Were you the target audience when the 4kids series was airing? - Page 3

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 02-06-2014, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Well, I'm 37 now, and in 2003 I was 26, so no. In fact, I was barely aware of it, and my work schedule back then didn't really allow for me to watch Saturday cartoons, anyway. I didn't even really know about the series until FF came out, and when I watched it, I was NOT impressed. I skipped it. And now, looking back, I wish I'd gotten into it then, because taken as a whole, the series was AWESOME!! It's the TMNT I wished the original one could have been, mature, complex, and often emotional. It had great animation (at least until the FF and BttS seasons), and a lot of incredible and memorable episodes.

I doubt adult people understood when the original cartoon aired that children could understand so much about emotional issues. Sure we saw people being happy and sad, but not much more. So the writers created more plot-driven stories rahter than character-driven of the 2003 onw.

Karai Samurai · 02-07-2014, 02:13 AM

I was 10...so yeah I was in the target audience. I would have loved this show, too considering that was the year Teen Titans came out. I remember planning on watching an episode but never getting around to it because I didn't watch 4kids. I guess I missed out.

Gin Rummy · 02-07-2014, 04:26 AM

I was 14. I still kind of am at heart, Unfortunately.

*Redeemer* · 02-07-2014, 07:22 PM

Yes, I was 10 or 12 something like that. I was so excited knowing a new tent show was coming!!!

magidkaiser · 02-13-2014, 12:14 PM

I was 24 years old when the show first aired in 2005 mbc TV

i still love this show

MisfitKraang · 02-23-2014, 06:24 PM

Back when this came out in 03 I was 6, so yes i was the target audience,oh the memories I remember getting all the figures when they first showed up in store and than being so excited for the first episode

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 03-23-2014, 01:16 PM

Honestly, yes. I was 15 1/2 when this series came out. It was probably the only cartoon on the FoxBox that didn't make me feel that I was too old for this show. It was possibly 4Kids darkest series they've ever done and this was show that pleases both fans of the original comics (of which I didn't get into until 2001/2002) and kids that love to get their fill in action shows. The writing was great, the animation is nice, and I was actually watching an adult version of my childhood tv series.

*CyberCubed* · 03-23-2014, 01:36 PM

Heh, I was 17 when this show came out. Does that count as the target audience?

kolaida · 03-23-2014, 02:05 PM

WOW, I can't believe it's been that long, I remember when there was talk of the show and then all the merchandise and then the VIDEO GAME. I worked at a game store at the time and we had it on demo so we heard the theme ALL DAY LONG.

Like a lot of others on here, it was also my last year of high school and first year of college, so I had a lot going on that year plus work. I didn't really get into it too much, but I wasn't into very many shows at all at the time. I mostly read and played video games or went to the movies with my siblings when I did have spare time.

Haha, wow, how times have changed. Anyway, I'm guessing that makes a no, not target age.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 03-23-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Heh, I was 17 when this show came out. Does that count as the target audience?

Lol, yes! To me, this is a show that anyone can get into. This is a TMNT fan's version of Batman:TAS.

Longview01 · 03-25-2014, 04:49 AM

I was 22 and i'd like to think I was

Kanon · 03-25-2014, 05:12 AM

The first run of this show in Germany was 2005 and I was 15 at that time.
(Its sad that in Germany only the first 2 seasons were on tv

)

*Warhorse* · 04-20-2014, 10:06 AM

Nope. I probably caught the show on youtube around 2006-2007. And I would have been about 25 at the time. And I'm also a woman, so no, I am about as exact opposite of the aimed demographic as you can get.

I liked the 1990 movie, and I find the 2k3 more like the 1990 movie, so it's probably why it's my favorite cartoon of the Turtles.

Ramboraph4life aka Matt · 04-20-2014, 06:34 PM

Saw the first episode when it came out in 2003, and I was 20 years old. So nah, I wasn't the target audience. But it definitely had stuff for older folks/fans of the characters which I appreciated and loved.

NiNi · 04-21-2014, 10:50 AM

I was... 19 at the time I believe. I think I didn't officially watch though until I was about 20.

So I wouldn't say I was technically in the target audience when it comes to age. However in terms of nostalgia when I turn the channel and go, "Holy crap! TMNT is on TV again?!" then that would be my place in the audience department. Lol

SonicKnuckles18 · 04-26-2014, 12:55 AM

Yep, I was 9 when it started.

NYShell · 04-26-2014, 02:02 AM

I was almost 13 at the time. Damn. Time flies. Feeling nostalgic.

*ssjup81* · 06-04-2014, 09:07 PM

Nope. I was in my early 20s at the time. I couldn't get into the 2k3 series though at the time and I did try. Maybe someday I will watch this entire series.

