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~~Leo656~~ · 03-11-2021, 07:06 PM

It's arrested development, nothing more.

TMNT for a lot of people represents "a simpler time" that they're nostalgic for. They're so sensitive or traumatized or whatever else by Real Life that they can't handle the fact that some things are better left where they lay, and that it's okay to revisit such things but to completely wallow in a bygone era as if nothing had changed in three decades - including them - is unhealthy. Very, VERY unhealthy.

They also want to have their opinions validated that TMNT really only "works best" when it's Groucho Marx slapstick nonsense. A FW revival would be a repudiation of everything that had come before and since, and secretly, they long for that. That's why they're so insistent that no other version of TMNT ever "worked".

They can't handle (or don't want) complex characters, stories that advance in any meaningful way, or anything resembling actual storytelling. They want safe, predictable ga-ga that wraps everything up neatly with a few thrown pies, a bad joke, roll credits, all in 24 minutes or less. This is what makes them feel comfortable. This is what makes them feel "safe".

All of this stuff is perfectly fine when you're 8 years old, by the way. But people in their 30s and 40s should NOT be willing to settle for pablum. People should be pushing for evolution, not regression.

It's not about "what's best for the brand", no matter how much they insist otherwise. What would truly be best for the brand would be an iteration that says once and for all, "See? It doesn't HAVE to be stupid!" by telling a good story, having characters that weren't one-dimensional, and having an actual sincere appeal to people who weren't either 8 years old physically or mentally. But for these people, it's NOT about "what's best for the TMNT brand." They don't honestly give a sh*t about that. It's about what makes them feel "safe". They want to go back in time to a place where their most soul-crushing disappointment in life was not getting Bebop for Christmas.

I get it, but those people frankly could use a little counseling. And they shouldn't deign to speak disingenuous tripe about "This is what's best for TMNT!" when it's really just about what's best for themselves.

03-11-2021, 07:06 PM	#2
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	It's arrested development, nothing more. TMNT for a lot of people represents "a simpler time" that they're nostalgic for. They're so sensitive or traumatized or whatever else by Real Life that they can't handle the fact that some things are better left where they lay, and that it's okay to revisit such things but to completely wallow in a bygone era as if nothing had changed in three decades - including them - is unhealthy. Very, VERY unhealthy. They also want to have their opinions validated that TMNT really only "works best" when it's Groucho Marx slapstick nonsense. A FW revival would be a repudiation of everything that had come before and since, and secretly, they long for that. That's why they're so insistent that no other version of TMNT ever "worked". They can't handle (or don't want) complex characters, stories that advance in any meaningful way, or anything resembling actual storytelling. They want safe, predictable ga-ga that wraps everything up neatly with a few thrown pies, a bad joke, roll credits, all in 24 minutes or less. This is what makes them feel comfortable. This is what makes them feel "safe". All of this stuff is perfectly fine when you're 8 years old, by the way. But people in their 30s and 40s should NOT be willing to settle for pablum. People should be pushing for evolution, not regression. It's not about "what's best for the brand", no matter how much they insist otherwise. What would truly be best for the brand would be an iteration that says once and for all, "See? It doesn't HAVE to be stupid!" by telling a good story, having characters that weren't one-dimensional, and having an actual sincere appeal to people who weren't either 8 years old physically or mentally. But for these people, it's NOT about "what's best for the TMNT brand." They don't honestly give a sh*t about that. It's about what makes them feel "safe". They want to go back in time to a place where their most soul-crushing disappointment in life was not getting Bebop for Christmas. I get it, but those people frankly could use a little counseling. And they shouldn't deign to speak disingenuous tripe about "This is what's best for TMNT!" when it's really just about what's best for themselves.