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The Titans Gather in “Ghost”

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Titans is a fantastic show when it wants to be but there sure does seem to be a lot of waiting around. This might actually be the one show that could benefit from an old school villain of the week. Instead the audience gets to watch Titans, old and new, gather at headquarters in San Francisco and brood for an hour.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s interesting and there is some character development, but it’s not all that different from last week. That’s a problem and puts the show in danger of getting stale. That being said, there are still some redeeming qualities to this week’s episode.

If the show excels anywhere it’s in its fight scenes. Watching Gar, Jason and Rachel spar (blindfolded no less) is great entertainment. The show has clearly learned from shows like Daredevil and Punisher that all fights tell a story and it approaches each sparring match as an opportunity to further the plot. Unfortunately that’s one of the few times the plot gets furthered.

This is a shame because there are some truly interesting characters in play right now. Deathstroke has returned to get revenge on the Titans and it’s unclear whether he knows that his daughter has fallen in with them. Meanwhile C-list villain Doctor Light actually manages to cause some serious damage while still reinforcing why he’s such a lightweight villain.

This episode and the last seem to be made for world building. They exist to backload better stories down the road. That’s fine but could probably have been done in half the time. Given that the show has so few episodes you would think they would make them count more. Ideally in a show with only 8-10 episodes per season every single second counts. But one gets the impression the Titans are holding their breath for something.

Chances are that something is Connor Kent. Teased at the end of season one the introduction of a Superman clone would change the odds in a fight rather quickly. It’s the same reason Hulk and Thor weren’t in Captain America: Civil War, the introduction of either of them means the other side instantly wins. As great as Deathstroke is he doesn’t stand a chance against Superman or one of his “offspring.”

Still, the show has always been an underdog. No one thought it would succeed when it first came out and it quickly blew everyone away. All good underdogs know how to use it to their advantage. The show seems ready to redeem itself in future episodes but it better do it fast before the audience loses interest.

 

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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