Was 1997-2001 the darkest time for the TMNT franchise?

~~ledahead~~ · 06-09-2013, 03:08 AM

Looking back, I would agree that the franchise needed a break during those years. It was just that during that time, TMNT had been out of my life for a long time and I wanted to experience the TMNT phenomenon again but couldn't because I was not able to watch the original series and was not part of popular American culture anymore. Maybe someone who grew up watching the OT from the beginning would have a different perspective but this is what it was like for someone born in the mid 80s. I didn't like the 2003 cartoon because it just didn't have the charm of the original series. One reason I still like ninja turtles is because of the nostalgia I feel for the OT and I suppose that because to me the OT represents the true teenage mutant ninja turtles, no other TMNT toon will live up to it. I do sort of like the new Nickelodeon TMNT toon as I feel it more closely resembles the OT than the more recent TMNT toons. I think the Nickelodeon cartoon has cool animation, pretty awesome fight scenes and it seems to have decent writing. Although, I don't really like how Michelangelo acts on the show. The writers really seem to be forcing the humor with Michelangelo and it just doesn't work. Also, it is really stupid humor.

06-09-2013, 03:08 AM	#15
~~ledahead~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 64	Looking back, I would agree that the franchise needed a break during those years. It was just that during that time, TMNT had been out of my life for a long time and I wanted to experience the TMNT phenomenon again but couldn't because I was not able to watch the original series and was not part of popular American culture anymore. Maybe someone who grew up watching the OT from the beginning would have a different perspective but this is what it was like for someone born in the mid 80s. I didn't like the 2003 cartoon because it just didn't have the charm of the original series. One reason I still like ninja turtles is because of the nostalgia I feel for the OT and I suppose that because to me the OT represents the true teenage mutant ninja turtles, no other TMNT toon will live up to it. I do sort of like the new Nickelodeon TMNT toon as I feel it more closely resembles the OT than the more recent TMNT toons. I think the Nickelodeon cartoon has cool animation, pretty awesome fight scenes and it seems to have decent writing. Although, I don't really like how Michelangelo acts on the show. The writers really seem to be forcing the humor with Michelangelo and it just doesn't work. Also, it is really stupid humor.