In retrospect it's interesting how Nick's first series was "safe" compared to later

*CyberCubed* · 08-06-2023, 11:28 AM

After getting Rise of the TMNT and Mutant Mayhem, in retrospect it's interesting how the 2012 series "played it safe" for the most part as it seems like TMNT is getting further and further away from its roots or what's it's known for.

The Nick 2012 made some obvious changes (April being a teenager for the first time was a big one, but I feel that worked really well with this version of the Turtles), but everything about TMNT history and lore was kept pretty close or with fun adaptions that fit this universe.

They kept Hamato Yoshi and Saki's rivalry over Tang Shen, how the Turtles lived for 15 years underground. The Foot Clan was written as both humans and robots, and then humans again. Most of the mutants besides a few were kept somewhat close to their original origins and some updates (which is understandable, characters do not have to be 1:1 and that's fine). The whole Kraang/Utrom stuff actually worked really well too, with the Kraang being an off-shoot branch of the Utroms that got brainwashed by Kraang Prime.

Also the Nick show had a lot of loose adaptions of major events in TMNT history from Mirage, the original cartoon, etc. that you knew what they were doing. That's not to say everything was done perfectly, some characters were in name-only (Hun being the biggest offender), but for the most part compared to Rise and Mutant Mayhem, it's interesting we got one show that "played it safe" for the most part. I feel if they went with wacky incarnations right off the bat back in 2012, it would have been far harder to swallow.

08-06-2023, 11:28 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,880	In retrospect it's interesting how Nick's first series was "safe" compared to later After getting Rise of the TMNT and Mutant Mayhem, in retrospect it's interesting how the 2012 series "played it safe" for the most part as it seems like TMNT is getting further and further away from its roots or what's it's known for. The Nick 2012 made some obvious changes (April being a teenager for the first time was a big one, but I feel that worked really well with this version of the Turtles), but everything about TMNT history and lore was kept pretty close or with fun adaptions that fit this universe. They kept Hamato Yoshi and Saki's rivalry over Tang Shen, how the Turtles lived for 15 years underground. The Foot Clan was written as both humans and robots, and then humans again. Most of the mutants besides a few were kept somewhat close to their original origins and some updates (which is understandable, characters do not have to be 1:1 and that's fine). The whole Kraang/Utrom stuff actually worked really well too, with the Kraang being an off-shoot branch of the Utroms that got brainwashed by Kraang Prime. Also the Nick show had a lot of loose adaptions of major events in TMNT history from Mirage, the original cartoon, etc. that you knew what they were doing. That's not to say everything was done perfectly, some characters were in name-only (Hun being the biggest offender), but for the most part compared to Rise and Mutant Mayhem, it's interesting we got one show that "played it safe" for the most part. I feel if they went with wacky incarnations right off the bat back in 2012, it would have been far harder to swallow.