Have you grown tired
 

I am just curious if anyone has grown tired of ninja turtles as a whole but sticks around here just for the fun of talking and interacting with each other.

I have somewhat. I still love the TMNT, but I've lost interest in the new show quite a bit.

Im only a fan of old school TMNT and I still like it just not as much as 12 years ago. :ohwell:

I don't grow tired..I just keep switching from TMNT to SK back to TMNT. I miss SK. I know if SK was ever brought back, I don't think TMNT would stand a chance to me LOL

*Looks around warily*


Um... kinda. I used to be up way early to see even repeats. Now I'm glad for the time to snooze longer! I missed a episode, new, and thought, 'eh. I'll catch it eventually'. Haven't bought any toys or anything for... well, a loooong time. And I really don't know what to do with the stuff that I do have. It's going to waste. Then I think of all that money I spent, and what else I could have spent it on... *sigh* It's no longer 'life or death' if I miss an episode. I'm *gasp* growing up. ;)

I mean, don't anyone get ticked at me, but, it's only a cartoon. And I have realized that. My real life has too much stuff going for it that I need to focus on. This cartoon will be around forever, thanks to the DVDs and such. You can always go back and reminisce on it. You can't go back and re-do life. Can't get back those moments... those moments that I cherish.

Yeah, I dunno. Real life is... well, way more important.

ive gotten to the point were I hate the new show, its just getting really stupid, the storys are just terrible!

LOL That may change, Major Pain! I am writing my own script to hopefully get it in there LOL

I still feel pretty strong about TMNT after about 14 years or so of being a fan. I went through a faze through all of middle school and early high school that I didnt even think about tmnt ever. But junior/senior I got back in, right when the last of the old school toys (mutant masters, mutaforce, etc.) were still on pegs. That was when I discovered ebay...and well that just changed everything. I went through all of college collecting, reading, watching the cartoon...and now I'm married and my wife has grown to enjoy them as well (thank god!)..we watch the show on the weekends together and pick up toys whenver we can...we are buying a house soon with the full intention of making an upstairs room, a turtle room, full of all my turtlebilia...fortunately, financially and otherwise, seriously collecting and enjoying tmnt is a very real part of my life...so , NO, I have not grown tired of tmnt... :)

Thats like exactly how I felt. :)

A little. After the old show ended I kind of forgot about for years until the new show started up. Then the new show started up and saw it for nostalgia (but didn't think too highly of it) until the end when I got into it. The second and third seasons are awesome! But I'm wondering if my interest is going to ebb.

Anyways nothing will take it's place away from my 1st show. Which is Gargoyles.

I really got into the new show (No humour, no nostalgia, IMO, no quality), but I like the old show more and more every day. ^_^

Hmm.. I have never felt "life or death" if i miss an episode. But I still consider myself a pretty big fan. I too have alot going on in my life (especially at the moment), but it's nice to see a new tmnt ep to get away from my troubles for a half hour. Back in the days of the old school cartoon, I was taping every episode, and even kept track of which episodes aired on what day. Now I just catch it when I can and I only tape them to watch them. Also, back in the old days I used to keep every tmnt item I could, even junk like cereal boxes and pie wrappers. Now I just watch the show and buy the comics. Haven't gotten any of the merchandise. I'm still a big fan, just a different kind of one, I guess.

I loved TMNT as a kid and I had a lot of the figures. They were my biggest toy collection when I was a kid. I had the T-shirts, the watch, the sun glasses and dam it, even the cerial! In my teen years I could care less about toys as I forgot how good I had it as a kid. In College Nostlgia hit me and since then I've been very nostalgic and jumped right back into being a kid agin :D I still wake up early Saturdays to watch my Saturday morning line up and I don't care if they are repeats I still watch them because I can't get enough of them.

You sound like me *laughs* I am not as bad with TMNT like I was with SK LOL

I'm an old toon junkie. I know I don't talk about it much(due to my controversial views on certain Leonardo related matters), but I'm still a huge fan.

LOL Old Toon Leo got on my nerves! But I digress! I am not as bad as I was with SK though. I mean I have missed TMNT reruns due to work and such. But SK I never missed reruns lol

I'm pretty much where Jo is. I missed a couple episodes because of work, and just kinda lost intrest in keeping up with it. I'd buy the toys still, but I think the lines become utter crap. If they'd make figures, and stop putting stupid action features in toys, i'd pry pick up more of them.

OMFG I'm posting outside the GD area!!! :o :D


I lost intrest in the toys because simply put, they suck. BUt I still watch the series hardcore. Honestly, the stuff on prime time TV stuff is pretty much sh*t to me, and mostly I through with American TV anyways. The only reason I'll get up is if the cable box says "New Episode". Then I wake up happily. The Fox Box is hell, but it's worth it for TMNT. Then I post opinions here, and go back to bed.

