Green Lantern: The Animated Series - EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED

Green Lantern has a rough reputation in popular culture. But what if I told you there was an animated Green Lantern show that blew all other animated series out of the water? Introducing Green Lantern: The Animated Series, a show that successfully built an entire universe and story in only 26 episodes. Let’s talk about Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
Giancarlo Volpe’s BTS Comic: giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com/pos...
0:00 Part 0: Intro
0:51 Part 1: Why It Was Made
1:52 Part 2: Art Style
5:22 Part 3: The Story
8:33 Part 4: The Characters
13:51 Part 5: World Building
17:21 Part 6: Conclusion
#GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries, #GreenLanternShow, #GLTAS

[@BovineDesigns]

At 10:24 when I say that neither Razor nor Aya has appeared outside of the show, that is incorrect. Aya has appeared in several Smallville comics, as well as in the New Earth continuity (Green Lantern Vol 4 #65), and of course she has a cameo in Justice League Action. And of course a year after I made this video Razer appeared in Young Justice. My apology for the misinformation! Here's the music playlist for this video! kzbin.info/aero/PLTTb7_0Go3b1cwKpt2zleEPG8uRtu2xhz I neglected to mention how dope the music of the show is. Razer's theme in particular is very emotional and feels very connected to his culture. While the music can feel a little generic at times, they at least made unique tracks for each episode and scene.

[@gamingmoran9597]

I have a great idea let's snyder cut this show into existence

[@BovineDesigns]

@GAMING MORAN not a bad a idea 😁

[@kylereid2350]

Your a lad.thanks for reminding me about this show. It still hurts they canceled it but maybe one day we can get the support for these shows that deserved it.

[@kylereid2350]

Another show I'd love to hear your opinions on is Tron: uprising. It was on Disney or something but it is comfortably one of my favorite animated shows of all time. The story was just phenomenal. If you haven't seen it I COULD NOT recommend it any more. Especially if you love shows like GL then this should be like Christmas.

[@Fi1ibuster]

No I absolutely hate Guy in every version of him

[@mikeclarke5732]

I love how Guy Gardner is loved by everyone in this shows universe when in literally every continuity ever including the main DC Rebirth everyone hates him( and I mean every continuity and animated show except this one)

[@BovineDesigns]

Right!? What a great subversion! I do personally love the character, as bad as he can be he really pulls through when it counts.

[@ashtonchane6126]

Glade to know that the writers of the show decide to pull a 180 and make a character from a complete asshole. To a cocky but still good-intention person. Makes the series as a whole different from what you expect.

[@KingRogue]

@@ashtonchane6126 Guy garder has always had good intentions

[@pascalcwilson]

It just makes me hate him more and that’s why I like him.

[@jlupus8804]

Guy Gardner is that kid who was surprised when people thought he was cute so as soon as he tried to capitalize on that persona he stopped being cute. That was his planned arc for season 2.

[@Bolbi145]

It’s a shame they canceled it so soon, they were building up to some pretty good storylines like Sinestro Corps War, and Blackest Night

[@BovineDesigns]

dood I would kill to see Sinestro Corps War done in animation, it would be one of the most epic things put to screen.

[@venicethehedgehog4122]

Well I dont think they would do blackest night exactly like the comics seeing how they ripped out there hearts but maybe if it was HBO max

[@BovineDesigns]

You never know, they might find a way around it like off screen deaths.

[@Bolbi145]

@@BovineDesigns Precisely, probably through shadows

[@babarshah6479]

It pained me when I read that…I was so upset I wanted to see them adapt Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night…

[@shmee123ful]

The fact this series wasn't given the support it deserved is dame same

[@BovineDesigns]

It really is, hopefully we can give it more attention!

[@mattterrell4304]

I loved this damn show and was so mad when it was canned

[@johnbreighner5852]

@@mattterrell4304 Same here. to my knowledge "Green Lantern the animated series" was one of the last great shows on Cartoon Network before the latter of which make a wrong turning point. But if we wanna blame whatever caused that show to meet a premature end, we can most likely blame the 2011 live action Green Lantern movie for being made (Cause that movie was not impressive, thus leading it to become a box office failure). I mean, you think that the series would've kicked off on its own without the 2011 Green Lantern movie but film producers and filmmakers...you name those people. they were like: "let's do what we gotta do." and in the end, it was a mistake for all Green Lantern fans. Am I missing something or there is more to the premature cancellation than meets the eye?

[@mattterrell4304]

@@johnbreighner5852 you're right, the movie really hurt the GL as a brand.

[@kwolf506]

The movie killed everything for them. The animated series was great!

[@mc-maitrixgaming4330]

So glad they brought back razor in the resent young justice phantoms episode Seeing razor again not only was a gift to the fans of GL-TAS but all but confirms that young justice and GL-TAS share the same canon universe and with that they could bring back more than just razor

[@BovineDesigns]

I'm glad you enjoyed the episode 😁 I have my own opinion but I'll be sharing that in a video

[@yikesyoudied8010]

They said that it was a kind of parallel universe but does it give space for them to change events like Aya actually being alive

[@OMIMox]

Considering GLTAS made me cry my fucking eyes out with the best and most heartbreaking romantic relationship I've ever gotten the chance to see, I would be a little bit personally offended if they didn't bring Aya and Razer back PERMENANTLY into the YJ storyline in a few years.

