Teen Titans box sets

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11/16/05 at 5:13am

Rob T
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http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4515

I'll definitely be getting this.

but I am surprised that they're coming before the Batman Beyond and Justice League sets.
maybe it's to put it all in the correct chronological order.

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11/16/05 at 5:30am

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NO DOUBLE SIDED DISCS. PLEASE WARNER PLEASE!!

They did such a good job with B:TAS and S:TAS. Please dont' screw up TT and The Batman with a double-sided disc, and don't cram all the episodes on one disc.

Give us 2 discs. We'll pay more if neccessary!!!

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11/16/05 at 6:11am

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I'm definately going to pick up this and The Batman box sets. Glad I held off on the single volumes!

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11/16/05 at 6:40am

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The interesting thing with Teen Titans was that the single disc sets were a pretty good value. They had six or so episodes, a noticeably better deal than with the Justice League sets, and you could complete the first season in two servings. There was even a somewhat decent extra on the first disc and they were single-sided. If there aren't any extras and double-sided discs, I may just buy those sets instead of this release.

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11/16/05 at 7:48am

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but I am surprised that they're coming before the Batman Beyond and Justice League sets maybe it's to put it all in the correct chronological order.

Nothing chronological about it. Teen Titans is not part of the DC animated universe. Its not in continulty with Batman Beyond and Justice League. Neither is The Batman. I think the hold up with Batman Beyond and Justice League is that its a continuation of the Batman and Superman series. So really it makes sense to have both of those series out first. I am hoping we can get Static Shock and Zeta Project sets as well which are also part of the DC animated universe. But since The Batman and Teen Titans are in no continulty but themselves releasing them at any time is appropiate.

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11/16/05 at 8:14am

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If the Season DVD's are being released in keepcases (as opposed to the snapper cases of Divide and Conquer and Switched, that would make the DVD's all the more appealing to me

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11/16/05 at 9:51am

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NO DOUBLE SIDED DISCS. PLEASE WARNER PLEASE!!
They did such a good job with B:TAS and S:TAS. Please dont' screw up TT and The Batman with a double-sided disc, and don't cram all the episodes on one disc.

Didn't Superman Vol 1 have a double sided disc?

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11/16/05 at 10:08am

Amy Mormino
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Challenge of the Super-Friends definitely had a double-sided disc. In slight defense of their double-siders, WB doesn't seem to have the same problems with these as Universal.

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11/16/05 at 2:08pm

John*D
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Just checked, S:TAS does has a flipper. Totally forgot. Oh well...

At least we'll have the episodes in season sets.

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11/17/05 at 7:25am

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I'll definately be picking up these sets as well. I have stopped buying the standard Warner DVD's because those idiotic DVD Paper cases they produce for their DVD's. I much prefer the clamshell cases as used by Paramount and Universal. I'll be picking up this boxed set as well providing they aren't using those paper boxes for their packaging.

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11/18/05 at 9:08pm

Jim Smith
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No flipper. It is reported to be a two disc set. No word on extras yet.

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11/29/05 at 6:48am

John*D
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2 discer single sided... WOOT

Pics of part of the disc-art and larger pic of artwork. Plus a list of a bunch of extras, double woot.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4590

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11/29/05 at 5:29pm

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I wonder whether they aren't simply sticking the first two single-disc releases into a new package and calling it season one, since taken together they maike up the whole season. The single-disc releases weren't bad, were fairly priced and even had some good extras, and each made up half a season.

I did buy the first two, but have been holding off on the third (labeled season 2 vol. 1) since the full season announcement has been made. I'm unsure whether I'll replace my single discs with the season set; depends on if there are any good extras.

Incidentally, fans of the show should note that Cartoon Network has just passed on a sixth season despite the show remaining successful. There is a "Save Teen Titans" effort currently going on. Details at the Titans Tower dot com site.

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2/4/06 at 6:49am

Mark Talmadge
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So, does anyone have any plans on picking up this boxed set from Season 1 on this coming Tuesday? I know I plan on picking it up. While the dialogue used for the series isn't my cup of tea, being more of a children's cartoon show, I'm going to pick up this set. I never got around to picking up the individual disks because I don't buying TV Shows on DVD like that but I do have plans on picking up the Season 1 set simply because of the price and the fact that I haven't seen any of the episodes. At $14.99 at Best Buy, it's hard to pass this one up.

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2/4/06 at 10:15am

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Yep, and I've got a $5 coupon too.

Luckily, right at that moment, an unconscious Argentinean fell through my roof.

He was quickly joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun.

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2/4/06 at 11:51am

Mark Talmadge
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How did you get a $5 coupon and where can I get one?

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2/4/06 at 1:02pm

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It's a reward zone membership reward. Sorry, should've been more clear.

Luckily, right at that moment, an unconscious Argentinean fell through my roof.

He was quickly joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun.

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2/4/06 at 2:08pm

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Ah, I'm a member too I have a $20 certificate coming. I have my account set up to where I get $20 coupons instead of $5. July ends my second free year in the club.

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2/4/06 at 5:54pm

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Nothing chronological about it. Teen Titans is not part of the DC animated universe. Its not in continulty with Batman Beyond and Justice League.

Oh, no you don't. Not only did the TT S2 premiere feature that show's Robin becoming Nightwing at some point in the future, proving he's Dick Grayson (just before S1 of BTAS), but Michael "Flash" Rosenbaum himself has played Kid Flash on at least two episodes from this latest season, clearly serving as a prequel to his appearance, again as Wally West, in S1 of JL. And don't try to mention that Charlie Schlatter as Flash appearance from Superman: TAS. That was Barry Allen.

The timeline is thus:
Teen Titans
Batman: The Animated Series
Static Shock
Superman: The Animated Series
Justice League
Justice League Unlimited
Batman Beyond
The Zeta Project
Legion of Super-Heroes

And if they did a Doom Patrol series, that would go before TT in that listing.

But you're right. The Batman is not part of this continuity, with its revamped origins contradicting BTAS. Think of it as "Ultimate" Batman. Or perhaps "All-Star" Batman. It is to BTAS what X-Men: Evolution is to X-Men's 90's cartoon. It's just not an improvement.

BOMM,

CS

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2/4/06 at 6:08pm

Zack Gibbs
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No, Jim's right, Titans is not in the same continual universe as BTAS, JL, etc.

"Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now... and so we'll hunt him... because he can take it... because he's not a hero... he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector... a DARK KNIGHT."

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2/4/06 at 10:20pm

Craig Sherman
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Why not? What's the big obstacle to having TT take place before the first season of BTAS? Is it the Anime-styled animation? Getting past that, the two links I've already mentioned are Dick Grayson as Nightwing:

and Wally West as Kid Flash, voiced by JL's Michael Rosenbaum!

How much more of a link do you need?

Now, it's true, the Nightwing from Teen Titans does vary a little bit from that on Batman: The Animated Series:

But can't a fella change his costume a little bit? He's had his share of costume changes in the comics. Besides, that TT episode was a dystopian future, kind of a "Days of Future Past" storyline, if you'll forgive the cross-company reference.

But bottom line, Michael Rosenbaum playing Wally West at a younger age clinches it that TT is a prequel series. It may not have started that way, but there's certainly nothing contradicting it, a la "The Batman." Where's the confusion?

Hopelessly devoted to continuity,

CS

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2/5/06 at 11:00am

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I love the continuity argument, but was stunned to see you list a Legion of Super-Heroes cartoon. I apparently slept for a year and missed that one. When was it made? How did the animation match up to BTAS? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

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2/5/06 at 11:55am

Zack Gibbs
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Well the two links you mention aren't really links. It's been established since Season 1 (I think) that the Robin on the show was Dick Grayson. Dick Grayson goes on to become Nightwing. That is the continuity of Dick Grayson, whether it be in the comics or any other various continuity (unless they choose not to follow it of course). And having MR voice Kid Flash isn't a link either, because it's a 4th wall situation. Most likely done out of convenience. I mean Rosenbaum is Flash on Justice league, but he's Lex Luthor on Smallville, does that mean that those two shows are in continuity and that The Flash is in fact Lex Luthor? Of course not, all that matters is the character being portrayed, not the actor portraying them. Even if it did matter, Robin isn't voiced by his BTAS counterpart, so that cancels it out according to playground rules. I think the show actively tried to avoid continuity glitches with the rest of the DC shows, so that those fans who would like to see them as one, can. Which is a perfectly valid way to see it. Officially the producers have said a number of times (because they get asked a lot) that the show isn't in the same world as the BTAS family. Which makes sense as nothing in Teen Titans has ever affected that of the other shows in question (or vice versa), which is essentially what continuity is.

"Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now... and so we'll hunt him... because he can take it... because he's not a hero... he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector... a DARK KNIGHT."

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2/5/06 at 1:58pm

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Zack, you and I will have to agree to disagree.

Tim, stay tuned. The LOSH first appeared in Superman:TAS, and will return this season on JLU. (If you're in the UK you'll get to see their JLU episode before us Yanks, but it will eventually air on Cartoon Network in the States.)

Anyway, the upcoming JLU episode will feature
Warning Spoiler! Click to show

Supergirl

choosing to stay in the 31st Century, mirroring events in an upcoming LOSH comic issue. This JLU episode, "Far From Home," IIRC, will spin off into a LOSH series currently in (pre?)production.

Alls I know is, it better have Matter-Eater Lad.

In darkest night,

CS

P.S. Zack, you'll get to see Rosenbaum play Luthor on the animated series soon enough. So neener. :p)

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2/5/06 at 2:08pm

Zack Gibbs
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P.S. Zack, you'll get to see Rosenbaum play Luthor on the animated series soon enough. So neener.

Really, is it going to be on JL? I thought that WB asked them to stop including individual character villians, such as the Joker? And will this be the same Luthor that Clancy Brown portrayed, or a younger/alternate version? I'm not complaining, but it seems like such an odd thing to do.

"Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now... and so we'll hunt him... because he can take it... because he's not a hero... he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector... a DARK KNIGHT."

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2/5/06 at 2:12pm

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March 4.

http://tinyurl.com/av5l4

I won't divulge too much for the spoiler-phobic. But it should be a gas.

CS

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2/5/06 at 3:00pm

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I was under the impression that the Titans Animated Kid Flash was Bart Allen (not Wally West or Barry Allen), despite being voiced by Michael Rosenbaum. To me, that casting was more of a "tip of the hat" to Justice League fans. And Bart has been wearing the Kid Flash uniform in the Teen Titans comic for awhile now.

Still, it's cool to think of TT as a prequel, and I can totally see how it all fits together. It would also explain why, despite the world-threatening events the Titans face, the JLA has never shown up to help. They just don't exist yet.

All that said, when it comes to DVD-sets, I've already got the individual Season 1 discs, and don't plan on buying the complete Season 1 set when it's released. It would be nice, but there are so many other boxed sets that I want and can't yet afford, that I can't justify replacing what I already own. unfortunately, I fear that this point-of-view will be shared by enough TT fans that the complete S1 will sell low, and we'll never see a complete S2.

-Frank P.

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2/7/06 at 7:22am

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The World's Finest reports that Teen Titans: Season Two, as well as The Batman: Season Two, will street in September 2006. More info can be found at the link below:

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/news/020706.php

The Brave. The Bold. The World's Finest -- WF DVD Report -- Marvel Animation Age -- Toon Zone News

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2/8/06 at 6:58am

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Well, since I'm watching Teen Titans season 1 right now, and it says "Producer Bruce Timm" at the beginning of the episodes, I like to think that it's at least "almost" in continuity. It can work, so why not, I say. It's a loose, fun kind of continuity, but it still kinda works. Better than the Superman: TAS vs. the JLU continuity, regarding the Lois-Superman relationship, unless that new movie coming out takes place in the past.

- Bill

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2/8/06 at 11:58am

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Why not? What's the big obstacle to having TT take place before the first season of BTAS? Is it the Anime-styled animation?

I agree. The differing styles of animation should not be a concern. Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, and H.G. Peter (not to mention John Byrne, David Mazzuchelli, and George Perez) all have drastically different illustration styles, but no one doubts that Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman exist in the same continuity.

According to Wikipedia,

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(C)ontinuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer.

If there are no on-screen inconsistencies, I don't think there's anything wrong with beliving all these shows exist in the same continuity.

I'd even go so far as to say that a reasonable amount of inconsistency should be allowed, without breaking continuity. In the first season of Star Trek, Spock was a "Vulcanian" and the Enterprise was a "UESPA" (United Earth Space Probe Agency) vessel.

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