Who is your favorite TMNT.

*Rooish* · 02-26-2007, 09:34 AM

Hm, that's a good question. I know that the people who make FF are (sort of) in collaberation with Peter Laird, but I nonetheless don't consider FF to convey any sort of "official" information about the TMNT. From what I've heard (I don't watch it as I don't have a TV and haven't bought the DVDs for my computer), FF is kind of crappy anyway.

But anyway, Mikey best at redirecting his chi? In the cartoons, maybe he is. But I think this is sort of a statement meant to appeal to the plethora of Mikey fans. Kids (and I, apparently) love Mikey, and although he goofs off, they like to know that Mikey actually has some sort of talent going for him. So the series makes up vague things like "he's best at redirecting his chi" or "he has the most inate potential," which are hard to quantify or show. My suspicion is that it keeps the kids happy. Because otherwise Mikey wouldn't have any talents like the others do--Leo's leadership, Don's smarts, Raph's strength.

Mikey is my favourite Turtle and I know that he has a lot of creative and playful ways of kicking butt, but I don't consider him the most spiritually enlightened because I haven't seen much evidence of that from Peter Laird; it all seems to me to be a gimmick to please young Mikey fans. I like him for his flaws, I guess.

02-26-2007, 09:34 AM	#11
Rooish Devil's Advocate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 2,130	Hm, that's a good question. I know that the people who make FF are (sort of) in collaberation with Peter Laird, but I nonetheless don't consider FF to convey any sort of "official" information about the TMNT. From what I've heard (I don't watch it as I don't have a TV and haven't bought the DVDs for my computer), FF is kind of crappy anyway. But anyway, Mikey best at redirecting his chi? In the cartoons, maybe he is. But I think this is sort of a statement meant to appeal to the plethora of Mikey fans. Kids (and I, apparently) love Mikey, and although he goofs off, they like to know that Mikey actually has some sort of talent going for him. So the series makes up vague things like "he's best at redirecting his chi" or "he has the most inate potential," which are hard to quantify or show. My suspicion is that it keeps the kids happy. Because otherwise Mikey wouldn't have any talents like the others do--Leo's leadership, Don's smarts, Raph's strength. Mikey is my favourite Turtle and I know that he has a lot of creative and playful ways of kicking butt, but I don't consider him the most spiritually enlightened because I haven't seen much evidence of that from Peter Laird; it all seems to me to be a gimmick to please young Mikey fans. I like him for his flaws, I guess. __________________ Thanks evan2000 for the sig!