Anyone still prefer the classic series?

[sdp]

Put me in for "both" as well.
The OT has a certain charm about the show that makes it very watchable even today. The OT is not just a dumbed down version of the turtles, it's its own thing. Compare something like the old Batman cartoons by Filmation to BatmanTAS or even The Batman and they are just a pain to watch since its a "dumbed down" version and there are much better alternatives, however you cant say that with TMNT. Even though the new show is BTAS in terms of quality it doesn't take anything from the old show, which just shows how great the OT is.

Originally Posted by Krang

I still think that's a very poor (not to mention overused) comparison.

Exactly, the OT is not campy. I've used Adam West Batman as an example before but as an example that a franchise can have different interpretations, Batman can work as both his campy self and as a dark character and both have fans. TMNT is the same way, just because one version is less serious it doesn't take away from it.

The analogy works like that but it doesn't work if you say the OT is like the 60s batman show because its not.