1989: The Great TMNT Year(and will 2003 be the next 1989?) - Page 6

beaker · 01-16-2003, 07:38 PM

It all keeps coming back to one thing for me when I think abou tmy love of the TMNT...that magical glorious endless concerto known as 1989. It's the year I discovered em, around the time they were on the cover of Nintendo Power. I had heard of em before, but this is when I really got into em. I got really into the cartoon, started checking out the reprinted black and white/tpb issues, getting the toys, and really digging that arcade game(IMHO one of the greatest TMNT things ever) I even remember Nintendo Power had a contest wher eyou could win a chance to be an extra in the movie. How epic that would have been to be a 11 year old in Shredder's arcade/dojo HQ hangout.

Then 1990 rolled around, and while at once bringing TMNT to out of hand mainstream Beatles/Power Rangers/Elvis/N*Sync proportions, really was the beginning of the end(for the spotlight at least) It just got watered down beyond belief. It's this reason I consider the first TMNT part of 1989, since it was filmed int he Fall of 1989...and also is the only one of the films to be of a darker edgier nature. Which was odd considering the cartoona nd Archie comic tone.

So...is 2003 the next 1989?(the last great TMNT year) Between the new cartoon, upcoming Dreamwave comic, and video games coming out...who knows? One thing, it would be a lock had that cgi film gone according to plan. *sigh* But for now, all we can do is hope.

01-16-2003, 07:38 PM	#1
beaker Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 483	1989: The Great TMNT Year(and will 2003 be the next 1989?) It all keeps coming back to one thing for me when I think abou tmy love of the TMNT...that magical glorious endless concerto known as 1989. It's the year I discovered em, around the time they were on the cover of Nintendo Power. I had heard of em before, but this is when I really got into em. I got really into the cartoon, started checking out the reprinted black and white/tpb issues, getting the toys, and really digging that arcade game(IMHO one of the greatest TMNT things ever) I even remember Nintendo Power had a contest wher eyou could win a chance to be an extra in the movie. How epic that would have been to be a 11 year old in Shredder's arcade/dojo HQ hangout. Then 1990 rolled around, and while at once bringing TMNT to out of hand mainstream Beatles/Power Rangers/Elvis/NSync proportions, really was the beginning of the end(for the spotlight at least) It just got watered down beyond belief. It's this reason I consider the first TMNT part of 1989, since it was filmed int he Fall of 1989...and also is the only one of the films to be of a darker edgier nature. Which was odd considering the cartoona nd Archie comic tone. So...is 2003 the next 1989?(the last great TMNT year) Between the new cartoon, upcoming Dreamwave comic, and video games coming out...who knows? One thing, it would be a lock had that cgi film gone according to plan. sigh* But for now, all we can do is hope. __________________ .:\\.:beaker:.//:. let the 80's entropy begin!