The future of Rise

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Zog The Magnificent

We just gotta believe. A bunch of ninja turtles is only slighly more ridiculous then a man dressed like a bat fighting clowns and ninjas. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part.

Definitely wishful thinking.

Those other properties have occasionally been taken seriously for 5 minutes, which is what has allowed them to thrive for so long and constantly find a new audience with each passing generation.

TMNT, on the other hand, does nothing but try to pander to the new "lowest common denominator" and every "reinvention" does more harm than good. They turn off older fans and do nothing to create new ones. Sure, a few people fall into it by accident, but not that many.

Frankly, I'm fine with it. If "Rise" and the BayTurtles movies are indicative of what the Powers That Be want us to swallow from this franchise, then to be blunt the brand doesn't deserve to survive and I'll actually be kind of happy to see it retired. It should have been shut down over ten years ago, when we could still say "At least MOST TMNT things are Good." We'll never be able to say that again, and I'd rather see it pass away with grace and dignity rather than see a parade of diminishing returns aimed at a dumber and dumber audience every time out, which is what's been happening.

I've made my peace with the franchise. It's a zombie already anyways. I don't wanna be 80 years old and seeing some terrible "Rick & Morty"-style reboot of TMNT. I know it's a vast minority opinion, but a mercy killing would ultimately be for the absolute best. That way people could at least hang onto their GOOD memories without having them tainted by the deluge of unwatchable crap that's become the overwhelming legacy of this franchise.

Again, I am very well aware that this is a minority opinion. I prefer to see things go away while they're still Good. Toy Story should have stayed three movies, and TMNT should have been shelved in 2008. Probably even sooner, before "Fast Forward" came out.

They can keep doing toys, that's fine. Just no more movies or TV shows, please. I've seen enough to know I have seen too much.