[@black12owl]

It is not necessarily. Take it as an adaptation. It is not part of the same universe. It is not exactly a continuation but similar things happened there. Look there are characters that are original to Bruce Timm's league animated series, which were later adapted into comics and other series. This is the same

[@rubbybandz]

THEY BROUGHT HIM BACK?!? I haven’t checked the new season out but this comment just made me wanna run and watch it

[@toganium4175]

This show is so underrated. I want Aya and Razer in the DC comics continuity.

[@BovineDesigns]

Same! Frankly I want to see less human GL's, the past 10 years have added so many for no reason.

[@byronrush9802]

@@BovineDesigns true where my alien bros and hoes at

[@vullord666]

Honestly surprised they didn't get the Harley Quinn treatment.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

@@BovineDesigns relatability reasons, I guess

[@danielendless]

Young Justice: so you have wished it and SO IT SHALL BE

[@Gtoonm]

Adding a bit of hope and insult to injury in Justice League action, an episode about Hal getting stuck in some space gas station has an AI voiced by Grey again, who at the end says she has no memory of who she is but has hope to find out and flies into the darkness like a familiar red lantern. This show makes me understand what fans of firefly felt like.

[@BovineDesigns]

That was a really nice nod to GLTAS. It's a shame Justice Action got cancelled too soon as well, it was genuinely alot of fun.

[@vullord666]

@Will N this is the main reason I prefer streaming services to traditional cable. TV always had a problem equating a shows success/quality purely to toy sales, air times, and etc (and worse has made shows compete). Streaming/subscription services allow a little more room for freedom. Also you brought back some trauma with how much Marvel canceled their best shows. I really don't care about either's movies (I don't get why everyone gravitate to live action movies nowadays), and regardless neither put out movies better than their peak animated content.

[@WinningProduction420]

I remember watching this show and actually liking it's portrayal of Hal Jordan much more than how he's portrayed in the comics.

[@BovineDesigns]

Same! Although he's not too terribly different. I think it's a more focused version of the entire mythos in general.

[@blitzhunter128]

Fun fact about this and YJ: Young Justice Season 4 episode 19 had Razor, same voice actor from this, same with kilowog, and ended up having the story from the end of GLTAS and brought it into that YJ episode

[@jonathanschmechel7452]

Although it should be noted that they are still different universes. They just added a story from one to the other. This doesn't make everything in the gl series cannon in young justice

[@BovineDesigns]

@Jonathan Schmechel exactly, there's alot that prevents them from being canon to each other. It's no more canon than it is to Smallville because of that one comic Aya was in.

[@blitzhunter128]

@@jonathanschmechel7452 yes, I never said it made them connected. While it can be in later years I was just saying it because it picks up from the story that we’ve seen in GLTAS obviously something similar happened in that universe. But I like to think that the writers knew what they were doing when they gave that to us lol

[@jonathanschmechel7452]

@@blitzhunter128 true but there are a lot of ppl going nuts thinking it's full cannon

[@blitzhunter128]

@@jonathanschmechel7452 I know and I questioned it at first but I don’t believe that it is I know it isn’t

[@quantumsurge7250]

I'm glad this show forgot the feature of red lantern rings replacing it's bearers heart, or Razer would have been dead by the second episode.

[@BovineDesigns]

😂😂😂 Same, tbh I think the decision to make them intelligent instead of just angry slaves to Atrocitus was also a good decision

[@quantumsurge7250]

@@BovineDesigns They also changed the red lantern oath so it isn't so gory. The comic version was "From blood and rage of crimson red, ripped from a corpse so freshly dead, together with our hellish hate we'll burn you all that is your fate." While the series was " From blood and rage of crimson red, we fill men's souls with darkest dread and twist your minds with pain and hate, we'll burn you all that is your fate."

[@BovineDesigns]

@@quantumsurge7250 No wonder Razer wasn't a fan of it.

[@quantumsurge7250]

I LOVED this show. I still remember being at my grandmother's house and waking up early in the morning, running down the stairs, and watching as many episodes as I could that came on.

[@BovineDesigns]

That's wonderful! I didn't have cable growing up so I only saw a couple of episodes while in hotels.

[@quantumsurge7250]

@@BovineDesigns I actually didn't see many episodes as I was only there on a weekend every two weeks but I loved it regardless.

[@BovineDesigns]

@@quantumsurge7250 yah! That's the best, it almost means more to you as a result

[@quantumsurge7250]

@@BovineDesigns Yeah.

[@KJetixsSuccessor]

I love this show! I was sad that it ended so prematurely on it’s cliff hanger. I’d love to see it again in the future.

[@BovineDesigns]

Same! I'm at least grateful it had some sort of conclusion.

[@PeterDivine]

At least they gave it a decent cliffhanger. Those are Tron fans you're hearing weeping in the background.

[@BovineDesigns]

(Cries in digital)

[@fredericknielsen4984]

hey hey, razer and kilowog is back in young justice :D

[@KJetixsSuccessor]

@@fredericknielsen4984 I saw! It’s amazing! 😁😁

[@venicethehedgehog4122]

Just imagine if kyle rayner was in this man his costume would have been cool to see

[@BovineDesigns]

Right!? Apparently he would've appeared in the show if the show had continued too...

[@vullord666]

There was so much this show could have done had it continued. Guy leading the red Laterns, super girl Lantern, blackest night, other stuff...

[@isplat927]

@@vullord666 Maybe not Supergirl but we could see Alan Scott since he is referenced in the Steam Lantern episode.

[@BovineDesigns]

I think both of them would be really cool 😁 that was a cute reference in the Steam Lantern episode. They could've maybe even showed the Guardians inspiration inspiration creating their own lanterns because of a dimension hopping Alan Scott.

