Have you grown tired - Page 5

*zkarlette* · 01-18-2005, 01:27 PM

I dont think youre against actually you made a good point I think, I dont seem to have that much time lately either but well I try

JD ,You should keep your figures , maybe in another 20 years kids will like TMNT again and you can give them to your kids /grandkids

Silent FOx · 01-18-2005, 02:54 PM

I'm a fan of the old tmnt and still love it today.

Brinatello · 01-19-2005, 04:57 AM

Honestly, the spirit of the TMNT will never leave me no matter how hard I try. My devotion sort of goes in the direction of reading the old comics, fic writing and drawing them, sometimes extended to the interest of the VA's careers because I've been a long-time Voice Chaser since 1998. I do believe I post here a lot because of the members. Same with TMNT-L. It's fun chatting with friends.

**azure turtle** · 01-19-2005, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MC

Gosh, I didn't think people joined this board to make friends.... I don't want to offend anybody but is it not somewhat unhealthy to have your best friends be on a messageboard?Do people here have friends in the real world as well or what? I'm not trying to be offensive, but this is the only board I post on a lot, so I am kind of intrigued.

I have friends in RL, of course. However, none of them are TMNT fans, which is how I joined the fandom. At first, I was just looking for fellow fans to talk turtles with. But after you've been a part of this community for as long as I have (3 years and counting), then yes, you'll end up making friends. There are many people who I've met online that I consider very good friends and would like to meet in person someday.

MasterMole · 01-19-2005, 02:27 PM

Tired Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?! No Way. I'm a big fan of the new show and toys. I plan to buy every basic figure released. I hope the show runs strong for ten more years, producing even more toys than the old show. I can't wait for season two of the old show to hit DVD later this year.
I do wish these toys were better though, like the old ones. I'm sure we will get another Baxter and Oroku Saki figures, and some kind of villain playset.

**Jo Dawn** · 01-19-2005, 04:09 PM

...Something occured to me... Just this second, heh. This is the only thread I check in any of the TMNT sections here....

...Wow...

*zkarlette* · 01-19-2005, 04:14 PM

What??? JD youre a Mod .....shame....NOW straigthen up and go check all the othe TMNT threads Now!!!

*KROW* · 01-19-2005, 04:37 PM

Don't be mean to our Local Forum Diva.

**Jo Dawn** · 01-19-2005, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

Don't be mean to our Local Forum Diva.

That's right! I may just... do something... Diva-y...

...Hehe...

*zkarlette* · 01-19-2005, 10:01 PM

I was joking with JD of course

*VaughnMichael* · 01-20-2005, 06:15 AM

yea I've been really buisy as of late to I moved to los angeles and have been non stop buisy...I don't hate the turtles I buy the comics every time I see them.....and try and get up to watch the show on saterdays but man I'm worn out cause I work late nights on fridays....and have trouble getting up at 10 am lol! so I've just been buying the dvd's I hope they keep pumping them out as fast as the have been....
the only thing I dislike now are the toys and thats the thing that got me into tmnt originally...the new toys are just to childish for me with all the stupid action fetures...many of which are pointless....exploding traximus anyone...shesh..lol
the turtles are still my number one though!
-Putrescent

*XERO* · 01-20-2005, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

That's right! I may just... do something... Diva-y...

...Hehe...

That sounds like a line coming from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As for the friend thing, why not make friends on a messageboard? That's pretty much the whole reason people join them. To know and to be known.

That's why I joined, because I wanted people to know me, to feel my joy, to share our interests together. On the Internet, that's the greatest accomplishment you can achieve.

It never hurts to make some friends, no matter where you are.

My name is Benvenuto. I call myself the '5th Turtle.' And I am your friend.

Turtles 4 Life

*Duke* · 01-22-2005, 11:36 AM

I agree w/ JD and others. I still love the turtles, but real life comes first. I don't buy the figures because they suck and i don't really have the money to spend. But after realizing how much money i spent on first/second wave mechandise i doubt i'd buy them if i could afford them. Collecting toys just isn't that important to me any more. I have college to pay for, bills, and video games to buy. But real life even comes before buying video games too. If my friends needed money for something important i'd stop buying games to an help them as much as i could. I've finally realized that people come before fantasy. I still buy the new dvds, but i don't find myself setting an alarm to watch the show. If i'm up and not doing anything else than i will but if not then i miss it. Something i would never do as a kid w/ the old show.

