I watched the first 8 episodes of NT:TNM and...

[Jester]

It really wasn't that bad. I watched the 5 part "East meets West" arc, Staff of Bu-ki Silver and Gold, and Meet Dr. Quease. There was quite a bit cut between the feature length release and the episodes themselves, but what surprised me was the fact that there was actually stuff that was cut fro the episodes put back into the movie (unless the Aussie versions I watched were edited themselves).

I've gotta admit, of all the TMNT series, this may be my least favorite (or maybe tied with >>), but even this wasn't too bad. It seemed like the logical step from TMNT: Secret of the Ooze, a live action TV series that kept (close to) those characterizations and it's style of humor. Since TMNT 2 is probably my least favorite movie (Yes, I like TMNT 3 better, the better plot makes up for the poorer costumes.) that may not be saying much, but in retrospect this series ain't as bad as all that. The biggest down side was Venus herself. I wish we'd have seen April and Casey and more Shredder (heck that was a bit that was cut from the actual episodes, Shredder's "defeat" at the hands of Shinobi magic). But I've gotta admit, it wasn't nearly as painful to watch as I thought it would be.

Maybe I'm just one of those fans who would take anything TMNT that was offered to me, but all in all NT:TNM really didn't seem as bad as everyone lets on. I would almost make this a "NT:TNM - the appreciation and discussion thread" but I'm sure there'd be no one who'd actually post here....so just keep it civil, please.