What retooling more critically affected each series? Red Sky or Fast Forward?

*oldmanwinters* · 09-12-2011, 06:26 PM

I will confess... I enjoyed Fast Forward (especially the latter half of the season) more than I enjoyed "Red Sky." I won't try to make any objective statement about relative quality, I just know how I feel.

*CyberCubed* · 09-12-2011, 06:34 PM

FF had some great episodes the only problem is the whole show was clearly toned down from what came before.

How ironic that the original cartoon became darker as it progressed while the 4kids series became lighter. It's like both shows went in opposite directions from how they started.

**Jester** · 09-12-2011, 06:42 PM

I just wish that the "Red Sky" seasons could have been tonally about the same as season 7. It was more serious in its stories, but still kept the same basic style of the previous seasons.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-12-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I just wish that the "Red Sky" seasons could have been tonally about the same as season 7. It was more serious in its stories, but still kept the same basic style of the previous seasons.

This would have been ideal for me too. Oh... and no Carter. Well... maybe as a guest character with a better mutant form.

~~ABrown~~ · 09-13-2011, 08:57 AM

The original cartoon absolutely had to change to the "red sky" style in order to continue. I'm actually kinda surprised that the show lasted until 1993 with the older style.

The 2003 cartoon is a completely different story. I wonder how much of a necessity it was to have the style changed. I've read that the style was changed to try to bring in viewers. Were the ratings not very good? I just don't know. The Fast Forward episodes really aren't that bad. And the fact that the fifth season did eventually make its way to tv and dvd makes it even more acceptable. Also, having the show make it to over 100 episodes before switching over to the Fast Forward style is a third reason that I'm ok with the style being changed. It's not as though Fast Forward showed up after season two or three. Then I would've really been upset.

*Sage Ninja* · 09-13-2011, 10:54 PM

I can tolerate Red Sky, not when I was younger when it first came out but now I can. Maybe in several years I can tolerate Fast Foward.

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09-12-2011, 06:26 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,504	I will confess... I enjoyed Fast Forward (especially the latter half of the season) more than I enjoyed "Red Sky." I won't try to make any objective statement about relative quality, I just know how I feel. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

09-12-2011, 06:42 PM	#3
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I just wish that the "Red Sky" seasons could have been tonally about the same as season 7. It was more serious in its stories, but still kept the same basic style of the previous seasons. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

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09-12-2011, 06:34 PM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	FF had some great episodes the only problem is the whole show was clearly toned down from what came before. How ironic that the original cartoon became darker as it progressed while the 4kids series became lighter. It's like both shows went in opposite directions from how they started.

09-13-2011, 08:57 AM	#5
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	The original cartoon absolutely had to change to the "red sky" style in order to continue. I'm actually kinda surprised that the show lasted until 1993 with the older style. The 2003 cartoon is a completely different story. I wonder how much of a necessity it was to have the style changed. I've read that the style was changed to try to bring in viewers. Were the ratings not very good? I just don't know. The Fast Forward episodes really aren't that bad. And the fact that the fifth season did eventually make its way to tv and dvd makes it even more acceptable. Also, having the show make it to over 100 episodes before switching over to the Fast Forward style is a third reason that I'm ok with the style being changed. It's not as though Fast Forward showed up after season two or three. Then I would've really been upset.