Matt, this DCAU stuff can really hurt your enjoyment of something. I mean, look at Teen Titans. Yes, it wouldn't be that hard to make it DCAU canon. Speedy and Kid Flash having the same VAs on both shows means some connection, but if they really wanted to make TT DCAU, it would hold them down to certain restrictions.
We do have an unaccounted for period of time when Dick was Robin but before he went off to college, but there's always the Donna Troy problem, and Teen Titans' wackiness would lessen the effect of aliens on Earth (as seen in early Superman and "Starcrossed"). It seems like they were going to make TT part of the DCAU, but when they realized it'd already be bogged down with 4 or 5 different shows worth of continuity, it gave them more freedom not to be DCAU. Hence LOSH being its own show as well as future DTV projects being free of previous continuity.
The great thing about the Hulk is that here's a character whose personality is really fractured. A lot of Marvel heroes have their problems, but Bruce Banner has SERIOUS issues. You're saying you like the Savage Hulk, which is always good when he's around other heroes and becomes a force of nature. The Hulk from the 90's series is the child-like Hulk, who can be a protagonist, but I wouldn't say he's like The Thing (Thing wants to be normal again, Hulk thinks he is normal, he just wants to be left alone). That Hulk is confused by everything and can feel more than just anger. He's got all this power and doesn't understand his place in the world or why everyone is chasing him. Banner has gone through lots of other changes too, and even though I find some more compelling than others, I think the concept of the Hulk in general is a good one and has many places to go.
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Date: 2006-09-25 05:59 pm (UTC)We do have an unaccounted for period of time when Dick was Robin but before he went off to college, but there's always the Donna Troy problem, and Teen Titans' wackiness would lessen the effect of aliens on Earth (as seen in early Superman and "Starcrossed"). It seems like they were going to make TT part of the DCAU, but when they realized it'd already be bogged down with 4 or 5 different shows worth of continuity, it gave them more freedom not to be DCAU. Hence LOSH being its own show as well as future DTV projects being free of previous continuity.
The great thing about the Hulk is that here's a character whose personality is really fractured. A lot of Marvel heroes have their problems, but Bruce Banner has SERIOUS issues. You're saying you like the Savage Hulk, which is always good when he's around other heroes and becomes a force of nature. The Hulk from the 90's series is the child-like Hulk, who can be a protagonist, but I wouldn't say he's like The Thing (Thing wants to be normal again, Hulk thinks he is normal, he just wants to be left alone). That Hulk is confused by everything and can feel more than just anger. He's got all this power and doesn't understand his place in the world or why everyone is chasing him. Banner has gone through lots of other changes too, and even though I find some more compelling than others, I think the concept of the Hulk in general is a good one and has many places to go.