After two seasons, how do you feel about the Nickelodeon series?

*Refractive Reflections* · 10-09-2014, 04:19 AM

Following in the same theme with this thread from midway in Season 2, after completing two seasons and 52 episodes of this series, how do you feel about the show now at this point of time? Especially with a different setting now (the Southampton arc) after the Nick Turtles, April, and Casey fled from New York City, and the pivotal moment of leaving the fate of New York City in uncertainty.

Has your opinion changed throughout the course of season 2? Do you enjoy/dislike the direction the series is taking? What about with its main characters (allies and villains)? In hindsight, do you wish the series would have done anything differently before Season 3 began and the Turtles left New York City?

Are there any particular situations you found yourself developing a tolerance or intolerance for (i.e. individual characters, idiosyncratic personality traits, character relationships, CGI designs, storywriting, tone of the show, type of humor)? Do you think the tone of the series has been more or less established or do you think we'll see a dramatic tone change eventually? (For example, when the OT had the Red Sky seasons, and 4Kids had the Fast Forward and Back To The Sewers seasons.)

Post your thoughts!

*MrTMNT2012* · 10-09-2014, 06:18 AM

It's good. And that's all that matters!

*Zulithe* · 10-09-2014, 06:37 AM

Just now starting season 3 I think they paced things pretty well. The turtles had quite a few adventures in NYC before they were forced to leave for the farm. Now we will have a big chunk of Season 3 taking place outside of NYC before a big return either very late in the season or at the start of season 4... ALL of this and yet we have barely seen Dimension X or some of the wackier stuff in the TMNT universe. They have a lot of material left they can pull from.

I feel like the show has stayed pretty strong but actually improving (not just coasting) throughout season 1 and 2 with a very strong Season 3 opener which I enjoyed a lot, so all I can say at this point is it feels like it's the best the show has ever been and I expect it to get even stronger.

*BubblyShell22* · 10-09-2014, 09:06 AM

I love it just as much as I did season one, and I feel season 2 really brought out a lot of good stories and that it's spurned on a good start for season 3, too. Yes, some of the villains could have had more time such as Fishface who I feel is underdeveloped and is just there, but other than that, I'm satisfied with this series and definitely want more.

*miru* · 10-09-2014, 09:32 AM

I don't really watch this anymore, though it's more of a boycott against Nickelodeon as a whole than any personal distaste.

Konchadunga · 10-09-2014, 09:41 AM

Ooh; give us dirt! What did Nick do?!

*IndigoErth* · 10-09-2014, 12:12 PM

I enjoy it, have since I started watching, can't say my enjoyment has changed any. Sure, some episode may be a bit better than others, but I've enjoyed all of them to one degree or another, I haven't actually disliked any. But it's 'just' a fun cartoon series, I'm not expecting anything overly masterful, Shakespearean award winning levels of artistry. (Although we all know they really have gotten an Emmy nomination.)

*CyberCubed* · 10-09-2014, 12:23 PM

Its good, but my enthusiasm has subsided a bit.

The show really needs more than mutant of the week episodes or Kraang invasions to keep it interesting. I want more complex storylines, I want more human opponents, I want more Shredder history.

I honestly feel like the show seems stuck in a rut, possibily due to the CG limitations not allowing the Turtles to go in different places too often.

*Powder* · 10-09-2014, 01:02 PM

I don't wanna put in a vote on something that says I "slightly dislike it" but I have been disappointed with the filler episodes, high concentration of Kraang content, & Mikey seeming to get worse & worse. Other than that, the good stuff only gets better. I still think it's the best of the 3 turtle 'toons, it gets me super hyped. Hell, tomorrow night I'm set to to go to the recording studio to do my groups next album, but come 8PM, they're gonna have to continue without me for 30 mins.

*IndigoErth* · 10-09-2014, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Hell, tomorrow night I'm set to to go to the recording studio to do my groups next album, but come 8PM, they're gonna have to continue without me for 30 mins.

That's like me when I was expecting a one night stay at the hospital on a Friday last month. Never done that before and wanted family to be there of course, but I was like, "look, at 8pm I've got a show." lol At least it was an easy agreed on time that they could go home.

