Okay, I’m actually really glad that this thread was made and that we don’t have to choose, because if I’m honest, I feel like TTG gets too much hate. This is just my thoughts but I think it’s perfectly fine that all three of these shows are completely different from each other.
I’m apart of the younger crowd that was too young to watch the OG Titans because I was born a year before it came out, and my mom thought that I was too young to watch Cartoon Network in general, that was a big nay nay growing up, so Disney and Boomerang it was (I have vague memories of Justice League but again, too young to remember). I also didn’t grow up liking DC or superheroes in general, and I didn’t get into Batman until I was 13. My friend forced me to watch TTG and I genuinely liked it so much, I spent most of my summer watching the show, to the point were every single episode was a rerun for me. When I went back to school, I told the main nerd and geek clique that I was into Batman and that I had watched the show (because back then I didn’t even fit in with the nerd crowd), and I was shocked when they shut me down immediately because the show was “garbage”. I thought they liked that kind of stuff! Needless to say, I haven’t watched the show since because it just reminds me of the people that throw hate on it .
I absolutely love Titans, as I feel it is more about showing how these heroes are and act in our own world (and it brought me the first live action Jason, which I think is a step forward from DC and his character). I don’t care if people think that the cosplayers look better than the actors, but gosh darn it if Raven was real, that’s what she would look like, not at all cartoony. I know everyone has a right to their difference of opinion, but I wish the hatred level for this show would go down tremendously. I know there’s plot holes and the writing isn’t great at times, but it’s a show that people have the right to choose whether to watch or not, it doesn’t impact your physical health or well being.
As for the OG Teen Titans, I watched it back when we were DCU and I loved it. I understand why people choose this as their ideal Teen Titans show, but all three of these shows are special and unique. Some of them have emotional ties to people like me.