Do You Read Any TMNT Fanfiction?

*Refractive Reflections* · 12-02-2012, 01:30 PM

I wanted to get a quick general assessment of what this forum thinks about reading TMNT fanfiction in general. Not necessarily just here in the Technodrome Forums (since its mostly more dedicated fans), but in more general fanfiction websites such as Fanfiction.net. The fanfiction.net website has over 9,700 stories so far under the "Cartoon: Ninja Turtles" category while the "Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" category has over 220. (Don't ask me why they have two different categories, but they just do.)

Feel free to post all of your hopes, disappointments, reactions, pleasant surprises, and criticisms here.
Here are some issues/topics to get you started: The fanfics are too superficial/deep? A disturbing amount of yaoi/Turtlecest stories? Mostly written by teenage fangirls who write include themselves in those romance stories? Numerous original characters (OCs) who fit the usual Gary Stu/Mary Sue descriptions? Any fanfiction stories that actually impressed you and caught yourself reading over again?

What is the ideal fanfic story for you? A lot more action/fighting? Character development? What TMNT universe do you prefer or does any of them work for you? Would you ever consider writing a fanfic story yourself if you had the time?

What tendency do you notice most frequently that you despise or actually do like in fanfiction stories? What topic/issue/plot/characters do you wish fanfiction stories would cover?

Thanks for your input everyone! I always wanted to get a general feel for how more dedicated TMNT fans saw these fanfiction stories compared to much more casual/passive fans.

View Poll Results: Do you read any TMNT fanfiction?
Yes, I'm always interested/curious to read about them.	29	49.15%
Yes, but only if it's recommended, such as in this forum.	8	13.56%
Maybe I might, but it's not worth my time to look for it.	7	11.86%
You know, I never actually bothered looking for it.	7	11.86%
No I've stopped looking, I've read enough to be too disappointed by the writing style.	2	3.39%
No, the writing style is OK but most fanfic writers just don't know TMNT.	2	3.39%
Just no...absolutely no, it's always disappointing because I compare them to the comic/toon/movie.	4	6.78%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

12-02-2012, 01:30 PM	#1
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	Do You Read Any TMNT Fanfiction? I wanted to get a quick general assessment of what this forum thinks about reading TMNT fanfiction in general. Not necessarily just here in the Technodrome Forums (since its mostly more dedicated fans), but in more general fanfiction websites such as Fanfiction.net. The fanfiction.net website has over 9,700 stories so far under the "Cartoon: Ninja Turtles" category while the "Cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" category has over 220. (Don't ask me why they have two different categories, but they just do.) Feel free to post all of your hopes, disappointments, reactions, pleasant surprises, and criticisms here. Here are some issues/topics to get you started: The fanfics are too superficial/deep? A disturbing amount of yaoi/Turtlecest stories? Mostly written by teenage fangirls who write include themselves in those romance stories? Numerous original characters (OCs) who fit the usual Gary Stu/Mary Sue descriptions? *Any fanfiction stories that actually* impressed you and caught yourself reading over again?** What is the ideal fanfic story for you? A lot more action/fighting? Character development? What TMNT universe do you prefer or does any of them work for you? Would you ever consider writing a fanfic story yourself if you had the time? What tendency do you notice most frequently that you despise or actually do like in fanfiction stories? What topic/issue/plot/characters do you wish fanfiction stories would cover? Thanks for your input everyone! I always wanted to get a general feel for how more dedicated TMNT fans saw these fanfiction stories compared to much more casual/passive fans. Last edited by Refractive Reflections; 12-02-2012 at 01:58 PM.
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