After two seasons, how do you feel about the Nickelodeon series?
 

Following in the same theme with this thread from midway in Season 2, after completing two seasons and 52 episodes of this series, how do you feel about the show now at this point of time? Especially with a different setting now (the Southampton arc) after the Nick Turtles, April, and Casey fled from New York City, and the pivotal moment of leaving the fate of New York City in uncertainty.

Has your opinion changed throughout the course of season 2? Do you enjoy/dislike the direction the series is taking? What about with its main characters (allies and villains)? In hindsight, do you wish the series would have done anything differently before Season 3 began and the Turtles left New York City?

Are there any particular situations you found yourself developing a tolerance or intolerance for (i.e. individual characters, idiosyncratic personality traits, character relationships, CGI designs, storywriting, tone of the show, type of humor)? Do you think the tone of the series has been more or less established or do you think we'll see a dramatic tone change eventually? (For example, when the OT had the Red Sky seasons, and 4Kids had the Fast Forward and Back To The Sewers seasons.)

Post your thoughts! :)

It's good. And that's all that matters!

Just now starting season 3 I think they paced things pretty well. The turtles had quite a few adventures in NYC before they were forced to leave for the farm. Now we will have a big chunk of Season 3 taking place outside of NYC before a big return either very late in the season or at the start of season 4... ALL of this and yet we have barely seen Dimension X or some of the wackier stuff in the TMNT universe. They have a lot of material left they can pull from.

I feel like the show has stayed pretty strong but actually improving (not just coasting) throughout season 1 and 2 with a very strong Season 3 opener which I enjoyed a lot, so all I can say at this point is it feels like it's the best the show has ever been and I expect it to get even stronger.

I love it just as much as I did season one, and I feel season 2 really brought out a lot of good stories and that it's spurned on a good start for season 3, too. Yes, some of the villains could have had more time such as Fishface who I feel is underdeveloped and is just there, but other than that, I'm satisfied with this series and definitely want more.

I don't really watch this anymore, though it's more of a boycott against Nickelodeon as a whole than any personal distaste.

Ooh; give us dirt! What did Nick do?!

I enjoy it, have since I started watching, can't say my enjoyment has changed any. Sure, some episode may be a bit better than others, but I've enjoyed all of them to one degree or another, I haven't actually disliked any. But it's 'just' a fun cartoon series, I'm not expecting anything overly masterful, Shakespearean award winning levels of artistry. (Although we all know they really have gotten an Emmy nomination.)

Its good, but my enthusiasm has subsided a bit.

The show really needs more than mutant of the week episodes or Kraang invasions to keep it interesting. I want more complex storylines, I want more human opponents, I want more Shredder history.

I honestly feel like the show seems stuck in a rut, possibily due to the CG limitations not allowing the Turtles to go in different places too often.

I don't wanna put in a vote on something that says I "slightly dislike it" but I have been disappointed with the filler episodes, high concentration of Kraang content, & Mikey seeming to get worse & worse. Other than that, the good stuff only gets better. I still think it's the best of the 3 turtle 'toons, it gets me super hyped. Hell, tomorrow night I'm set to to go to the recording studio to do my groups next album, but come 8PM, they're gonna have to continue without me for 30 mins. :tlol:

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That's like me when I was expecting a one night stay at the hospital on a Friday last month. Never done that before and wanted family to be there of course, but I was like, "look, at 8pm I've got a show." lol At least it was an easy agreed on time that they could go home.

Unlike most in this thread my opinion hasn't changed, I always thought it was an alright show. I don't hate it but I don't love it either and it has never gotten me excited. The show just doesn't have the charm of the OT and it doesn't have the story/action of 2k3 so it kind of falls in the middle of both and not doing anything entirely different and just doing a "light" version of both shows (not too serious and not too goofy) which just doesn't work I don't get all the praises the show gets on the internet, people say its the best interpretation of the turtles.

Again I don't hate it but the show is just kind of there for me which sucks because of how excited I've been for other turtles shows and movies. Hell I was one of the supporters of the Nick show when they first bought TMNT 5 years ago and everyone bashed a show that didn't exist then. I also like CG so its not that, I don't know. Comparing it to the 2007 movie kind of works, its not bad but its not good either its just there.

I still love it. Still watch it religiously and still buy the merch. It's had it's ups and downs, but so have a lot of shows.

It will take a lot to make me lose interest in this show I think.

I enjoy it more than the OG cartoon.
Mainly do to the animation style. I love the look of it.

It's pretty entertaining with the new episodes to me now so I'm getting used to it a little. Still, I'm not too crazy about how it's CGI and I like the animation of the other 2 cartoons a lot better. The best part about it is we got to see the 80's turtles!

Unlike the other 2 cartoons, I only want to see every episode of the Nick cartoon once, except maybe my favorite episodes such as TCRI, Enter Dimension X and especially the end of Wormquake.

I'll say what I've said before: Season 1 was much more consistently high, but season 2 had some AMAZING highs with some disappointments sprinkled throughout.

I'd say I'm a lot more hyped for Season 3 than I was for the beginning of season 2, albeit due to in large part that season finale. It was good good good.

I agree with this.

They've made trash like Breadwinners as of late. Also, I have caught the show a few more times, and it's still pretty good.

So they produced other bad shows hence you boycott TMNT. That made sense. :roll: Not.

And you admitted you still watch this show, that's not even a boycott. Speak straight!

For what it's worth, I enjoy watching the show mainly because of the superb voice acting. The writing itself though could use some improvement.

This show is amazing, still. I may value it more than others because it is the thing that got me interested in TMNT (I tuned in one day to see "Never Say Xever"'s premiere because I saw a funny ad for the show). It is my favorite TV show of all time (the other two TMNT cartoons are in that list as well).
It has had to trudge through some bad parts, such as the high amount of fillers in season 2 (most of which are still very enjoyable for me, just not Chinatown Ghost Story and Pizza Face) but when it was good, it was REALLY good. Episodes like Slash and Destroy, Of Rats and Men, Into Dimension X, Wrath of Tigerclaw, Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman, The Invasion, Operation: Break-out, The Pulverizer Returns, etc, are masterpieces for me.
The animation is beautiful and has improved so much over the course of the show, and I love the anime effects. I'm not biased against CGI and I think TMNT utilizes it to a great advantage.
I hope this show continues as long as it can. I wish it good luck with season 3, because I'm not sure how I feel about the upcoming Bigfoot episode.
:D

This series has never ceased to maintain my interest, so it must be doing something right. That said, I feel like there's been a consistent linear pattern to these episodes...well, maybe that isn't the best way of putting it. What I mean is that the interesting themes of the show never go above and beyond the expectations. And I feel like, even though they've had their moments, the characters haven't really evolved since "Rise of the Turtles." That's not to say they've gotten zero character development, but I still can't take them any more or less seriously than I always have. It's complicated, I guess.

But the show's still going strong for me, no doubt. You can bet that I'll keep watching. It'd be nice to see some new elements, though. Backstory episodes, for instance; anything that gives more depth and substance. The only characters that have had that thus far are Karai and Splinter.

Despite some complaining I like the Nickelodeon ninja turtles. I think for the most part they (Nick) do an awesome job. :D

Didn't care for the show at first, then it grew on me, but not it's just painful to watch.

Not too interested in the 'The Leo & Don Show', which (in my opinion) it has become.

I like it a tiny bit more after Season 2. Three looks awesome, though.

I will agree that we have had to endure some filler, and the season finale, while fantastic, repeated the same Kraang plot. I hope that Leo's personality will change somewhat, like it did in the 2K3 series. However, I hope it is not overdone. TMNT is one of the only shows I can watch multiple times and still enjoy it. I think it is a lot funnier than the OT, and although it is not as serious as 2K3, the fight scenes are awesome. We just have to remember that this is a kid's show first and foremost. I for one love all the references we are getting in this show. Also, we can't have the same exact story every time. There will be little changes with every show. I feel sometimes that fans want a "Mirage animated series," but that can't always happen. At least Shredder is human, and they have set up the cool story of them being adopted brothers. Where they will go with that story remains to be seen. This show brings up some ideas, and then they leave them unadressed.

I don't know if there is an option for me. I like the show, but I just feel since the Wormquake episode, except for a few episodes here and there, I just feel the quality has really dropped, and I'm often left underwhelmed or disappointed. Granted, I enjoyed the first season more than the second as a whole.

I can relate. I think that's because you've developed expectations for it by now, but the show hasn't really done anything to blow us out of the water - aside from the Season 2 finale, arguably. So we're left disappointed because it never exceeds our expectations.

i think this show definitely took a turn for the worse at some point.

I chose the second option. I'm enjoying it more as it goes on, but I'm sure there are things that can make it better...like tea time girl. lol

Damn, I hope they bring her back for another episode. She was definitely a highlight of season 2 for me. It would be great if the writers slowly build her up to become a major character later on.

The show can be great at times then meh other times. It gets really repetitive with the same plots over and over again. I did think the season 2 finale was impressive with the action and emotional scenes but I wish it wasn't another Kraang plot tbh Imo the 2k3 series had the best stories and animation. I still can't get used to the CGI in the Nick show, makes me cringe every time I watch an episode.

The filler episodes are hit and miss, but in my opinion, the show is at it's best when it focuses on the main story. However, there are a few things that I could do without. For example, I didn't care for the romance subplot in season 1, and I liked it even less when it became a love triangle in season 2. I also don't like how limited the show felt during the first two seasons. Reusing the same streets and warehouses. But Despite It's faults, It's still a well-written, entertaining show.

I feel the same way. This show is definitely picking up but it still has quite a ways to go in terms of storytelling. And there are still some issues I have that I want to see resolved like Donnie's flirting with April being toned down. I feel that he needs to take baby steps even though we know he's not going to get her. Mike's intelligence is STILL all over the place (although in Into The Technodrome, he did do very well to impress me but let's see how well the writers will handle him throughout the rest of the series). The writers still don't know what to do with Raph. There are a lot of fans of the angry turtle and yet Nick can't seem to grasp this. I am really hoping for a lot less mutants and more human opponents.

What it does right is that it doesn't go overboard on the humor like the 1987 cartoon does and it knows when to take itself seriously. Season 3's looking very exciting! I hope we will see more improvements but I'm not holding my breath on some of the issues.

A good show show.

Might have been much better if it focused on the story and less on introducing characters we barely even see after their introduction episode, or the Kraang doing whatever random thing pops up in their heads.

But for what it is, it's good.