How would you rank(best to worst) the different TMNT incarnations? - Page 3

PizzaPower1985 · 10-16-2017, 10:47 AM

IDW is the top for me. Tom Waltz blows me away the way Alan Moore did when I read his Swamp Thing run. This is the definitive TMNT in my book.

Then comes the 1990 movie... the tone of that film makes it one of my favorite movies of all time.

3rd would be TMNT 2K3. But I only like the first four seasons.

Lastly but certainly not least is the Mirage Volume 1 (the Eastman and Laird stuff) and Tales Vol. 1. I prefer April as a scientist or science student (as in IDW)

I (kind of) like the 87 show's first season maybe slightly. I like what the 87 show did for its popularity and the aesthetics that it brought to TMNT.

The rest is just not my bag. I'm not really the audience for silliness.

2K3 · 10-16-2017, 01:45 PM

1 - IDW Comics: The DEFINITIVE TMNT EXPERIENCE! NUFF SAID!!!
2 - 2003 Series: Seasons 1-5 are the best in my opinion! The Introduction to main-stayers like Hun and Bishop are major reasons for loving this series. Plus it expanded aspects from the original mirage comics to GREATER heights.
3 – 1990 Feature Film: The ONLY worthy TMNT film; II-III were too kid-friendly, CGI a bit to off-topic and the less said about the Bay films the better (even if they brought Krang, Stockman , Bebop and Rocksteady to the big screen).
4 - Adventure Comics: To be fair, I haven’t read all of these comics, but certain storys (Future Shark Trilogy/ Terracide) and characters (Mighty Mutanimals, Null and Armaggon) make this a VERY interesting universe.
5 - 1987 Series: First series I ever watched, but looking back at it, only Seasons 1-2 and 7-8 are worth the watch; the rest is just too SILLY.
6 - Mirage Comics: The original TMNT… just stick to the original volume/ tales and ignore must of the Guest Era.
7 - 2012 Series: I only liked Season 1; after the original writers left, the plot went all over the place.
8 - Next Mutation: Interesting original characters… just WAYYYYY too "Power Rangers" for my taste.

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 10-16-2017, 05:24 PM

My list (based on Preference, not quality)

-IDW turtles
-Fred Wolf
-original film/ secret of the ooze/IMAGI film
-4kids series
-Archie
-Mirage/Image
-2012 series
-Next mutation
-Bay films
-TMNT 3
-coming out of their shells tour/Christmas tape/blue line vhs

PizzaPower1985 · 10-19-2017, 02:44 PM

I do like Secret of the Ooze until Vanilla Ice shows up... then I fast forward to Super Shredder and am further disappointed by how he is defeated or defeats himself.

*CyberCubed* · 10-19-2017, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2K3

7 - 2012 Series: I only liked Season 1; after the original writers left, the plot went all over the place.

The original writers didn't leave, you're talking about directors. Ciro was there for the entire show. I also don't see how the plot was all over the place, they basically condensed 30 years of TMNT history into one show and wrapped up all the major character arcs.

*Prowler* · 10-19-2017, 07:53 PM

Screw BayTurtles. And I don't care for The Next Mutation either.

haven't really seen much of the Nick series so can't really judge it.

The rest is fine by me for the most part. They all have things going for them, and my preference changes according to my mood.

biganimefan · 01-03-2018, 11:46 AM

So, I have just completed my first read through of the entire Mirage timeline. I was unable to read a few issues or skipped a couple, but I highly enjoyed the experience.

At this point, the Mirage and IDW incarnations are competing for 1st place with the 2K3 series in 3rd.

*Spike Spiegel* · 01-03-2018, 02:02 PM

Mirage
2003 series
1990s film trilogy
Seasons 1-2 of OT
IDW
2012 series
2007 film
2014-2016 films
Seasons 3-10 of OT
TNM

*Metalwolf* · 01-04-2018, 02:22 AM

My Rankings:

1990 Movie

Secret of The Ooze

'87 Turtles, The first(?) Batman and TMNT crossover. (Tie) -Whatever. It's the one where they turn the Joker into a cobra and Bane into an elephant.

Nick TMNT. - Season one was good, season two was good up until they started swapping around mutant henchmen and then it gradually goes downhill from there. There are some good episodes after that, but they were infrequent and the show spent too much time on some plotpoints (Karai's mutation) not enough on others (backstory of Tigerclaw) and going all over the place.

PD Turtles 1- Had good ideas, but the Turtles got waaay overshadowed by Meagan O'Fox and I hated Gundam Suit Shredder. Plus the movie was just lackluster overall.

Aaronardo · 01-04-2018, 02:32 PM

IDW comics
Mirage vol. 1
1990 film
2003 series
TMNT
Nick series
OT
SoTO
III
Bayturtles

Chabrendeki · 01-05-2018, 12:21 AM

Mirage [vol.1 (without guest era) and vol. 2 & 4, Tales of TMNT]
IDW
2012 animation
2003 cartoon (seasons 1-4)
Turtles Forever
Archie
Soul's Winter
Image
1990 movie
2007 movie
2003 cartoon (seasons 5-7)
OT (seasons 1-2)
1990 movie sequels ('91 & '93)
OT (seasons 3 upwards)
*Everything else*
Next Mutation

*a huge gap*

Bayturtles

dawwe · 01-05-2018, 12:46 PM

I haven't seen or read eveything by I'm going to go with with the IDW comic and the 1990 movie as my top 2 choiches. There is of course also the original Mirage comic.

