Retronauts Episode 178: Remakes, Reboots, and Reinventions

Retronauts

Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy Parish and Bob Mackey talk to USgamer's Caty McCarthy and Polygon's Matt Leone about modern-day takes on classic series--their history, the best and worst of them, and whether or not they're even necessary.

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0:00.0	DC fans, you're gonna want to check out the latest live action series, Titans, available
0:05.6	now on DC Universe.
0:07.3	The series premiered on October 12th and new episodes are available to stream every
0:10.5	single Friday.
0:11.5	It's the first original series to launch on DC Universe and follows a group of young,
0:15.2	soon-to-be superheroes.
0:16.2	There's Batman's former sidekick, Dick Grayson, also known as Robin.
0:20.1	Raven, a guarded teenager who's starting to experience the emergence of supernatural powers
0:24.1	as she doesn't yet understand.
0:25.1	There's also Starfire and Beast Boy.
0:28.2	These four characters become a surrogate family and team of heroes as they're caught
0:31.2	up in a conspiracy to bring about hell on Earth.
0:33.8	It's a gritty take on the Teen Titans franchise, from executive producer Akiva Goldzman, Jeff
0:38.3	Johns, Greg Berlanti, Greg Walker, Sarah Shecter, and John Vosset.
0:42.8	It's a fresh new take on one of the most popular comic book teams ever, and it's available
0:46.6	only on DC Universe.
0:48.2	You can watch it on all your favorite devices for only $7.99 a month, that's 20% off a yearly
0:53.3	membership.
0:54.3	So join the ultimate DC membership at DCUniverse.com and keep up with the Titans.
0:59.4	As we can retro-outs, just like John Littin said, it's just like starting over.
1:25.3	Hi everyone, welcome to this episode of RetroNots.
1:30.1	It's a special episode.
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