Wait... the TMNT met the Power Rangers?!?! - Page 2

Bakushan · 12-30-2013, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dawnatello Turtle Chick

I wouldn't say post count is an accurate indication of how hardcore a fan you are. Post count has more to do with how long you've been a member, how much free time you have, how important you deem online interactions (whether you feel the need to respond/start threads or just read), etc. but I'm of the mindset that judging someone you don't know personally without any sort of context is not a productive practice. Now if they make emotionally charged statements to belittle others and elevate themselves then one could extrapolate something about their personality type. But let's face it, those types won't listen to reason anyhow. To each his own is how I feel about it- I just wish we could act like adults and be respectful...

ticktack · 12-30-2013, 11:32 AM

Yeah, the awareness of tmnt franchise as a fan doesn't rely on quantity of posts in some fanforums.

sgtfbomb · 12-30-2013, 11:53 AM

People who use the term "casuals" are the reason why the word "fanboy" carries negative connotations. Let's be fair. TNM is to TMNT as The Star Wars Holiday Special is to Star Wars. It's not worth judging people over. There are bigger problems in the world, much less the TMNT fan community....

*CyberCubed* · 12-30-2013, 12:20 PM

It's only because "casuals" claim to be big TMNT fans when all they know about the franchise is their nostalgia from their childhood.

They're the same people you see on the street who say, "I love the Turtles" yet haven't watched/read anything of TMNT since they were 10 years old.

Bakushan · 12-30-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's only because "casuals" claim to be big TMNT fans when all they know about the franchise is their nostalgia from their childhood.

They're the same people you see on the street who say, "I love the Turtles" yet haven't watched/read anything of TMNT since they were 10 years old.

I think you can be a huge TMNT fan without watching or reading anything about TMNT in 10+ years.

What makes you a fan is the place they hold in your heart.

I don't sit down and watch the new series often at all, but when a toy comes out at TRU I pick it up. I have over 500 figures, vehicles and toys related to TMNT. I have not read a TMNT comic or watched very much TMNT on TV in the last 10 years. Why am I any less of a fan?

sgtfbomb · 12-30-2013, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's only because "casuals" claim to be big TMNT fans when all they know about the franchise is their nostalgia from their childhood.

They're the same people you see on the street who say, "I love the Turtles" yet haven't watched/read anything of TMNT since they were 10 years old.

Whatever makes you feel better about yourself, I guess......

dragonside · 12-30-2013, 12:55 PM

mmm I think its kinda pointless to judge how much of a fan someone is.

Is it really important that we say one fan is better than another fan? I personally don't like the hardcores vs casuals. It doesn't provide any real merit. Instead, why can't we appreciate that people have different levels of dedication. We can admire those that put in a lot of dedication, but that shouldn't mean that those that people with less dedication are "lesser" fans. Fans are fans, and I thought the point of the forum is for fans to share their experiences with other fans. Hence.. forum.

As for being on topic.

I liked the concept, but the episode was weak beyond compare. The power rangers were fine, but the dubbing on the turtles in that cross over was atrocious. The next mutation voices were.... not great, but this was just another level.

I watched it nonetheless, and I think if Next Mutation was executed a bit better, it could've been a much more solid series. The concept itself wasn't that bad.

*sdp* · 12-30-2013, 01:17 PM

Well I usually like to defend TNM but I'm afraid of sounding like a broken record since I repeat the same things but I only do because TNM gets a new topic every 6 months and it gets bashed for the same reasons which I always reply about. Point is TNM isn't as bad as people claim, it's by no means great, it's rather average at best but it has good ideas. Definitely worth a watch if you consider yourself a fan of the turtles so you can form your own opinion. I love the OT but I can bash it for as many reasons as people bash TNM for. It's a product of it's time.

As far as the crossover it has its pros and cons and mostly because it's not a TNM episode but a Power Rangers in Space episode, so it had different writers/production team. A big con is the personalities of the turtles is horrendous, they are the most annoying interpretation of the turtles ever, never do they act like this on TNM. I don't know what they were thinking, it's even inconsistent with the rest of that Power Ranger season which is more mature than past PR shows. Now because this was done by the PR crew the martial arts are actually much better than on the actual TNM show. Overall the crossover is bad because of the story but I still like it and I'm glad it happened for one reason, these two shows were my childhood and seeing these two teams shaking hands and have a cool fight with each other more than makes up for the bad dialog/story.

As for the hardcore/casual talk ugh,. Having more TMNT products or having watched everything, knowing every single detail of the franchise or constantly watching TMNT doesn't make you doesn't make you a bigger fan necessarily. . Just that you invest more time. It's all subjective, I probably know more details about this franchise than many on this board and yet they're probably bigger fans than me. Now if you liked the turtles as a kid and you see a shirt on Hot Topic and buy it because you "love" the turtles, that is still a fan of the show, even if he doesn't watch it, sure he's a casual but the more the better, now it's only when someone who grew up with the turtles or whatever and says everything else sucks without knowing the history then yeah he isn't a real fan, but people can be fans of something even if they only like one small aspect of the franchise. Casual is used in such a demeaning term when it shouldn't only to the example above. I'm a rather casual fan of many franchises but that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of them, it's unfair for me to be judged as a "casual".

