EW runs article trashing the franchise; gets ripped by every commenter

*oldmanwinters* · 08-08-2014, 09:19 PM

Not sure if this is thread worthy, but what the hey...

http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/08/th...-ever-created/

Entertainment Weekly writers think they know everything.

The article is about as snarky snot as you would expect. It's clearly someone who knows a lot about the franchise but just wanted to write a negative piece for a high-profile site.

The user comments pretty much universally pan the piece's author, so I guess that's justice.

Why do I even click on these crap articles that get featured on the Yahoo! homepage?

*Ninjinister* · 08-08-2014, 09:42 PM

It started out with a few of the more hated, expected parts of the franchise... then it got to some of the more well-loved and I was baffled. By the end it literally is saying TMNT as a whole is crap and it seems like it was literally written to piss people off and nothing else. If that was the intent, it did its job. Seriously, it doesn't even work as satire.

Even if the article were on something I hated, it's super lazy. Just the fact that someone got paid to write it bothers me.

**Jester** · 08-08-2014, 09:46 PM

Click bait article is click bait.

I can't say i'm not glad the thing is getting, pardon the pun, shredded. Deserves it. As I've said once before:

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*CyberCubed* · 08-08-2014, 09:50 PM

The scumbag...I'll murderize him.

*IndigoErth* · 08-08-2014, 10:22 PM

Eh, poor attempt at being snarky, not worth being mad at. But hey, they succeeded in finding at least one thing to peeve off each sort of fan. Must have been a slow new day. (To think someone prob got paid to come up with that, and start grasping at straws apparently.)

*Ninjinister* · 08-08-2014, 10:39 PM

At least Cracked's article today was about creepy TMNT fanart. Even if they're trash they're still entertaining.

*Slade* · 08-08-2014, 10:43 PM

I was liking it, then it went to far..

*Wildcat* · 08-08-2014, 11:49 PM

Imagine if nobody commented. Then it'd be even better cause people only write like this for the attention and to get fans angry.

Don't feed the trolls.

testtube · 08-08-2014, 11:56 PM

Someone invite darren f here lol

Werecat · 08-09-2014, 12:30 AM

Someone who states Donatello's weapon as useless clearly knows nothing about being a warrior. The warrior is the threat, not the weapon.

tomservo95 · 08-09-2014, 01:09 AM

Read this earlier today. I couldn't believe this guy put Raphael and Shredder on this list.

CombatColdCuts · 08-09-2014, 01:35 AM

I was with him on a lot of his points until he said the bow staff was useless and Raphael is a pointless character.

I still don't understand why nobody is bothered by the excessive pointing by the characters in 2007's TMNT. It is such a small thing to gripe about but it is so frustratingly stupid to see Raphael point at everyone while he speaks. Then Leonardo does it to him on the roof. I feel crazy that it bugs me so much but I don't understand why the animators felt the need to put it in the movie.

*Candy Kappa* · 08-09-2014, 01:39 AM

Nr 11 and 12 is all I need to know the writer of that article is full of ****.

You don't stab people with a Sai, it's not a dagger or a knife or a bladed weapon at all, it's a truncheon weapon. And the Bo is a extremely dangerous weapon that can crush your knee caps and break your skull, it's not a simple broom handle, it's hard oak.

Blossombrooks · 08-09-2014, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Wildcat

Imagine if nobody commented. Then it'd be even better cause people only write like this for the attention and to get fans angry.

Don't feed the trolls.

You're absolutely right. The guy is a sanctimonious attention-seeker.

(Still, knowing that I still gotta comment)

What's all that about Shredder's helmet?? Has the guy never seen a samurai helmet before? Darth Vader hardly invented the look.

*Netkeeper* · 08-09-2014, 03:28 AM

lmao not gonna lie, to some very small extent I agree with him about Raphael. It baffles me how he's been the most popular.

But the only criticisms he had of Donnie were "his staff is useless" [literally an uneducated opinion] and that "he wears purple"...

Haha. Donnie for best turtle indeed. Not even that guy could slam him.

Tazi · 08-09-2014, 04:33 AM

Nice troll article. Best moment when he says that Shredder's helmet is a copy of Darth Vader's.
Cuz you know, Darth Vader was the first one ever use a samurai helmet in the whole world, and he was such bad and generally hated character, it's a shame to copy anything from him design...

**Jester** · 08-09-2014, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tazi

Nice troll article. Best moment when he says that Shredder's helmet is a copy of Darth Vader's.
Cuz you know, Darth Vader was the first one ever use a samurai helmet in the whole world, and he was such bad and generally hated character, it's a shame to copy anything from him design...

Didn't Lucas himself say Vader's mask is a mix of Norse and Samurai?

Tazi · 08-09-2014, 04:39 AM

Yea, I think. Even if he didn't said, it's kinda obvious.