[@bernardotorres5274]

I would love to see his white lantern costume too

[@jamiehedrick6953]

I love this show so much. I loved how they developed Aya’s character from a naive AI to an being made from the entity Ion. I really wish that the show had continued.

[@BovineDesigns]

Right!? I'm super curious what they were going to do with the lantern entities considering Aya is technically apart of them.

[@ultimarx7772]

Ah man I’m so glad that Young Justice made Razor canon, Young Justice is just such a good show!

[@BovineDesigns]

I hate you Ulti 😂

[@ultimarx7772]

@@BovineDesigns Love you too bud😂❤️

[@RiderJ782]

And now here in 2022, Razer makes an appearance in Season 4 of Young Justice. To which it looks like they connected it to this show.

[@fulcrum6760]

It really is!

[@blackphoenix77]

Green Lantern the Animated Series was amazing and it deserves a revival

[@BovineDesigns]

I agree! They could've done so much...

[@philjrwoodard2094]

@@BovineDesigns DUDE! watch Young Justice Season 4 Episode 19

[@MarcusMapua]

It's even more connected of you watch the Young Justice episode called "Encounter Upon the Razor’s Edge!"

[@mygetawayart]

This show singlehandedly shaped my childhood and made me a Green Lantern fan. The comics it takes inspiration from are literal masterpieces. I was so immersed and inspired by the lore, worldbuilding, story and characters....I can't even believe to quantify the amount of influence this show had on me. This was MY Bruce Timm show, not Superman, not Batman, not Justice League, THIS and i'm proud of where i landed.

[@BovineDesigns]

Heck yeah dude, which ones did you read? I'm guessing GL Rebirth to Brightest Day?

[@mygetawayart]

@@BovineDesigns i started with that whole saga but then i realized that Before rebirth there was the whole Emerald Twilight/New Dawn/Zero Hour era which ties into Rebirth so i read that aswell. Plus, that saga wasn't rebooted with the New 52 so i kept on reading until the end of the Johns era. Also read New Guardians cause i love Kyle and i love seeing the corps interact. I read the end of the N52 era when they introduced Jessica and fell in love with her aswell, then picked it back up when Rebirth came, in both HJATGLC and Green Lanterns and stopped at the end of the Rafa Sandoval era. Next i wanna pick up GL Earth One cause it looks really interesting and people can't praise that enough. Green Lantern is unique in the sense that its lore hasn't suffered a major reboot since Crisis back in the 80s so there is A LOT to read.

[@spencersholden]

Razer has finally returned in the latest episode of Young Justice.

[@TheArkhamLantern]

This show has so much potential. It reminds me of the animation from The Incredibles but on a understandably smaller budget. What's crazy was they introduce The Book of the Black in Scar's office scene. They could've potentially set up Blackest Night!

[@BovineDesigns]

Yup! That's actually a really good art comparison! Even then the quality of the rendering is stunning for a TV budget. I wish we could've seen Blackest Night that would've been incredible.

[@krishmech8788]

“And naturally she looks like this because… *Bruce Timm.”* Damn, that one got me.

[@BovineDesigns]

The guy loves his curvy ladies 😂

[@Shadierspider5e]

@@BovineDesigns lol

[@demonking86420]

I kinda dislike Bruce Timm mainly because of him creating the cursed paring known as Bruce x Barbara

[@mr_indie_fan]

@@demonking86420 yeah i dislike that to but my man gave life to batman the animated series.......

[@demonking86420]

@@mr_indie_fan eeehhhhh don't think it outweighs the-- I get the feeling of a giant centipede biting my spine just thinking of... That pairing

[@aviralshrivastava1894]

This show and Spectacular Spider-Man are two great shows that ended prematurely. Ironically, both of them starred Josh Keaton who gave it his all in both performances. Hopefully we can see more someday. Great video.

[@BovineDesigns]

Many thanks! 😁 I really hope so too

[@dagothurik1815]

It’s honestly sad that I didn’t give this show the time of day when it was airing. Looking back on it I probably would like it. If my opinion on Young Justice is anything to base my opinion on.

[@BovineDesigns]

You would absolutely like it!

[@jamesvanitas]

@Will N Wow 😯, you did your homework man👍

[@darriongeorge5137]

I'm sure you guys will be happy to know that razor and kilowog have made guest appearencce in young justice season 4 with their original voice actors

[@BovineDesigns]

I appreciate that you said guest appearance 😁 most people seem to think both shows now take place in the same universe

[@Joxshuxa]

@@BovineDesigns because they do

[@BovineDesigns]

According to the YJ timeline: In 2010 (season 1 episode "Agendas"") Hal knows who John Stewart and Guy Gardner are and serves on the Justice League with one of them In GLTAS episode "Ranx" (apparently 2016) he has no idea who they are despite clearly knowing them 6 years prior.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Fun fact: did you know that, besides looser censorship, they were able to kill so many characters because they needed fodder for the planned Black Lantern arc and Volpe told the executives they were going to bring them back?

[@BovineDesigns]

Oh wow I didn't know that! That would make a lot of sense! Do you have a source?

[@YouthRightsRadical]

I was really looking forward to Black Lantern Illana and Razer needing to deal with that.

[@BovineDesigns]

That would've been incredible! Super sad and messed up for sure

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

@@BovineDesigns It took me so long to finally notice this reply lol. There's an interview with the Blog of Oa with Jim Krieg and Giancarlo Volpe (both in podcast and article form) that confirms the plan, but it supposedly wasn't due to avoiding censorship, but because they could reuse a lot of the models from throughout the series for a Black Lantern army.