Stingray69 · 12-30-2013, 02:14 PM

Yet another thread turned into a penis measuring contest. Hold on while I go get my tape measure.

Aaronardo · 12-30-2013, 02:37 PM

**** this
**** The Next Mutation
**** this thread
**** the Power Rangers
**** Saban
**** everything
I am DONE.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 12-30-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bakushan

A DFW local fan! Nice to meet you sir!!!

And I'm another. My location: the tenth level of Hell, Texas, aka Decatur. So will you guys be attending the reunion concert/party in Feb.? I plan to! See ya' there!

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Originally Posted by Dawnatello Turtle Chick

I wouldn't say post count is an accurate indication of how hardcore a fan you are. Post count has more to do with how long you've been a member, how much free time you have, how important you deem online interactions (whether you feel the need to respond/start threads or just read), etc. but I'm of the mindset that judging someone you don't know personally without any sort of context is not a productive practice. Now if they make emotionally charged statements to belittle others and elevate themselves then one could extrapolate something about their personality type. But let's face it, those types won't listen to reason anyhow. To each his own is how I feel about it- I just wish we could act like adults and be respectful...

Agreed. Some of us simply have other things going on that take up most of our time/money, and have less to devote to TMNT.

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Originally Posted by Bakushan

I think you can be a huge TMNT fan without watching or reading anything about TMNT in 10+ years.

What makes you a fan is the place they hold in your heart.
I don't sit down and watch the new series often at all, but when a toy comes out at TRU I pick it up. I have over 500 figures, vehicles and toys related to TMNT. I have not read a TMNT comic or watched very much TMNT on TV in the last 10 years. Why am I any less of a fan?

This, exactly! (Emphasis mine.)

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Originally Posted by sgtfbomb

Whatever makes you feel better about yourself, I guess......

So true, especially in referring to certain posters around here. Not to name any names....

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Originally Posted by Stingray69

Yet another thread turned into a penis measuring contest. Hold on while I go get my tape measure.

Want to borrow mine?

*Ninjinister* · 12-30-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Want to borrow mine?

Wait, which of those things are you offering

Not sure I wanna know.

Ninja Tiptup · 12-30-2013, 03:18 PM

Yeah the Ninja Turtles met the Power Rangers and it brought me such delight to see the Turtles kick those Rangers asses even if it was when they were the bad guys.

At the time I was coming off the height of my Power Rangers fandom but my fire for Ninja Turtles has never died. I still enjoy some Power Rangers now and again but for someone who saw when Power Rangers kicked Ninja Turtles to the curb and became the current big thing after TMNT's reign it was so satisfying for the Turtles to show the Power Rangers who is still the best.

Would be kind of neat to have Power Rangers and TMNT air back to back on Nickelodeon but for whatever reason they have yet to do that on the network.

*Candy Kappa* · 12-30-2013, 03:24 PM

The crossover was amazing, shut yer dirty lying mouths!

Bakushan · 12-30-2013, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

And I'm another. My location: the tenth level of Hell, Texas, aka Decatur. So will you guys be attending the reunion concert/party in Feb.? I plan to! See ya' there!

Yeah... I think I might make an appearance.... lol... Did you buy tickets? Whats your name?

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 12-30-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Wait, which of those things are you offering

Not sure I wanna know.

The tape measure, of course, LOL!! (I'm a gal, so I don't HAVE the other one, LOL!!

)

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Originally Posted by Bakushan

Yeah... I think I might make an appearance.... lol... Did you buy tickets? Whats your name?

Vicki, or "Duckie" to my co-workers. I'm a fast-food jockey. (aka drive-through girl at my local McD's....) No tickets yet, but the holidays sapped all my extra cash. I'll probably grab a couple in the next week or two.

*Xav* · 12-30-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Casey

Also, I never got on board with the rangers. Always resented them for ending the era of turtles.

I'm pretty sure the Power Rangers had nothing to do with ending Next Mutation.

*Ninjinister* · 12-30-2013, 04:36 PM

I gotta say, when I was watching "...in Space" as a lad and I saw the Turtles show up at the end of Save Our Ship, I nearly dooked myself.

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

The tape measure, of course, LOL!! (I'm a gal, so I don't HAVE the other one, LOL!!

)

Not my place to say either way

Could have a collection of them in the freezer for all I know.

(I also just now learned that it's not called a "tape measurer". That's all my dad had ever called it. Guess I'm a handyman casual. OH NOES)

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 12-30-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

Not my place to say either way

Could have a collection of them in the freezer for all I know.

WHO TOLD??!! LOL!! Heh, just from a few totally deserving @$$hats who ticked me off over the years. All completely justified- I swear!

*Guitar_Raph* · 12-30-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

And I'm another. My location: the tenth level of Hell, Texas, aka Decatur. So will you guys be attending the reunion concert/party in Feb.? I plan to! See ya' there!

Wish I could go. It would take a Miracle on 34th street to see TMNT/Vanilla Ice.

