"TMNT Manhattan (arkham) City" dreams

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Plenty of people would love the TMNT source material if they were made aware of it

The source material has had years, hell a whole decade, to be accepted by the general public. Nobody cares. Nobody ever WILL care. You know why? Because the source material isnt all that interesting and doesnt leave much to the imagination to begin with. Once you tell the first issue's story, you've basicly told it all. The rest of the time it's just a generic grimdark Daredevil knock-off with the occasional alien popping up. By the time Peter Laird got around to giving the franchise's comic book elements more of a unique sci-fi and fantasy voice (which is what made the 4Kids cartoon stick out because f*ck knows nothing else would have), virtually noone was picking up volume four and hardly anyone watched the 2007 TMNT movie. Hell the last two seasons of the 4Kids cartoons were devoted to making the show as cheesy and lighter toned as the Fred Wolf toon. And it failed miserably at it.

Watered down cartoon versions don't really count.

In this case, it certaingly does.

A movie or animation done like the original comic series would probably intrigue people.

You still living in that warped fantasy world of yours where more than just a niche group of fanboys care about the comics?

The general public might not have cared for anything of Batman but the Adam West series but that eventually changed when someone decided to show people what the real Batman was about..

Define "real" please. The most recent Batman animated series, "The Brave and The Bold" was a valentine to the cheesetastic Silver Age and was a hit. That was educating a whole new generation on what Batman was about in an age between the dark early days and the darker latter days. It should be noted that the people behind Batman: TAS had a lot to do with BATB. Bstman has more than one interpretation, and one isnt any less "real" than the other. They all have merit and contribute greatly to the overall success of the brand.

A game based on the original 'toon (OR, better still, the Archie comics), would very likely acheive the same goal, educating and entertaining new generations with a far broader range of interesting and quirkier characters. More than the Mirage comics' uninteresting and limited line-up.

The source material has had it's day in the sun. Other than the breifest of sparks that launched the brand, it hasnt consistently lit the world on fire. And it never will. Time to move on, lord knows that's what IDW and Nick are doing.

The legacy of OT won't hover over the franchise forever.

With films like "Turtles Forever" and the use of The Kranng in the Nick cartoon, you're going to have to wait a LONG time before the spectre of the most succesful and most memorable version of the franchise fades from people's minds.