[@BovineDesigns]

That makes alot of sense

[@zacharyvoorhees8798]

I love how they’re finally bringing Razor and Aya into new dc projects. Razor in young justice and Aya appearing in the Smallville season 11 comics

[@Shakiahjprod]

I remember I grew up watching this with my family. It was a great show! Probably why I love Green lanterns actually, cool space cops that make up their weapons!

[@BovineDesigns]

Yah!!! Do you have a favorite GL?

[@lipasketch]

OMG! I recently found this show and I love it so much! I need more Razer and Aya!! The way I describe it is Romeo and Juliet in space with lots of action, adventure, humor, heart and existential questions... Lots of surprises in the mix too! Loved your video!

[@BovineDesigns]

Thank you! I'm so happy more people are seeing this show!

[@Da_caffeinated_insomniac]

Who else here after watching the new young justice episode with my boi Razor is back

[@jeannguyen3199]

OMG, ME! 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@bootstrapparadox8656]

I think you would be happy to hear that Razer finally made an appearance outside the show in the recent episode of Young Justice Outsiders. It's basically what the writers thought how the cliff hanger would resolve itself, I thought it was a pretty good watch.

[@Blakeneyd]

We did get to finally see that dreamy hair of his…

[@shork3168]

First time I’ve seen an ad with quality that knew exactly what I wanted. LET’S GO, CHAMP!

[@BovineDesigns]

Thanks dude, I'm so happy you really liked it!

[@duncannicholls9669]

First, Kilowog’s voice actor also voiced, in my opinion, the best version of Bulkhead in Transformers Prime. Second, the only lantern corps not seen in this show were the Indigo Lanterns of compassion, which were created by Hal’s predecessor, Abin Sur, as sort of a contingency plan for in case the Guardians of the Universe become evil after the Blackest Night event and to reform even the worst criminals in existence

[@BovineDesigns]

Uhuh, I really wish we got to see them in this show, they kind of just had one story arc in the comics and didn't get used much again.

[@SithDestroyerVideoProductions]

Something very interesting is that, according to the Wikipedia page, Aya actually appears in Justice League Action, and even alluded to knowing Hal Jordan. While it’s just a reference to the show, I like to think they’re the same universe. Helps that Josh Keaton plays Hal in both shows. There was also a concept sketch made of a Blue Lantern Razer, with dialogue implying he found Aya.

[@justahumanwithamask4089]

This show was my childhood. Re-watched it like 5 times. It really shouldn't have been cancelled, same with "beware the batman"

[@BovineDesigns]

I still need to check that one out, I appreciate that it tried to be completely original and use lesser known characters.

[@alaynarees2340]

Babel is my absolute favorite episode. The humor is on point, the character interactions are wonderful, and you get to see just how much these characters have grown as a team.

[@BovineDesigns]

I agree! It crazy how many people's favorite it is considering how little superpowers are on display. It really shows that the characters and their relation to one another really sold the show.

[@mikeclarke5732]

This show deserves a sequel

[@BovineDesigns]

You can say that again!

[@vullord666]

I'm waiting for this to get revived on HBO Max like Young Justice (or new series similar in quality to YJ, this, and DCAU (like a Red Hood and the outlaws series, Flash Mythos series, Rebirth Titans, or supersons)).

[@Strike-hopper]

Maybe they could make a spin off movie that follows razor trying to get his robo waifu back and that can show us how our favourite characters have been doing in the past few years since we saw them and hal will show up but he'll just be an cameo to part some wisdom on razor and razor is the main character duh and he'll explore a hole the hole galaxy for his love visit never before seen lands and meet new characters like John Stewart and some rough red lanterns and maybe will get a new power up wink wink and the movie would be called razor and the beyond emotions a green lantern the animated series story and it'll be 3d animated and it'll be directed by the original show running cast and yes this sounds impossible to do and would never possible but hey a man could dream and like some people say never say never

[@manuelgrothe608]

17:21 It's so sad that Green Lantern: TAS never had season 2 and season 3, I mean this show was a masterpiece for Cartoon Network, Why don't they understand true action, true adventure, and true art anymore?

[@BovineDesigns]

Agreed 😔 it really is a shame, the people who grew up with this show are a testament to the fact that people wanted more

[@mariagloriadelcarmen]

they lied to us

[@josephstephen3875]

It is the sad fact all great shows are gone too soon and crap shows last forever

[@BovineDesigns]

Yah... hopefully if we give this show enough love though WB will notice.

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

Kevin Michael Richardson is a legend and I stand by that. Also he follows me on Twitter and I have no idea why.

[@BovineDesigns]

What a cool guy 😁 he often gets cast as big characters with deep voices but he's surprisingly ranged like with his Joker in The Batman.

[@loganhuffman6891]

This show had a loosely based comic published close to the time that young justice came out. It was basically a bunch of one shot stories following the characters with no real relation to the shows timeline but had similar-ish stories. 9/10 for the show, 6/10 for the comic.

[@BovineDesigns]

Very interesting! Do you remember what the comic was called?

[@hannoq4441]

Well my friend, you will be happy to know they have continued the story (albeit in more of a cameo way) in one of the Young Justice show, specifically in Season 4 Episode 19, and boy oh boy was it worth the wait! Have fun looking into that!

[@mariagloriadelcarmen]

season 5

[@dAWhiteBAG]

This video made me want to watch the show. For some time now I've been wondering if I should give it a try, but man, it seemed like they accomplished so much... and in only 26 episodes? I'll definitely check it out!

