Does anyone here still enjoy the 80s series?

[Etsyturtle2]

i just enjoy the first three episodes and the theme song, but can't stand when someone else tries to emulate it and fails miserabley. (coughcoughnickelodeoncough)

[mikey22]

the old show had- great audio- great voice cast.



had they kept season 1s story going better with more mutated punks... more on shredder trying to create another retromtuagen gun.... where krang actually came from.


and more importanly mikey using his chucks as well as season 1s japanese anime for animation it woulda been better to watch now

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by mikey22

had they kept season 1s story going better with more mutated punks... more on shredder trying to create another retromtuagen gun.... where krang actually came from.

Shredder mutated more punks from Bebop's and Rocksteady's gang during late-season 1 (probably far away from all of them, since some appeared as humans in later episodes).

[Aaronardo]

I talk a lot of sh*t about it, but I still find a lot of enjoyment in it. I grew up on the DVDs of the show as they were being released, and they were pretty much my introduction to TMNT. Transdimensional Turtles on the Nick show gave me a reason to watch some of the 80s show again, and I was reminded on just how legitimately humorous it is. Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop in particular is just comedy gold.

[Wesley]

I still like the OT. It's not as good as I remembered it as a kid, but nearly half of the episodes are still fun to watch. I rewatched some of the series recently and I actually enjoyed some episodes more as an adult, as a lot of the humour went over my head as a kid. It's not one of the best shows out there and parts of it haven't aged well, but it's alright in small doses.

[cammy85]

Sadly, with the different tone for each season and certain episodes, I spend more time deciding and less watching. Knowing that I would blow through Seasons 1, 7 (Saturday episodes), 8 and 10 if given the chance.

[ToTheNines]

I still love it, especially season 3.

I actually just watched Leonardo Versus Tempestra last night.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

This is rather bizarre. Usually for shows/movies I haven't watched in ages I would want to rewatch them to see if my memories of them still hold up, or if I still like it.

It's almost like we're completely different people.
Weird.

[ProactiveMan]

I enjoy it, and I'm willing to admit that nostalgia plays a role, but I think nostalgia has gotten a bad wrap lately. Besides, people who tell you to 'take your nostalgia goggles off' are usually just trying to convince you that your love of something is invalid because it's subjective, without being self aware enough to realise that they dislike it for equally subjective reasons.

[Unworthy tinker]

I like it. It's my least favorite of the cartoons, but that's not to say it's actually "bad". Were there flaws? Yes, very, very many. The continuity may be all over the place, but it can totally be fun to watch. Sometimes you just need a laugh.
And I know this isn't nostalgia talking, because I didn't really grow up watching it. Sure, I saw a few episodes when I was like, five, but that's it. Heck, I just got finished watching it last Thursday.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by TurtleGuy

But enough of that rant. I just want to know is there anyone else on this forum who still at least likes this show?

Pretty much everyone of The Powers That Be at Nickelodeon really, really, really love the 80s show. And since they're the gatekeepers of TMNT now, that's all that really matters.

Unfortunately.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Pretty much everyone of The Powers That Be at Nickelodeon really, really, really love the 80s show. And since they're the gatekeepers of TMNT now, that's all that really matters.

Unfortunately.

If you're talking about the crew of the current cartoon then that's a maybe, if you're talking about the executives of Viacom I doubt they "really, really, really love the 80s show". It's more likely they just view TMNT as a money making asset and that (for the time being) instruct the people making new material to emulate what is (in their mind) the most successful version.

Not that it's very comforting either way, it's just that I don't think the gatekeepers really care about the property beyond how much money it can make them, that includes the Fred Wolf show.

[billbot85]

I still love the OT series, it was a huge part of my childhood. Sure there were some episodes that weren't that great, but that can be the case with almost any cartoon. Overall, the show was enjoyable and entertaining enough to have fond memories of and look back on, and I still enjoy it even as an adult.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by neatoman

If you're talking about the crew of the current cartoon then that's a maybe, if you're talking about the executives of Viacom I doubt they "really, really, really love the 80s show". It's more likely they just view TMNT as a money making asset and that (for the time being) instruct the people making new material to emulate what is (in their mind) the most successful version.

Dan Berger was pretty clear when Viacom bought the TMNT, all the conversations he was privy to their main and central interest was in all things Fred Wolf. And each and every thing I've seen spawn from their ownership of the TMNT would lead me to conclude he was absolutely right.

[MrPliggins]

I loved the show when I was a kid into my teen years. I don't think I could binge watch it today like I did back then. If I had kids, I'm sure I'd have no problem watching it with them. I do still like to collect some of the cels, but watching the show is something I never feel like doing anymore (except maybe season 1 and 2). It's a fine show for kids which has aged pretty well.

However, I do feel the show should RIP and we don't need all of these OT crossovers and throwbacks. Turtles Forever was an awesome one-time thing, but the Nick show crossover with another one on the horizon is getting to be too much and feel redundant. I don't care to see the OT Turtles return again and again. Let's move forward.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Dan Berger was pretty clear when Viacom bought the TMNT, all the conversations he was privy to their main and central interest was in all things Fred Wolf. And each and every thing I've seen spawn from their ownership of the TMNT would lead me to conclude he was absolutely right.

I'm not denying the Fred Wolf cartoon was a major part in Viacom's reasoning for buying TMNT, nor that it has influenced their marketing of the TMNT brand since.

I'm saying there's a difference between "loving" something and just seeing it as profitable.

[BH Daimaouji]

I do, i have it even on 3 DVD boxes, it may be a lighthearted show, but at least children can watch it without parents worrying

[Candy Kappa]

I enjoy the show a lot more now then I did as a kid.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by MrPliggins

I loved the show when I was a kid into my teen years. I don't think I could binge watch it today like I did back then. If I had kids, I'm sure I'd have no problem watching it with them. I do still like to collect some of the cels, but watching the show is something I never feel like doing anymore (except maybe season 1 and 2). It's a fine show for kids which has aged pretty well.

However, I do feel the show should RIP and we don't need all of these OT crossovers and throwbacks. Turtles Forever was an awesome one-time thing, but the Nick show crossover with another one on the horizon is getting to be too much and feel redundant. I don't care to see the OT Turtles return again and again. Let's move forward.

I could live even without "Turtles Forever", since it started up all this hype of alternate realities with the turtles. Each TMNT version is great on its own and doesn't need support from others!

[Cryomancer]

It's effects on the franchise are the problem, definitely.

The show itself ranges from actually pretty funny or interesting to total worthless garbage. There's probably...at least two seasons of really good material in there, but unfortunately it's 10 seasons long. It's "harmless" and enjoyable on it's own, but when it's become this unstoppable force of...I don't even know how to describe it, but it gets really old really fast.

First season's pretty good, Krang is great, sometimes cool stuff happens or a joke lands. But then you have stuff like the Euro season or the dullness that is Red Sky that just drag it down. So when (nearly) the entire franchise is basically locked into a cage of eternal "childhood" made from (probably) mis-remembered nostalgia...yeah it's easier to say negative things about it than positive.

Much like how they couldn't go three feet without finding a new Shredder to fight in 2k3, there comes a time when it's better to move on than retread, and we're well past that. It's also really hard to develop a new feeling of warm remembrance for a setting that they continue to constantly pull from, reference, bring up, and straight up cross over into. Maybe try giving it a few years off first, guys?