TMNT vs. Gargoyles

aliena · 08-12-2015, 08:23 PM

I'm not sure if I should put this here or not, but since I've seen a lot of people on here mentioning the Gargoyles tv show in comparison to TMNT I thought I'd go here. Anyway, I bought season one and season two part 1 to see what the deal is. So far, there are a lot of similarities between them.

The old mentor
A Leader in Blue
A feisty angry one in Red
A smart one who tinkers
A goofy one who loves to eat
A girl who is a friend and ally
A bad guy who wears a metal uniform
They live in NY
They fight to defend the city
They have to stay hidden
They time travel
The list goes on...It was almost like Gargoyles was made to compete with the Turtles, so I'm assuming it was the OT they were trying to show up?

The only thing is that Gargoyles relies way too much on human storylines, especially with the enemies. I don't mind backstory, but my God it goes on for too long. I may be in the minority, but I hated that City of Stone Arc. I FF most of it.

I love Shakespeare, but there was way too much of that as well. I know I'm not halfway through the series yet, but so far, I'm not really into the enemies. While I love so many of the Turtles bad guys.

The sad thing is that I love the Gargoyles, but they are pushed back in preference of the Goliath show(Something some people think happens with Leo in TMNT). They should have added more Gargoyles for storylines rather than more enemies.

Then there is the "romance". In the intros at the beginning of each episode there is mention of lots of romance and then it's two sentences and a look and that's it. I never have felt anything other than friendship between them and since they never discuss it, that's all that I see.

Again, I might be too harsh since I am only halfway through. It could get back to the Gargoyles themselves later on, but right now I'm only sort of liking the show. It's so odd that I never saw this when it first aired.

There have been a few moments where I felt emotional or had a pang of sadness for the guys, Deadly Force shocked me to tears for Elisa and poor Broadway. And when that winged Lion woman spurned Brooklyn, I felt so horrid for him, especially when he said to forget about her, she didn't want him. There are many fantastic dramatic scenes that probably were ahead of their time back then.

But the Turtles, especially Nick, have made my heart tug, the tears well and brought a smile to my face far more than any other show ever has. I just love the guys so much. I think Gargoyles had a great many chances to do so much more, but so far it misses opportunities.

08-12-2015, 08:23 PM	#1
aliena Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 294	TMNT vs. Gargoyles I'm not sure if I should put this here or not, but since I've seen a lot of people on here mentioning the Gargoyles tv show in comparison to TMNT I thought I'd go here. Anyway, I bought season one and season two part 1 to see what the deal is. So far, there are a lot of similarities between them. The old mentor A Leader in Blue A feisty angry one in Red A smart one who tinkers A goofy one who loves to eat A girl who is a friend and ally A bad guy who wears a metal uniform They live in NY They fight to defend the city They have to stay hidden They time travel The list goes on...It was almost like Gargoyles was made to compete with the Turtles, so I'm assuming it was the OT they were trying to show up? The only thing is that Gargoyles relies way too much on human storylines, especially with the enemies. I don't mind backstory, but my God it goes on for too long. I may be in the minority, but I hated that City of Stone Arc. I FF most of it. I love Shakespeare, but there was way too much of that as well. I know I'm not halfway through the series yet, but so far, I'm not really into the enemies. While I love so many of the Turtles bad guys. The sad thing is that I love the Gargoyles, but they are pushed back in preference of the Goliath show(Something some people think happens with Leo in TMNT). They should have added more Gargoyles for storylines rather than more enemies. Then there is the "romance". In the intros at the beginning of each episode there is mention of lots of romance and then it's two sentences and a look and that's it. I never have felt anything other than friendship between them and since they never discuss it, that's all that I see. Again, I might be too harsh since I am only halfway through. It could get back to the Gargoyles themselves later on, but right now I'm only sort of liking the show. It's so odd that I never saw this when it first aired. There have been a few moments where I felt emotional or had a pang of sadness for the guys, Deadly Force shocked me to tears for Elisa and poor Broadway. And when that winged Lion woman spurned Brooklyn, I felt so horrid for him, especially when he said to forget about her, she didn't want him. There are many fantastic dramatic scenes that probably were ahead of their time back then. But the Turtles, especially Nick, have made my heart tug, the tears well and brought a smile to my face far more than any other show ever has. I just love the guys so much. I think Gargoyles had a great many chances to do so much more, but so far it misses opportunities.