Turtles handicapped?

invictus1002 · 03-06-2007, 02:52 PM

do you guys think TMNT are handicapped because they are marketed towards kids therefor us older fans may not get the experience that you might want from the turtles? or are you happy with the way TMNT are marketed because it keeps the turtles fun?

If you had to decribe yourself as a turtle fan would you be one who likes the turtles as more "cowabunga"? or the kind of fan who likes to see more seriousness?

*Kendamu* · 03-06-2007, 02:54 PM

I like seeing the fact that the TMNT are marketed to multiple audiences of different ages... kind of like how Batman or Spider-Man is.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-06-2007, 03:08 PM

I like a smooth mixture of both.

~~ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael~~ · 03-06-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by invictus1002

do you guys think TMNT are handicapped because they are marketed towards kids therefor us older fans may not get the experience that you might want from the turtles? or are you happy with the way TMNT are marketed because it keeps the turtles fun?

If you had to decribe yourself as a turtle fan would you be one who likes the turtles as more "cowabunga"? or the kind of fan who likes to see more seriousness?

I like them as they are in the new toon/movie. Light-hearted yet serious. It's too deep a property to be all sillyness, but at the same time it's too way out there to be completely serious.

*triplexxx* · 03-06-2007, 03:24 PM

I'm with Putrescent.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-06-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by triplexxx

I'm with Putrescent.

well dang thats a first hahahah

*hands you a shamrock shake*

*triplexxx* · 03-06-2007, 04:09 PM

*drinks* *hugs* You're a nice guy, and apparently a TMNT fan after my own heart.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-06-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by triplexxx

*drinks* *hugs* You're a nice guy, and apparently a TMNT fan after my own heart.

Well geez oh million! 2 in a row haha well thanks and I see you're a stooges fan as well I wish they would give them a propper dvd release allready.

~~AquaParade~~ · 03-06-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by invictus1002

do you guys think TMNT are handicapped because they are marketed towards kids therefor us older fans may not get the experience that you might want from the turtles? or are you happy with the way TMNT are marketed because it keeps the turtles fun?

If you had to decribe yourself as a turtle fan would you be one who likes the turtles as more "cowabunga"? or the kind of fan who likes to see more seriousness?

Good question. I could definitley see how the fans who prefer a more mature TMNT incarnation(myself being one) are handicapped, probably because there is less of us to market too.

As TheManthatwouldberapheal said it, I really like them lighthearted but with a serious tone. I love the more mature stuff, but not when it gets toooo gritty and loses its charm.

Aignatius · 03-07-2007, 10:46 AM

Even the more mature incarnations had their humor.
Don falling into a vat of pink dye... Mike finding a kitten, naming it Klunk and then going in to play with the toys at FAO Schwartz... The other bros ragging at Leo to stop being so serious when they are on vacation... the crazy Halloween costumes... a lot of that got covered by the new cartoon, though.

03-06-2007, 02:52 PM	#1
invictus1002 Thug Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 51	Turtles handicapped? do you guys think TMNT are handicapped because they are marketed towards kids therefor us older fans may not get the experience that you might want from the turtles? or are you happy with the way TMNT are marketed because it keeps the turtles fun? If you had to decribe yourself as a turtle fan would you be one who likes the turtles as more "cowabunga"? or the kind of fan who likes to see more seriousness?

03-06-2007, 03:24 PM	#5
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,809	I'm with Putrescent. __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

03-06-2007, 04:09 PM	#7
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,809	drinks hugs You're a nice guy, and apparently a TMNT fan after my own heart. __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

03-07-2007, 10:46 AM	#10
Aignatius Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 318	Even the more mature incarnations had their humor. Don falling into a vat of pink dye... Mike finding a kitten, naming it Klunk and then going in to play with the toys at FAO Schwartz... The other bros ragging at Leo to stop being so serious when they are on vacation... the crazy Halloween costumes... a lot of that got covered by the new cartoon, though. __________________ I never realized how thirsty I was until I met a glass of water.

03-06-2007, 02:54 PM	#2
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	I like seeing the fact that the TMNT are marketed to multiple audiences of different ages... kind of like how Batman or Spider-Man is.

03-06-2007, 03:08 PM	#3
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	I like a smooth mixture of both.