? Yeah, I think I'll pass on this one.

To be fair, it would be a challenge to accurately portray Cyborg and Beast Boy on a television budget, since that would require LOTS of CGI. Not even Smallville could do it right:

http://i.newsarama.com/images/i/000/111/752/original/Cyborg-smallville-10795040-480-720.jpg?1376936636

They have their hands filled already with Starfire and Raven.

[NinjaPug]

The show is no longer in development. Time to get Nightwing on Arrow/Flash.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/07/titans-canceled-tnt

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Sigh. I was honestly expecting that, given how we haven't heard ANYTHING in over six months. :tgrumble:

[Bry]

The show is no longer in development. Time to get Nightwing on Arrow/Flash.

I'd be all for that, but I have a feeling Nightwing will be off-limits to the CW-verse much like Batman and Superman seem to be.

[TurtleTitan97]

Disappointing for sure.

Y'know, I wouldn't mind if Starfire would appear in the Arrowverse. Could serve as a nice introduction to the concept of aliens.

[CyberCubed]

If Starfire ever appears in live-action I hope she looks like this:

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/starfire_580_54d4455aa93ab4.02851888.jpg

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

If Starfire ever appears in live-action I hope she looks like this:

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/starfire_580_54d4455aa93ab4.02851888.jpg

Oh, Cubed. Starfire wears much less in "Red Hood & the Outlaws." After your Catwoman and Supergirl posts, I'd expect you to be more informed.

[TurtleTitan97]

If Starfire ever appears in live-action I hope she looks like this:

http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/starfire_580_54d4455aa93ab4.02851888.jpg

.......

Shut up.

[CyberCubed]

Oh, Cubed. Starfire wears much less in "Red Hood & the Outlaws." After your Catwoman and Supergirl posts, I'd expect you to be more informed.

I prefer the new designed Starfire, her old outfit is awful. Too much like an 80's stripper.

This new design looks like an adult version of the outfit Starfire wore in the Teen Titans cartoon.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I prefer the new designed Starfire, her old outfit is awful. Too much like an 80's stripper.

This new design looks like an adult version of the outfit Starfire wore in the Teen Titans cartoon.

Restrained taste? You? :teek:

You surprise me, old chap.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

I was surprised Cubed didn't post this one

http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/6/5/3/113653.jpg?v=1

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I was surprised Cubed didn't post this one

http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/6/5/3/113653.jpg?v=1

You and me both. Now, next question: have Supergirl and Starfire ever teamed up?

If so, we know what to buy Cubed for Christmas this year...

[TheSkeletonMan939]

You and me both. Now, next question: have Supergirl and Starfire ever teamed up?

If so, we know what to buy Cubed for Christmas this year...

I'm sure there are places you can commission that sort of thing. :lol:

[CyberCubed]

Restrained taste? You? :teek:

You surprise me, old chap.

I don't enjoy women being exploited only for sex appeal. I have taste.

[Candy Kappa]

I don't enjoy women being exploited only for sex appeal. I have taste.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--LTtrD85K--/192js4z48jhpcgif.gif

[TheSkeletonMan939]

You guys have so little faith in CyberCubed, seriously.

[Electric]

disappointed, if only because now we won't be seeing a live action raven

[Amaranthus]

disappointed, if only because now we won't be seeing a live action raven

Shame. I really want to see dem legs in the flesh.
Edit: Can anyone tell me how to resize huge pictures? I was going to post a Teen Titans Go picture, but it's ridiculously big.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

If it's on Imgur then you can just put an 's' at the end of the image code to make it small... anything else I think you'll have to resize it with software. But I got ya' covered anyway:

http://31.media.tumblr.com/74fb821e9f669e20c0a2675acbc23689/tumblr_n9g8qmKD5Y1rmaq04o3_250.gif

[Amaranthus]

If it's on Imgur then you can just put an 's' at the end of the image code to make it small... anything else I think you'll have to resize it with software. But I got ya' covered anyway:

http://31.media.tumblr.com/74fb821e9f669e20c0a2675acbc23689/tumblr_n9g8qmKD5Y1rmaq04o3_250.gif

Dem legs, mane.

[Leofan26]

This sounds like Nightwing and his harem or some thing :ohwell:

I guess this series will be Dick Grayson which I'm happy about cuz he's my favorite Robin :D

Do we have an exact air date for this?

Me being a Robin X StarFire shipper of the original Teen Titan series I hope they develop that pairing. Than again, I can always see it being a love triangle in this mess with BatGirl here.

What channel is this on too? I'd so love it if he had a few guest spots on Flash and arrow :D