Static Shock was most definitely not bad, but you could tell that the writers put their big effort in other projects simultaniously in production like Justice League, and unlike the previous show in the DCAU from mostly the same writers which aired on the Kids WB, Batman Beyond, this was more geared towards a younger audience.
And therefore it has its limitations in how high it can raise the stakes. Most of the show is this uninspired trope of coping with new found superpowers and learning how to be a true hero which has been done to death millions of times before.
But when the show dedicates some episodes to cross over with other parts of the DCAU it gets a little more exciting, and that's sadly the highest praise I can give Static Shock as a TV-show. I didn't have a strong nostalgic connection to it, so if you like it that's great, and I appreciate that. And thanks to this show for giving people of color some representation in superhero cartoons.
And therefore it has its limitations in how high it can raise the stakes. Most of the show is this uninspired trope of coping with new found superpowers and learning how to be a true hero which has been done to death millions of times before.
But when the show dedicates some episodes to cross over with other parts of the DCAU it gets a little more exciting, and that's sadly the highest praise I can give Static Shock as a TV-show. I didn't have a strong nostalgic connection to it, so if you like it that's great, and I appreciate that. And thanks to this show for giving people of color some representation in superhero cartoons.