The A-Team

[Hannurdock]

I've noticed a striking similarity in fandoms I am interested in.

Usually, the main characters consist of a team of four individuals, usually outcasts or exceptional personalities fighting for the good of mankind! LOL!

Leonardo, the leader of the Turtles. Hannibal, the leader of the A-Team. Athos, the unspoken leader of the Musketeers. (No, really. Athos whups ass)

Raphael, bad attitude and grumpy at times. BA, (Bad Attitude to those who don't know) and Porthos, huge but gentle giant of the Musketeers. There are some similarities between these three, at least, they follow on nicely into each other.

Michaelangelo, youngest, party animal. D'Artagnan, youngest and headstrong. Murdock, mad as a hatter. (ok, I am clutching at straws here)

Donatello, genius and amazing creator of gadgets. BA, technician and creator of kick ass gear for the A-Team.

Face - good looking A-Team smiler. Aramis, good looking womaniser of the Musketeers.

Similarities are abound.

I think its because a good well-tested genre always works. Why change the formula? Dumas may have started it (unless someone can think of a foursome going back even further) but it seems to work well no matter what era, age group or plot formula.

Can anyone else make similarities with other fandoms and the Turtles?

Hannurdock

[damnhooligan]

You bring up a pretty valid observation. It's a pretty tried and true formula that, even when toyed with (3 or 5 people instead of 4, or bringing a girl into the works) still manages to be pretty successful. I think you could make a reasonable comparison between the TMNT and any show with an ensemble cast from the A-Team to Lost to Star Trek.

The only foursome I can think of right now that pre-dates Dumas is the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. But they didn't fight crime so much as just f*ck everybody's day up and have a blast doin' it.

[ZariusTwo]

Decided to use an existing thread than post a new one for this...FOOL:)

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[Raph's Girl]

This actually looks good!! I can't wait to see it. Im a major fan of the original A-Team. :D

[The Stryker]

Rampage as B.A is perfect casting.

[Mecha Cow]

Looks fun, though a big part of the series' appeal was that it was so stupid and cheesy, which the movie probably won't recapture.

[Barkworm]

Looks fun, though a big part of the series' appeal was that it was so stupid and cheesy.
After seeing that part with the tank in the trailer, I'm convinced the "stupid part" will remain intact.

[Voltron]

Necro post! Warnings all around!

Also, this looks really cool. I'm usually not stoked for re-imaginings, but this has me a little gripped.

[TMNT-Leonardo]

Saw The A-Team movie on opening day (I was wearing my A-Team Hannibal costume, no wig though lol). It was really awesome. I excepted it to be good, but it was better than good. A lot of nodes to the show. Basically like an updated version of the TV series. Liam Neeson was really good as Hannibal (I didn't think he could or would pull off the funny yet serious aspect that George Peppard gave it).

And, the new Murdock is just as crazy as he was before (maybe even more). I wouldn't listen to any of the negative reviewers, because all their complaints are about how over the top it is, when that's EXACTLY how The A-Team should be.

Really good remake/reboot. I really hope they make enough at the box office to warrant a sequel.

Looks fun, though a big part of the series' appeal was that it was so stupid and cheesy, which the movie probably won't recapture.

Actually, the film kept that aspect of the show. At times it felt even more cheesy.