What aspect of the franchise appeals to you most?
 

So it was mentioned in a thread and I'm sick to death of some people having to tear down certain parts of the franchise because they are cancerous and take from the original intent of the comics, I thought I'd create a thread to see what exactly makes us fans.
So here you go, as a Turtle person, what got you here, what keeps you here, and why do you still love the Green Team?

I generally love the cartoons, the comics, and the movies. Both the original cartoon, 2k3 series, every different comic series (Mirage, Image, Archie), and all 4 movies.

After those, my second passions are the toys and videogames. Obviously I don't care about these as much as the cartoons and comics, but they're still nice and I enjoy owning figures and playing whatever new games come out.

Doesn't mean much to ask this now since you're only preaching to the choir -- 99.9% of the TMNT fans who were lighting a candle for TMNT to be taken seriously in the mass media gave up and went home a looong time ago. Can't say that I blame them.

I don't see why parts of the franchise that have worked have to be thrown under the proverbial bus for the Turtles to "be taken seriously in the mass media."

Not under the bus, but certainly off center stage... for a while. The general public needs a collective bit of mouthmash if it's to receive an honestly different and Mirage-centric take on the TMNT.

I started with the Old Toon and toys, so I still got a soft spot for them. I understand some of the "Ultra faithful to the source material" camp's pleas (I usually side with them when thay're making movie adaptations, cause we've seen hollywood turn some great franchises into crap by straying from the source material.)Changes will come and the multi colored bandanas are most likely to be among them. (This is the least offensive of changes.) Would I like to see a movie with Rocksteady, Bebop, Krang, White fly Baxter, but with a more darker world with a more serious style? Shell yeah! I'd be lying if I said no.
Would I like to see a super faithful to the Mirage comics TMNT? I'm so there!
But one thing is certain, I love the TMNT. I want the movie to be as cool or even more awesome than TDK, Ironman and Spider-man 2 combined. I just think that multi Colored bandanas is not going to make the movie suck. Now hunting off screen monsters inside a computer in Feudal Japan with a robot from the future while avoiding a mutated Rhino, Warthog, a dog and a snapping Turtle that are trying to revive Kevin Nash... I mean Shredder with corrupted mp3 files of Rob van Winkle is not a TMNT movie that I'd like to see.

But here is the dilemma. Rocksteady, Bebop, Krang, The Technodrome are hokey kids stuff that no one would take seriously, right? But what about the Fugitoid/Triceratons D'Hoonib thing, The Superhero battle from #15, The Whole Donatello issue, etc.? Aren't those hokey as well? They're not exactly kiddie, but they still are kinda out there...

That's why you don't start off and set the bar with that stuff. It can come later in some form.

Other, Archie is one of my favorite incarnations and the Image series was always a personal favorite of mine as well.

Can i say other as well and say OT toys? i think there should be a distinction between the two (OT and OT Toys). The original toys allowed me to take the characters i love from the show, add new characters, and create new adventures for them :-)

Hell, we all did that.

okay. so then can that not be my favorite?

Uh. Yeah. Why couldn't it be? Everyone has their faves.

Oh ok, I guess I just read that funny. Seemed like you were saying it wasnt valid because everyone did it. Sry.

1987 cartoon
 

The Original 90's TV Series? It begun in 1987, so I think it should be named the "Original 80's TV Series", the "Original 1980's and 1990's TV Series" or simply the "1987 cartoon".

Yes the year i was born. The love for tmnt must of been fate.

Semantics. The majority of the series took place in the 90's.

The OT was my first experience with the turtles and it was love at first sight. Loved the turtles, loved their adventures. I didn't even know it was a comic book until years later. When I got a bit older I discovered the comics and now I love em. It's hard to pick just one but I would have to say the OT because it grabbed me and pulled me in once upon a time.

The OT, The OT Toys and the first 2 movies. I currently am getting into the comics now, but I did buy the original #46 back in 92 and was very confused.

