Why are the Turtles Teenagers? - Page 2

aliena · 01-17-2016, 08:39 PM

Sometimes I regret that Eastman and Laird decided to label them as Teenagers. I think it immediately branded them as a kids product and therefore keeping them as such, even though most of the time I do not consider them teenagers.

I don't know why they went with them being so young, some of you might know that answer. It's just that the original comics do not feel anything like teens to me. They drink, are very dark and gritty and they kill people. That just doesn't seem youthful to me.

Out of all the incarnations that I'm familiar with, most do not feel teenager like. At least not in my opinion. I'm sure others here will not agree, but these are my general feelings on the subject.

The Eastman/Laird comic they seem almost thirty
Watching FW I think they seem in their mid-twenties
1990 movie they feel almost twentyish
4kids they definitely feel mid-twenties, maybe older
I believe in TNM it is mentioned they are twenty or almost twenty
2007, they definitely feel mid-twenties
Nick, they are definitely teens for sure
IDW they are teens as well
2014 Bay turtles feel like late teens almost twenty at times.

I guess eighteen and nineteen are still teenagers, but just imagine if they could be portrayed as dark and gritty as they were meant to be. I'd love to see someone do that for once. I guess 4kids is the closest we are going to get to that and that's pretty good.

01-17-2016, 08:39 PM	#1
aliena Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 294	Why are the Turtles Teenagers? Sometimes I regret that Eastman and Laird decided to label them as Teenagers. I think it immediately branded them as a kids product and therefore keeping them as such, even though most of the time I do not consider them teenagers. I don't know why they went with them being so young, some of you might know that answer. It's just that the original comics do not feel anything like teens to me. They drink, are very dark and gritty and they kill people. That just doesn't seem youthful to me. Out of all the incarnations that I'm familiar with, most do not feel teenager like. At least not in my opinion. I'm sure others here will not agree, but these are my general feelings on the subject. The Eastman/Laird comic they seem almost thirty Watching FW I think they seem in their mid-twenties 1990 movie they feel almost twentyish 4kids they definitely feel mid-twenties, maybe older I believe in TNM it is mentioned they are twenty or almost twenty 2007, they definitely feel mid-twenties Nick, they are definitely teens for sure IDW they are teens as well 2014 Bay turtles feel like late teens almost twenty at times. I guess eighteen and nineteen are still teenagers, but just imagine if they could be portrayed as dark and gritty as they were meant to be. I'd love to see someone do that for once. I guess 4kids is the closest we are going to get to that and that's pretty good.