what's everyone's favourite 'part/genre/thingy' of TMNT?

*discordiatookie* · 10-20-2006, 08:46 PM

sorry, just cant think of the right word...

that is to say, do you prefer the old cartoon? new cartoon? comics? mirage or archie? a toy collector? if so, vintage? strictly new? whaddabout the games? just wondering!

y'see i'm mad for the comics first and foremost! especially the mirage, but i'll take it all! bring on the archie and image too! its all good!

then its the toy collecting! being over here in scotland, it gets kinda hard trying to find the figures, so i just get what i can, when i can! cant afford to be buying stuff off the net all the time too... i love it all, old and new! oh and i prefer it MOC! (i'll buy 2 of the ones i really like, open one and, y'know, not open the other!!)

the cartoon's great, but i hardly ever see it, what with the times i work, etc, and the DVDs over stopped at the end of season one

old cartoon, love it but no DVD collections over here either, just my old videos!

also gotta bunch of the video games, although i suck at em!

so that's me, a proper TMNTurtlephile! in pretty much any format! (is that the word??) but especially the comics. and the toys. oh the cartoons not bad either! hehe

*Sage Ninja* · 10-21-2006, 01:50 PM

My only exposure to TMNT is Classic cartoon, New Cartoon, and Movies. ANd I have to say that I love them all pretty much equally on diffrent levels.

Now as far as genre or story type elements that I liked best in each universe Il ike best, it goes like this:

New Toon: I like mostly the urban based stroy-lines where they are in the city and are battleing thugs and crimes. i wish they had gone more into the whole street gang aspect of the story, Like with Angel and her problems.

I'll get into more later.

OA · 10-21-2006, 08:19 PM

Hmmm...hard to say

The original cartoon got me into tmnt, so i have a very fond appreciation of that.

The cartoon led to toys, and since I somehow managed to hold on to good part of my original collection, as an adult I became a serious collector (thnx wholly to ebay...

). First toys and then everything else, inlcuding all volumes of the comics.

And now I love the new show as well as the new toys. Its just hard to $$$ keep up with everything cuz I have limited funds and I want soo much!!

But its fun...and thats all that matters...

Mandi-chan · 10-22-2006, 10:29 AM

My favorite is the Mirage comics (Vol 1). I'm so glad I decided to get into comics and collect this series.

Next would be the first movie, I have always loved it...it was just perfect!

Then, comes the new toon (the 2003 series, NOT Fast Forward!). I love it, but not as much as I did when I first started watching. Season 4, while great, was kinda sloppy in some places and really disappointed me with how they handled Karai. That, and ever since I started reading the comics...the show doesn't seem as good as I once thought.

Don't get me wrong, I still love it! It was one of the best toons out there, but I'm not that crazy for it anymore since I got the comics. (I'm going nuts waiting for the Lost Season!).

The old toon I've had a love/hate thing for. I loved it when I was a kid, hated it when I watched it again a few years ago...then tried watching it again with an open mind and enjoyed it.

I like it, it's funny and wacky, but it's no big deal if I never see it again.

*VaughnMichael* · 10-22-2006, 07:45 PM

for me it would go like this.
1.) Archie tmnt
2.) Mirage tmnt
3.) old toon tmnt
4.) 80's - 90's and next mutation toy lines tmnt
5.) movie(1,2, & new cgi) tmnt
6.) image comics tmnt
7.) Fast Forwards Toys
8.) 2k3 cartoon tmnt
9.) fast forward (thus far)
10.) next mutation tmnt
11.) 2k3's toy line (booo..hiss)

~~ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael~~ · 10-22-2006, 08:26 PM

I'm a Newbie. I love the New TMNT. Followed Closley by the Mirage comics TMNT, and 3rd would be the Old Series TMNT.

Krang's Uncle · 10-22-2006, 10:13 PM

The 80's cartoon is what introduced me to the Turtles, so i hold that dear to me moreso than anything else could. The toys helped a lot too, because as a little boy Turtles were THE toys to have. My fondest memory of getting toys was at a 3 for $10 deal that Target was having. As ive aged, i like the new toon and can easily say that it is superior to the one i grew up watching. But, i dont look back on the old toon with any sort of disdain, as cartoons back in that time werent expected to have serious plots and whatnot. Got to keep that in mind when judging toons of that age. Nowadays, im a big fan of the toys, as im able to pick up whatever figures i want compared to back then, when i could only dream about having every single one.

*PizzaPower* · 10-26-2006, 07:19 AM

I likes The old Toon the best because thats what got me into it, then the 2k3 series, the mirage comics, Next Mutation and Fast Forward, yup.

*Warhorse* · 10-27-2006, 08:57 PM

I remember getting into the older cartoons after school. I read a few of the comics from friends, but I dont recall what series they were, and today, I can't find none at all.

But my favorite was seeing them in live action on the big screen. I still have what I was able to collect of the trading cards of the first movie. Does anyone here have their collections, if they even started any?