[@BovineDesigns]

Hooray! That was my goal 😁

[@dAWhiteBAG]

@@BovineDesigns Just finished watching! What a rollercoaster of emotions that was! This is legit one of the best tv shows I've ever seen! (btw there's also an episode of justice league action confirming aya is well :') makes me so happy...)

[@BovineDesigns]

@@dAWhiteBAG oh I forgot about that! I need to talk about that show someday.

[@dragonanimekid8662]

I get the feeling I'm the only human who kinda liked the real life green lantern movie

[@BovineDesigns]

I don't actually hate it, it has issues but compared to a lot of the stuff Marvel gets away with and nobody questioning it, it's really not that bad.

[@memerio1458]

This is one of the best reviews I have ever seen in my life. The extremely cute avatar certainly plays a part in that.

[@BovineDesigns]

I appreciate it my friend 😁 your encouragement means alot. Are you a fan of the show?

[@memerio1458]

@@BovineDesigns I’ve been watching more of your stuff, and I can definitely say that I’m a subscribed fan now. Looking forward to that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes review.

[@BovineDesigns]

Thank you! I look forward to working on it again 😂 I now am stuck doing a review for the YJ episode Razer appeared in.

[@ainsleyharriot6060]

the show ending on the multiple cliffhangers left makes me enraged

[@BovineDesigns]

I sure hope it comes back some day to finish up those cliffhangers.

[@R0ck3tScript]

I absolutely love this series, I finished seeing it for the first time this week (9 years late lmao) and its is one of the best animated shows ever created, it definitely needs a renewal. I think I heard that they were in talks for it back in January of this year, hopefully it gets to something. Edit: Btw, I just subbed, great content. :D

[@BovineDesigns]

So happy you loved the show! I'm glad more people are discovering it, the first time watch through is special. I heard about that too, personally I'd prefer that over the live action series that sounds like a mess. And thank you so much dude! I'm happy you enjoy it 😁

[@zenebean]

I thought everyone had forgotten this show, I enjoyed it so much! I loved it how they made both the different cores and even different ring users distinct in their construct style. That and everything else you touched on

[@BovineDesigns]

Yeah! I'm glad you enjoyed it too 😁 the different effects they used for the different corps was a really nice touch

[@malachaiuys711]

I love how the Orange Lantern core only had one lantern representing his greed in which he wanted it for himself which perfectly justifies the Orange core using greed power.

[@BovineDesigns]

It is perfect right? I love how unique each corps is from one another.

[@hahamadeyouread214]

I remember watching this, and it was unexpectedly good. Me and my brother can’t stop watching it, and anticipate it

[@BovineDesigns]

That's awesome! What did you guys like most about it?

[@hahamadeyouread214]

@@BovineDesigns it gave us what it look like in the universe of Green Lantern and how emotions can be manifested or used to decide what is right and wrong, how you prove that a common rumour or stereotype is not always the case of the race or in this case, the lantern corp, not always blind instincts. Not to mention that everyone can be different and change if given enough time, even for a robot

[@hahamadeyouread214]

@@BovineDesigns so, deep cartoons like these is aight for children

[@gooseteeth5455]

Green Lantern was actually one of my favorite cartoons growing up, I always thought it was super underrated and it got me into Green Lantern

[@BovineDesigns]

I'm so happy it did 😁 have you checked out any comics?

[@gooseteeth5455]

@@BovineDesigns Yeah of course, I've read most of the new 52 run and the darkest night run.

[@jadaciousb63]

I use to watch this show on Saturday mornings back in the day, good to see people not forget about this masterpiece.

[@BovineDesigns]

Hell yeah my friend 😁 that must've been awesome to see it as it came out. What was your favorite part?

[@jadaciousb63]

@@BovineDesigns I was a younger man so watching Hal Jordan (my favorite lantern) kick a$$ and be cool was my favorite part

[@BovineDesigns]

That must've been nice, he had a rough go of it for a while before Geoff Johns came along

[@jadaciousb63]

@@BovineDesigns I’ll always remember it was batman brave and the bold, green lantern, and occasionally clone wars. That was the Saturday morning trio

[@lordofthetreefrogs3186]

Every Saturday I was there

[@Mrcooper34Lyrics]

This aged so well!!! I can’t believe they continued it in Young Justice Season 4!!!

[@Ven-zg3fj]

I watched this show a few years ago and i was blown away by the quality worldbuilding and emotional depth. I love to see it get some spotlight! I never realized how much famous talent was behind it, but im not surprised.

[@BovineDesigns]

It's great right!? Yeah man they put their heart and soul into this one

[@freemakerproductions1809]

I love how he talks about razor or iya as only ever appearing in this show, but then young justice goes and connects the DC universe even more than it already has

[@venicethehedgehog4122]

That show slapped it was good as hell

[@BovineDesigns]

yah it was!

[@mosesmm5473]

I was so sad when this got pulled as I really enjoyed the story and from what they were doing, it looked like they were setting up for more Lantern story lines such as the War of Light or Darkness Night. Sure the people up top didn't want Sinestro to be a villain, but the scenes we got did a great job at setting him up to eventually turn yellow, they even introduce the yellow ore which counters green lantern energy. Hearing that they planned to axe the show no matter how well received it was makes me wonder if they only did it because they believed that Disney had cornered the market for animation targeted at people older then 8. I mean, we all saw how the writing of Ben 10 fluctuated from season to season with most of Ben's development being retconned back to a more immature, bratty and self absorbed person because they thought that's what the audience would identify more with. With the cast, it was fun watching how Hal had to act like the surprised father figure to both Razer and Aya as if I had to guess, Hal's in his late 20s, Kilowagg is in his's mid 40s, Razer at best is 19 and Aya acts like a child, a smart child but a child nonetheless.