Jamezer · 01-22-2005, 01:50 PM

im more of a fan of the old cartoon. i was overcome with excitement when i heard about the dvd of the 1st season. my status as a turtle fan has not changed much. i still love the old cartoon, i still collect the old figures, and i also love the tmnt artwork that i come across all the time. of coarse tmnt is not as big of a part of my life, as it used to be, but it still has a special place in my life.

IceFlash78 · 01-24-2005, 08:26 PM

I've always been an TMNT fan. I loved the first two movies and watched the old cartoon when I could. I had tons of TMNT toys (my favorite was the Leonardo figure that I could morph back and forth between mutant and turtle. It's retro now!) But when I became busy on saturdays and were convinced that TMNT was "uncool," I missed most of the TMNT episodes (both old and new) and lost interest for a while.

But I think I never really fully lost interest in TMNT. I never knew that they remade the show until last year/this year when I saw Return to NY on Cartoon Network. My interest were rekinkled when Cartoon Network started showing TMNT at 5:30 every night, and I caught up fairly quickly.

I became interested in the TMNT universe, and searched for the comics, but the local store never had them, and I can't order them online, so I lost interest. (I plan to someday read all of the comics, but not now..)

Long story short, I'm still a TMNT fan, but I probably will become too busy with highschool/college to really enjoy TMNT the way it hsould be appreicated. I love watching the cartoon and the movies. I don't really remember the old cartoon, but I enjoy the new cartoon immensely... it's alot more dark and teen-oriented.

Que_the_sun · 01-25-2005, 08:11 PM

Well, I've only known the TMNT for about a year half -there is still the tough test of time I have to go through. But right now I'm definitely not tired of it, why else would I be on the forum, replying to this tread at this very moment?

Mulsis · 01-29-2005, 05:18 PM

I'm 23, and I was big into the original cartoon as much as anyone was. I remember being heartbroken one Christmas because I didn't get the Casey Jones figure that I desparately wanted. I think I got a foot soldier instead. I believe my dad still has some pictures of me dressed up as Raph, running around the house.

I lost interest somewhere between the release of second and third movies and had only thought about the old toon in a nostalgic sense. I was never big into fan art or fiction, or the comics.

I watch the new toon, if I don't have any more pressing responsibilities. I cringe during the moments when it becomes obvious that I'm watching a show intended for kids 10 years younger than me ("turtles forever") but it's a pretty good show, as far as saturday morning cartoons go.

But, as has been expressed iover and over again in this thread, my love for them won't be anything like it was in 1990, when they were the center of my universe.

*Bry* · 01-29-2005, 06:10 PM

My interest hasn't waned much. I moved to Ottawa in August, and I don't get FoxBox here, so it's impossible for me to keep up with the show each Saturday. But I prefer to watch series on DVD these days, anyway. I picked up the first season disc of the old series, though I doubt I'll bother to pick up the second season when it's released - In hindsight, the show seemed to 'jump the shark' when the Turtles got cuddlier and the series lost that essential bit of edge.

I haven't bought many of the action figures lately, either (I picked up the "armourized" Shredder and that last can of Ooze a few months back, and got the Toddler Turtles and Usagi Yojimbo for X-Mas), but that's mostly due to a lack of availability in Canada and a lack of interest in the latest releases.

I mainly follow the comic books, anyway (Tales has been bloody phenomenal!), so that usually whets my Turtle appetite.

Demented Utrom · 02-14-2005, 01:11 AM

I saw the DVDs in Alberta where I live.I also have a dish that gets the Fox channels.Even the town I live in gets them in at the local walmart.

Misfit · 02-26-2005, 08:31 PM

YES. I have been totally gone from the TMNT fandom for months because I just lost interest. I really got into other things, mostly Jem and Dungeons & Dragons (the cartoon). But since FoxKids...uh, Jetix (still can't get used to the name change) started re-running season two of the new TMNT cartoon and I FINALLY managed to see it (only the first two episodes so far) I'm throwing myself right back in to TMNT.