10-16-2017, 05:24 PM	#43
Panda_Kahn_fan Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,715	My list (based on Preference, not quality) -IDW turtles -Fred Wolf -original film/ secret of the ooze/IMAGI film -4kids series -Archie -Mirage/Image -2012 series -Next mutation -Bay films -TMNT 3 -coming out of their shells tour/Christmas tape/blue line vhs __________________ My TMNT fanfic: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1266176...n-a-Half-Shell IDW is the best version of TMNT If they make a TMNT reboot movie retelling the shredder battle/origin, I won't buy a ticket.

01-04-2018, 02:32 PM	#50
Aaronardo Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 1,042	IDW comics Mirage vol. 1 1990 film 2003 series TMNT Nick series OT SoTO III Bayturtles __________________ "Shredder, you gotta listen to reason!" - Leonardo "Oh Turtles! Oh Turtles! Chew your gum properly." "If I miss this week's Kirby, heads are gonna roll." - Raphael "The Biosites have almost finished healing my flesh." - Shredder "Because we're takin' the heart and you're goin' to jail!" - Donatello

01-05-2018, 12:21 AM	#51
Chabrendeki Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 265	Mirage [vol.1 (without guest era) and vol. 2 & 4, Tales of TMNT] IDW 2012 animation 2003 cartoon (seasons 1-4) Turtles Forever Archie Soul's Winter Image 1990 movie 2007 movie 2003 cartoon (seasons 5-7) OT (seasons 1-2) 1990 movie sequels ('91 & '93) OT (seasons 3 upwards) Everything else Next Mutation a huge gap Bayturtles __________________

01-05-2018, 12:46 PM	#52
dawwe Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 136	I haven't seen or read eveything by I'm going to go with with the IDW comic and the 1990 movie as my top 2 choiches. There is of course also the original Mirage comic. __________________

10-16-2017, 10:47 AM	#41
PizzaPower1985 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: United States Posts: 947	IDW is the top for me. Tom Waltz blows me away the way Alan Moore did when I read his Swamp Thing run. This is the definitive TMNT in my book. Then comes the 1990 movie... the tone of that film makes it one of my favorite movies of all time. 3rd would be TMNT 2K3. But I only like the first four seasons. Lastly but certainly not least is the Mirage Volume 1 (the Eastman and Laird stuff) and Tales Vol. 1. I prefer April as a scientist or science student (as in IDW) I (kind of) like the 87 show's first season maybe slightly. I like what the 87 show did for its popularity and the aesthetics that it brought to TMNT. The rest is just not my bag. I'm not really the audience for silliness.

10-16-2017, 01:45 PM	#42
2K3 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cardiff Posts: 192	1 - IDW Comics: The DEFINITIVE TMNT EXPERIENCE! NUFF SAID!!! 2 - 2003 Series: Seasons 1-5 are the best in my opinion! The Introduction to main-stayers like Hun and Bishop are major reasons for loving this series. Plus it expanded aspects from the original mirage comics to GREATER heights. 3 – 1990 Feature Film: The ONLY worthy TMNT film; II-III were too kid-friendly, CGI a bit to off-topic and the less said about the Bay films the better (even if they brought Krang, Stockman , Bebop and Rocksteady to the big screen). 4 - Adventure Comics: To be fair, I haven’t read all of these comics, but certain storys (Future Shark Trilogy/ Terracide) and characters (Mighty Mutanimals, Null and Armaggon) make this a VERY interesting universe. 5 - 1987 Series: First series I ever watched, but looking back at it, only Seasons 1-2 and 7-8 are worth the watch; the rest is just too SILLY. 6 - Mirage Comics: The original TMNT… just stick to the original volume/ tales and ignore must of the Guest Era. 7 - 2012 Series: I only liked Season 1; after the original writers left, the plot went all over the place. 8 - Next Mutation: Interesting original characters… just WAYYYYY too "Power Rangers" for my taste.

10-19-2017, 02:44 PM	#44
PizzaPower1985 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: United States Posts: 947	I do like Secret of the Ooze until Vanilla Ice shows up... then I fast forward to Super Shredder and am further disappointed by how he is defeated or defeats himself.

10-19-2017, 07:53 PM	#46
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	Screw BayTurtles. And I don't care for The Next Mutation either. haven't really seen much of the Nick series so can't really judge it. The rest is fine by me for the most part. They all have things going for them, and my preference changes according to my mood.

01-03-2018, 11:46 AM	#47
biganimefan Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 228	So, I have just completed my first read through of the entire Mirage timeline. I was unable to read a few issues or skipped a couple, but I highly enjoyed the experience. At this point, the Mirage and IDW incarnations are competing for 1st place with the 2K3 series in 3rd.

01-04-2018, 02:22 AM	#49
Metalwolf Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,563	My Rankings: 1990 Movie Secret of The Ooze '87 Turtles, The first(?) Batman and TMNT crossover. (Tie) -Whatever. It's the one where they turn the Joker into a cobra and Bane into an elephant. Nick TMNT. - Season one was good, season two was good up until they started swapping around mutant henchmen and then it gradually goes downhill from there. There are some good episodes after that, but they were infrequent and the show spent too much time on some plotpoints (Karai's mutation) not enough on others (backstory of Tigerclaw) and going all over the place. PD Turtles 1- Had good ideas, but the Turtles got waaay overshadowed by Meagan O'Fox and I hated Gundam Suit Shredder. Plus the movie was just lackluster overall.