*sdp* · 10-09-2014, 01:57 PM

Unlike most in this thread my opinion hasn't changed, I always thought it was an alright show. I don't hate it but I don't love it either and it has never gotten me excited. The show just doesn't have the charm of the OT and it doesn't have the story/action of 2k3 so it kind of falls in the middle of both and not doing anything entirely different and just doing a "light" version of both shows (not too serious and not too goofy) which just doesn't work I don't get all the praises the show gets on the internet, people say its the best interpretation of the turtles.

Again I don't hate it but the show is just kind of there for me which sucks because of how excited I've been for other turtles shows and movies. Hell I was one of the supporters of the Nick show when they first bought TMNT 5 years ago and everyone bashed a show that didn't exist then. I also like CG so its not that, I don't know. Comparing it to the 2007 movie kind of works, its not bad but its not good either its just there.

Midnight Mutant · 10-09-2014, 02:32 PM

I still love it. Still watch it religiously and still buy the merch. It's had it's ups and downs, but so have a lot of shows.

It will take a lot to make me lose interest in this show I think.

mikeyatemypizza · 10-09-2014, 03:42 PM

I enjoy it more than the OG cartoon.
Mainly do to the animation style. I love the look of it.

*Icebot* · 10-09-2014, 04:20 PM

It's pretty entertaining with the new episodes to me now so I'm getting used to it a little. Still, I'm not too crazy about how it's CGI and I like the animation of the other 2 cartoons a lot better. The best part about it is we got to see the 80's turtles!

Unlike the other 2 cartoons, I only want to see every episode of the Nick cartoon once, except maybe my favorite episodes such as TCRI, Enter Dimension X and especially the end of Wormquake.

RedOnYellow · 10-09-2014, 04:44 PM

I'll say what I've said before: Season 1 was much more consistently high, but season 2 had some AMAZING highs with some disappointments sprinkled throughout.

I'd say I'm a lot more hyped for Season 3 than I was for the beginning of season 2, albeit due to in large part that season finale. It was good good good.

*Autbot_Benz* · 10-09-2014, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyatemypizza

I enjoy it more than the OG cartoon.
Mainly do to the animation style. I love the look of it.

I agree with this.

*miru* · 10-09-2014, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Konchadunga

Ooh; give us dirt! What did Nick do?!

They've made trash like Breadwinners as of late. Also, I have caught the show a few more times, and it's still pretty good.

*Shark_Blade* · 10-09-2014, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by miru

They've made trash like Breadwinners as of late. Also, I have caught the show a few more times, and it's still pretty good.

So they produced other bad shows hence you boycott TMNT. That made sense.

Not.

And you admitted you still watch this show, that's not even a boycott. Speak straight!

*Jephael* · 10-09-2014, 06:30 PM

For what it's worth, I enjoy watching the show mainly because of the superb voice acting. The writing itself though could use some improvement.

OrangeNinja1987 · 10-09-2014, 06:30 PM

This show is amazing, still. I may value it more than others because it is the thing that got me interested in TMNT (I tuned in one day to see "Never Say Xever"'s premiere because I saw a funny ad for the show). It is my favorite TV show of all time (the other two TMNT cartoons are in that list as well).
It has had to trudge through some bad parts, such as the high amount of fillers in season 2 (most of which are still very enjoyable for me, just not Chinatown Ghost Story and Pizza Face) but when it was good, it was REALLY good. Episodes like Slash and Destroy, Of Rats and Men, Into Dimension X, Wrath of Tigerclaw, Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman, The Invasion, Operation: Break-out, The Pulverizer Returns, etc, are masterpieces for me.
The animation is beautiful and has improved so much over the course of the show, and I love the anime effects. I'm not biased against CGI and I think TMNT utilizes it to a great advantage.
I hope this show continues as long as it can. I wish it good luck with season 3, because I'm not sure how I feel about the upcoming Bigfoot episode.

