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Not even involved in the fandom much anymore but this show honestly doesn’t seem respectful at all. If they just wanted to make a goofier TMNt, fine. Give them magic weapons and rougher designs.
But to change one of core characters so drastically, to switch out the weapons that define them, that’s not really ok to me.
The original nick series did something new and different by making the turtles individualized, by updating two of the weapons in a way that allows them to still be the same. It all reinforces who the characters are. New and fresh.
This new show is a perfect example of crossing the line between new and fresh to unnecessary and overkill. They’re trying to be MORE different, they’re trying to go FURTHER than what’s done before. And it’s not even the TMNT now.
I hope this show flops. Not because I don’t like it. But I hope it sets the example that changes are only good to a certain point. Hoping for a reboot down the line that learns from mistakes.
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