TMNT in TV Guide!

*Roseangelo* · 04-02-2003, 11:10 PM

Hey, go out and buy the new TV Guide with Spongebob on the cover and find this inside:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Those Renaissance amphibians - Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello - are back.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which ruled the Saturday-morning airwaves a decade ago, is returning with a slightly harder shell.

The basic premise of the show is unchanged: four very large, very nimble martial-arts warriors live in the sewer system beneath the city. They answer to their sensei, as wise old rat named Splinter. And their arch-enemy is the evil ninja master Shredder.

But TMNT has dropped its old motto: Heroes on the half shell. And the boys are no longer quite as addicted to pizza. The biggest change, though, is a concerted focus on suspense and action. It's like the old show on steroids: gaining muscle mass and losing its sense of humor. The banter between the four isn't as chippy or funny as it used to be. Instead, the cartoon's tint is darker, the villains scarier, and the hardware more impressive. There's no question this is a more exciting series, but I still miss the goofy original. Action heroes are a dime a dozen. But jolly greensters are hard to find.

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Overall not a bad writeup .. although it's too bad this guy is missing all of the great humor.

*Tetsu Deinonychus* · 04-02-2003, 11:31 PM

Someone should tell him about the original comics.

**Karpo_007** · 04-03-2003, 01:19 AM

I think that was a good description of the new show.

SavantiRomero · 04-03-2003, 01:30 AM

Any pictures in it?

beaker · 04-03-2003, 04:44 AM

Why the feck is Spongebob on the cover, and not the TMNT? gah!

**Barkworm** · 04-03-2003, 05:15 AM

Because Spongebob is currently the most popular cartoon on air?

**Kali** · 04-03-2003, 08:53 AM

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll see the TMNT on TV Covers at some point. Anyway, yeah, I read the article, not a bad writeup, even if the author is a touch biased, At least he says it's his opinion that he prefers the old TMNT, and doesn't write it up as "fact".

Shellfox · 04-03-2003, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by beaker

Why the feck is Spongebob on the cover, and not the TMNT? gah!

really, he's barly in the Guide, he has total maybe 2 line out side the normal show listings

**HorseTechie** · 04-03-2003, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TetsuDeinonychus

Someone should tell him about the original comics.

Or that he's not really a TMNT fan to get much of the hunmor they have in the new show. Still cool they did a feature on it.

*Kameko* · 04-03-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Those Renaissance amphibians - Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello - are back.

I want to know what it's going to take to convince people that turtles ARE NOT AMPHIBIANS!!! ARGH!

....Um, heh, I'm okay now, really.....

*The Defibrillator* · 04-03-2003, 02:32 PM

whoa, nelly! calm down there, kameko! simmer!

yeah, that bugs me too

Mondo_Gecko · 04-03-2003, 02:36 PM

I'm a big TMNT fan too and i don't think theres humor in this new series either. Or i just don't find it funny.

It must be because i'm a big fan of the old cartoon which i grew up with.

~~Leo656~~ · 04-03-2003, 02:52 PM

I grew up with it too, and loved it when I was a kid, but as a show the new one is better in almost every way. I actually think it's a lot funnier, as in you wouldn't have to be a kid to get the jokes.

That and we don't hear "cowabunga" or "pizza time!" every five seconds.

But then again, my sense of humor is more along the lines of "Clerks" than "American Pie", so maybe I just prefer a more "mature" sense of comedy rather than "cheap heat".

Just a matter of preference, I suppose.

*cqb101* · 04-03-2003, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I grew up with it too, and loved it when I was a kid, but as a show the new one is better in almost every way. I actually think it's a lot funnier, as in you wouldn't have to be a kid to get the jokes.

That and we don't hear "cowabunga" or "pizza time!" every five seconds.

But then again, my sense of humor is more along the lines of "Clerks" than "American Pie", so maybe I just prefer a more "mature" sense of comedy rather than "cheap heat".

Just a matter of preference, I suppose.

Ya I totallly agree with you.....

Aztec General · 04-03-2003, 03:10 PM

I think the humor in the new show is far funnier than the old. The humor in the new show is actually quite intelligent, unlike the old show which was slapstick.

But I agree with Tetsu, someone should tell this guy about the Mirage Comics.