View Poll Results: How has the second season changed your opinion of the show?
Enjoy the series MUCH more now, I can't get enough!	23	37.70%
Enjoy it a bit more, but there are a few things that could make it fantastic.	17	27.87%
Same or unchanged, since the end of the first season.	11	18.03%
Slightly dislike the series now, a bit disappointed.	5	8.20%
Painful to watch now, I can't stand watching it sometimes.	1	1.64%
Don't watch the series anymore to be honest.	4	6.56%
Voters: 61. You may not vote on this poll

10-09-2014, 04:19 AM	#1
Refractive Reflections Mad Scientist $Refractive Reflections's Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,371	After two seasons, how do you feel about the Nickelodeon series? Following in the same theme with this thread from midway in Season 2, after completing two seasons and 52 episodes of this series, how do you feel about the show now at this point of time? Especially with a different setting now (the Southampton arc) after the Nick Turtles, April, and Casey fled from New York City, and the pivotal moment of leaving the fate of New York City in uncertainty. Has your opinion changed throughout the course of season 2? Do you enjoy/dislike the direction the series is taking? What about with its main characters (allies and villains)? In hindsight, do you wish the series would have done anything differently before Season 3 began and the Turtles left New York City? Are there any particular situations you found yourself developing a tolerance or intolerance for (i.e. individual characters, idiosyncratic personality traits, character relationships, CGI designs, storywriting, tone of the show, type of humor)? Do you think the tone of the series has been more or less established or do you think we'll see a dramatic tone change eventually? (For example, when the OT had the Red Sky seasons, and 4Kids had the Fast Forward and Back To The Sewers seasons.) Post your thoughts! Last edited by Refractive Reflections; 10-09-2014 at 04:39 AM.
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10-09-2014, 06:18 AM	#2
MrTMNT2012 Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,512	It's good. And that's all that matters! __________________ Fav Quote - 87 Leo: "TURTLES FIGHT WITH HONOUR!" Fav Series - 2012 Nickelodeon Fav Game - Out of the Shadows Fav Comic - IDW Series Fav Movie - Liebesman's TMNT (2014)

10-09-2014, 09:06 AM	#4
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I love it just as much as I did season one, and I feel season 2 really brought out a lot of good stories and that it's spurned on a good start for season 3, too. Yes, some of the villains could have had more time such as Fishface who I feel is underdeveloped and is just there, but other than that, I'm satisfied with this series and definitely want more. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-09-2014, 09:32 AM	#5
miru Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,874	I don't really watch this anymore, though it's more of a boycott against Nickelodeon as a whole than any personal distaste. __________________ Proud Digimon nut.

10-09-2014, 06:37 AM	#3
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	Just now starting season 3 I think they paced things pretty well. The turtles had quite a few adventures in NYC before they were forced to leave for the farm. Now we will have a big chunk of Season 3 taking place outside of NYC before a big return either very late in the season or at the start of season 4... ALL of this and yet we have barely seen Dimension X or some of the wackier stuff in the TMNT universe. They have a lot of material left they can pull from. I feel like the show has stayed pretty strong but actually improving (not just coasting) throughout season 1 and 2 with a very strong Season 3 opener which I enjoyed a lot, so all I can say at this point is it feels like it's the best the show has ever been and I expect it to get even stronger.

10-09-2014, 09:41 AM	#6
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	Ooh; give us dirt! What did Nick do?! __________________

10-09-2014, 12:12 PM	#7
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,295	I enjoy it, have since I started watching, can't say my enjoyment has changed any. Sure, some episode may be a bit better than others, but I've enjoyed all of them to one degree or another, I haven't actually disliked any. But it's 'just' a fun cartoon series, I'm not expecting anything overly masterful, Shakespearean award winning levels of artistry. (Although we all know they really have gotten an Emmy nomination.)

10-09-2014, 12:23 PM	#8
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,880	Its good, but my enthusiasm has subsided a bit. The show really needs more than mutant of the week episodes or Kraang invasions to keep it interesting. I want more complex storylines, I want more human opponents, I want more Shredder history. I honestly feel like the show seems stuck in a rut, possibily due to the CG limitations not allowing the Turtles to go in different places too often.

