04-28-2019, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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So I saw my first full episodes of Rise...
Which were "Origami Tsunami" and "Donnie's gifts"
Boy, judging from those episodes I can sum up the Turtles as a team with one word "Incompetent." They were worse than the eighties Turtles in "Turtles forever." Leonardo's constant joking was grating, he reminded me of Human Torch in Fantastic Four, the world's greatest heroes, another guy who has no idea how tiring he is. Raphael, big dumb jock. Donatello, wise guy. Michelangelo, Michelangelo, of all of them he's changed the least. April, back to being damsel in distress, sadly. Pros would be the fluid animation but boy when I think about what series it replaced... So does this improve?
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04-28-2019, 10:43 AM | #2 |
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I think they are supposed to start out inexperienced, it's them at an earlier point than we have seen them before, or so I remember the description.
You could always just check out a few more and decide if it's for you or not, all the eps have threads so you could read up on those first maybe at take your pick? Last edited by newfan; 04-28-2019 at 10:55 AM. |
04-28-2019, 10:49 AM | #3 |
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Well at least you started with one of the better early ones (Origami Tsunami), though "Donnie's gifts" isn't so great and one of the first big hints that this Donnie is kind of a jerk.
"Better" really depends on what episodes. Mostly... no. If someone wants to focus only on what's a little better and is more about the actual theme of this one, I suggest Mystic Mayhem (first ep), Origami Tsunami, Bug Busters, The Evil League of Mutants, and the most recently aired Shadow of Evil. If these had been the only eps of the series so far the perception and appreciation of this one would/might be a lot different. (Though that doesn't help the crappy personality changes that there's no help for.) |
04-28-2019, 11:17 AM | #4 |
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04-29-2019, 06:24 AM | #5 |
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I've found the show to be totally unwatchable. It is one of the worst cartoons on tv. Every time I hear April speak or see Splinter on-screen I cringe. It really is an abomination to the TMNT franchise.
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04-29-2019, 06:46 AM | #6 |
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The new generation's Next Mutation. A title which expresses irony as they are not rising,but falling down a peg. Like me just ride it out and ignore it until the next iteration and enjoy the IDW comics. This is probably what the Mirage Purist did with City at War while the '87 cartoon was on CBS.
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04-29-2019, 11:46 AM | #7 |
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I agree I still can't believe we went from the Magnum Opus that was nick turtles to this crap
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04-29-2019, 02:21 PM | #9 |
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Just what this section needs- more hate!
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04-29-2019, 03:01 PM | #10 | |
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Somehow, I get the impression that you didn't like it very much
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04-29-2019, 03:35 PM | #11 |
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Well this isn't a cult, so...people are allowed to voice their opinion and give negative critique of something related to a property they otherwise love?
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04-29-2019, 04:12 PM | #12 |
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I stay out of it because I've already said my piece, but apparently this person is just getting around to watching it and felt like giving their honest opinion. I see nothing wrong with that.
I agree that if a person chooses to continually and repeatedly say negative things that they've already said multiple times, then that's a bit of a different story. But I feel like people should be allowed to have their say, especially if they've otherwise not been involved in the conversation. It isn't fair to rob them of their "voice" just because a lot of people happen to agree and have already spoken up about it.
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04-29-2019, 04:40 PM | #14 |
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The Michael Bay movies and the Turtles being 4 Hulks with nostrils will be by far the worst thing to ever happen in the entire 35 year history of the franchise, even worse than Next Mutation. Rise of the TMNT in comparison is like candy, it's not particularly good for you, but it's fine in small doses.
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04-29-2019, 04:42 PM | #15 |
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I hate the nostrils, but man, that's one of the least troubling things about those movies.
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04-29-2019, 04:56 PM | #16 |
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The most recent episode is what I had been hoping Rise would be, and I'm very glad for it. While I haven't been that into the series as a whole, I've never hated the experience of watching it. Absolutely looking forward to that Shredder.
(In fact, I got a pretty good laugh out of the "when Jupiter eclipses the moon!" explanation for the Moonshadow Truffles) But I would take this over Next Mutation ANY DAY.
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05-05-2019, 12:46 PM | #17 |
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Musta been an off episode. Usually this version of April is portrayed as competent or moreso than the Turtles in a fight. 2012 April TRIED, but this one really is the 5th Turtle.
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There are episodes I enjoy; in fact most I don't outright hate, but most I also can totally do without. The overall arc and characters aren't strong enough to sustain my interest. I have the show DVR'd but I'm sure not intending to go out of my way to watch it while it's premiering.
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05-31-2019, 12:20 AM | #20 |
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It is when not taken out of context like that. The bigger issue for me is the part you omitted, about how little it resembles past Turtle media.
Bare in mind that I have a more liberal attitude than many towards this show, but I still have to take issue with just how much filler there is. Granted, lots of shows have filler episodes between the main adventure, but this show barely seems to HAVE a main adventure. Even if I tried to get invested in it, and even if I succeeded, the padding would make me feel betrayed. |
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