[@BovineDesigns]

The yellow crystals were a great set up for potential yellow lanterns. Heck that was episode 3 or 4 as I recall. It's entirely possible, although Disney was doing the same thing with their shows, they cancelled the last of their good Marvel shows around the same time CN did.

[@Missure_E]

Razor and Aya are still looking for each other across all of DC's continuities, and nothing could make me happier. The two of them and Saint Walker where my favourite part of the show.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

This show is the definition of UNDERRATED, such a fantastic series, and just in a single season, manage what some current shows are incapable of doing despite lasting more than 5, 6 or even 8 seasons (or how many season that show that should never be mention have), I loved this show, as a long DC fan, and despite Green Lantern was always one of my favorites, was this show that make me wanted to read at that time current GL stories, its sad this show only lasted 1 season and kinda of amazing tackle so many stories and characters so damn well in the spam of just 26 episodes, also a pity both Aya and Razor never got translated to the main DC comics, those 2 characters where amazing new additions at the level of characters like Harley Quinn and Renee Montoya, The Phantasm and so many Bruce Timm and Paul Dini creations. I wish it got season 2, actually now knowing how BAD, Young Justice revival ended been......maybe this was for the better............I have lost the interest on modern DC and Marvel adaptations both in TV and Comics....with the exception of Harley Quinn TAS and DC Super Hero girls, and Peacemaker (and The Suicide Squad) DC have not done much to capture my attention, and the news of new stuff they want to do now just focusing more in Diversity than actual good story telling, just make me less interested in reading comics, kinda sad.

[@BovineDesigns]

Yeah I'm kind of in the same boat with both of the Big Two right now. I've come to the realization that I already got alot of good out of the companies but they no longer consider their fans to be their target audience.

[@Rice_farmerz]

More people should see this sooo true very good video will definitely share with friends

[@BovineDesigns]

Thank you so much! I'd really love it if more people saw this show

[@Rice_farmerz]

@@BovineDesigns yea I love this channel already 😊

[@BovineDesigns]

@@Rice_farmerz glad to hear it 😁

[@xero1048]

Imagine how incredible it would have been if we saw blackest night eventually

[@BovineDesigns]

Right!? There was so many amazing things we could've seen!

[@mysteryacount123]

It seems like they where building up to it (in don't know if bovine mentioned it but in the episode "scarred" while they are in the guardian chamber there is a book eith the black lantern logo on it)

[@BovineDesigns]

@mystery account I did not mention it, but yes I bet 100% that they were building up to Blackest Night. Heck they were building up to the Sinestro Corps from episode 2 with the yellow crystals.

[@VictorianOrthodox]

I love the green lantern animated series

[@BovineDesigns]

Good to know there's other fans! 😁

[@VictorianOrthodox]

Good

[@kingdomdarkheart]

Don't know if anyone else caught it, bit the animators little characters coat is (and I'm just guessing here) "The Butcher" aka the spirit emotional animal for the red lanterns.

[@BovineDesigns]

I'm pretty sure it's just a gorilla, but that's a good guess still! That would be a pretty cool Easter egg!

[@MrGeo-EmitFodrol]

This show deserves a season 2

[@BovineDesigns]

It really does 😁 what would you like to see them do in it?

[@marciver5028]

This show was created to make us cry in the end.

[@CaptainAdultery]

Props to the great taste in great music; ELO is fantastic!

[@BovineDesigns]

Eyyyy I'm glad somebody finally caught it 😁 Twilight's one of my favorites by them

[@purrloin7769]

I loved this series, I would watch each episode of this and young justice as they premiered with my entire family. We enjoyed their take on green lantern, and while we would have loved to see more, the cliffhanger of the end was fine for me. It says that their stories aren't over and they have hope, so more of a bitter/sweet ending for me. Now i feel like rewatching the series

[@BovineDesigns]

Yeah it wasn't the worst ending in the series. It at least wrapped up the most immediate plot threads. I would highly recommend another watch, I rewatched it 3 times for this video and I still wasn't tired of it.

[@matdog-brawlstars5927]

So your going to love the newest episode of young justice

[@hermos3602]

I love this show. I was so upset when it was canceled. I still have high Hope's for it to get a revival. The same with Sym Biotic Titan. If You g Justice can return, there's a chance Green Lantern TAS can as well.

[@BovineDesigns]

I still need to check out Sym Bionic titan. I hope we get this show back too, what would you like to see in a season 2?

[@jhopkins1515]

So not even a week after you wrote this. The newest episode of Young Justice, it feture Razor and a blue lantern. And at the very end name drops his search for Iya. So soft continuation is better then nothing.

[@sv69n]

I remember seeing this show on Toonami and loved it, but Toonami disappeared before I could finish the show. I completely forgot about the show until I remembered the show one time and I was completely sad knowing it had been canceled.

[@BovineDesigns]

That's a s shame, one of the other commenters said the same thing! They really should've aired the whole show! I would highly recommend checking out the whole thing!

[@The_Brickster]

Green lantern has always really intrigued me. Forgot this show was a thing. Guess I know what's up next on the watchlist, thanks!

[@BovineDesigns]

Heck yeah happy to help you rediscover it! Hope you enjoy it 😁

[@kwolf506]

I hope they bring this series back somehow, it was really good and way closer to the comic than the movie. I think the movie failed because it didn't really show what the GL are all about. They are a intergalactic police force. The movie focused too much on earth. In addition to fighting parallax they should have shown Hal going around to different planets fighting enemies and savings aliens all while discovering and honing his powers.

