What do you think is the worst thing in TMNT history? - Page 3

Zarana-X · 06-19-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by zkarlette

What the hell?!

I never ...

dafuq I just watch?

Gridlock looked like one of the putzs from Saved By the Bell. Now I'm gonna be reminded of this whenever I see the Metrolink trains.

*Donatello19* · 06-19-2012, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by KROW

The majority of the fanbase.

XD LOL sad but true

*Donatello19* · 06-19-2012, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Swedenfan 1982

Utrom Shredder (or Secret Origins, as that storyarc is called)

Yeah, i thought it is was pretty stupid that they made shredder an utrom. i feel like they only did that to revive interest in the show

*MikeandRaph87* · 06-19-2012, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jester

The European Vacation episodes...

I liked those for the most part. I did not like Northern Lights Out! but Shredder's New Sword and Ring of Fire were great among them.

In reference to April as a drawing Peter told me once that two things bothered him the most during his tenure alone at the helm. One was Shredder as an utrom convict and the other was April revealed to being an inked drawing. The Chr'ell twist grew on him while the April drawing bit he disliked more and more as time went on. The latter so much so he likes to think of Robyn as the older sister to block out the idea that the older April was a child drawing to a childless couple.

*CyberCubed* · 06-19-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Donatello19

Yeah, i thought it is was pretty stupid that they made shredder an utrom. i feel like they only did that to revive interest in the show

Revive interest in the show? What the hell? The show was only in its second season when Utrom Shredder was revealed and it was something that was planned from the beginning.

The Fast Forward revamp was when they were trying to boost ratings/toy sales for the show.

*Redeemer* · 06-19-2012, 11:04 AM

hhhmmm....unfortunately I have never gotten the chance to read the original series accept 1-17 of the mirage volume 1, but my least favorite thing in TMNT in general I have to say some of the OT episodes such as Mr.ogg and a few others.....The OT would have had more staying power if it had the tone and action of the pilot episodes through out the whole series...., but simply my opinion

Logan · 06-19-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Volume Four is awesome. The p eople who hate on it are just those with a very strong impaitence and low tolerance for decompressed storytelling, a lack of imagination, a fear of change, and overall they just wanted to bash Pete for any reason because they COULD, they were spoiled brats who didnt get what THEY wanted.

How about a less than bare amount of ninja stuff?

I'm not totally opposed to Vol. 4, there's some interesting ideas in it, but I didn't think there was much payoff for the fan base.

And for a comic that's survival was dependent on the fans, I think we/they are entitled to some degree of fan service.

**Jester** · 06-19-2012, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Volume Four is awesome. The p eople who hate on it are just those with a very strong impaitence and low tolerance for decompressed storytelling, a lack of imagination, a fear of change, and overall they just wanted to bash Pete for any reason because they COULD, they were spoiled brats who didnt get what THEY wanted.

I'll pick April's origin, Mikey's space quest, vampires, gamera Raph, microscopic Utroms and Karai's weird affairs over IDW's shlock anyday.

You know, I've heard people give plenty of reasoned explanations why they don't care for volume 4, but you've yet to explain why you have such a rage-on for the IDW series....just sayin'.

*mysterycolor* · 06-19-2012, 05:23 PM

i think it is unfortunate the the christmas special & PSAs get so much flack- they are adorable and a great memory of what it was like to be a kid in the 90's... i will jump in and agree that NM is just miserable, poor acting, poor story lines, poor merchandise... yuck!

**Jester** · 06-19-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mysterycolor

i will jump in and agree that NM is just miserable, poor acting, poor story lines, poor merchandise... yuck!

I actually really liked the first wave of NM figures.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-19-2012, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Donatello19

Yeah, i thought it is was pretty stupid that they made shredder an utrom. i feel like they only did that to revive interest in the show

Season 1 of the 2003 show rocks. We don't know anything until "Secret Origins III" on 31 January 2004.

*Storm Eagle* · 06-19-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Slap-Happy

I don't really get ALL of the hate for The Next Mutation and the third movie. I mean they aren't THAT bad.

The Next Mutation was just boring to me. I just couldn't get into it. I didn't see it back when it was on Fox Kids, so I streamed it on Netflix. I only made it up to the 15th episode before I decided to call it quits.

I guess the third TMNT movie is okay for what it is, but it's the one movie that I'm just not compelled to have in my collection.

**Jester** · 06-19-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

The Next Mutation was just boring to me. I just couldn't get into it. I didn't see it back when it was on Fox Kids, so I streamed it on Netflix. I only made it up to the 15th episode before I decided to call it quits.