I'd rather see Mikey play the drums then to see him dance.

12-30-2013, 11:53 AM	#23
sgtfbomb Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Internet Posts: 830	People who use the term "casuals" are the reason why the word "fanboy" carries negative connotations. Let's be fair. TNM is to TMNT as The Star Wars Holiday Special is to Star Wars. It's not worth judging people over. There are bigger problems in the world, much less the TMNT fan community.... Last edited by sgtfbomb; 12-30-2013 at 12:15 PM.

12-30-2013, 01:17 PM	#28
sdp Megan Fox = April Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 9,999	Well I usually like to defend TNM but I'm afraid of sounding like a broken record since I repeat the same things but I only do because TNM gets a new topic every 6 months and it gets bashed for the same reasons which I always reply about. Point is TNM isn't as bad as people claim, it's by no means great, it's rather average at best but it has good ideas. Definitely worth a watch if you consider yourself a fan of the turtles so you can form your own opinion. I love the OT but I can bash it for as many reasons as people bash TNM for. It's a product of it's time. As far as the crossover it has its pros and cons and mostly because it's not a TNM episode but a Power Rangers in Space episode, so it had different writers/production team. A big con is the personalities of the turtles is horrendous, they are the most annoying interpretation of the turtles ever, never do they act like this on TNM. I don't know what they were thinking, it's even inconsistent with the rest of that Power Ranger season which is more mature than past PR shows. Now because this was done by the PR crew the martial arts are actually much better than on the actual TNM show. Overall the crossover is bad because of the story but I still like it and I'm glad it happened for one reason, these two shows were my childhood and seeing these two teams shaking hands and have a cool fight with each other more than makes up for the bad dialog/story. As for the hardcore/casual talk ugh,. Having more TMNT products or having watched everything, knowing every single detail of the franchise or constantly watching TMNT doesn't make you doesn't make you a bigger fan necessarily. . Just that you invest more time. It's all subjective, I probably know more details about this franchise than many on this board and yet they're probably bigger fans than me. Now if you liked the turtles as a kid and you see a shirt on Hot Topic and buy it because you "love" the turtles, that is still a fan of the show, even if he doesn't watch it, sure he's a casual but the more the better, now it's only when someone who grew up with the turtles or whatever and says everything else sucks without knowing the history then yeah he isn't a real fan, but people can be fans of something even if they only like one small aspect of the franchise. Casual is used in such a demeaning term when it shouldn't only to the example above. I'm a rather casual fan of many franchises but that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of them, it's unfair for me to be judged as a "casual". __________________ *Bye* *TMNT !!! I'm unaliving tonight* Click to join The Drome Discord server

12-30-2013, 02:14 PM	#29
Stingray69 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 916	Yet another thread turned into a penis measuring contest. Hold on while I go get my tape measure. __________________ Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. Looking to buy old Kool aid flavors no longer produced.

12-30-2013, 02:37 PM	#30
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12-30-2013, 03:18 PM	#33
Ninja Tiptup Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 1,448	Yeah the Ninja Turtles met the Power Rangers and it brought me such delight to see the Turtles kick those Rangers asses even if it was when they were the bad guys. At the time I was coming off the height of my Power Rangers fandom but my fire for Ninja Turtles has never died. I still enjoy some Power Rangers now and again but for someone who saw when Power Rangers kicked Ninja Turtles to the curb and became the current big thing after TMNT's reign it was so satisfying for the Turtles to show the Power Rangers who is still the best. Would be kind of neat to have Power Rangers and TMNT air back to back on Nickelodeon but for whatever reason they have yet to do that on the network. __________________ It's weird to be normal, and it's normal to be weird.

12-30-2013, 11:32 AM	#22
ticktack Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 215	Yeah, the awareness of tmnt franchise as a fan doesn't rely on quantity of posts in some fanforums.

12-30-2013, 12:20 PM	#24
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	It's only because "casuals" claim to be big TMNT fans when all they know about the franchise is their nostalgia from their childhood. They're the same people you see on the street who say, "I love the Turtles" yet haven't watched/read anything of TMNT since they were 10 years old.

12-30-2013, 12:55 PM	#27
dragonside Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 476	mmm I think its kinda pointless to judge how much of a fan someone is. Is it really important that we say one fan is better than another fan? I personally don't like the hardcores vs casuals. It doesn't provide any real merit. Instead, why can't we appreciate that people have different levels of dedication. We can admire those that put in a lot of dedication, but that shouldn't mean that those that people with less dedication are "lesser" fans. Fans are fans, and I thought the point of the forum is for fans to share their experiences with other fans. Hence.. forum. As for being on topic. I liked the concept, but the episode was weak beyond compare. The power rangers were fine, but the dubbing on the turtles in that cross over was atrocious. The next mutation voices were.... not great, but this was just another level. I watched it nonetheless, and I think if Next Mutation was executed a bit better, it could've been a much more solid series. The concept itself wasn't that bad.

12-30-2013, 03:24 PM	#34
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	The crossover was amazing, shut yer dirty lying mouths! __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon