If TMNT never existed, what would be your #1 fandom?
 

Let's say TMNT never existed and Pete/Kevin never drew that first image of a Turtle in 1984. What exactly would be your big fandom right now had it not been for TMNT?

Given I was born in the mid 80's, I'd probably be more of a Batman fan right now. The 1989 Batman movie was a big deal, and B:TAS was a big part of 90's kids childhood. As much as I liked Batman, I never got into the comics or other aspects of it since TMNT was my #1 and I didn't have time for two. I honestly think I'd be posting on some Batman forum right now and have a closet of 500+ Batman comics if TMNT had never existed. It just goes to show you whatever your #1 fandom is takes away from your interest in others.

I might have also gotten more into Spiderman too for the same reason, I dunno. Lost interest in Power Rangers after the first three years and Pokemon was huge but I was already a teenager when it came out so it already came later on for me.

Highlander. Green Lantern. Probably in that order.

Star Trek maybe...or Spider-man and the X-Men.

I would have to say Spider-man or Batman I flip-flop on those two so damn much. Sometimes Spidey is my second sometimes Batman is my second it just depends what mood i am in :D

Eh...Batman, Spiderman, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, X-Men, Transformers, DBZ. No specific order really. If not any of those, then probably nothing. I'd probably be doodling or playing guitar which I still do to this day.

Pokemon or Nintendo on a whole, I guess. I'm not heavily into much else outside of those & the turtles.

TMNT is not my No.1 fandom anyway, its Sonic. Turtles are probably second for me along with everything else. I don't have a least favorite fandom so there wouldn't be a 2, 3 and so on.

Probably Buffy and Angel. They were always a big draw for me.

Transformers and Legion of Superheroes definitely. Possibly Digimon and the X-men as well.

I wasn't a big action/adventure cartoon watcher (watched the Mario Bros. show if that counts :lol:) when I was young, and even the ones I did watch were not as favored as the comedic cartoons I watched like Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Garfield, and Recess. I don't know if TMNT is my #1 fandom since it can change on my mood, what tone I'm looking for, and how far I want to lean to my childhood or adult interests/hobbies, but it's on my top 4 for sure in terms of franchises/cartoons.

A couple of the reasons why I enjoyed the OT than compared to other action/adventure cartoons was because it was able to effectively balance the comedy and action/adventure (but as we know in the middle seasons, the show did go too far on the slapstick comedy at times), plus the Turtles had a unique camaraderie charisma between them which was lighter and appealing, unlike the looser bonds and contentiousness of X-Men, or the solitary aloof adventures of Superman, Batman, and Spiderman.

But if we're talking about this very moment of what I would be enjoying and being a fan of, it would be more "grownup" drama TV shows like Nashville, Scandal, Law and Order:SVU, etc. With me, I have a low threshold for extreme sci-fi or fantasy TV shows and movies; the only notable exception has been TMNT of course. :P

Gotta go with the Xmen on this one. Always been a fan of the comics and of the world in general, not to mention the movies, games, etc.

I wasn't as much invested into other cartoons as I was into TMNT when I was a kid, so I guess my #1 fandom would be a video game franchise like Mario or Zelda.

Zelda
Batman
Transformers

In that order

Probably nothing. TMNT was my only hardcore fandom. Everything else I'm into is just a casual interest

Captain America and or Avengers. They're the only thing I like anywhere near as much as turtles.

Sonic.

Batman.

Tomb Raider.

Batman. I loved his games and movies.

Prob Dragon ball Z, Star Trek or My Little Pony.

Batman or Ghostbusters.

Sonic, Super Mario Brothers, Mega Man, Avatar the Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra.