First time watching this... (also my first post) - Page 4

*pennydreadful* · 08-06-2014, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Goodness... Waiting for the movie is like being a bunch of 5-year-olds waiting for Christmas, but were that the case we'd all be getting coal.

Tell me about it; I hope to hell it calms down a bit after August 8 - I'm beyond sick of the bickering and the ridiculous behavior.

~~Leo656~~ · 08-06-2014, 04:13 AM

Yep. And the sequel, gawd.

Gonna be the same exact thing, but worse, because firm camps will have already been established between people who have accepted and embrace the movie universe, and those who hate it and are waiting impatiently for a reboot, and everyone is just gonna dig in even deeper. And it'll be just a ton more "You're a hater" vs. "You're just easily amused" back-and-forth for 18 months. Not at all looking forward to it. The internet has completely murdered objectivity. You think it's toxic right now? Two years, my friend, give it two years.

By the way, Hi Nathan. I'm bad at welcomes. Nothin' personal, pal.

*pennydreadful* · 08-06-2014, 04:37 AM

If there's a sequel, I swear I'm going to need to up my dose or get a Valium prescription or something. Another 18 month stint of forum arguments about the same. damn. things. over and over, ad nauseum, will turn me into a dribbling mess.

Dunno how in the heck you long-timers have coped!

~~Leo656~~ · 08-06-2014, 04:38 AM

Me? Sometimes I pretend homeless people are CyberCubed and I burn them.

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 08-06-2014, 07:54 AM

What was this thread about again?

Lightjump · 08-06-2014, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Whatswiththeheadbands?

What was this thread about again?

It doesn't really matter what it was about, it's turned into what every thread eventually devolves into, us yelling at CC and then trying to get back to the main point of the thread.

But glad to hear some more people getting on the turtle wagon (like a band wagon, but with turtles) with the new nick series

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 08-06-2014, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lightjump

But glad to hear some more people getting on the turtle wagon (like a band wagon, but with turtles) with the new nick series

I'm in that Position where I'm ready to jump off if the series goes the way I don't want it to.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 08-06-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The 4kids series wasn't just a great TMNT cartoon, it was one of the best action cartoons of the 2000's. Its amazing how good the show was when you think back to it. The show gets a little less memorable in its last two seasons but other than that it was one of the best shows ever made.

Especially coming from a company like 4Kids.

*IndigoErth* · 08-06-2014, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Yep. And the sequel, gawd.

Gonna be the same exact thing, but worse, because firm camps will have already been established between people who have accepted and embrace the movie universe, and those who hate it and are waiting impatiently for a reboot, and everyone is just gonna dig in even deeper.

I have a vague hope that maybe many will fall into the middle ground with this thing after the 8th and settle down. That maybe it wasn't quite the extreme euphoric experience some were expecting while also better than others expected. But maybe I'm putting too much confidence in people.

Really, Nick, you aren't helping matters by holding off on the final episodes and making fans go cold turkey.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-06-2014, 04:42 PM

Well, to be fair, I do want the movie to prove me wrong, but the more I see of it, the more I get bad vibes, and that's not a good thing for me. But as I've said, I'll give it one chance and see where it goes. I do think it would have been great for Nick to give us the episodes this month and finish off the season in August to coincide with the movie and to give people a chance to check out the show. Alas, that's not what's happening, and maybe it's because Nick wants the movie and show to stay separate and wants to let the movie premiere on its own and then air the eps in September so as not to conflict with the movie or something.

I still say it would be awesome if they ended season 2 and went straight into season 3.

*Metalwolf* · 08-06-2014, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Whatswiththeheadbands?

I'm in that Position where I'm ready to jump off if the series goes the way I don't want it to.

What way is it going that is not satisfactory? Just curious.

I think the only thing that I don't care for about it is that they aren't giving the secondary villains stronger roles. Mostly it's been Shredder and Karai, with a kinda-sorta dash of Tigerclaw.