I don't believe people have to outgrow anything. Honestly, it's the adults who don't that are usually the most fun to be around in general. The new series is still great, and looks to get better as the season goes on, but the toys are pure crap. I used to be paranoid if I missed an episode, but now that I know they'll eventually all be released on DVD, it's not such a big deal. Maybe dissappointed, but I'll see it a couple months later. My TMNT fandom may go into hibernation when the new series eventually ends, but they'll always be in my heart. And if a new movie comes out, I'll be there opening day. Parents and kids can give me looks and glares all they want. Damn them. :lol: I love animation (any country as long as it's good), and I don't see it as a kid's medium as the general US populace does. Just another way of telling interesting stories that aren't feasable in live action.

The only thing I've never moved on from in my life is gaming. Probobly never will. If there was no new TMNT, I'd probobly have moved on from it by now, but then I'd never have found this place. THank heavens for the new series. ;)

I really liked the beginning of the new show's season 1. There were still a couple of good episodes after that but most of them were rather boring. I'm here 99% because of the people.

Being a kind of "Born-again fan" I'm still really into TMNT as a whole. I'm nowhere near caught up to the new season of the new series, and there are still tons of comics to hunt down and read. I always wander over to the TMNT figures section when I go to the store, and as of late at my house, one of the movies or cartoon episodes is playing in the background at any given time. So...nope, not tired of 'em yet! ^__^

When the new series has finished its run, I'll still love the Ninja Turtles as much as ever, but chances are I'll become more involved with something else...that's happened to me in a lot of fandoms where nothing new is released.

I hear ya starry.

im actually surprized at all the replies on here..I realy thought i was the only one. It does make me sorta sad though because i realy do want to like them like i did again, but i cannot bring myself back to it like it was :cry:

I haven't really grown tired of it, but...I don't know how to explain it. I use to make sure I was up on time to catch the show, but now I probably haven't seen it for a couple months. I saw everything up to The Big Brawl then I kinda started drifting off. I never really had any toys or dvds, because there's basically nothing here in Canada. As for comics, I read the new Mirage stuff up to around #14? 15? I can't remember, but then I just couldn't find that much money to spend on comics, and Spider-Man comes before TMNT, so I had to phase it out. I even started getting some of the old stuff off Ebay for awhile. After I completed getting the old Tales series I just quit. Basically I still love the TMNT, but it's hard for me to find the time, and especially money, to invest into the franchise much anymore.

I guess it's because of the fact we're all grown up.

I'll admit, it's becoming more difficult to hold onto my young mindset of enjoying a cartoon series.

But I'll never forget the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Never.

Enjoy them while they're here. I know I am. :)

My problem is that if a show goes into reruns, I'll kind of stop liking them for awhile and either pick up a new show or watch an older show I use to like until newer episodes appear.

I think part of the reason some the adults on this forum (I'm 17, so I'm nearly there) haven't got a problem staying interested in TMNT is because they've developed a connection with the characters, and because of memories. I'm especially guilty of the former, since I can relate to and establish an emotional connection to anthro- or nearly-anthro-characters much more easily than human ones for some reason (For those of you wondering, no, I'm not a furry). Which is one good reason that I can't enjoy the new show as much as the old one (Another reason is because the new show, IMO, sucks). They took out all of the good characters that I had grown fond of, and the few they included (Like Leatherhead, for example) were killed or disappeared after a very short time, even one episode.
I'm also not immune to warm and fuzzy memories, but they're not the main reason I'm still fond of the old TMNT.

I've *never* lost interest in the TMNT. Like most people I was introduced to them with the Original Cartoon. I think I was around 12 or 13 when the Old cartoon was cancelled. I remember watching the Dregg episodes over and over, wondering when the repeats would end and if new episodes would start. I was very disappointed to see it end.

I even watched the Next Mutation in it's entirety and repeats of it galore.

Around the time that the new Volume 4 comic started, I started buying all the back issues of the old TMNT series. After missing out on them as a kid, I finally read most of the Volume 1, 2, 3, Tales, Archie comics that I missed out on. Some comics are really horrible (Volume 1 guest writers and the Archie specials come to mind) but for the most part they were great stories.

Of course I love the new cartoon, and I've bought as many of the new toys as possible. All the new TMNT varients are starting to take their toll though, I don't feel like collecting some of the newer ones.

Overall though TMNT has been a part of my life since I was around 4 years old and I will never lose interest in the Ninja Turtles. It is such a wonderful concept, and I hope the new cartoon lasts for many years to come.