Well, my first exposure was the early cartoons. As someone else also pointed out, I was born in 1987 and feel that the love for the Turtles may have been a slight of destiny. After I got fully into the cartoons, I discovered the first movie. The first movie changed my love for the Turtles; the movies were the point when it was on for life. (I intentionally skipped over an old, learn-to-read TMNT book/cassette that I used to have after I got into the cartoons; I doubt anyone here ever had that.) From there it's ancient history. I knew about the comics, but as a kid I wasn't into comic books in general, so I didn't get into the comics. Only now and I trying to get into the comics. I can't say one particular aspect appeals to me most, to be honest. The whole culture is amazing to me. I love franchise, but I also love the lifestyle and I love the other fans. To me, when I run into someone else on the street who's a real TMNT fan, it's a great moment. We can debate which aspect of the franchise is most appealing to us without harm, but I think perhaps we all overlook the fact that we love the culture and that's probably our most powerful tie to the franchise.

Welcome aboard Wrighcr20!

While the OT is what made me aware of their existence, as I've grown up, the Mirage comics are the reason I'm still a fan. Not to say I don't still love the OT as much, but the comics, and the possibility of them coming to life, keep me watching the franchise.

i go with the majority vote: The Original 90's TV Series

now that I think of it this poll should've had an "Other" option... for the toys and combinations of universes...

The OT was certainly what got me hooked. It was because of the OT that I got into all of the other aspects of the franchise.

i'm for the mirage comics. i also liked the image comics ok. the archie series was sort of hit or miss per issue for me.

I voted for the 2k3 TV series, since IMHO it is the best.

However, what got me hooked on TMNT was the 1987 TV series.

I know this question is not exactly "favorite universe". So it was a tough vote.

BOOOO!!! :lol: :D :P

I voted for the OT, but I don't think something like that can ever be re-created so it's not the direction I wan't TMNT heading in right now.

It was the 80's cartoon series that got me started, then the toys so them two will always be the bread and butter.

I'm actually just getting into the comics right now, but that was all thanks to this forum on where and what resources I can go to. So I guess you can say the technodrome forum (THE tmnt community) aspect of this franchise is also quite appealing to me too:tgrin:

I recently picked up Turtle Soup 1-4, fun stuff, and oddly a mix with Krang and some stories with multicolored bandannas. One even had Splinter calling Leonardo just Leo...really?

If there was an "Other" option, I would have voted for it, since the Konami games are my favorite version of the TMNT... plus you can't beat a dimension that has Krang, Karai, Tokka, and Rahzar all inhabiting it.

I think I remember one where they were eating pizza and calling each other "dude", as well. Weird stuff, considering this was from the Mirage universe.

Mirage...but not canon. :D

While the original cartoon and toyline got me into the TMNT, and there's really no aspect of the series I don't enjoy in some tiny way, the Mirage/Image comics are far and above my favorite incarnation. Not just because they're "dark" and adult-oriented, but because they're better pieces of art and writing than any other Turtles product.

Hear, hear!

The original 80's cartoon turned me into a turtle fan. I love that series.
And I am one of those fans who love the original toon over the new ones.
That is still the best turtle toon ever imo. :D

He did that **** in Volume 1 aswell, I remember him calling them by the short names in April's appartment when the foot attacked during their Christmas celebration, and maybe the TCRI building too.

the og mirage. love the comics!!!

The OT and the OT based video games.

I wish there was a separate section for just the first 1990 movie. This is probably one of the only things in the turtles franchise that appeals to me the most and it is probably the most greatest accomplishment in the turtles franchise to date.

Runner-up would definitely be the Mirage volume 1 comics.

Probably the Mirage comics. They are what caused me to be interested in the Turtles again after I read them on the official site.

I do like the different colored bandannas though. So maybe I like the first movie the most, since it had both original cartoon and comic book elements?