[Donny]

One thing I love about this show is the tone. The show has a darker and more serious tone to it but still with a lot of humor. It is never as silly as especially the original toon sometimes was, and does not seem childish. It is the closets we will ever get to an animated version of the mirage comics (at least season one to four), which makes the storyline so appealing to me. It is clear how much love was put into the show since this was Peter Lairds chance to show the world what the old comics were all about, and that TMNT is more than just a simple kids show, and what his and Kevin's intentions with the turtles were back in the days. To me this is the best version of the turtles so far, and I doubt we will ever have another animated show that resembles the tone and storyline of the old comics like this one does. It is funny, action packed, touching, and sometimes a bit scary. Do yourself a favor and check out the first seasons (fast forward had a more light tone to it and was in many ways different from the episodes in season one to five).