*KROW* · 10-28-2006, 02:49 PM

My favorite TMNT "thingy" were the pies. Couldn't go wrong with the pies.

I think the word you're looking for is "medium." Mine would be the comics since those were what gave them life in the first place.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 11-07-2006, 11:16 AM

Going to go with old cartoon since that is what got me interested as a kid.

If they started reprinting the Mirage comics trade paperbacks, I would probably choose the original comics.

**Ratking** · 11-07-2006, 09:23 PM

easily the early cartoon series. They were what launched the TMNT to the world. I dont care about the cheesy jokes and corny scripts, i love the show and even in my old age i would never turn down an offer to watch the show.

My fav part of the classic cartoon series would be the first season, which i think is very similar to the red sky season in some aspects (serious, less crappy jokes, bebop and rocksteady were men and not morons, and better scripts). I love the red sky also. I totally support the new series however.

Brian · 11-07-2006, 09:47 PM

The Early Series (the first TMNT stuff I saw)
Movies (my fav is the 1st one)

**Jo Dawn** · 11-07-2006, 09:52 PM

Comics, movies, 2K3 cartoon. In no particular order.

*Ecto Jedi* · 11-07-2006, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

I think the word you're looking for is "medium." Mine would be the comics since those were what gave them life in the first place.

Perhaps "incarnation" would be a better term?

Demero · 11-13-2006, 09:35 AM

I have to go with the movies. The cartoons just dont impress me.

Ultimate Shredder · 11-13-2006, 05:35 PM

Old toon, 2k3 toon, movies 1 and 2, comics and toy collecting.

SLASH!!! · 11-13-2006, 05:44 PM

Comics, first movie, and the 2K3 series (at least until FF).

dripgutz24 · 11-13-2006, 07:56 PM

To me it seems everything is my favorite from the movies to the action figures, to the cartoons, to the comics, its all part of being a fan, I love it all

Sariele · 11-24-2006, 02:36 AM

Having just bought myself the entire 4 seasons of the 2K3 cartoon and watching them in fairly close succession, that's what I'm passionate and obsesssed with at the moment. However the orginal toon will always be special to me since that's what I watched as a kid. So I'd have to say I like the two toons equally, but the 2K3 series is obviously vastly more accomplished.

The only other franchise exposure I've had are the movies, which were okay but I'm not fussed on. Having said that I'm looking forward to the CGI one next year... are they even releasing it in Australia???

10-20-2006, 08:46 PM	#1
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	what's everyone's favourite 'part/genre/thingy' of TMNT? sorry, just cant think of the right word... that is to say, do you prefer the old cartoon? new cartoon? comics? mirage or archie? a toy collector? if so, vintage? strictly new? whaddabout the games? just wondering! y'see i'm mad for the comics first and foremost! especially the mirage, but i'll take it all! bring on the archie and image too! its all good! then its the toy collecting! being over here in scotland, it gets kinda hard trying to find the figures, so i just get what i can, when i can! cant afford to be buying stuff off the net all the time too... i love it all, old and new! oh and i prefer it MOC! (i'll buy 2 of the ones i really like, open one and, y'know, not open the other!!) the cartoon's great, but i hardly ever see it, what with the times i work, etc, and the DVDs over stopped at the end of season one old cartoon, love it but no DVD collections over here either, just my old videos! also gotta bunch of the video games, although i suck at em! so that's me, a proper TMNTurtlephile! in pretty much any format! (is that the word??) but especially the comics. and the toys. oh the cartoons not bad either! hehe __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

10-21-2006, 01:50 PM	#2
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	My only exposure to TMNT is Classic cartoon, New Cartoon, and Movies. ANd I have to say that I love them all pretty much equally on diffrent levels. Now as far as genre or story type elements that I liked best in each universe Il ike best, it goes like this: New Toon: I like mostly the urban based stroy-lines where they are in the city and are battleing thugs and crimes. i wish they had gone more into the whole street gang aspect of the story, Like with Angel and her problems. I'll get into more later. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

10-21-2006, 08:19 PM	#3
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Hmmm...hard to say The original cartoon got me into tmnt, so i have a very fond appreciation of that. The cartoon led to toys, and since I somehow managed to hold on to good part of my original collection, as an adult I became a serious collector (thnx wholly to ebay... ). First toys and then everything else, inlcuding all volumes of the comics. And now I love the new show as well as the new toys. Its just hard to $$$ keep up with everything cuz I have limited funds and I want soo much!! But its fun...and thats all that matters... __________________

10-26-2006, 07:19 AM	#8
PizzaPower Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pizza Parlor Posts: 3,200	I likes The old Toon the best because thats what got me into it, then the 2k3 series, the mirage comics, Next Mutation and Fast Forward, yup. __________________ https://www.twitch.tv/turtlepizzapower

