10-16-2020, 11:31 AM | #21 |
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I didn't say you shouldn't like it, I said most people would think sucks if they went back and watched it.
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Just proves that it's good. and stands the test of time. I can enjoy the original 1982 Pac-Man series just as much now as I did as when it first aired. However, even as old as I am, I enjoy the new series just as much. mostly because both where taken seriously by their creators and had some thought put into it to make it fun and enjoyable. Always find it odd how people who don't like the original series have to trash it in order to make something newer seem better.
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And no, pointing that stuff out isn't for the purpose of propping other stuff or make unfair comparisons to newer material. All that stuff are flaws that would make it a bad show on it's own and you'd very likely criticise any other show for having them, nor were they somehow not problems simply because it was harder to keep that stuff in order back then. If there was a ladder factory 500 years ago that made ladder that would break after 5 minutes of use, would you go "Well, they had worse ladder making tools back then, so they were good ladders by the standards of the time and we shouldn't criticise them for it"? No, it just means they made bad ladders! And **** me, I've personally pointed out why the 2012 show doesn't really work either despite how many fans that show has, so obviously I didn't criticise the Fred Wolf cartoon to make that look better. Maybe there is something more to wheter or not something works than personal opinion? And I'm sorry, your entitled to your personal opinion but if you don't spot the flaws (the very blatant flaws), that's not a sign it's good. It just means you're either not thinking about the show critically or ignoring the flaws, either way it prevents you from refining your pallette. I like many things just fine but that doesn't mean I shouldn't think about them or pretend I'm not seeing when there's something bad about them. |
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I think the crux of their point of view is, "I personally don't care about those things, therefore, no one should care about those things." With a subtle undertone of, "If you do notice or care about those things you're a jerk."
I don't agree with it. But there's absolutely no way to try and have a dialogue with someone if that's their mindset, regardless of topic.
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When I was like three, one of my favorite things to do was sneak into the fridge and eat sticks of butter and/or big spoonfuls of mayonnaise.
Probably a good thing I expanded my horizons a little bit or I'd probably be dead by now. I confess to once every couple of years I'll rarely go to town on about half a can of chocolate cake frosting, though. That's one that I kept from when I was a kid. But at least I don't do it like once a week like I used to. But yeah, point is you're supposed to kind of shift gears a little bit as you move through life. Also, don't eat sticks of butter. Cake frosting's okay.
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Hey if it helps I scoop a spoon full of peanut butter and mix it with my bowl of Reese's Puffs Cereal. Because I'm an adult!
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.........Not for much longer, if you keep that up, pal.
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Peanut butter is healthy though. I spread it on a little thick when I have a pb and jelly sandwich.
I’ll always enjoy the FW cartoon. I don’t think it’s as ridiculous as some make it out to be (expect for some animation errors) but my favorite series is 4kids. It’s just a better show. As for this I think Nick would allow some kind of “adult” alternative to their own cartoons. Not rated R of course but I don’t think it needs to go that far to be good. Just something with a more grim tone.
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10-16-2020, 11:30 PM | #31 |
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Imagine a Sin-City type of TMNT movie. Would be very cool to see.
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10-18-2020, 12:15 AM | #32 |
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Laird wanted the same thing, even though he said the previous incarnations were ok. Yeah they can go many directions with this, with adult and R-rated level stuff I'm sure...just as long as the turtles' designs are acceptable.
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Originally Posted by neatoman View Post If your opinions never change, that never have and you think they never will, it's a sign that you're stagnant which isn't a good thing. That is far too blatant a statement to make. I can notice the problems with the original series and STILL enjoy it for what it is. I can also enjoy the 4kids series and 2k12 series while still being objective about it. saying that I still enjoy it the same way I did when I was 2 and can never change isn't a fair statement. you can still enjoy something while seeing the flaws in it and NOT tear it down at the same time.
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If you don't like it, you won't think it's good. and it's pretty clear you are trying to go to lengths to convince people it isn't good.
that's you're opinion. Other people, who can be objective, and know it has flaws, can still think it's good. and quite frankly, because it's stood the test of time and multiple generations...others think so as well. but, this is the never ending debate here between mirage hard cores and those of us who came after. I guess we just arn't good enough to be turtle fans ;o).
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I think the fact that this 20+ year old "debate" is the only thing anyone thinks is worth talking about just proves how sh*tty it is to be a TMNT fan nowadays.
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Well, I mean now we're hitting gray areas. All of those things can be and are objectively true but it doesn't mean the show(s) themselves weren't entertaining Then or can't still be to some Now.