*Mars-Chan* · 04-03-2003, 03:24 PM

Simmah Down Nah, Kameko! Simmah...down...nah! SIMMAHDOWNNAH!!!

Really. What are people thinking when they say that!? They don't look like anphibians to meeeee..........

**HorseTechie** · 04-03-2003, 03:39 PM

*lol* Sound's like Raph in last weeks ep. He was complaining how the PD gang never called them Turtles either.

**Karpo_007** · 04-03-2003, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

I grew up with it too, and loved it when I was a kid, but as a show the new one is better in almost every way. I actually think it's a lot funnier, as in you wouldn't have to be a kid to get the jokes.

That and we don't hear "cowabunga" or "pizza time!" every five seconds.

But then again, my sense of humor is more along the lines of "Clerks" than "American Pie", so maybe I just prefer a more "mature" sense of comedy rather than "cheap heat".

Just a matter of preference, I suppose.

I agree with you fully.

MzTheInsomniac · 04-03-2003, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondo_Gecko

I'm a big TMNT fan too and i don't think theres humor in this new series either. Or i just don't find it funny.

It must be because i'm a big fan of the old cartoon which i grew up with.

i disagree with you fully

*cqb101* · 04-03-2003, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mondo_Gecko

I'm a big TMNT fan too and i don't think theres humor in this new series either. Or i just don't find it funny.

It must be because i'm a big fan of the old cartoon which i grew up with.

I'm a fan of the old cartoon and I also grew up with it and I still think this oneis funnier and the comedy is more mature and not directed at 3 year olds......

04-02-2003, 11:10 PM	#1
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,117	TMNT in TV Guide! Hey, go out and buy the new TV Guide with Spongebob on the cover and find this inside: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Those Renaissance amphibians - Michaelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello - are back. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which ruled the Saturday-morning airwaves a decade ago, is returning with a slightly harder shell. The basic premise of the show is unchanged: four very large, very nimble martial-arts warriors live in the sewer system beneath the city. They answer to their sensei, as wise old rat named Splinter. And their arch-enemy is the evil ninja master Shredder. But TMNT has dropped its old motto: Heroes on the half shell. And the boys are no longer quite as addicted to pizza. The biggest change, though, is a concerted focus on suspense and action. It's like the old show on steroids: gaining muscle mass and losing its sense of humor. The banter between the four isn't as chippy or funny as it used to be. Instead, the cartoon's tint is darker, the villains scarier, and the hardware more impressive. There's no question this is a more exciting series, but I still miss the goofy original. Action heroes are a dime a dozen. But jolly greensters are hard to find. ============= Overall not a bad writeup .. although it's too bad this guy is missing all of the great humor. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

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SavantiRomero Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 277	TV Guide Any pictures in it?

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beaker Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 483	Why the feck is Spongebob on the cover, and not the TMNT? gah! __________________ .:\\.:beaker:.//:. let the 80's entropy begin!

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Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,754	Because Spongebob is currently the most popular cartoon on air? __________________ Make ****, not kill!

04-03-2003, 01:19 AM	#3
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	I think that was a good description of the new show.

04-03-2003, 08:53 AM	#7
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	Don't worry, I'm sure we'll see the TMNT on TV Covers at some point. Anyway, yeah, I read the article, not a bad writeup, even if the author is a touch biased, At least he says it's his opinion that he prefers the old TMNT, and doesn't write it up as "fact".

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Mondo_Gecko Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 670	I'm a big TMNT fan too and i don't think theres humor in this new series either. Or i just don't find it funny. It must be because i'm a big fan of the old cartoon which i grew up with.

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~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I grew up with it too, and loved it when I was a kid, but as a show the new one is better in almost every way. I actually think it's a lot funnier, as in you wouldn't have to be a kid to get the jokes. That and we don't hear "cowabunga" or "pizza time!" every five seconds. But then again, my sense of humor is more along the lines of "Clerks" than "American Pie", so maybe I just prefer a more "mature" sense of comedy rather than "cheap heat". Just a matter of preference, I suppose.

04-03-2003, 03:10 PM	#15
Aztec General Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,437	I think the humor in the new show is far funnier than the old. The humor in the new show is actually quite intelligent, unlike the old show which was slapstick. But I agree with Tetsu, someone should tell this guy about the Mirage Comics. __________________

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HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	lol Sound's like Raph in last weeks ep. He was complaining how the PD gang never called them Turtles either.