Legion of Super Heroes... GONE

[Drtooth]

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/ne...fullnews&id=95

While I'm not a fan of this series, this confirms my suspicions that Warners is a cowardly, greedy company that wants to get out of the television animation business entirely.

[ZariusTwo]

I dont think this show ever had an identity to be honest. Superman was clumsily added to it rather than the original idea of using Supergirl, and when the Superboy lawsuit began, they had to rewrite the series around Clark being a "young Superman"

The second season was an improvement on the first though, but definately one show DC didnt know what to do with.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I dont think this show ever had an identity to be honest. Superman was clumsily added to it rather than the original idea of using Supergirl, and when the Superboy lawsuit began, they had to rewrite the series around Clark being a "young Superman"

I could never get into it, to be honest. Everything everyone hated about Teen Titans was gone, sure, but the lack of somethings made this show dull at times. And Superman seemed to be just there, instead of really being in there. Plus, I didn't like most of the character designs. I did like the one where Brainy was malfunctioning, though.

That said, it's not so much the fact that LOSH is gone that bugs me, but the whole idea that Warner Bros is getting out of TV animation on the whole. This will be the first time since Tiny Toon Adventures (which was almost 20 years ago, BTW- 18 years to be specific) in which the studio didn't produce TV cartoons. And for what? Market cowardice. The ever shrinking animation market due to higher demiands for hideously bad kiddy shows like Hannah Montana and Zach and Cody. Not to mention an FCC ruling that made kid's Tv thouroughly unprofitable. So these network heads sweat and moan about how the ratings aren't what they used to be, and prematurely pull the plug before the slump picks up.

Animation is in a slump right now, granted. But pulling out of it is just going to turn the slump into a crash. Just like the stock market, if everyone pulls out of a slump at the same time, they severaly damage the market.

[ZariusTwo]

The lack of a real identity is what kills the DC market. Until a real pioneer comes along, we'll just get new continuitys and series that wont have anything definitive in them.

The Batman could have picked up the mantle, but it only did so a few times, iand when they finally got something right, they screwed it up with either Batgirl or the crossovers.

[GK Punk]

I still wish they would have used Supergirl like planned. The show could have stood a chance. Like Zarius said, it felt like they just randomly put Supes in it, it felt awkward. Season 2 was pretty decent though. Might have been better off with out Supes at all.

In Summary: Kara = Win. Even Kara In-Ze.

[Raph's Girl]

I just hope they'll at least finish the storyline with Kell El.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I didn't like the look of the show. They should just stick with the Dini-verse from here on out. If it ain't broke...

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by GK

I still wish they would have used Supergirl like planned. The show could have stood a chance. Like Zarius said, it felt like they just randomly put Supes in it, it felt awkward. Season 2 was pretty decent though. Might have been better off with out Supes at all.

I have to say that the show improved dramatically in season 2, and had it gone to season 3, it really would have found it's voice. Clearly, Superman was added for multiple reasons. The Superboy thing being one of them, and the fact that they just made a Superman film meant they wanted a series with Superman in it. Plus, it seemed like half the time the show went out of the way to try hard not to be Teen Titans. It wasn't as playful, and when it was, it seemed very forced.

The plots were either all about Superman, or just had him there. I agree with that. And I really think there would have been some potential with Brainy and Superman becoming rivals at one point (as was clearly foreshadowed in the episode where Superman unshrunk the Kryptonian city).

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

I didn't like the look of the show. They should just stick with the Dini-verse from here on out. If it ain't broke...

The Batman was doing fine before it began screwing it's own mythology up. The DCAU is not the end-all/be-all, nor should it be.

[Drtooth]

The last episode aired this morning, the second half of a 2 parter. They've already harvested its time slot for a second Spidey episode. And they did tie up the Brainiac thing to an extent:

Spoiler:

Brainy becomes a real boy. Awwwww....

however:

Spoiler:

They pretty much left the ending open, and the original Brainiac is still around. Guess they've saving it for a DTV or maybe even the comic book adaption of the show

[Raph's Girl]

Argh!!! Why'd it have to end on a cliffhanger?!

So Brainiac is now a real boy??? WTF?? That's just weird. Nice to see the Thanagarians tho. 1000 years from now they resemble Vikings.

Now the Coluans. Interesting that in the show they have a hive mind and their world resembles a combo of Cybertron and Apokolips.

While in the comics the Coluans are just really smart organics who at one point even shunned robotics.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Argh!!! Why'd it have to end on a cliffhanger?!

As I said... DTV movies... comic books. Mayhaps that part was writen and animated before they realized that it would only go 2 seasons, and they were holding up hope for season 3. I didn't like this show that much first season, but they finally iron out all the wrinkles, make it interresting, and then can it.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

The Batman was doing fine before it began screwing it's own mythology up. The DCAU is not the end-all/be-all, nor should it be.

I wouldn't mind the Diniverse being what they stick with from now on (at least with television, I thought New Frontier was really good). Like I said the first time, if it ain't broke...

Batman: TAS was excellent, Superman and Justice League were really good as well. I kind of wish they had done Teen Titans in that style too instead of making it into a wannabe anime.