For starters, yes, ALL of those things are true, it was a very flawed show. BUT, it wasn't just par for the course among shows of its day, it was inarguably a lot better than MOST of the cartoons in the pre-Batman: TAS era. Like let's be completely honest, what other 1980s cartoons were "better" than TMNT before the Batman cartoon came along and changed the game entirely? I honestly can't think of many, and you know I'm not afraid to call the TMNT cartoon out for what it is. And I don't think it's at all fair to just wave a dismissive hand and say, like, "Cartoons just plain sucked before Batman came along and 'fixed' everything." That's MOSTLY true, but it's also not entirely fair. I mean, playing devil's advocate, I absolutely prefer "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" over FW TMNT as far as what I'd rather watch on a given day, but is it better-done? Debatable. There aren't anywhere near as many errors as in TMNT, because Filmation ran a pretty tight ship on that side of things, but it was definitely made on the cheap and some people can't handle all the stock footage and re-used animation cycles. It doesn't bother ME, but to many it's a flaw. And out of 130 episodes produced in a two-year cycle, some of them were definitely clunkers. As bad as "Mr. Ogg" on the TMNT side of things? Probably not. But there's a case to be made that while some episodes absolutely sparkle, others were not "well-written". That show, like many 1980s cartoons, is an example of the Whole being far greater then The Sum of Its Parts. MOTU, Voltron, Transformers, G.I. Joe... all of those shows are still "iconic" but also very, very flawed. They're full of things that are objectively "bad" or done poorly, but is it fair to call them "bad shows"? I don't think so, I really think a person needs to grade on a curve because even the very best of that crop falls way, way short of what cartoon standards would become even 5 years later in a post-Batman world. Obviously they're imperfect, because standards were SO much looser back then, but they've all obviously "stood the test of time" because millions of people still enjoy them, even those who can clearly see the strings and Scotch tape holding them together. To be perfectly honest, even though there are several cartoons from that era which I personally like better, it's very hard for me to think of one that was truly "better" or better-made than TMNT until Batman came along. The best I can come up with is the early seasons of "The Real Ghostbusters". That was probably the best cartoon show ever made until Batman insofar as quality of the scripts/writing, lack of editing and continuity errors, and the other things you cite as being able to judge and grade by. But even then, you can only really say that about the early couple of seasons, as once Slimer became the central focus the entire thing fell in the trash. So nothing is perfect. But yeah, as far as "Were any 1980s cartoons truly any better than TMNT?", RGB is all I can think of. And even with that show, the animation was a little stiff. Point being, I think it's just not fair to say "If something was objectively never good, it can't possibly have stood the test of time" because that kind of statement ignores the fact that standards were a whole lot lower back then. The only fair thing to do is compare those things to their contemporaries and not what came after. Part of why Batman: TAS was the complete revelation that it was, was because people simply didn't try that hard ever before. After that, there was a rising tide in which everyone who made cartoons was expected to step their game up. But even with that, it took until the end of the 90s for that to become a universal standard. There were still a ton of 1990s cartoons that were written and executed more like late-80s cartoons. I'unno, I think you get what I'm saying. Grading on a curve is necessary when discussing things of a bygone era, and it's not fair to say that they "Couldn't have stood the test of time" simply because they were laid down on a cracked foundation. Especially since tons of people do still enjoy those things without irony. MY problem becomes, when people either dismiss or ignore those flaws entirely as in pretending they never existed, or act like anyone who doesn't still love those things Now as much as they did Then is some kind of Big Meanie out to spoil everyone's fun. "I loved it Then so I love it Now and I don't need any reason other than 'I loved it Then', that's good enough for me" IS rather childish in and of itself, but it depends on how far you're willing to take it. If a person just wants to enjoy that thing, then that's fine. If they start saying, "I want EVERYTHING to be like this because it's what I personally like," then they're no different from the Big Meanies. In the case of TMNT, staying locked into the FW tone and style for everything would only hasten the brand's demise. Not only has it been done and RE-done, but too many people have been waiting impatiently for the brand to "grow up" already, and outside of the 1990 movie and the first couple seasons of 4Kids, it simply was never "allowed" to, and we can see how that hurts the brand in the way that every new "kid-centric" version that comes out gets a worse reception, and is ignored more quickly, than the last. We've seen how "the new kids" that are supposedly the audience simply don't stick around anymore, and how each new version pushes away a few more adults. "Well, *I* like it silly and goofy, so I want ALL of it silly and goofy. SO HUH." That's MY problem with some people. They don't care one bit that they're sending the brand they claim to love directly into the sh*tter by refusing to see why that approach is flawed and that their opinion isn't the only one that matters. The cartoons, the IDW comics... "*I* like this approach, so if you don't like it, go screw." Opinions are one thing, but when the approach you love so much is actively and openly pushing people AWAY from the brand... well, at the very least, it only makes sense to consider changing course before it's too late.
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I want the movies and TV shows to be based around the IDW comics. It took some of the FW elements and give them maturity. Kind of like what they did with the Archie comics. IDW feels like FW but with modern sensibility.
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Mirage fans seem to mostly be stuck in Mirage only mode and can't appreciate much else.
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