Peter Laird on IDW TMNT

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

That's the only episode that actually adapted anything. And it was impressive.

Even though I've never really been a fan of that particular issue.

It adapted many stories from Mirage now whether it did so in satisying way is up to the viewer who knows both versions to decide.

Did you really expect 100% accuracy in a saturday morning cartoon or a show written with the benefit of hindshight as opposed to something made on an almost issue by issue basis. Your threshold for how much change should be done obviously differs from most but I'd argue there were a few that were adapted with a much more reasonable degree of accuracy beyond just Donatello #1. The People's Choice, I Monster, Return of Savanti, All Hallows Thieves even Raph's sub story in Challenges to name a few.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Galactus

Did you really expect 100% accuracy in a saturday morning cartoon or a show written with the benefit of hindshight

Or more appropriately worded, "Did you really expect 100% accuracy in a saturday morning cartoon written for children?"

No. Not at all. Did I in any way represent my statement with any element of surprise or shock? It's a cartoon for little kids, of course it's going to be watered down to applesauce and sprinkled with toys-to-be filler characters and slapstick fluff. 4Kids TMNT didn't exactly break the mold in any way, shape, or form beyond making a marginally better (or at least marginally more faithful, insomuch as a TMNT cartoon can be for little kids... I don't begrudge them that, it's more a begrudging of how the medium and target demographic does not behoove the source material) cartoon than the Fred Wolf series.