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*Spitfire* · 10-24-2009, 06:47 PM

Interesting topic title no? I made this because I was thinking of something today that depresses me more about this buy out. Since turtles was always owned by a humble company that stuck close to the fan base they often listened to us. Maybe not when it came to some of the bigger things but they did go out of their way to please us when they could. Plus all the Mirage guys were super generous and very nice to us. We could e-mail Dan at any point and he'd respond not as the runner of some corporate website but as one of us.

With this buy out turtles will now be totally corporate. Anything we say will amount to nothing in their eyes. What pull we did have as fans means squat to them now. Years of devotion and business has worth. They have zero intention of pleasing us. They want to make new fans and those fans are children. One thing that I always loved about turtles was balance. The cartoon was for the kids and the comic was for the adults. If the toon failed to entertain me the comics always did. With that stuff gone I don't know what will keep my love for them alive. Unless they really manage to make a great series but I'm not holding my breath.

I don't know how that makes everyone else feel but it depresses me. Just thought I'd share that with you all.

10-24-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Our Opinions Worthless Interesting topic title no? I made this because I was thinking of something today that depresses me more about this buy out. Since turtles was always owned by a humble company that stuck close to the fan base they often listened to us. Maybe not when it came to some of the bigger things but they did go out of their way to please us when they could. Plus all the Mirage guys were super generous and very nice to us. We could e-mail Dan at any point and he'd respond not as the runner of some corporate website but as one of us. With this buy out turtles will now be totally corporate. Anything we say will amount to nothing in their eyes. What pull we did have as fans means squat to them now. Years of devotion and business has worth. They have zero intention of pleasing us. They want to make new fans and those fans are children. One thing that I always loved about turtles was balance. The cartoon was for the kids and the comic was for the adults. If the toon failed to entertain me the comics always did. With that stuff gone I don't know what will keep my love for them alive. Unless they really manage to make a great series but I'm not holding my breath. I don't know how that makes everyone else feel but it depresses me. Just thought I'd share that with you all. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/