What makes you feel old about the TMNT property?

*Prowler* · 08-15-2018, 04:39 PM

So, the TMNT property is already over 30 years old at this point and has had a lot of stuff tied into it, from cartoons, to movies, to merchandise, etc.

Lemme see:

The fact there's 4 TMNT cartoons already: I remember very well being a kid growing up watching reruns of the FW cartoon which was already considered a rather old cartoon by that point. Then the 2k3 series is announced and I get super excited, and everyone calls it... the new Ninja Turtles cartoon. Well this NEW cartoon debuted in 2002-2003 and ended around 2009. Since then we've had the Nick cartoon and now there's Rise. So it's definitely no longer "new".

The fact that I'm quite older than the Turtles nowadays: When I was a kid, the Turtles were like older brothers that I've never had to me, or like the cool older kids in school to me for me to look up to. Even when I was watching the 2k3 series and was in my teens, I could see them as my peers or more mature teenagers than myself. Now, I can't do that anymore. I'm 27 years old. Plus, the Nick show Turtles were the youngest ones ever. In a few years I'll be old enough to be their father.

The fact that there's so much TMNT related stuf nowadays that I'll probably never run out of stuff to check out. : When 2k3 cartoon debuted there were only the Mirage comics, Archie comics, the 3 movies and the FW series... and The Next mutation.

What about you? Does this franchise make you feel old already?

08-15-2018, 04:39 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	What makes you feel old about the TMNT property? So, the TMNT property is already over 30 years old at this point and has had a lot of stuff tied into it, from cartoons, to movies, to merchandise, etc. Lemme see: The fact there's 4 TMNT cartoons already: I remember very well being a kid growing up watching reruns of the FW cartoon which was already considered a rather old cartoon by that point. Then the 2k3 series is announced and I get super excited, and everyone calls it... the new Ninja Turtles cartoon. Well this NEW cartoon debuted in 2002-2003 and ended around 2009. Since then we've had the Nick cartoon and now there's Rise. So it's definitely no longer "new". The fact that I'm quite older than the Turtles nowadays: When I was a kid, the Turtles were like older brothers that I've never had to me, or like the cool older kids in school to me for me to look up to. Even when I was watching the 2k3 series and was in my teens, I could see them as my peers or more mature teenagers than myself. Now, I can't do that anymore. I'm 27 years old. Plus, the Nick show Turtles were the youngest ones ever. In a few years I'll be old enough to be their father. The fact that there's so much TMNT related stuf nowadays that I'll probably never run out of stuff to check out. : When 2k3 cartoon debuted there were only the Mirage comics, Archie comics, the 3 movies and the FW series... and The Next mutation. What about you? Does this franchise make you feel old already?