[@BovineDesigns]

You absolutely nailed it my friend 😁 Emerald Knights does this to an extent but Hal's character is basically nonexistent except as a plot device to defeat Sinestro. Tales of the Corps is my favorite as it shows the corps responsibilities and experiences.

[@kwolf506]

@@BovineDesigns yea I really liked Emerald Knights and how they explained some of the backstory. I also liked how sinestro was friends with Hal. Just like in the animated show. First flight was good but just like the live action movie they moved way too fast. It makes for a better story when you show them as good friends at first then bitter enemies down the line. Sinestro has a huge backstory and is not just some ass hole Hal has to defeat. His is one of the most cunning ring wielders out there.

[@BovineDesigns]

Definitely, Sinestro was the highlight of EK. He's great at stealing the show in anything he's in.

[@buffch1cken77]

Bro you gave me memories that I thought were forgotten with this video. I thank you for this and hope you get success

[@BovineDesigns]

Hey awesome I'm glad it brought back good memories! 😁 I hope the video does the same for other people and introduces it to new ones too!

[@tacobobthecat]

honestly that shake hands clip is so nostalgic. it got a lil chuckle outta me.

[@BovineDesigns]

It's really fun 😂 it shows so much about these characters in so little time.

[@tacobobthecat]

@@BovineDesigns MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

[@Newton73100]

you’ve earned my sub. LIKE my guy you went in depth about everything about this show, not many people are able to do that. And then the flash music at 8:39 was just the cherry on the cake 😎 keep up the work bro 😎

[@BovineDesigns]

Thanks dude! It was alot of work I really appreciate your encouragement 😁

[@Newton73100]

@@BovineDesigns anytime my guy 😎

[@collinphillips3256]

I know I'm late, but you'll be happy to know that Razor has appeared outside of this show very recently. He has appeared in some of the newest episodes of Young Justice

[@Guttah-dx4yo]

Thanks for making this video

[@BovineDesigns]

I'm happy you enjoyed it 😁

[@deadend580]

I definitely would love to see this show continued for what I watch of it it was quite good

[@BovineDesigns]

Absolutely! I would definitely recommend watching the whole thing!

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Razor re-appeared in young justice. So happy.

[@BovineDesigns]

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[@SomeKindaHero117]

Beautiful work. You earned a new subscriber today

[@quantumsurge7250]

If you want to consider canonicity, Aya makes a reappearance in Justice League Action as a wandering A.I. with no memory of her past. This means JLA takes place a while after this series. Quick, someone tell Razer.

[@BovineDesigns]

I'll have to review that one one day, I really loved the art and characters.

[@quantumsurge7250]

@@BovineDesigns I'm not entirely sure if it's coming across but just to be sure JLA is Justice League Action.

[@BovineDesigns]

Yep! It makes me sad that was one of the last good DC cartoons.

[@quantumsurge7250]

@@BovineDesigns Yeah.

[@manuelgrothe608]

In Green Lantern: TAS, We see Hal Jorden, Guy Gardner, Aya, Kilowog, Razor, and many others in TAS What is characters are missing is John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, Alan Scott the Sentinel, Katma Tui, Arisia Arab, Sinestro as a Yellow lantern of fear, Lyssa Drak, Malice, Apex, Salzar, Dex-Star Karu-Sil, Constance, Penance, Laira Omoto, Indigo 1, Rankorr and 6-2

[@teejanandris1976]

And not forgetting Arkkis Chummuck and the wise Saint Walker

[@manuelgrothe608]

@@teejanandris1976 he was in season 1episode

[@manuelgrothe608]

@@teejanandris1976 and I mean new Characters in season 2 and season 3

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

I always really liked this show. Would have loved to see more seasons from it. Razor in particular is a very interesting character that I would have enjoyed seeing in DC comics and other shows, kind of like what happened with characters from TAS continuity.

[@BovineDesigns]

Right!? It's such a shame he didn't get the Harley Quinn treatment, which frankly the GL mythos desperately needs more attention.

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

@@BovineDesigns Agreed. It's strange that DC didn't try to make some of these original characters live on in the comics. Razor and Aya would have made fantastic additions to the GL series. Imagine playing Injustice 3 or whatever and Razor was on the roster? ^^

[@BovineDesigns]

Yoooo that would be sick! Heck I would've loved to see an Aya skin for Starfire in Injustice 2, that could've worked perfectly!

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

@@BovineDesigns Holy crap, you wouldn't believe who showed up in the most recent Young Justice episode! :D

[@DemonCute14]

wow! you just got a new subscribe great line the delivery,editing and not waisting time!

[@BovineDesigns]

I appreciate it thank you 😁 hope to have more out soon

[@iamkiwi4696]

I remember having a crush on the red guy and the green robot girl ( I forgot their names lol )

[@BovineDesigns]

I don't blame you they're very attractive 😂

[@andrewthechillgamer9735]

god i miss this show

[@BovineDesigns]

You can say that again 😔 what would you have liked to see if it continued?

[@babarshah6479]

@@BovineDesigns I would fucking LOVE to see it continue!

[@stanleystanyer8831]

Keep it up bro, like the content you’ll be big soon

[@BovineDesigns]

Many thanks, I'm so happy you're enjoying it!

[@ericlawrence9060]

This show was the best animated series i've ever seen.

[@HuigbertsGamed]

This is by far my favourite iteration of Green Lantern, such a shame it got cancelled. I wonder if we'll ever see it done as much justice as this again.

