How do you prefer your Turtles?

lilonardo · 11-27-2005, 07:00 AM

Colorful and happy (like the 1987+ cartoon) or Dark and serious (like the original comics and the new cartoon) ?

Jo269976 · 11-27-2005, 08:35 AM

I like the in the middle kind, dark with some jokes in it but if i had to make a choice... Dark

Rhane · 11-27-2005, 08:47 AM

I'm with Leo Rules. I would like a middle ground better but dark if i had to choose. A darker tmnt allows for so many stories and themes that would have had to go if the show/comic was light and colorful.

*Weapon X* · 11-27-2005, 08:58 AM

I love the OS, but Mirage comics kicks the **** out of it with it's gritty/darkness and none "Pizza pie in the face" action.

*Sewer Bull* · 11-27-2005, 09:01 AM

Depends on my mood, really.

*Raph's Girl* · 11-27-2005, 11:15 AM

How do I prefer my turtles??? Hmm... Shaken, not stirred.

Seriously tho....Im like everyone else....a combo of em all....

DSWBandit · 11-27-2005, 01:03 PM

I like my turtles on the half shell. A mix of both, but I'd probably like darker and more realistic. I liked the show alot though.

*Buslady* · 11-27-2005, 01:07 PM

I prefer mine with a little garlic and butter...no just kidding HAHAHAH eewwww....

hmmm prefer mine with a red bandana and sai...

Mirage-ish, dark and adultish

lambofun · 11-27-2005, 02:00 PM

I like the TMNT on the cartoons and serious comics as well, but I remember seeing this comic called Bodycount and it had so much blood and gore , it was like the comic book spawn. People getting cut up which looks sick.

**Jester** · 11-27-2005, 02:03 PM

Depends.
When I need a good laugh, I watch either the great OT, the on par 2nd movie, the sub-par 3rd movie, or the utter crap-fest that is NT:TNM
When I want butt kicking ninja action, I watch the first movie and the NT

shadowflame611 · 11-27-2005, 04:13 PM

Mmkay.

It depends on what I'm doing, really. I enjoy to write dark turtles... with a bit of crude humor mixed in. When I read fanfiction, it really doen't matter, though I perfer dark.

...And watching TMNT shows? I like a mix.

*Spitfire* · 11-27-2005, 04:23 PM

Dark and Serious...that is what makes the series so great. It's gritty and not all sunshine and flowers.

*Katie* · 11-27-2005, 05:03 PM

I like em dark....serious business fighting underworld crime bosses and the like...I never was much of an old toon fan....

LUCKFF · 11-27-2005, 05:26 PM

I Loved The Old Show, Its What Started Me Into The Ninja Turtles. But Its Not Timeless. I Cant Sit Through 200 Episode Of It Today. I cant Draw From It. Its Not Stimulating. No Way. The Old Toon Is Not For Everyone And Is Not For Every Stage Either. Thats Why I Dont Like It. I Like My Turtles Dark And More Realistic And Relatable (relatively).

*Masked Ninja* · 11-27-2005, 06:18 PM

I think I agree with what Laird said about the difference between the OT and NT...

The OT was humor with action, and the NT is action with humor.

That said, I love just about every incarnation of TMNT I've seen (haven't seen Next Mutation *whew*) and for their own reasons. But my favorite is the way the new toon handles it... a lot of kick-butt action, real serious storylines, but a good one-liner every now and then.

But, as I keep saying, I really want to read more Mirage. I don't like stuff that's too gross on the gore, but I can handle (and prefer) grit over too much silliness.

*Weapon X* · 11-27-2005, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masked Ninja

I don't like stuff that's too gross on the gore, but I can handle (and prefer) grit over too much silliness.

Their not that gory, but as you said you like "grit" so you should like em.

11-27-2005, 06:51 PM

That's kinda tricky...

Like, I prefer the dark, mature, gritty style, but I also adore and have a great respect for the original series.

*Tetsu Deinonychus* · 11-27-2005, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weapon X

I love the OS, but Mirage comics kicks the **** out of it with it's gritty/darkness and none "Pizza pie in the face" action.

I'd have to agree, but all things considered, I like the whole range!

Jo269976 · 11-28-2005, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weapon X

I love the OS, but Mirage comics kicks the **** out of it with it's gritty/darkness and none "Pizza pie in the face" action.

i agree with X, pizza's ok once and a while but not every episode, and
corn flakes on pizza?

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 11-28-2005, 12:30 PM

I know I watch the new series DVDs more then the OS DVDs. I grew up on the original but like the show I have matured and appreciate the new darker style. Plus I love going back to all my comics and comparing

As for movies the first one for sure. Really anywhere I see TMNT makes me happy.

