A Teen Titans TV Show? That Would Never Work!
As a personal rule, I don’t believe 95% of all rumored live action superhero shows or movies. I do not think Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark movie is ever going to happen. Let alone Lobo or the Metal Men. But I would have said the same thing back when the Rock was first rumored to be playing Black Adam several years ago – and now that’s a guarantee.
This fall, we’re going to get TV shows for Batman, Flash and Constantine. The Green Arrow show is probably my favorite drama on TV right now. We’re living in a world that Young Sean never thought possible.
Which brings us to today’s new rumor of a live action Teen Titans show, starring Dick Grayson as Nightwing. Apparnetly TNT is nearing a pilot consideration.
Crossover potential?
I don’t know how I feel about this possibility.
On the one hand, I don’t believe it. I believe that TNT would love to have a show as successful as Arrow, and jumping on the DC superhero bandwagon is an easy way to do just that these days. I don’t doubt that someone at TNT would love to make this show.
I just…heck, I would love to make this show. I need to stop being a cynic. If this show became a reality, I would watch the Hell out of a live action Teen Titans show. I love Arrow, I put up with the whole season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and I’m definitely going to watch Constantine, Gotham and The Flash, even though I hated the pilot for that last one (more on that in the future).
I love both Teen Titans cartoons. I mostly loved Young Justice, especially the first season. And I love the idea of a Dick Grayson TV show so much that I’ve been sitting on my own series pitch that I was going to make someday to the King of Hollywood.
I should tell you henchies about that pitch one of these days…
Something like this
There is so much drama, especially teen drama, that could be wrung out of a Teen Titans TV show. Comedy too. How many teen angst shows feature a romance between a hunky circus acrobat orphan and his fiery, orange-skinned alien power princess girlfriend?
Don’t think they’d take it that far? All of the new DC superhero shows are comics accurate, even The Flash! I would imagine this new Titans would be just as comics accurate.
There are probably a lot of people in the world who are getting sick of all the superhero movies and TV shows. I am not one of them. I may not have much faith in them getting made, but that could just be Young Sean talking. He lived in a very different world from our own.
He wouldn’t understand.
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What do you henchies think of a Teen Titans live action show? Or a Nightwing series? What about that Supergirl TV show rumor that’s floating around? Sound off in the comments!
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Posted on September 12, 2014, in DC, Robin, Television and tagged Dick Grayson, Nightwing, Teen Titans, Titans, TNT. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Henchman-4-Hire 
I really wanted steven r mcqueen to be nightwing on arrow but that’s apparently not happening now. I don’t watch the new Titans show but i did like most of the old one. I only liked the first season of young justice but i did like a couple of the later episodes that featured impulse. From yj, i loved the 1st season robin, i thought he was so cool with that disappearing laugh of his and aqualad was sooo hot! I would love a nightwing show but i don’t see how they would make a titans live action show. I can’t wait for The Flash to start!!
I think a Titans live action show would be pretty easy. TV has been making shows about angsty teenagers hanging out forever. Only now there would be Arrow/Flash-like costumes and supervillain fights.
If they can pull this off I will definitely be on board all the way.I just hope the CGI is top notch considering all the unique abilities the Titans have, Beast Boy and Raven probably being the most expensive. Also I hope this doesn’t take inspiration from the current comics, but the earlier stuff or the Cartoon from a couple years back. It can’t be like Arrow, it needs to be light hearted and fun
Man, the CGI would be deadly in a show like this. But The CW is doing a great job making the Flash look good.
Though considering TNT claims ‘TNT knows drama’, I think we’d be looking at more of an Mtv Teen Wolf than a Michael J. Fox Teen Wolf.
We don’t have the TNT network in England I don’t think so I was unaware of that however I could live with it as long as there is enough humour, doesn’t have to be a comedy or anything. Just fun.
Despite what they say about DC movies, I think all these TV shows realize they need some humor and fun in their shows.