[@BovineDesigns]

Honestly I doubt we'll ever see its like again but I'm glad we got what we did. It had a beautiful ending even if it's a cliffhanger.

[@ASS-tb3mq]

This show was soo amazing as a kid I only ever cared about Batman superman and Spider-Man and the heroes on the justice league so I was a bit hesitant to watch green Latern at first but man this show blew me away the story the character development deffo one of the best dc animated shows

[@BovineDesigns]

Hell yeah my friend, I'm glad you gave it a chance 😁 both Marvel and DC have alot of amazing characters

[@eur0be4t3r]

Razer is like Shadow the Hedgehog except his character is the reverse of Shadow’s (starts out edgy, becomes more compassionate later on)

[@NiohArcadia]

I remember I was Angry as a child when they canceled this show and plenty of other shows like it. The fact that the executives thought long form storytelling was not what kids wanted is insane. I think these DC TV shows came out at the wrong time just like many other Kid's cartoons. I know Young Justice was brought back for 2 more seasons and I'm grateful for that. I still hope Green Lantern the Animated series comes back in some way. Who knows depending on how well Batman the Caped Crusader does maybe Warner Bros/HBO or whoever makes the decision can make more of these shows or renew the ones that fans fell in love with like Young Justice.

[@BovineDesigns]

One can hope, it annoys me that we're getting yet another Batman and Superman shows but I hope they at least have the robins and batgirls.

[@NiohArcadia]

@@BovineDesigns i hope so as well. Personally I'm tired of not seeing the Batfamily in modern media especially in movies. Same with Superman's protégés like Supergirl and Krypto. I just want more long running animated series of other DC characters that aren't Batman and Superman.

[@BovineDesigns]

I'll just be over here waiting for my Nightwing series/movie. Also Tim Drake would be nice too.

[@mysteryneophyte]

the episode where their rings lose their charge is one of my favorite ones

[@BovineDesigns]

It's really good, it's surprising that the episode without crazy super powers is one of the most interesting.

[@marianxendor3974]

Used to love this show when I was a kid! Watched every time I catched it on the TV in my grandma's house. Good memories, yessir...

[@BovineDesigns]

That's awesome 😁 what do you remember sticking out to you the most?

[@marianxendor3974]

@@BovineDesigns Definetly the character designs and the artstyle in general, don't remember much of the plot tbh

[@BovineDesigns]

Oooh I would highly recommend a rewatch 😁 I have a feeling you'll enjoy it

[@Rocksteady72a]

I kid you not, I only happened to come across this video, the day before [spoilers] appearance in Young Justice. If it weren't for this video, I would *not* have known the significance of any of it!

[@BovineDesigns]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😁 I'm working on a review for that YJ episode

[@majiorsupereme5079]

I loved it, it was super amazing I can’t believe people don’t appreciate such master pieces of art work

[@BovineDesigns]

It is a shame WB and CN don't appreciate so many of their properties. What was your favorite part of the show?

[@majiorsupereme5079]

@@BovineDesigns the explanation of emotional and self development and growth

[@BovineDesigns]

It was pretty solid and it didn't make you feel like it was a bunch of droning exposition

[@FixHart]

I've never really been a fan of this kind of CGI animation, so I always tended to just gloss over it, but hearing the way you talk about the show, really makes me want to watch it now.

[@BovineDesigns]

Please give it a shot 😁 I guarantee you won't be disappointed even if you're not a fan of the style

[@zacbarnett007]

I did use to watch that show when i was younger i wondered why i stoped watching now i know

[@BovineDesigns]

Yah it's a shame why it got cancelled

[@lunakingsley.7247]

IA shows up in justice league action. Also they where setting up a story arc for her appearantly. The show is surpriseingly good but that's still pretty surprising. Also holly hell your bias to the point it's sick.

[@BovineDesigns]

I forgot about that! That was so nice of DC Animation to remember that! Shame Justice League Action got cancelled to soon too...

[@lunakingsley.7247]

@@BovineDesigns yeah good shows or shows with potential keep getting cancelled when they have a lot to say. We should have at least got a big special or movie.

[@BovineDesigns]

@@lunakingsley.7247 I would love that! I might make a video in JLA someday its one of my favorites.

[@lunakingsley.7247]

@@BovineDesigns yeah. Also to be fair the CW shows aren't really that bad(they didn't do the anti-monitor to well though.). But yeah JLA is underrated. Also cabby is a good character but not really used well in some episodes.

[@BovineDesigns]

@@lunakingsley.7247 I loved that JLA highlighted lesser known characters like him! I really didn't even know he was a thing, but he's such a fun idea for a character.

[@elliotbishop231]

Green lantern the animated series is hands down one of my favorite animated shows. I watched it at just the right time and owe it completely for hooking me on the comics and further green lantern mythos. Truly a fantastic show, would love to see it come back one day.

[@BovineDesigns]

That's wonderful! It's a perfect intro to GL, the comics can be hard to get into bu themselves. I would highly recommend a rewatch, it's as good as you remember!

[@elliotbishop231]

@@BovineDesigns I may very well do that, its been a hot minute since I've rewatched it.

[@theworldoverheaven6038]

The music chosen for this episode was amazing, good work as always dude 👍🏻

[@BovineDesigns]

Thanks man I'm happy you liked it 😁 Aldo Gomez made quite a few tracks in the video I'd highly recommend his work

[@theworldoverheaven6038]

@@BovineDesigns I may or may not be listening to a couple of his tracks rn lol

[@BovineDesigns]

Eyyyyy hooray! I'm glad he's getting attention 😁