10-09-2014, 01:02 PM	#9
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I don't wanna put in a vote on something that says I "slightly dislike it" but I have been disappointed with the filler episodes, high concentration of Kraang content, & Mikey seeming to get worse & worse. Other than that, the good stuff only gets better. I still think it's the best of the 3 turtle 'toons, it gets me super hyped. Hell, tomorrow night I'm set to to go to the recording studio to do my groups next album, but come 8PM, they're gonna have to continue without me for 30 mins.

10-09-2014, 01:57 PM	#11
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	Unlike most in this thread my opinion hasn't changed, I always thought it was an alright show. I don't hate it but I don't love it either and it has never gotten me excited. The show just doesn't have the charm of the OT and it doesn't have the story/action of 2k3 so it kind of falls in the middle of both and not doing anything entirely different and just doing a "light" version of both shows (not too serious and not too goofy) which just doesn't work I don't get all the praises the show gets on the internet, people say its the best interpretation of the turtles. Again I don't hate it but the show is just kind of there for me which sucks because of how excited I've been for other turtles shows and movies. Hell I was one of the supporters of the Nick show when they first bought TMNT 5 years ago and everyone bashed a show that didn't exist then. I also like CG so its not that, I don't know. Comparing it to the 2007 movie kind of works, its not bad but its not good either its just there. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

10-09-2014, 02:32 PM	#12
Midnight Mutant Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 249	I still love it. Still watch it religiously and still buy the merch. It's had it's ups and downs, but so have a lot of shows. It will take a lot to make me lose interest in this show I think. __________________

10-09-2014, 03:42 PM	#13
mikeyatemypizza Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Terra Posts: 211	I enjoy it more than the OG cartoon. Mainly do to the animation style. I love the look of it.

10-09-2014, 04:20 PM	#14
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	It's pretty entertaining with the new episodes to me now so I'm getting used to it a little. Still, I'm not too crazy about how it's CGI and I like the animation of the other 2 cartoons a lot better. The best part about it is we got to see the 80's turtles! Unlike the other 2 cartoons, I only want to see every episode of the Nick cartoon once, except maybe my favorite episodes such as TCRI, Enter Dimension X and especially the end of Wormquake. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

10-09-2014, 04:44 PM	#15
RedOnYellow Thug Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 72	I'll say what I've said before: Season 1 was much more consistently high, but season 2 had some AMAZING highs with some disappointments sprinkled throughout. I'd say I'm a lot more hyped for Season 3 than I was for the beginning of season 2, albeit due to in large part that season finale. It was good good good.

10-09-2014, 06:30 PM	#19
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	For what it's worth, I enjoy watching the show mainly because of the superb voice acting. The writing itself though could use some improvement. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

10-09-2014, 06:30 PM	#20
OrangeNinja1987 Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 223	This show is amazing, still. I may value it more than others because it is the thing that got me interested in TMNT (I tuned in one day to see "Never Say Xever"'s premiere because I saw a funny ad for the show). It is my favorite TV show of all time (the other two TMNT cartoons are in that list as well). It has had to trudge through some bad parts, such as the high amount of fillers in season 2 (most of which are still very enjoyable for me, just not Chinatown Ghost Story and Pizza Face) but when it was good, it was REALLY good. Episodes like Slash and Destroy, Of Rats and Men, Into Dimension X, Wrath of Tigerclaw, Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman, The Invasion, Operation: Break-out, The Pulverizer Returns, etc, are masterpieces for me. The animation is beautiful and has improved so much over the course of the show, and I love the anime effects. I'm not biased against CGI and I think TMNT utilizes it to a great advantage. I hope this show continues as long as it can. I wish it good luck with season 3, because I'm not sure how I feel about the upcoming Bigfoot episode. __________________ DON: We've got to find that bomb! And we've only got eight minutes to do it! RAPH: Excuse me; is that including the commercial break? - 1987 For TMNT art and more, check out OrangeNinja1987 on Deviantart! http://orangeninja1987.deviantart.com/ To help with a current TMNT project: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=53441 Proud fan of the TMNT 2014 movie