Mutant designs that left you wanting more/better - Page 2

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 06-18-2020, 01:19 PM

To each his own. But didn't you say you never went past season 2? You really ought to give some of the later stuff a chance. I mean, even if you don't end up liking much of it, there's still a lot of good ideas in there. Maybe you might find something you could play with in your own stories, or at least find something to enjoy in terms of specific episodes.

~~Leo656~~ · 06-18-2020, 01:32 PM

I don't think I made it through Season 1, frankly.

I watched every episode for like, the first half, and was buying the DVDs, but it wasn't getting any less irritating so I stopped following it so religiously. After that, I'd catch random episodes on weekends once in a while, pretty much up til near the end, but every, EVERY time I put an episode on, I didn't like it. Half the time we'd just switch over to MLP: FiM.

There's always the possibility that I just had bad luck and caught crummy episodes, but I think it's also pretty likely that it's just not for me. Many of the episodes' plots sounded just dreadful on paper, and I really didn't like the visual style or the show's sense of humor, either, so I don't think the execution would have elevated the ideas that I already didn't like reading about.

Too much Apriltello shipping, too much Magic April, too much "Why are these seemingly important plot points never even mentioned again?", too much Idiot Casey, too much bad "comedy", too many horror movie spoofs, too much FW fan-wank later on... man, this is going on, isn't it?

I'unno. It's just not my thing. I disagree far too strongly with just about every single decision they made from art style to character depictions to really ever embrace it. I gave it a chance. I'll probably see it all One Day, but my urgency to do so is... minimal.

I'm glad other people can get something out of it. It frustrates me, however, just based on my own tastes. And I'm getting old. I kinda promised myself at some point that I need to stop exposing myself to things that are only going to make me say out loud, "Y'know what's bullsh*t, though?" over and over again. And I said that A LOT watching that show.

Is what it is. As I've said many times, at this stage in life, I dislike more TMNT stuff than I like, and that's most likely only going to get worse over time as the brand continues aiming at an ever-younger audience. I don't like anything Nick has done and I think they're slowly killing the brand. But I'll survive, I'm fine with just The Older Stuff.

Nobody has to feel this way, but it's just how I feel. Like I said, I'll see the rest of the show One Day, probably out of boredom. Will I like it? Ehhh... Most likely not. We'll see!

06-18-2020, 01:19 PM	#21
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	To each his own. But didn't you say you never went past season 2? You really ought to give some of the later stuff a chance. I mean, even if you don't end up liking much of it, there's still a lot of good ideas in there. Maybe you might find something you could play with in your own stories, or at least find something to enjoy in terms of specific episodes. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

06-18-2020, 01:32 PM	#22
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I don't think I made it through Season 1, frankly. I watched every episode for like, the first half, and was buying the DVDs, but it wasn't getting any less irritating so I stopped following it so religiously. After that, I'd catch random episodes on weekends once in a while, pretty much up til near the end, but every, EVERY time I put an episode on, I didn't like it. Half the time we'd just switch over to MLP: FiM. There's always the possibility that I just had bad luck and caught crummy episodes, but I think it's also pretty likely that it's just not for me. Many of the episodes' plots sounded just dreadful on paper, and I really didn't like the visual style or the show's sense of humor, either, so I don't think the execution would have elevated the ideas that I already didn't like reading about. Too much Apriltello shipping, too much Magic April, too much "Why are these seemingly important plot points never even mentioned again?", too much Idiot Casey, too much bad "comedy", too many horror movie spoofs, too much FW fan-wank later on... man, this is going on, isn't it? I'unno. It's just not my thing. I disagree far too strongly with just about every single decision they made from art style to character depictions to really ever embrace it. I gave it a chance. I'll probably see it all One Day, but my urgency to do so is... minimal. I'm glad other people can get something out of it. It frustrates me, however, just based on my own tastes. And I'm getting old. I kinda promised myself at some point that I need to stop exposing myself to things that are only going to make me say out loud, "Y'know what's bullsh*t, though?" over and over again. And I said that A LOT watching that show. Is what it is. As I've said many times, at this stage in life, I dislike more TMNT stuff than I like, and that's most likely only going to get worse over time as the brand continues aiming at an ever-younger audience. I don't like anything Nick has done and I think they're slowly killing the brand. But I'll survive, I'm fine with just The Older Stuff. Nobody has to feel this way, but it's just how I feel. Like I said, I'll see the rest of the show One Day, probably out of boredom. Will I like it? Ehhh... Most likely not. We'll see!