The use of modern technology to appeal to today's kids in the show
 

Has anyone else noticed this? In episode 3 we see an iphone, then in the next ep we see a Facebook-like site, then we an ipod used in the main plot.

An iphone/smartphone, Facebook, and ipods are all things that didn't exist when TMNT debuted in the 80's. This is all modern technology that kids watching the Nick show obviously use.

Instead of Mikey carrying his big boom box like in, "Shredder Radio," he's instead carrying an ipod. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if the Turtles somehow get April to bring them an HD TV and some blu-rays instead of having a VCR player like the old show.

This is just common sense. You are going to want the heroes using items kids today look at, know and relate to. It honestly would not surprise if some of the under 10 crowd doesn't know what a VHS is.

Agreed but it feels strange. I'm used to seeing the Turtles say they're going out to the video rental store to rent some VHS tapes. Now the video rental stores don't exist!

I wouldn't be surprised if an episode shows the Turtles swinging around Wii-remotes at some point.

And you shouldn't be surprised either. You have to assume this takes place in current day NYC, it would be extremely dated to have anything from the 80's and 90's cartoon reflected in this one, also in our time that was current technology, and even some futuristic technology. Who else had facetime like the turtle comm's had back then?

It's pretty typical for a show about teenaged crime fighters to use the latest in modern gadgets. I remember when Smallville first came out and I found it weird seeing Clark Kent talking to his pals on a cell phone.

TMNT has almost always used contemporary cultural and technological trends. We could say the same thing about using computers instead of typewriters from the 1987 series' persepective (which were still used in several episodes in the OT as some were still around then even though the PC was king by then). The final season of the OT had the Internet. Michelangelo never used 8-track tapes, and the episode with the vinyl records was used as a gag to the past. I find it best though for such crimefighting shows to use mostly contemporary technology, with a few futuristic gadgets for fictional value and a few gags/throwbacks to the past (One OT episode had the Turtles playing Pong). 4kids even used the Internet, though social media wasn't yet mainstream (though it sort of was by the time we hit Fast Forward and Back to the Sewers, even if in a more primitive way). Kids just need to understand what's contemporary in today's world, or risk being behind the times.

The turtle coms were cool in the OT was well.The were called shell Cells in the 4kids series.I wouldn't be surprised to see a tablet computer in the new series as well.

Spoken for truth. -thumb's up-

I'm pretty sure it's more of a "this s**t exists so we might as well use it."

Smartphones, social networks and digital music players are ubiquitous parts of American life. They aren't new, or especially cool. None of those things struck me as purposeful attempt to be hip.

It'd be weird if four teenagers didn't use social networks, or use MP3 players. It'd be weird if a man saw four mutant turtles and didn't record it on his phone.

I remember when the 4kids series was airing people found it strange that they called their communicators, "Shell Cells" because they didn't like the idea of the Turtles having cell phones.

TMNT is a very 80's property, the idea of them using modern technology (outside of crazy sci-fi stuff), always seemed odd. Its like with The Simpsons, they're a family from the 80's but time has passed and they're been using stuff from the 2000's, etc.

^This. The show is a new and updated version of TMNT, so of course it's going to be using modern technology on the show. It would be pretty werid if the turtles were using outdated technology from the 80's/90's on the show.

TMNT set in 2012 using modern technology?

NO WAY!

Someone's really not a fan of a lot of our recent threads... :D

maybe a little

For kids nowadays those are all pretty common things so it totally makes sense.

What the hell do you mean by that? TMNT is not just an 80's property, and they shouldn't just be using stuff from that era. We live in a different century now. If you want to go to the past, go buy a time machine and stay there. Maybe we'd be better off if you did because then we wouldn't have to look at the ridiculous B.S. you post all over the place. I swear, you are the biggest idiot I have ever met.

Are you braindead? Or did this topic completely fly over your head? I said I was noticing how modern technology was being used in 3 episodes in a row as the main plot point, not simply that they were just there.

Got to go with Bublbly on this one dude. You make some really stupid threads that serve no point. So they Turtles are using modern tech, kind of to be expected. This is a show for the current generation. You want 80's stuff watch FW. This show is not going to be a copy of previous incarnations and shouldn't be.

Could you imagine CyberCubed traveling back in time? God knows what damage he'd do!!!

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