So what did we take away from this series?

[Coola Yagami]

Now that the series is near its end... what did it actually do? What did it really bring to the table for future incarnations?

I mean the OT brought in a lot of memorable characters as well as dimension x and the whole 'rule the world with the technodrome' deal.

The mirage comics brought in the silent partner/Northampton retreat/return to New York story as well as the Triceratons and Karai and whatnot.

The 2K3 series brought in Hun, more focus on the Purple dragons, Bishop, and the battle nexus.

What exactly did this new series bring? Just more grotesque mutants and that psychic April storyline? What story did this series introduce for the next one to adapt? I just don't see the next big tmnt show recreating the psychic April plot or bringing back dogpound and fishface.

[Autbot_Benz]

what we took away from this series is its not that important to Nick and they put it on stupid long breaks and allow South Korea to air episodes months in advance.

[Penst0ck]

I could see characters like Tiger Claw show up in new incarnations. This show was a real love child of all the different universes of turtles there have been. It showed just how much material tmnt has for an abundance of stories and characters to tell, and the pool has only gotten bigger because of it.

[CyberCubed]

This thread is absolutely absurd. Also nobody better post any end of Season 4 spoilers in this thread from the last 4 episodes or risk getting banned.

In any case, the Nick cartoon successfully introduced a whole new gen of kids to TMNT. In terms of characters, Tigerclaw, Fishface and Bradford/Rahzar have all been standouts and will probably continue to future incarnations. Some of the secondary mutants have been fun as well, such as Snakeweed.

It also brought back and reinvented tons of old characters, like Lord Dregg, Armaggon, all the Mutanimals characters such as Mondo, Slash, etc, the Punk Frogs, Bebop/Rocksteady, etc, etc.

It did exactly what it was supposed to do.

[snake]

It was an enjoyable love letter to TMNT as a whole. I think we can take away the first season as some of the best TMNT media around, or atleast in my opinion it is. Season 2 onwards has some cool stories that any fan of the franchise will like.

IDW will probably be more "influential" to future incarnations though.

[Ashwolf]

it hasnt even officially been confirmed that there arent gonna be more seasons after season 5

[Xav]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

This thread is absolutely absurd. Also nobody better post any end of Season 4 spoilers in this thread from the last 4 episodes or risk getting banned.

You can get banned for posting spoilers?

[Jephael]

You can get banned?

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Xav

You can get banned for posting spoilers?

Yes? Why wouldn't you? The mods already banned at least two people a week ago for it.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Xav

You can get banned for posting spoilers?

It seems so for the episodes who first South Korea, until they air in the USA.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

what we took away from this series is its not that important to Nick and they put it on stupid long breaks and allow South Korea to air episodes months in advance.

With the breaks, Nickelodeon can make even more money on it over a larger time without producing new episodes. Instead of season 4 airing over one year, it was spread over two. Market like two seasons, for the price of one!

[FredWolfLeonardo]

One thing that must be kept in mind is that the Nick series was made after 4kids and FW. While it does mean that Nick can correct the mistakes made in the prior shows, there is also alot more pressure on Nick to be original while still staying true to what made tmnt great. Drift away too far and you will be accused of being unfaithful. Stay too close and you will be accused of not being original enough. And despite the high expectations, I think this show was absolutely fantastic and that there's alot to take away from it. I would say this even if season 4 was the end.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Now that the series is near its end... what did it actually do? What did it really bring to the table for future incarnations?

What exactly did this new series bring? Just more grotesque mutants and that psychic April storyline? What story did this series introduce for the next one to adapt? I just don't see the next big tmnt show recreating the psychic April plot or bringing back dogpound and fishface.

it showed five people where running it and not one really knew what it wanted to be. it was too big an investment to mess up in it's first outing, so they tried to make it everything at once and hope something stuck.

which, IMHO, sadly it didn't.

about the only thing good this series gave us was TigerClaw. FishFace and DogPound COULD have been great in their human forms....once they became mutants, not so much and basically got forgotten about.

everything else has basically been a retread, in some cases done better elsewhere.


cue cubed insult right a bout now. start that drinking game, fellas

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

about the only thing good this series gave us was TigerClaw. FishFace and DogPound COULD have been great in their human forms....once they became mutants, not so much and basically got forgotten about.

I like Tigerclaw as a mutant, not the other two.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

about the only thing good this series gave us was TigerClaw. FishFace and DogPound COULD have been great in their human forms....once they became mutants, not so much and basically got forgotten about.

Bebop and Rocksteady are also OK as mutants.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

about the only thing good this series gave us was TigerClaw. FishFace and DogPound COULD have been great in their human forms....once they became mutants, not so much and basically got forgotten about.

Why the hell do you keep saying "basically forgotten about?" What the hell does that even mean when they constantly appear in almost all the Shredder related episodes?

cue cubed insult right a bout now. start that drinking game, fellas

That's because you constantly prove you have no idea what you're saying in regards to this show.

It's hard to believe you're in your mid 30's too, all you do is whine about a kids show.

[Metalwolf]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's hard to believe you're in your mid 30's too, all you do is whine about a kids show.

And you are a 30 year old man who thinks it's pure spun gold?

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Metalwolf

And you are a 30 year old man who thinks it's pure spun gold?

You don't see the difference between someone who spends so much time purposely hating on a show and whining on it constantly and continually doing it for years, over people who like and enjoy the show?

I mean I don't get this logic. Usually when I don't like shows I simply stop following them and stop talking about them.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You don't see the difference between someone who spends so much time purposely hating on a show and whining on it constantly and continually doing it for years, over people who like and enjoy the show?

I mean I don't get this logic. Usually when I don't like shows I simply stop following them and stop talking about them.

Yeah, it's a really retarded way of thinking. This is what I've been saying for years in numerous other threads.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You don't see the difference between someone who spends so much time purposely hating on a show and whining on it constantly and continually doing it for years, over people who like and enjoy the show?

I mean I don't get this logic. Usually when I don't like shows I simply stop following them and stop talking about them.

I never understood this myself. If I lose interest in something, I generally just stop frequenting sites or message boards focused around said things. I would probably stick to the general parts of the board that discusses many things other than what I lost interest in. Feels like a waste to sit around complaining about something you don't like or have control over. If a person can't find happiness from watching/reading said thing, why bother continuing with it?

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Bebop and Rocksteady are also OK as mutants.

Yeah, they are. I really like them. It's surprising since I wasn't fond of them being added to the cast of mutant henchmen, but I was glad that they were forced and stuff.