And btw Vader's idea came directly from Doctor Doom. It's wierd when someone starts to look at Star Wars as "the big originator". Tho I guess spaceship design/lightsabers were unique, and even if not, they had a huge impact on pop culture.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 08-09-2014, 06:27 AM

Wikipedia article on the Kabuto, or traditional Japanese helmet.

And I'm sure elaborate helmets have been around since antiquity.

*Ninjinister* · 08-09-2014, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CombatColdCuts

I still don't understand why nobody is bothered by the excessive pointing by the characters in 2007's TMNT. It is such a small thing to gripe about but it is so frustratingly stupid to see Raphael point at everyone while he speaks. Then Leonardo does it to him on the roof. I feel crazy that it bugs me so much but I don't understand why the animators felt the need to put it in the movie.

...
What pointing?

08-08-2014, 09:19 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,480	EW runs article trashing the franchise; gets ripped by every commenter Not sure if this is thread worthy, but what the hey... http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/08/th...-ever-created/ Entertainment Weekly writers think they know everything. The article is about as snarky snot as you would expect. It's clearly someone who knows a lot about the franchise but just wanted to write a negative piece for a high-profile site. The user comments pretty much universally pan the piece's author, so I guess that's justice. Why do I even click on these crap articles that get featured on the Yahoo! homepage? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

08-08-2014, 09:42 PM	#2
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	It started out with a few of the more hated, expected parts of the franchise... then it got to some of the more well-loved and I was baffled. By the end it literally is saying TMNT as a whole is crap and it seems like it was literally written to piss people off and nothing else. If that was the intent, it did its job. Seriously, it doesn't even work as satire. Even if the article were on something I hated, it's super lazy. Just the fact that someone got paid to write it bothers me. __________________

08-08-2014, 10:39 PM	#6
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	At least Cracked's article today was about creepy TMNT fanart. Even if they're trash they're still entertaining. __________________

08-08-2014, 10:43 PM	#7
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08-08-2014, 11:49 PM	#8
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,510	Imagine if nobody commented. Then it'd be even better cause people only write like this for the attention and to get fans angry. Don't feed the trolls. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

08-08-2014, 09:50 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,811	The scumbag...I'll murderize him.

08-08-2014, 10:22 PM	#5
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,293	Eh, poor attempt at being snarky, not worth being mad at. But hey, they succeeded in finding at least one thing to peeve off each sort of fan. Must have been a slow new day. (To think someone prob got paid to come up with that, and start grasping at straws apparently.)

08-08-2014, 11:56 PM	#9
testtube Mouser Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: santa maria, CA Posts: 14	Someone invite darren f here lol

08-09-2014, 12:30 AM	#10
Werecat Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 266	Someone who states Donatello's weapon as useless clearly knows nothing about being a warrior. The warrior is the threat, not the weapon.

08-09-2014, 01:09 AM	#11
tomservo95 Thug Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CA Posts: 68	Read this earlier today. I couldn't believe this guy put Raphael and Shredder on this list. __________________ PSN ID tomservo95

08-09-2014, 01:35 AM	#12
CombatColdCuts Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 20	I was with him on a lot of his points until he said the bow staff was useless and Raphael is a pointless character. I still don't understand why nobody is bothered by the excessive pointing by the characters in 2007's TMNT. It is such a small thing to gripe about but it is so frustratingly stupid to see Raphael point at everyone while he speaks. Then Leonardo does it to him on the roof. I feel crazy that it bugs me so much but I don't understand why the animators felt the need to put it in the movie.

08-09-2014, 01:39 AM	#13
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Nr 11 and 12 is all I need to know the writer of that article is full of ****. You don't stab people with a Sai, it's not a dagger or a knife or a bladed weapon at all, it's a truncheon weapon. And the Bo is a extremely dangerous weapon that can crush your knee caps and break your skull, it's not a simple broom handle, it's hard oak. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

08-09-2014, 03:28 AM	#15
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	lmao not gonna lie, to some very small extent I agree with him about Raphael. It baffles me how he's been the most popular. But the only criticisms he had of Donnie were "his staff is useless" [literally an uneducated opinion] and that "he wears purple"... Haha. Donnie for best turtle indeed. Not even that guy could slam him. __________________

08-09-2014, 04:33 AM	#16
Tazi Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 1,088	Nice troll article. Best moment when he says that Shredder's helmet is a copy of Darth Vader's. Cuz you know, Darth Vader was the first one ever use a samurai helmet in the whole world, and he was such bad and generally hated character, it's a shame to copy anything from him design... __________________

08-09-2014, 04:39 AM	#18
Tazi Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 1,088	Yea, I think. Even if he didn't said, it's kinda obvious. And btw Vader's idea came directly from Doctor Doom. It's wierd when someone starts to look at Star Wars as "the big originator". Tho I guess spaceship design/lightsabers were unique, and even if not, they had a huge impact on pop culture. __________________

08-09-2014, 06:27 AM	#19
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	Wikipedia article on the Kabuto, or traditional Japanese helmet. And I'm sure elaborate helmets have been around since antiquity.