Considering it's only 26 episodes, you watched more than half of them...

*Storm Eagle* · 06-19-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Considering it's only 26 episodes, you watched more than half of them...

My goal was to watch all 26 of them. I'm not even sure I fully enjoyed the majority of the episodes I watched.

I'm just not a Next Mutation fan. Period.

*Jephael* · 06-19-2012, 09:31 PM

This may come as a shock to some people, but I never cared much for Ninjara. She was such a one-dimensional character and they kept re-writing her personality. She had no real continuity.

*CyberCubed* · 06-19-2012, 10:54 PM

Ninjara is the same problem of all "added" sidekicks after April/Casey, they kind of feel shoe-horned in after awhile.

I don't mind the Turtles having recurring friends, but if they start to get added to the main cast much in the same way Carter was in the last two seasons, it just feels odd and forced.

*mysterycolor* · 06-19-2012, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I actually really liked the first wave of NM figures.

they are pretty mediocre imho and not just compared to other tmnt figures, but action figures in general... and talk about lame variants? ooooo give venus pants and a skateboard! wait leo has a head scarf!?! how'd they come up with this stuff...

*Cipher* · 06-20-2012, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It was a compelling plot twist... with no compelling follow-through. I see no evidence in the latter part of Vol. 4 that there was ever any kind of real long-term plan for it.

This is my most prominent misgiving with Volume 4. I love, love most of its ideas. But the execution is majorly lacking. There's no follow-through, and I've become increasingly convinced over the years that Laird never actually knew where he was going.

And then there's the dialogue, which, the less said about ... the more opposite it would be to anything that happened in Volume 4.

Anyway, I was tempted to come in here and say The Next Mutation, which I believe is still the most incompetent run of fiction to ever involve the Turtles.

But my honest answer? Years of mismanagement with the franchise.

*Roseangelo* · 06-20-2012, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cipher

But my honest answer? Years of mismanagement with the franchise.

Good call on that one.

Fugitoid Jones · 06-20-2012, 02:38 AM

It's a toss up between We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and April's vol.4 origin. WWYATC is really hard to watch, almost as hard to watch as the Star Wars Holiday Special. And April's vol.4 origin actually angers me I dislike it so much. I'm all for change and shaking things up, but this felt too unnescesarily coincidental that the crystal that Kirby used to draw things to life was the same crystal that created April, who would go on to befriend mutant turtles and a mutant rat.

06-19-2012, 11:04 AM	#46
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	hhhmmm....unfortunately I have never gotten the chance to read the original series accept 1-17 of the mirage volume 1, but my least favorite thing in TMNT in general I have to say some of the OT episodes such as Mr.ogg and a few others.....The OT would have had more staying power if it had the tone and action of the pilot episodes through out the whole series...., but simply my opinion __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

06-19-2012, 05:23 PM	#49
mysterycolor t-u-r-t-l-e seller!! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,481	i think it is unfortunate the the christmas special & PSAs get so much flack- they are adorable and a great memory of what it was like to be a kid in the 90's... i will jump in and agree that NM is just miserable, poor acting, poor story lines, poor merchandise... yuck! __________________ mysterycolor TMNT ebay auctions- http://bit.ly/mysterycolor mysterycolor's basement auctions- bit.ly/mysterybasement

06-19-2012, 09:31 PM	#55
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	This may come as a shock to some people, but I never cared much for Ninjara. She was such a one-dimensional character and they kept re-writing her personality. She had no real continuity. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

06-20-2012, 02:38 AM	#60
Fugitoid Jones Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: D'hoonib, VT Posts: 886	It's a toss up between We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and April's vol.4 origin. WWYATC is really hard to watch, almost as hard to watch as the Star Wars Holiday Special. And April's vol.4 origin actually angers me I dislike it so much. I'm all for change and shaking things up, but this felt too unnescesarily coincidental that the crystal that Kirby used to draw things to life was the same crystal that created April, who would go on to befriend mutant turtles and a mutant rat. __________________ "You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy. His emotions must rule his brain. He must be a warlike creature who gives battle to everything around him, even himself." -Dr. Zaius

06-19-2012, 10:54 PM	#56
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,878	Ninjara is the same problem of all "added" sidekicks after April/Casey, they kind of feel shoe-horned in after awhile. I don't mind the Turtles having recurring friends, but if they start to get added to the main cast much in the same way Carter was in the last two seasons, it just feels odd and forced.