I think sometimes breaks from an obsession can be healthy. I was so into TMNT that I kind of burned myself out with it and it started to get where I didn't care about TMNT anymore. But now I'm really getting into it again and I think taking a break helped (along with Jo Dawn's amazing fanfic "What The Heart Wants"...I'm on Chapter 15 now and can't stop reading!).

01-18-2005, 01:27 PM	#81
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	I dont think youre against actually you made a good point I think, I dont seem to have that much time lately either but well I try JD ,You should keep your figures , maybe in another 20 years kids will like TMNT again and you can give them to your kids /grandkids __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

01-18-2005, 02:54 PM	#82
Silent FOx Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 212	I'm a fan of the old tmnt and still love it today. __________________

01-19-2005, 02:27 PM	#85
MasterMole Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Willow Grove, PA Posts: 213	Tired Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?! No Way. I'm a big fan of the new show and toys. I plan to buy every basic figure released. I hope the show runs strong for ten more years, producing even more toys than the old show. I can't wait for season two of the old show to hit DVD later this year. I do wish these toys were better though, like the old ones. I'm sure we will get another Baxter and Oroku Saki figures, and some kind of villain playset. __________________ TMNT are Cool. I anticipate buying the next toy(I hope) and watching the next episode. Will a company please give the Proper DVD release to the current and classic Turtles cartoons? Playmates Toys: Shape Up, OR feast on my large,lumpy,hairy MOLE, then Back Off!

01-19-2005, 04:09 PM	#86
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	...Something occured to me... Just this second, heh. This is the only thread I check in any of the TMNT sections here.... ...Wow... __________________

01-19-2005, 04:14 PM	#87
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	What??? JD youre a Mod .....shame....NOW straigthen up and go check all the othe TMNT threads Now!!! __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

01-19-2005, 04:57 AM	#83
Brinatello Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 446	Honestly, the spirit of the TMNT will never leave me no matter how hard I try. My devotion sort of goes in the direction of reading the old comics, fic writing and drawing them, sometimes extended to the interest of the VA's careers because I've been a long-time Voice Chaser since 1998. I do believe I post here a lot because of the members. Same with TMNT-L. It's fun chatting with friends.

01-19-2005, 04:37 PM	#88
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Don't be mean to our Local Forum Diva. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

01-19-2005, 10:01 PM	#90
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	I was joking with JD of course __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

01-20-2005, 06:15 AM	#91
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	yea I've been really buisy as of late to I moved to los angeles and have been non stop buisy...I don't hate the turtles I buy the comics every time I see them.....and try and get up to watch the show on saterdays but man I'm worn out cause I work late nights on fridays....and have trouble getting up at 10 am lol! so I've just been buying the dvd's I hope they keep pumping them out as fast as the have been.... the only thing I dislike now are the toys and thats the thing that got me into tmnt originally...the new toys are just to childish for me with all the stupid action fetures...many of which are pointless....exploding traximus anyone...shesh..lol the turtles are still my number one though! -Putrescent

01-22-2005, 11:36 AM	#93
Duke Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,913	I agree w/ JD and others. I still love the turtles, but real life comes first. I don't buy the figures because they suck and i don't really have the money to spend. But after realizing how much money i spent on first/second wave mechandise i doubt i'd buy them if i could afford them. Collecting toys just isn't that important to me any more. I have college to pay for, bills, and video games to buy. But real life even comes before buying video games too. If my friends needed money for something important i'd stop buying games to an help them as much as i could. I've finally realized that people come before fantasy. I still buy the new dvds, but i don't find myself setting an alarm to watch the show. If i'm up and not doing anything else than i will but if not then i miss it. Something i would never do as a kid w/ the old show.

