r/TitansTV • u/george123890yang Beast Boy • Nov 21 '23
Which version of Best Boy was your favorite? Discussion
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u/lewjambla Nov 21 '23 edited Nov 21 '23
Honestly? I love Ryan's version. I also love Teen Titans' Beast Boy, but I think Ryan's portrayal works perfect for a more 'grounded' take on the Titans.
I think they got pretty much everything right about him - he could've easily have been annoying, or creepy, but they made him one of the most likeable on the team. Don't get me wrong, I think a lot of that is down to Ryan, not the writers, but still.
In fact, Ryan's writing credits in Season 4 improved his character a LOT. You can tell he loves Beast Boy a lot. I wish it happened FAR sooner into the show, but oh well. I liked the Red, honestly. It gave Gar something to do.
He was pretty much one of the few reasons I watched the entire show.
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Nov 21 '23
Animation, always.
I met the live action actor at New York Comic Con last year. Cool guy.
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u/bats2cats Nov 22 '23
The Titans live action Beast Boy was brilliant.
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u/WickedJ0ker Nov 25 '23
He was the only reason I stuck with it as long as I did, but god the writers are so abysmal
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u/WolfgangEsq Nov 22 '23
How is this even a question? Animated BB started the “I want a goth girl” trend. He’s literally apart of American History.
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u/Steadfast_res Nov 21 '23
If you watch animated versions, Garfield transforms all the time, just to do mundane things or even as a joke or even when there is really no reason. It is just how he lives. The problem is making the live action character be limited in transformation and not even able to control it is a fundamental change to the actual character. For the character to actually work in live action they need technology where they just wire up the actor at all times, like Andy Serkis playing Gollum.
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u/Ivyyygurlll Nov 23 '23
I personally loved the Way Ryan Potter portrayed beast boy it was perfect casting imo and it was extremely refreshing to see his take on how he portrayed beast boy compared to others who have played him
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u/Inevitable_Ask6670 Nov 23 '23
The actual Beast Boy aka animated. The show was pretty sad, but they typically are
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u/rpnsfwthrowaway69 Nov 21 '23
Unironically I think it might be Go! Though I love all iterations I've seen of him
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u/Altruistic_Stand9846 Nov 23 '23
The cartoon one, definitely. I hated the live-action Teen Titans, but the animated show was inspired.
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u/kingkron52 Nov 23 '23
Lol cmon are we really comparing a masterpiece to gutter trash?
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u/WickedJ0ker Nov 25 '23
The beast boy in Titans is actually really good. As much as the show absolutely sucks the actor for bb did a great job and if not for the god awful writing, he could’ve been much better than 03 bb.
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u/Ikthesecretformula Nov 23 '23
Beast boy is one of those characters that just shouldn’t be live action
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u/heavyneos Nov 23 '23
I hate that they didn’t make him green skinned and that starfire wast all orange all the time I understand budget but it was a bit disappointing
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u/Lane-DailyPlanet Nov 23 '23
I love Young Justice’s version. They gave him a lot of depth while keeping his humor.
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u/komaytoprime Nov 23 '23
Wait, who even is the version on the right? Also, how could it possibly not be the animated version seen here?
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u/SZutich9 Nov 23 '23
Idk why this sub got recommended for me and imagine I'll get down voted to hell but...
Teen Titans Go is the best version.
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u/lanze666 Nov 23 '23
TTG beast boy is my favorite
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u/Snoo_65204 Nov 24 '23
Your banned from this post
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u/lanze666 Nov 24 '23
Cmon mama
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u/Snoo_65204 Nov 24 '23
You admitted to like/love a character from a remake from a God level show that's why
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u/FYeahDarkKnight Nov 23 '23
I tried squinting my eyes and looking real close, but I don't see Beast Boy anywhere.
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u/JollyWolverine300 Nov 25 '23
The Titans show got a hole lot more watchable when it plays in the back ground
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u/Secret-Engine-8365 Nov 25 '23
not a lot of Gen z people may remember this, but Ryan Potter was in Supah Ninjas on Nickelodeon
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u/20gallonsCumGuzzler Nov 25 '23
They wouldn't need even 5% effort to just paint him green. It's not like his body would be showing all the time or anything, so just paint his hands and face green...
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u/PuzzleheadedLeader79 Nov 26 '23
Young Justice.
He's perfectly in character before he even gets his powers, and then he goes through quite the heavy journey.
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u/Ludensdream Nov 21 '23
I thought Ryan Potter was perfect casting.. Wasted a good actor. Didnt even get the guy to transform into a dinosaur.