10-28-2006, 02:49 PM	#10
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	My favorite TMNT "thingy" were the pies. Couldn't go wrong with the pies. I think the word you're looking for is "medium." Mine would be the comics since those were what gave them life in the first place. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

10-22-2006, 10:29 AM	#4
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	My favorite is the Mirage comics (Vol 1). I'm so glad I decided to get into comics and collect this series. Next would be the first movie, I have always loved it...it was just perfect! Then, comes the new toon (the 2003 series, NOT Fast Forward!). I love it, but not as much as I did when I first started watching. Season 4, while great, was kinda sloppy in some places and really disappointed me with how they handled Karai. That, and ever since I started reading the comics...the show doesn't seem as good as I once thought. Don't get me wrong, I still love it! It was one of the best toons out there, but I'm not that crazy for it anymore since I got the comics. (I'm going nuts waiting for the Lost Season!). The old toon I've had a love/hate thing for. I loved it when I was a kid, hated it when I watched it again a few years ago...then tried watching it again with an open mind and enjoyed it. I like it, it's funny and wacky, but it's no big deal if I never see it again.

10-22-2006, 07:45 PM	#5
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	for me it would go like this. 1.) Archie tmnt 2.) Mirage tmnt 3.) old toon tmnt 4.) 80's - 90's and next mutation toy lines tmnt 5.) movie(1,2, & new cgi) tmnt 6.) image comics tmnt 7.) Fast Forwards Toys 8.) 2k3 cartoon tmnt 9.) fast forward (thus far) 10.) next mutation tmnt 11.) 2k3's toy line (booo..hiss)

10-22-2006, 08:26 PM	#6
~~ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Seventh Layer of Hell Posts: 1,929	I'm a Newbie. I love the New TMNT. Followed Closley by the Mirage comics TMNT, and 3rd would be the Old Series TMNT.

10-22-2006, 10:13 PM	#7
Krang's Uncle Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 106	The 80's cartoon is what introduced me to the Turtles, so i hold that dear to me moreso than anything else could. The toys helped a lot too, because as a little boy Turtles were THE toys to have. My fondest memory of getting toys was at a 3 for $10 deal that Target was having. As ive aged, i like the new toon and can easily say that it is superior to the one i grew up watching. But, i dont look back on the old toon with any sort of disdain, as cartoons back in that time werent expected to have serious plots and whatnot. Got to keep that in mind when judging toons of that age. Nowadays, im a big fan of the toys, as im able to pick up whatever figures i want compared to back then, when i could only dream about having every single one.

10-27-2006, 08:57 PM	#9
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	I remember getting into the older cartoons after school. I read a few of the comics from friends, but I dont recall what series they were, and today, I can't find none at all. But my favorite was seeing them in live action on the big screen. I still have what I was able to collect of the trading cards of the first movie. Does anyone here have their collections, if they even started any?

11-07-2006, 11:16 AM	#11
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Going to go with old cartoon since that is what got me interested as a kid. If they started reprinting the Mirage comics trade paperbacks, I would probably choose the original comics.

11-07-2006, 09:23 PM	#12
Ratking Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: a sewer near you Posts: 796	easily the early cartoon series. They were what launched the TMNT to the world. I dont care about the cheesy jokes and corny scripts, i love the show and even in my old age i would never turn down an offer to watch the show. My fav part of the classic cartoon series would be the first season, which i think is very similar to the red sky season in some aspects (serious, less crappy jokes, bebop and rocksteady were men and not morons, and better scripts). I love the red sky also. I totally support the new series however.

11-07-2006, 09:47 PM	#13
Brian Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 181	The Early Series (the first TMNT stuff I saw) Movies (my fav is the 1st one)

11-07-2006, 09:52 PM	#14
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Comics, movies, 2K3 cartoon. In no particular order. __________________

11-13-2006, 09:35 AM	#16
Demero Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 23	I have to go with the movies. The cartoons just dont impress me.

11-13-2006, 05:35 PM	#17
Ultimate Shredder Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 101	Old toon, 2k3 toon, movies 1 and 2, comics and toy collecting. __________________ "I am the Shredder!" Fear Me!

11-13-2006, 05:44 PM	#18
SLASH!!! Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lurking in the Shadows Posts: 125	Comics, first movie, and the 2K3 series (at least until FF).

11-13-2006, 07:56 PM	#19
dripgutz24 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East side Dimension X Posts: 262	To me it seems everything is my favorite from the movies to the action figures, to the cartoons, to the comics, its all part of being a fan, I love it all

11-24-2006, 02:36 AM	#20
Sariele Thug Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	Having just bought myself the entire 4 seasons of the 2K3 cartoon and watching them in fairly close succession, that's what I'm passionate and obsesssed with at the moment. However the orginal toon will always be special to me since that's what I watched as a kid. So I'd have to say I like the two toons equally, but the 2K3 series is obviously vastly more accomplished. The only other franchise exposure I've had are the movies, which were okay but I'm not fussed on. Having said that I'm looking forward to the CGI one next year... are they even releasing it in Australia???