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11-27-2005, 07:00 AM	#1
lilonardo Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 293	How do you prefer your Turtles? Colorful and happy (like the 1987+ cartoon) or Dark and serious (like the original comics and the new cartoon) ? __________________ http://leodonraphmike.tripod.com

11-27-2005, 08:35 AM	#2
Jo269976 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 592	I like the in the middle kind, dark with some jokes in it but if i had to make a choice... Dark __________________

11-27-2005, 09:01 AM	#5
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	Depends on my mood, really. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*

11-27-2005, 11:15 AM	#6
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	How do I prefer my turtles??? Hmm... Shaken, not stirred. Seriously tho....Im like everyone else....a combo of em all.... __________________

11-27-2005, 08:47 AM	#3
Rhane Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New York Posts: 43	I'm with Leo Rules. I would like a middle ground better but dark if i had to choose. A darker tmnt allows for so many stories and themes that would have had to go if the show/comic was light and colorful.

11-27-2005, 08:58 AM	#4
Weapon X Turtle Power! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,744	I love the OS, but Mirage comics kicks the **** out of it with it's gritty/darkness and none "Pizza pie in the face" action.

11-27-2005, 01:03 PM	#7
DSWBandit Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Bound and Down Posts: 35	I like my turtles on the half shell. A mix of both, but I'd probably like darker and more realistic. I liked the show alot though. __________________ The Lost Woods Forum <-- Dare to Enter? The Lost Village Animal Crossing Forum (Another link coming soon, I hope) The DSW <-- Explains the "DSW" part of my name. "If you shoot wolves to save moose and then you shoot the moose you're either out of your mind or in Alaska"

11-27-2005, 01:07 PM	#8
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	I prefer mine with a little garlic and butter...no just kidding HAHAHAH eewwww.... hmmm prefer mine with a red bandana and sai... Mirage-ish, dark and adultish __________________

11-27-2005, 02:00 PM	#9
lambofun Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 130	I like the TMNT on the cartoons and serious comics as well, but I remember seeing this comic called Bodycount and it had so much blood and gore , it was like the comic book spawn. People getting cut up which looks sick. __________________ My Youtube Channel! I talk sports, movies, and I have vlogs! http://www.youtube.com/turbodaze

11-27-2005, 02:03 PM	#10
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Depends. When I need a good laugh, I watch either the great OT, the on par 2nd movie, the sub-par 3rd movie, or the utter crap-fest that is NT:TNM When I want butt kicking ninja action, I watch the first movie and the NT __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-27-2005, 04:13 PM	#11
shadowflame611 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New England! :D Posts: 350	Mmkay. It depends on what I'm doing, really. I enjoy to write dark turtles... with a bit of crude humor mixed in. When I read fanfiction, it really doen't matter, though I perfer dark. ...And watching TMNT shows? I like a mix. __________________ ROCK RULES BABY!!! ~Live life to its fullest...or die trying.~ VOTE KLUNK FOR PRESIDENT!... RIP JADE If you don't teach children four letter words, then they will never learn the meaning of love** My two short fics on the boys (two down, two to go!)... Leonardo -(Stabbed) and Donatello -(His Final Thoughts )

11-27-2005, 04:23 PM	#12
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Dark and Serious...that is what makes the series so great. It's gritty and not all sunshine and flowers. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

11-27-2005, 05:03 PM	#13
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	I like em dark....serious business fighting underworld crime bosses and the like...I never was much of an old toon fan.... __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

11-27-2005, 05:26 PM	#14
LUCKFF Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NEW YORK CITY Posts: 429	I Loved The Old Show, Its What Started Me Into The Ninja Turtles. But Its Not Timeless. I Cant Sit Through 200 Episode Of It Today. I cant Draw From It. Its Not Stimulating. No Way. The Old Toon Is Not For Everyone And Is Not For Every Stage Either. Thats Why I Dont Like It. I Like My Turtles Dark And More Realistic And Relatable (relatively). __________________

11-27-2005, 06:18 PM	#15
Masked Ninja Doodles TMNT for fun Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sploshin' through some sewer... Posts: 2,137	I think I agree with what Laird said about the difference between the OT and NT... The OT was humor with action, and the NT is action with humor. That said, I love just about every incarnation of TMNT I've seen (haven't seen Next Mutation whew) and for their own reasons. But my favorite is the way the new toon handles it... a lot of kick-butt action, real serious storylines, but a good one-liner every now and then. But, as I keep saying, I really want to read more Mirage. I don't like stuff that's too gross on the gore, but I can handle (and prefer) grit over too much silliness.

11-27-2005, 06:51 PM	#17
Ryona Guest Posts: n/a	That's kinda tricky... Like, I prefer the dark, mature, gritty style, but I also adore and have a great respect for the original series.

11-28-2005, 12:30 PM	#20
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	I know I watch the new series DVDs more then the OS DVDs. I grew up on the original but like the show I have matured and appreciate the new darker style. Plus I love going back to all my comics and comparing As for movies the first one for sure. Really anywhere I see TMNT makes me happy.