*Netkeeper* · 06-04-2014, 09:09 PM

When it started airing, I was a 12 year old with the mind of an 8 year old, so I would say so. But I didn't watch a lot of it until I was in my 20's.

slingtheory · 06-04-2014, 11:58 PM

I was about 17 when it started and I remember hearing somewhere they weren't just targeting kids but fans of the old cartoon as well so I guess I kinda fit the target audience

02-07-2014, 02:13 AM	#42
Karai Samurai Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2013 Location: the school with the turtle mascot Posts: 176	I was 10...so yeah I was in the target audience. I would have loved this show, too considering that was the year Teen Titans came out. I remember planning on watching an episode but never getting around to it because I didn't watch 4kids. I guess I missed out. __________________

02-07-2014, 04:26 AM	#43
Gin Rummy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 648	I was 14. I still kind of am at heart, Unfortunately. __________________ Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

02-07-2014, 07:22 PM	#44
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	Yes, I was 10 or 12 something like that. I was so excited knowing a new tent show was coming!!! __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

02-13-2014, 12:14 PM	#45
magidkaiser Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 151	I was 24 years old when the show first aired in 2005 mbc TV i still love this show __________________

02-23-2014, 06:24 PM	#46
MisfitKraang Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 221	Back when this came out in 03 I was 6, so yes i was the target audience,oh the memories I remember getting all the figures when they first showed up in store and than being so excited for the first episode __________________ See You Space Cowboy

03-23-2014, 01:16 PM	#47
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Honestly, yes. I was 15 1/2 when this series came out. It was probably the only cartoon on the FoxBox that didn't make me feel that I was too old for this show. It was possibly 4Kids darkest series they've ever done and this was show that pleases both fans of the original comics (of which I didn't get into until 2001/2002) and kids that love to get their fill in action shows. The writing was great, the animation is nice, and I was actually watching an adult version of my childhood tv series.

03-23-2014, 01:36 PM	#48
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,727	Heh, I was 17 when this show came out. Does that count as the target audience?

03-23-2014, 02:05 PM	#49
kolaida Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 240	WOW, I can't believe it's been that long, I remember when there was talk of the show and then all the merchandise and then the VIDEO GAME. I worked at a game store at the time and we had it on demo so we heard the theme ALL DAY LONG. Like a lot of others on here, it was also my last year of high school and first year of college, so I had a lot going on that year plus work. I didn't really get into it too much, but I wasn't into very many shows at all at the time. I mostly read and played video games or went to the movies with my siblings when I did have spare time. Haha, wow, how times have changed. Anyway, I'm guessing that makes a no, not target age.

03-25-2014, 04:49 AM	#51
Longview01 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 202	I was 22 and i'd like to think I was

03-25-2014, 05:12 AM	#52
Kanon Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 560	The first run of this show in Germany was 2005 and I was 15 at that time. (Its sad that in Germany only the first 2 seasons were on tv ) __________________ "The enemy of my enemy is my bro!"

04-20-2014, 10:06 AM	#53
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	Nope. I probably caught the show on youtube around 2006-2007. And I would have been about 25 at the time. And I'm also a woman, so no, I am about as exact opposite of the aimed demographic as you can get. I liked the 1990 movie, and I find the 2k3 more like the 1990 movie, so it's probably why it's my favorite cartoon of the Turtles.

04-20-2014, 06:34 PM	#54
Ramboraph4life aka Matt Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Liberty, Iowa Posts: 1,233	Saw the first episode when it came out in 2003, and I was 20 years old. So nah, I wasn't the target audience. But it definitely had stuff for older folks/fans of the characters which I appreciated and loved.

04-21-2014, 10:50 AM	#55
NiNi Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 369	I was... 19 at the time I believe. I think I didn't officially watch though until I was about 20. So I wouldn't say I was technically in the target audience when it comes to age. However in terms of nostalgia when I turn the channel and go, "Holy crap! TMNT is on TV again?!" then that would be my place in the audience department. Lol __________________ DeviantArt ~ FurAffinity

04-26-2014, 12:55 AM	#56
SonicKnuckles18 Random Punk Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Land of Fire, USA Posts: 41	Yep, I was 9 when it started.

04-26-2014, 02:02 AM	#57
NYShell Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Island, NY - Dallas, TX Posts: 581	I was almost 13 at the time. Damn. Time flies. Feeling nostalgic. __________________ "All fathers care for their sons." ** LOOKING FOR 2016 SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE TMNT STATUES (LEO, MIKE, RAPH) **

06-04-2014, 09:07 PM	#58
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	Nope. I was in my early 20s at the time. I couldn't get into the 2k3 series though at the time and I did try. Maybe someday I will watch this entire series.

06-04-2014, 09:09 PM	#59
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	When it started airing, I was a 12 year old with the mind of an 8 year old, so I would say so. But I didn't watch a lot of it until I was in my 20's. __________________

06-04-2014, 11:58 PM	#60
slingtheory Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 580	I was about 17 when it started and I remember hearing somewhere they weren't just targeting kids but fans of the old cartoon as well so I guess I kinda fit the target audience __________________