TMNT fans born in '86

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Alex

The mid-80's was the best period as a child.

Fixed it for ya. It's cool, man, it's not your fault you missed it.

Originally Posted by Alex

My mother later on told me that she hated reading turtles comics to me every night but did it anyway to make me pleased I couldnt sleep if she didn't do it, haha.

Man, my Dad used to love reading me comics when I was a kid. Any kind of books, really, but comics were the best because I could see what was going on, too. Mostly Superman and Batman, though. By the time TMNT was popular I was too old to be read to, anymore.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

To me 1986ers are the last real year for TMNT fans to properly experience the phenomenon. I myself was born in early '85 and feel similar, though thanks to VHS tapes, there were certain episodes I enjoyed more than others and also noticed a few TMNT references on a few other shows and in the real world, yet I felt that I would have gotten more out of it had I'd been born in the earlier '80s, as you would still be young enough to really enjoy the series yet get into some deeper stuff like the comics and more specialized merchandise, along with having more toys to enjoy. The 1986ers were in first grade when the third movie came out which was the last time that the franchise was widely promoted, and their pre-K/Kindergarten years were enough to develop some appreciation for it. But by the time they reached third grade, TMNT had entered its Red Sky era and Power Rangers had taken over. My younger brother, born in 1988, never quite understood what the TMNT were except on a couple video games I had and he didn't play it as much. He was mostly watching classic Warner Bros. stuff and some Nickelodeon series at the time.

With that said, you're probably right. I missed out on watching what is possibly my favorite movie of all time in Theaters. It must have been an amazing feeling that sadly we are never going to get that excitement again. I was hoping that this new movie would make up for this but sadly it doesn't look like it. Seeing CG turtles will probably not be the same as seeing them in costumes. Not saying 87ers (such as myself) or younger had it bad, it's just that we could have experienced more.