So the user Mortu was 4kids writer Lloyd Goldfine back in 2003
 

After reading the Ultimate visual history book, Lloyd Goldfine said he came to this forum under the username, "Mortu" and here are his posts:

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/member.php?u=529

Its kind of funny to read these old posts from 2003. He came online to defend the 4kids series from some negative views, same way Tom Waltz does with the IDW comics now, or Ciro and other Nick writers do with the Nick show.

Lloyd Goldfind had to respond to backlash to filler episodes and how the Foxbox aired episodes. He only made 16 posts but they're worth a read. Just goes to show you this happens with every new TMNT incarnation that comes up.

Man this really takes me back to 2003 when the 4kids show was first debuting.

Interesting.

This post I found extremely interesting, as someone who used to hear nonstop jabber about "the devilry of 4kids" back in the 2000's.

This is a really neat fact, thanks for sharing!

I'm not too surprised, people involved in such things are still people after all.

Personally if anything I'd ever have my hands in became popular I might be more likely to avoid reading too many opinions and junk and just avoid the stress of comments and expectations, but that's me.

I'd troll the hell out of my fanbase if anything I created ever became popular.

Oh CC, you've probably read that whole thing cover to cover twice already. I'm still in the process of savings up money over the course of a couple of pay checks to get mine.

Nice to see the peeps who create the show actually care what the fans think. I really enjoy when the people who make the show actually communicate with the fans too.

I love the last sentence in that post. I like the Nick show but it does seem that was a really obvious route to go down.

Ooh, I didn't know he shared that in the book. I'll have to look it up...

We shared a few PMs and Emails, especially when he wanted to see the feedback on certain episodes. He was Always very pleasant... :)

It makes me wonder how many other people on this forum are official undercover TMNT staff. I like when they make their presence known like Tom Waltz and Bobby in the IDW section.

But for all we know there are several Nick writers here reading threads like, "Is April a Mary Sue?" or, "How do you feel about the Kraang?" and are shaking their heads.

Cool, you shared feedback with him. Did anyone every mention how the cartoon series tends to focus on Leonardo too much while making his siblings inferior? I would think that would be the best feedback ever.

No need to be a D!*k about it.

Interesting! Lloyd doesn't get enough credit in the realm of Turtles creators. He did a lot of good for the show and you could tell he was 100-percent behind it.

This one I found interesting:

It starts off with what I know is one of the least favorite arguments of many members here (myself included): the "Who cares about realism? These are talking turtles!" bit. But he goes on to nuance it with one of the best reads of the Mirage-styled versions of the franchise there is. The Turtles are a "weirdness magnet," and that is part of the charm when tempered with realistic characterizations.

This guy understood the series.

Heh, I like his signature..

I'm surprised you guys didn't chase his ass out of here....

He only made 16 posts, all when the first season was airing. He probably only came here to gauge early fan reaction to the show.

That's awesome and makes me wish I had been a member back then. But I think the reason people didn't really chase him out was because they probably didn't know it was him due to the alias. He seems like a decent guy though. I really wish Ciro would post more often as he seems awesome too.

LOL, what, a whole 3 incarnations?

IDW and the movies don't count?

I think it's pretty cool that some people involved with TMNT are members of this website. I doubt that happens in most other fandoms.

If I was involved in something big like TMNT, I'd feel tempted to google opinions about my work, but I'd also fear reading them and let some harsh criticism shake my confidence.

I think the professionals know how to take criticism and praise objectively. The internet in general has made it possible for every person with an opinion and a keyboard to spew their viewpoint on everything, no matter how ill informed it may be. These boards are no exception to that rule. For ever rational person on here who can look at things objectively and disect the good and bad out of things, and list why something either worked or didn't, there is another irrational person operating on knee-jerk reactions and screaming loudest about some trivial thing that they can validate in clear concise reasoning. I'm sure we've all seen those posts. I would suspect that any of the professionals who frequent here have that in mind and are used to it. I'm sure Twitter has revolutionized the way to receive hate mail, just ask Rick Remender.

That is a very neat and interesting find. Thanks for the share Cubed.

Meh, I'm not too surprised if there are "undercover" official TMNT staff registered on the site as regular users, or if they even casually look over the forums without registering. It's natural human curiosity to want to know the reception of any work, but it all has to be put in the right perspective as a few users before me have stated.

People all have a different criteria, taste, and background for something as subjective as entertainment. With a fandom, you'll get all types of reactions from thought-out to immediate emotional reactions, from overanalyzing details to the vague general comments. It all depends on a creator's individuality on how they react to criticism, plus figuring out how much of that criticism should influence one's work if they start reading the comments. It's the balance of trying to improve one's skill, but at the same time not compromising your artistic vision to an unfamiliar degree.

Hmmm, so I wonder why Mortu only posted or stuck around for 16 posts if he wasn't chased out then... It's probably due to a busy schedule, but the speculation as to why is interesting though, especially considering some our Technodrome members here. :lol:

His last login date was in 2005, so he was here at least up until Season 3 was airing of the 4kids cartoon.

Good find, Cubed. Someone here from the Nick series should make themselves known.

They have, tons of them. & their usernames are their real names (for the most part), & displayed in green, confirming that they are official staff. Ciro, Brandon, Kenny, Alex, a bunch of 'em.

Yep, Powder's right. And you d!ckheads chased nearly half of them off the forums.

The only one who left was Ciro, & that was due to his not wanting to see all the comparisons being made between the Nick series & 'toons of past, which I can understand. But people are going to do it, it's a part of fandoms. I don't think fans were in the wrong to draw comparisons as it's natural to do & I also don't think Ciro was in the wrong for being bothered by it, as a creator always wants their work to stand alone & be judged on its own merit.

They were wrong for not expecting/respecting it though.