What keeps you a TMNT fan? - Page 3

~~Leo656~~ · 01-21-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

80's April's ass....

I definitely agree with that...

Another thing I forgot was the way I (and I'm sure most of us fans) see more than a little of ourselves in each character. Donnie reminds me how when I was young I wanted to be a scientist more than anything, and I still have a strong scientific fascination. Mikey reminds me of my goofy/wacky side, especially being the only one in the room to laugh at a joke while everyone else gives the "you're a retard" stare. Raph is like, my darker side, the rage and the lack of control. And Leo, my favorite, has my obsessive need to always be IN control, the perfectionist drive to always be better, the DEMAND that those around me try to better themselves also. And Splinter reflects my constant search for deeper meaning in all things, attaching moral lessons to the mundane events of normal life.

Familiar to anyone else? It's easy to be schizophrenic!

*Ninjinister* · 01-21-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I definitely agree with that...

Another thing I forgot was the way I (and I'm sure most of us fans) see more than a little of ourselves in each character. Donnie reminds me how when I was young I wanted to be a scientist more than anything, and I still have a strong scientific fascination. Mikey reminds me of my goofy/wacky side, especially being the only one in the room to laugh at a joke while everyone else gives the "you're a retard" stare. Raph is like, my darker side, the rage and the lack of control. And Leo, my favorite, has my obsessive need to always be IN control, the perfectionist drive to always be better, the DEMAND that those around me try to better themselves also. And Splinter reflects my constant search for deeper meaning in all things, attaching moral lessons to the mundane events of normal life.

Familiar to anyone else? It's easy to be schizophrenic!

I think I picked up those traits from being so involved in TMNT.

Cowabunga Kiefer · 01-21-2009, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I definitely agree with that...

Another thing I forgot was the way I (and I'm sure most of us fans) see more than a little of ourselves in each character. Donnie reminds me how when I was young I wanted to be a scientist more than anything, and I still have a strong scientific fascination. Mikey reminds me of my goofy/wacky side, especially being the only one in the room to laugh at a joke while everyone else gives the "you're a retard" stare. Raph is like, my darker side, the rage and the lack of control. And Leo, my favorite, has my obsessive need to always be IN control, the perfectionist drive to always be better, the DEMAND that those around me try to better themselves also. And Splinter reflects my constant search for deeper meaning in all things, attaching moral lessons to the mundane events of normal life.

Familiar to anyone else? It's easy to be schizophrenic!

I most definitely agree! It's kinda hard to judge which one you like better (in my opinion)!

*Weapon X* · 01-21-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo19

Just curious what keeps everyone into collecting and being a fan of TMNT?

Definitely nostalgia, I'm not really into the "New" TMNT. I haven't kept up with the comics since Vol. 4 #10, the new movie was a letdown, the new toy's suck. I do have the new Neca Turtles and the first two seasons of the '03 series though.

I have all of the old series that has been released on DVD so far, I still have all my Mirage Vol. 1, 2, and Archie comics, books and magazines, trading cards, old figures and vehicles, NES and SNES games, and whatever random merchandise I still own.

So yeah it's definitely nostalgia.

*Sewer Bull* · 01-21-2009, 04:48 PM

Oh my god. He's alive! O_O

**Jester** · 01-21-2009, 05:24 PM

I know what you mean. First Leo and now X...man. What other zombies will come to feast upon the brains of us all?

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 01-21-2009, 05:50 PM

I enjoy watching and reading them still. I have been a fan for so long it's almost a habit that I just wouldn't want to give up. I also can't stop hoping for more TMNT, even when it gets bad I just keep hoping because I really love it.

maybop · 01-27-2009, 11:45 PM

The thing that keeps me a fan is that when ever I have a down time I can turn to TMNT to cheer me up. Which is what is happening right now actually.

Yeah kinda cheesy and lame but meaningful to me.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-28-2009, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo19

Just curious what keeps everyone into collecting and being a fan of TMNT?

These days, the comic. Without that, it's all pretty dead to me.

Unless TMNT ever gets proper treatment on the big screen or in other media.

*ZariusTwo* · 01-28-2009, 01:02 AM

The motivated, helpful, energetic participation of a fanbase united and helping to produce independent projects that celebrate the TMNT's capability to anchor us all together in the spirit of fandom.

Oh wait, that hasnt happened..well...ever (and the proof is in the fact the documentary thread above and below are practically ghost-towns full of empty promises and minimal activity)

Golden ShredHead · 01-30-2009, 06:59 PM

The drama and comedy of the 1987 series.

NameGoesHere1066 · 01-31-2009, 02:29 PM

Leonardo and Raphael's passion.

Zage · 01-31-2009, 03:58 PM

Love, that's what keeps me a fan, my love for the TMNT universes.

Jelly Bean · 02-02-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NameGoesHere1066

Leonardo and Raphael's passion.

that just sounds very wrong.

Canadian Turtle · 02-02-2009, 12:44 PM

For me, I have sort of broke my addiction down into a psychological reasoning as to why I NEED to buy every TMNT thing I see, and just can't get enough of it.

I, like many my age fell in love with the Turtles around age 4 or 5. On my 5th B-day I got nothing but Turtles so it sort of exploded from there. I am a very nostalgic person to begin with, so I love anything that will take me back to that moment in time, when life was awesome!