The movie I think will be alright, although I'm not expecting it to be Oscar-worthy.

*pennydreadful* · 08-06-2014, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

I have a vague hope that maybe many will fall into the middle ground with this thing after the 8th and settle down. That maybe it wasn't quite the extreme euphoric experience some were expecting while also better than others expected. But maybe I'm putting too much confidence in people.

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Well, to be fair, I do want the movie to prove me wrong, but the more I see of it, the more I get bad vibes, and that's not a good thing for me. But as I've said, I'll give it one chance and see where it goes.

Yeah; I don't know what the hell's wrong with me - just when I think I've finally made up my mind that I'm better off not watching it, my brain starts waving a sliver of hope at me that maybe there'll be some Raph scenes in there that'll make it worthwhile.

Think I'll just hang in there til the initial release frenzy settles for a bit and make up my mind at a later date.

*CyberCubed* · 08-06-2014, 07:53 PM

I'm surprised so many of you never saw the 4kids series. The entire show is uploaded to youtube for free, so just type in the episode numbers (check a separate episode list to see the titles), and watch it there.

Nick doesn't remove 4kids episodes from youtube.

*ssjup81* · 08-06-2014, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'm surprised so many of you never saw the 4kids series. The entire show is uploaded to youtube for free, so just type in the episode numbers (check a separate episode list to see the titles), and watch it there.

Nick doesn't remove 4kids episodes from youtube.

For my situation, it just couldn't bring me in or hook me. After two or three eps of the Nick series I was hooked. Unfortunately, not for the 2k3 series.

~~TurFlytle~~ · 08-06-2014, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'm surprised so many of you never saw the 4kids series.

You act like everbody on this forum watched every single Ninja Turtle series.

*Metalwolf* · 08-06-2014, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'm surprised so many of you never saw the 4kids series.

I tried watching some of it it when it was still on the air, but I lost interest once I learned Shredder was an Utrom.

*CyberCubed* · 08-06-2014, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Metalwolf

I tried watching some of it it when it was still on the air, but I lost interest once I learned Shredder was an Utrom.

Does that really matter? You hardly ever see Utrom Shredder during his tenure and for all of Season 3 you see Oroku Saki outside of his armor.

The 4kids series is fantastic. Everytime I rewatch it, it surprises me we actually had a Turtle cartoon that was that good.

*Warhorse* · 08-06-2014, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Well, to be fair, I do want the movie to prove me wrong, but the more I see of it, the more I get bad vibes, and that's not a good thing for me. But as I've said, I'll give it one chance and see where it goes. I do think it would have been great for Nick to give us the episodes this month and finish off the season in August to coincide with the movie and to give people a chance to check out the show. Alas, that's not what's happening, and maybe it's because Nick wants the movie and show to stay separate and wants to let the movie premiere on its own and then air the eps in September so as not to conflict with the movie or something.

I still say it would be awesome if they ended season 2 and went straight into season 3.

You know what, for us Turtle fans, if they do show that Leo one shot after the movie has been released and the hype dies down, there is a strong possibility that the Leo one shot is going to upstage anything that the new movie is going to have.

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Originally Posted by Metalwolf

What way is it going that is not satisfactory? Just curious.

I think the only thing that I don't care for about it is that they aren't giving the secondary villains stronger roles. Mostly it's been Shredder and Karai, with a kinda-sorta dash of Tigerclaw.

The movie I think will be alright, although I'm not expecting it to be Oscar-worthy.

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm just starting to get a little bit sick of the Donny and friends show. The 2k3 was just as guilty, but that was the Leo and friends show, and well, it shouldn't be any one Turtle focused at all times, but it should be a team.

*Metalwolf* · 08-06-2014, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Does that really matter? You hardly ever see Utrom Shredder during his tenure and for all of Season 3 you see Oroku Saki outside of his armor.

I think for me I just don't like the idea of him not being human. Whenever I see him in his Utrom 'form' I can't help but think of an ugly little inflamed lump with tentacles, that would have been easily dispatched if someone just had the temerity to squish him.

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Originally Posted by Warhorse

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm just starting to get a little bit sick of the Donny and friends show. The 2k3 was just as guilty, but that was the Leo and friends show, and well, it shouldn't be any one Turtle focused at all times, but it should be a team.

Ah, I see your point. I can't help but wonder if a particular Turtle gets focused more on due to whatever theme or feel that the show is going for. I'd only seen a few episodes, but I wonder if 2k3 focused on Leo because the show was meant to be more epic in scale, and this show focuses on Donnie now because the show is narrowed down to more teenaged stuff. And his crush being the most dramatic teenaged stuff in it, he naturally gets more attention.

*Warhorse* · 08-06-2014, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Metalwolf

I think for me I just don't like the idea of him not being human. Whenever I see him in his Utrom 'form' I can't help but think of an ugly little inflamed lump with tentacles, that would have been easily dispatched if someone just had the temerity to squish him.

Ah, I see your point. I can't help but wonder if a particular Turtle gets focused more on due to whatever theme or feel that the show is going for. I'd only seen a few episodes, but I wonder if 2k3 focused on Leo because the show was meant to be more epic in scale, and this show focuses on Donnie now because the show is narrowed down to more teenaged stuff. And his crush being the most dramatic teenaged stuff in it, he naturally gets more attention.

I think it just comes down to who ever is in charge of production, if that particular Turtle is their favorite, it's going to show. I don't know who was in charge of the 2k3 toon, but Ciro I believe has gone on record as saying Donny is his favorite. In the 2007 movie, the director let everyone know Raph was his favorite, and it showed. As much as I love Raph, I too think they need to focus on all of the Turtles.

Then there is something else. In nearly all of the incarnations, we hardly have pair ups that are just Donny and Raph, and then Leo and Mikey, and this is something I hope gets addressed. Mikey is either paired up with Raph or Donny, Raph is either paired up with Mikey or Leo, Leo is either paired up with Raph or Donny, and Donny is paired up with Leo or Mikey.

And then there is April, who is almost exclusively with Donny.

08-06-2014, 04:37 AM	#63
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08-06-2014, 04:42 PM	#70
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Well, to be fair, I do want the movie to prove me wrong, but the more I see of it, the more I get bad vibes, and that's not a good thing for me. But as I've said, I'll give it one chance and see where it goes. I do think it would have been great for Nick to give us the episodes this month and finish off the season in August to coincide with the movie and to give people a chance to check out the show. Alas, that's not what's happening, and maybe it's because Nick wants the movie and show to stay separate and wants to let the movie premiere on its own and then air the eps in September so as not to conflict with the movie or something. I still say it would be awesome if they ended season 2 and went straight into season 3. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

08-06-2014, 04:13 AM	#62
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Yep. And the sequel, gawd. Gonna be the same exact thing, but worse, because firm camps will have already been established between people who have accepted and embrace the movie universe, and those who hate it and are waiting impatiently for a reboot, and everyone is just gonna dig in even deeper. And it'll be just a ton more "You're a hater" vs. "You're just easily amused" back-and-forth for 18 months. Not at all looking forward to it. The internet has completely murdered objectivity. You think it's toxic right now? Two years, my friend, give it two years. By the way, Hi Nathan. I'm bad at welcomes. Nothin' personal, pal.

08-06-2014, 04:38 AM	#64
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Me? Sometimes I pretend homeless people are CyberCubed and I burn them.

08-06-2014, 07:53 PM	#73
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	I'm surprised so many of you never saw the 4kids series. The entire show is uploaded to youtube for free, so just type in the episode numbers (check a separate episode list to see the titles), and watch it there. Nick doesn't remove 4kids episodes from youtube.