01-22-2005, 01:50 PM	#94
Jamezer Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Sewers of New York Posts: 119	im more of a fan of the old cartoon. i was overcome with excitement when i heard about the dvd of the 1st season. my status as a turtle fan has not changed much. i still love the old cartoon, i still collect the old figures, and i also love the tmnt artwork that i come across all the time. of coarse tmnt is not as big of a part of my life, as it used to be, but it still has a special place in my life. __________________ The Great One! Cartman: "My mom says that there's a lot of black people in Africa"

01-24-2005, 08:26 PM	#95
IceFlash78 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 302	I've always been an TMNT fan. I loved the first two movies and watched the old cartoon when I could. I had tons of TMNT toys (my favorite was the Leonardo figure that I could morph back and forth between mutant and turtle. It's retro now!) But when I became busy on saturdays and were convinced that TMNT was "uncool," I missed most of the TMNT episodes (both old and new) and lost interest for a while. But I think I never really fully lost interest in TMNT. I never knew that they remade the show until last year/this year when I saw Return to NY on Cartoon Network. My interest were rekinkled when Cartoon Network started showing TMNT at 5:30 every night, and I caught up fairly quickly. I became interested in the TMNT universe, and searched for the comics, but the local store never had them, and I can't order them online, so I lost interest. (I plan to someday read all of the comics, but not now..) Long story short, I'm still a TMNT fan, but I probably will become too busy with highschool/college to really enjoy TMNT the way it hsould be appreicated. I love watching the cartoon and the movies. I don't really remember the old cartoon, but I enjoy the new cartoon immensely... it's alot more dark and teen-oriented.

01-25-2005, 08:11 PM	#96
Que_the_sun Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 27	Well, I've only known the TMNT for about a year half -there is still the tough test of time I have to go through. But right now I'm definitely not tired of it, why else would I be on the forum, replying to this tread at this very moment?

01-29-2005, 05:18 PM	#97
Mulsis Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 22	I'm 23, and I was big into the original cartoon as much as anyone was. I remember being heartbroken one Christmas because I didn't get the Casey Jones figure that I desparately wanted. I think I got a foot soldier instead. I believe my dad still has some pictures of me dressed up as Raph, running around the house. I lost interest somewhere between the release of second and third movies and had only thought about the old toon in a nostalgic sense. I was never big into fan art or fiction, or the comics. I watch the new toon, if I don't have any more pressing responsibilities. I cringe during the moments when it becomes obvious that I'm watching a show intended for kids 10 years younger than me ("turtles forever") but it's a pretty good show, as far as saturday morning cartoons go. But, as has been expressed iover and over again in this thread, my love for them won't be anything like it was in 1990, when they were the center of my universe.

01-29-2005, 06:10 PM	#98
Bry So Long, Stinktown! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,463	My interest hasn't waned much. I moved to Ottawa in August, and I don't get FoxBox here, so it's impossible for me to keep up with the show each Saturday. But I prefer to watch series on DVD these days, anyway. I picked up the first season disc of the old series, though I doubt I'll bother to pick up the second season when it's released - In hindsight, the show seemed to 'jump the shark' when the Turtles got cuddlier and the series lost that essential bit of edge. I haven't bought many of the action figures lately, either (I picked up the "armourized" Shredder and that last can of Ooze a few months back, and got the Toddler Turtles and Usagi Yojimbo for X-Mas), but that's mostly due to a lack of availability in Canada and a lack of interest in the latest releases. I mainly follow the comic books, anyway (Tales has been bloody phenomenal!), so that usually whets my Turtle appetite. __________________ My Stuff: Webcomic \| Podcast \| DeviantArt \| YouTube \| Patreon Last edited by Bry; 01-29-2005 at 06:15 PM.

02-14-2005, 01:11 AM	#99
Demented Utrom Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 474	I saw the DVDs in Alberta where I live.I also have a dish that gets the Fox channels.Even the town I live in gets them in at the local walmart.

02-26-2005, 08:31 PM	#100
Misfit Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 508	YES. I have been totally gone from the TMNT fandom for months because I just lost interest. I really got into other things, mostly Jem and Dungeons & Dragons (the cartoon). But since FoxKids...uh, Jetix (still can't get used to the name change) started re-running season two of the new TMNT cartoon and I FINALLY managed to see it (only the first two episodes so far) I'm throwing myself right back in to TMNT. I think sometimes breaks from an obsession can be healthy. I was so into TMNT that I kind of burned myself out with it and it started to get where I didn't care about TMNT anymore. But now I'm really getting into it again and I think taking a break helped (along with Jo Dawn's amazing fanfic "What The Heart Wants"...I'm on Chapter 15 now and can't stop reading!). __________________ My LiveJournal My Fanfiction "I'm the pretty one!" - Mikey in "Meet Casey Jones".