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One thing I love about the show is that it had an ending unlike many 80s/90s cartoons of the time which abruptly ended with no closure.
Ninja Turtles could've so easily gone the same route, but I think the ending was perfect. The turtles defeat the most dangerous enemy they've faced, Dregg with the power of the galaxie's most dangerous aliens multiplied a hundredfold, using Krang's android body from the ruined technodrome and then are congratulated by Splinter as being Ninja Masters who are his equals. My favourite tmnt ending by far. I think it really payed off considering how many adventures the 80s turtles went through. |
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Ever since the 2nd episode it was teased that Krang's android body was unstoppable but we rarely ever got to see it in full force. It was awesome seeing it in its full glory, used to defeat the Turtles' final opponent using the Flying Claw Splinter's final technique taught to the Turtles. |
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It got an ending but I think they could have done better. There was potential for something more epic involving more of the recurring villains from previous seasons.
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Agreed. One of the best episodes in the series, imo.
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My favourite thing about that episode is that it made Splinter save the day and showed us he is still a formidable master despite probably aging since the beginning of the series.
My favourite moment is when Splinter says (I'm paraphrasing): "I've come not to fight, but to cast a stone in the lake! (followed by him either saying something in Japanese or making fighting noises, I cant tell lol) |
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I first thought it was weird, but after looking it up:
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/4...e-black-holes/ But still, I wonder if that planetoid was beyond the black hole's event horizon, how were stars visible in the skies of the planetoid? Last edited by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan; 09-23-2017 at 10:11 AM. |
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I like seasons 8 and 10, but not those mutations.
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I came across this interview with director Bill Wolf. It's a shame that we don't get as much insight into the show as we could have but at least it's something:
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Same as me, except I didn't mind the mutations, though I was glad they were written out early on in season 10. Didn't care much for nine (a lot of changes were introduced abruptly), but it had a few good episodes such as Split-Second.
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One thing I loved about the series was the background music.I'm surprised that for a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon, that the background music was so memorable and catchy.
As much as I like the Background Music of the later animated tmnt shows, I don't think that they both even hold a finger to the original soundtrack combined. The only other tmnt soundtracks I find as memorable are that of the 1990 film and The Turtles in Time Video game. |
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I'm glad someone started this thread. I recently got my hands on some of the old VHS tapes. I didn't think I would still enjoy this so much as an adult. But I did. It was nice to sit down and watch something fun and light with fond memories. It got me to thinking about how as a kid I wished Dark Wing Duck was serious like TMNT.
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