02-02-2014, 11:37 AM | #21 |
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I was 14 so... yes?
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02-02-2014, 02:31 PM | #22 | |
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02-02-2014, 03:45 PM | #23 |
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Ok to settle this
Turtlepedia says the target demographic for the 4kids tmnt series was 13 years of age and up.
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02-02-2014, 04:24 PM | #24 |
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It was kids. All cartoons aimed at boys go from the 6-11 age bracket first and foremost. That being said the storylines were certainly aimed at teenage fans as well.
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02-02-2014, 07:15 PM | #25 |
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I was 12-13 at the time, so I guess I still was part of the target audience of the show.
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02-03-2014, 12:59 AM | #26 |
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I think so, in 2003 I was 4 and in 2009 I was 10. But back then I didn't really like TMNT.
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02-03-2014, 01:40 AM | #27 | |
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But I'm with CC here... I picked up all 4 Turtles and Shredder at the Walgreens next door to the movie theater I was working at. I was also, probably about 17/18ish in my final year of school (I graduated in 2003). I distinctively remember buying those toys and some of the trading cards from the store... and some Pokemon cards too. That Walgreens no longer sells any trading cards. I now live in the area again, so I popped back over just to see if they had the Nick toys at all. I do wish I could have bought more toys, but it was a Walgreens so it was limited in what it got, it seemed. I dont remember seeing the other figures aside from the series 1. As for the question, I do feel the show was made with the intention to cater to the young audience and attract an existing fanbase as well... a smart move. I haven't seen much of it though, still, to this day.
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02-03-2014, 07:39 AM | #28 |
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I was 6 years old when the show first aired, so yes I believe.
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02-03-2014, 11:47 AM | #29 |
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I'm really surprised some of you were so young. You guys missed the entire original 80's and 90's fad of the franchise.
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02-03-2014, 02:54 PM | #30 |
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I was in my early 20's, so no. I remember watching the first episode, I knew nothing of the show other than what PL had revealed in the letters page of Mirage vol.4 and was pretty hungover, but when I saw how close it hewed to the original comics, I was hooked. I'd set my VCR (yeah, we still used those back then) to record it every Sunday morning
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02-03-2014, 06:45 PM | #31 |
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So what age group was the official target audience. I mean this show had a large ADULT following.
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02-03-2014, 06:58 PM | #32 | |
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02-03-2014, 07:42 PM | #33 |
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I was 8 back in 2003, so I would say yes. But the funny thing is that I liked the show back then, but where i live, they replayed the episodes to exhaustion, so I could never saw the whole series on tv, only years later I watched chronologically.
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02-03-2014, 07:57 PM | #34 |
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I was in the target audience alright, I was a big fan of the show. Course I liked the live action films and the 80s series but I think around this series is when I became obsessed with the series. It felt more adult than the 80s version in my opinion, bit more darker and mature. I liked the twist they did with Shredder and Leo / Karai arc.
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02-04-2014, 03:49 AM | #35 |
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I was 5, so yes i was.
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02-04-2014, 06:14 PM | #36 |
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No, I was 16 and a sophomore in High School. By that time I had totally forgotten about TMNT. I didn't even know the series existed until last year, now it's my favorite version of the turtles.
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02-05-2014, 01:15 AM | #37 |
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I was around twelve years old when it aired, so yeah, I was definitely within the target demographic. I recall it being my favorite show along with Justice League.
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02-05-2014, 05:51 AM | #38 |
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21. Not really
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02-05-2014, 08:59 PM | #39 |
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Well, I'm 37 now, and in 2003 I was 26, so no. In fact, I was barely aware of it, and my work schedule back then didn't really allow for me to watch Saturday cartoons, anyway. I didn't even really know about the series until FF came out, and when I watched it, I was NOT impressed. I skipped it. And now, looking back, I wish I'd gotten into it then, because taken as a whole, the series was AWESOME!! It's the TMNT I wished the original one could have been, mature, complex, and often emotional. It had great animation (at least until the FF and BttS seasons), and a lot of incredible and memorable episodes.
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02-05-2014, 09:37 PM | #40 |
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