That is more or less the heart of the addiction, I am addicted to the 'feeling'. This is hard to put into words, but its almost like a created memory or feeling of what it was like to hold those toys in my hands when I was a kid and be so enthralled in the mysticism of it all. In actuality that feeling may have not existed as I want to remember it, and I even acknowledge and even support the fact that I will never find that 'true' moment. So really its a drug... plain and simple.

That and it really is just an awesome story.

I have a question to add to this, you can call it blatant story hunting for the documentary, but well... thats exactly what it is.

We want to share the breadth of extremes in peoples fandom, from the people who just passingly love a part of TMNT to those who's lives are changed as a result of it. As Archon suggested with a short version of his story. Are there others who can attribute TMNT to their well being or held them in such high regards that they got you through tough times. If you don't want to post your stories on here, feel free to email them to me if you want to share them in the documentary.

[email protected]

Thanks!

*Coola Yagami* · 02-02-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jelly Bean

that just sounds very wrong.

Really.... Shellback Mountain...?

Ra · 02-02-2009, 09:57 PM

Oh god...unwanted dirty thoughts...unwanted dirty thoughts...

Well, all through my life I've seemed to bump into TMNT. Just like that person you seem to constantly run into all day when you least expect it. From all those run-ins I just accepted it as a part of my life. It's been there from the start as a child, and when I entered high school it was back again. I loved it. I couldn't escape from it even if I wanted to.

Even though I'm not as big of a fan as I was back in the day, I still love the characters, the never-ending stories that could be told. How I see all these characters and their influences on me, ever since I was watching "The Next Mutation" as a child.

I couldn't have it any other way.

01-21-2009, 04:48 PM	#45
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	Oh my god. He's alive! O_O __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*

01-21-2009, 05:24 PM	#46
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	I know what you mean. First Leo and now X...man. What other zombies will come to feast upon the brains of us all? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

01-28-2009, 01:02 AM	#50
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,487	The motivated, helpful, energetic participation of a fanbase united and helping to produce independent projects that celebrate the TMNT's capability to anchor us all together in the spirit of fandom. Oh wait, that hasnt happened..well...ever (and the proof is in the fact the documentary thread above and below are practically ghost-towns full of empty promises and minimal activity) __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

01-31-2009, 02:29 PM	#52
NameGoesHere1066 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at home LOL Posts: 957	Leonardo and Raphael's passion. __________________ ]

01-31-2009, 03:58 PM	#53
Zage Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 255	Love, that's what keeps me a fan, my love for the TMNT universes. __________________ My top 10 "never been made" figures that I wanna see are: Dreadmon Ninjara Jagwar Roadkill Rodney Lt. Granitor generic Stone Warrior/ Rock Soldier {preferably a 2-pack, one orangy brown, the other bluish grey} Kid Terra Bookwurm /w/ Innardo Tora Shogun Do you ever wonder, if Baxter, as the fly, ever had the urge to eat poop?

01-21-2009, 05:50 PM	#47
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	I enjoy watching and reading them still. I have been a fan for so long it's almost a habit that I just wouldn't want to give up. I also can't stop hoping for more TMNT, even when it gets bad I just keep hoping because I really love it.

01-27-2009, 11:45 PM	#48
maybop Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tomahawk, WI Posts: 15	The thing that keeps me a fan is that when ever I have a down time I can turn to TMNT to cheer me up. Which is what is happening right now actually. Yeah kinda cheesy and lame but meaningful to me.

01-30-2009, 06:59 PM	#51
Golden ShredHead Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 36	The drama and comedy of the 1987 series.

02-02-2009, 12:44 PM	#55
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,257	For me, I have sort of broke my addiction down into a psychological reasoning as to why I NEED to buy every TMNT thing I see, and just can't get enough of it. I, like many my age fell in love with the Turtles around age 4 or 5. On my 5th B-day I got nothing but Turtles so it sort of exploded from there. I am a very nostalgic person to begin with, so I love anything that will take me back to that moment in time, when life was awesome! That is more or less the heart of the addiction, I am addicted to the 'feeling'. This is hard to put into words, but its almost like a created memory or feeling of what it was like to hold those toys in my hands when I was a kid and be so enthralled in the mysticism of it all. In actuality that feeling may have not existed as I want to remember it, and I even acknowledge and even support the fact that I will never find that 'true' moment. So really its a drug... plain and simple. That and it really is just an awesome story. I have a question to add to this, you can call it blatant story hunting for the documentary, but well... thats exactly what it is. We want to share the breadth of extremes in peoples fandom, from the people who just passingly love a part of TMNT to those who's lives are changed as a result of it. As Archon suggested with a short version of his story. Are there others who can attribute TMNT to their well being or held them in such high regards that they got you through tough times. If you don't want to post your stories on here, feel free to email them to me if you want to share them in the documentary. [email protected] Thanks! __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

02-02-2009, 09:57 PM	#57
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Oh god...unwanted dirty thoughts...unwanted dirty thoughts... Well, all through my life I've seemed to bump into TMNT. Just like that person you seem to constantly run into all day when you least expect it. From all those run-ins I just accepted it as a part of my life. It's been there from the start as a child, and when I entered high school it was back again. I loved it. I couldn't escape from it even if I wanted to. Even though I'm not as big of a fan as I was back in the day, I still love the characters, the never-ending stories that could be told. How I see all these characters and their influences on me, ever since I was watching "The Next Mutation" as a child. I couldn't have it any other way. __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."