I'm surprised at all the negative comments around here of people losing interest. Sure I don't watch the reruns on cartoon network, but that doesn't mean I've lost interest in the franchise. I just don't have to see the same episodes 10+ times over and over like I did when I was a kid. Seeing each episode once or twice a year is enough.

Also for the record Season 2 had some really bland filler eps, but other than that Season 1 and 3 have been exceptional. Season 2 of the new toon was also very good, but all the one-shot episodes after City at War were disappointing. Season 2 is a good season, but overall Season 1 and 3 have much better pacing and less bland fillers.

I'm actually a little surprised as well to hear so many people are losing interest..when i first read the thread title I thought there wouldn't be many people at all who would say they were gettin tired...interesting...

I guess I've kinda come off the second wind I got for TMNT a few years back...I don't watch the new show and only pull out the old ones here and there. But I still get a figure every now and then and will always hold a special place for the TMNT in my heart, they're excellent! And I enjoy posting time to time on here.

OMG, I have the same dream. Forget the white-picket fence, I want a turtle room! :D

To answer the original question, yes, there was a time when I grew tired of TMNT. It was back in the late 90's where my fandom almost disappeared. I rarely watched the Red Sky eps of the old 'toon, and I only caught a handful of Next Mutation episodes. I don't think it was me getting tired of TMNT in general, but I wasn't enjoying all of the TMNT projects going on at the time. It wasn't until late 2001 that my fandom was rekindled after finding the TMNT official website. I then bought the first issue of volume 4, and lurked on the Technodrome before finally signing up. I haven't stopped being a fan since, and I continue to watch the new show every time it's on (except for reruns, since I can catch up on sleep). I'm still buying all the new comics, and I'm even trying to fill in gaps in my collection of all the past comics. I stopped buying the toys (I only liked waves 1 and 2, with a few other action figures here and there), and I limit my spending on other TMNT merchandise (I've become unemployed recently). But I don't think I'm gonna lose interest again any time soon, especially with Peter Laird overseeing things. ;)

I was a huge fan from '89-'93 then in'94 I got into SPIDERMAN and then in '95-'99 I was takin over by STAR WARS and then there was nothing really.i RECENTLY GOT BACK INTO IT BECAUSE OF THE fORUMS AND THE RETRO REVIVAL AND FINDING MY OLD STUFF.

You hit it right on the head. Most of us who watched the turtles as kids are adults so we don't have that mind set. Our minds wonder, complain, function in all these directions. As a kid I couldn't care less what was going on around me as long as I had the turtle on screen.

I had my falling out around red sky, and i was in Italy during NT:TNM so i didn't see but the movie, which i bought at the BX. I did however buy the figs at the local toy stores....when i heard the new toon was coming i cam beck whole heartedly....and now, thanks to DVD i can relive my TMNT hayday bliss....though i had a gap in fandom....I'm back and stronger than ever....

Yeah, you guys are right. Being an adult, there are bigger things to worry about financially and just all around. Back then I had no worries except whether i had enough tape left to tape the new episode. Its true what they say, enjoy being a kid, cuz once it's gone, it's gone.

I know being an adult sucks! *poutz* I wish I was young again.

i have just entered my teens about one month ago...so......:embarass:

i was a TMNT fan from the begining. i have no idea if i watched the old eps, but i definatly watched NT shows. when that finished, i pretty much forgot about them. i did have the ocaional dream with some shots of the show, and i'd wake up thinking "what the heck was that about?"

about one or two years ago, i first saw the new show. all of a sudden everything clicked, i was reborn

i first looked up TMNT on the net, i somehow discovered the drome. i thought everybody was pretty friendly. i joined up. when i first discovered there were some people my age, and even older, who kept the fandom alive, i thought it wasn't so bad to like something like the turtles (well, it's considered a kids show aimed at the ages of about eight) i was pretty impressed when i discovered it was origonally started as a comic for teens and adults. and to top it all off, some of my friends are catching onto the TMNT *puts on dark voice* and the fandom grows... :evilgrin:

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will never ever stop loving them! Especially Raph *swoon*

hehhe

im a dork i know

Hell, I'm 33. I've been through alot in the past 10 years. TMNT is my retreat from real life. Yeah I'm a bit obsessive with Raphael, but it's my nature. I am an obsessive person. I don't I can ever abandon him...yea yea he's only fiction..so what.
I dont like missing a new ep, I go nuts but I know I'll see it somehow. Usually repeats. It's really the only show I watch. I hate sitcoms, i hate the reality shows, I had all those evening dramas....cartoon network repeats things over and over...sick of that junk...