You're Favorite Version of the turtles?

[fridaynightdestination]

I'm surprised when I searched this up and this was no topic asking this, but I'm blind and there really is, let me know.

But what is you're favorite version of the turtles? Is the Mirage turtles, the IDW turtles, the Archie comics turtles, the Image comics turtles, the 1987 turtles, the 1990's trilogy turtles, the 2007 film turtles, the 2003 turtles, or the 2012 turtles? (if I'm missing any let me know)

While I haven't read any of the comics (I know I know) My favorite version of the turtles has to be the 2012 turtles, the show just does (almost) everything right. The 1987 series suffered from being too childish and silly, the 2003 series suffered from bad music, Splinter's voice actor (sorry), and other kind of stuff, the 2012 series is finally an show that does a lot of things right. It's fun, it's funny, it's entertaining, the turtles are cooler than they've ever been, the voice acting is great, the stories are great, the show is just so awesome and I hope it goes on for a long time.

So what is you're favorite version of the turtles?

[Wildcat]

Have not read the comics either but want to.

My favorite is 2k3.

It suffered from bad music? The theme song is corny but its such an irrelevant complaint when is has nothing to do with anything.

[TheDarkKunoichi]

Well, I haven't read the comics too. But I heard it's very dark and great. (We just don't have stores that sells comic books in my country. It's pretty lame)

The first TMNT that got me into the fandom was the 2007 movie. It was the entire reason I became a fan and it was the best for me. I watched the other series but it just didn't strike right. (the 2003 I liked a bit. Especially SAINW) But when I found out about the 2012 series, I suddenly realized that the 2007 film is in danger of being overthrown in it's '#1 position'. The new series is just so cool and funny and serious at the same time. It blended all these elements perfectly! I agree with what fridaynightdestination said, the 1987 focused on being funny. The 2003 focused on the seriousness and the fighting scenes, the 2007 focused on those stupid 13 monsters that when I looked back on it, just doesn't make any sense. But 2012 just nailed it! I love the new voice actors, Jason Biggs, Sean Astin, Rob Paulsen, and Greg Cipes. I like the animation and action scenes as well, AND the comedy! I always ended up laughing my butt off of some of the funnier scenes.

This is just my own opinion so no hard feelings or anything guys!

[Powder]

There are tons of versions of this thread, just worded differently.

[Shark_Blade]

2k12 - everything about it is almost perfect (if only they exclude Timothy).

OT (first season) comes second.

[turtlefanforever]

The Next Mutation . How you gonna forget that? But you covered the majority .

[Jester]

Originally Posted by FellowChucker

The time it took you to be negative, and scold someone who is new and may not know that ...

Why not just answer his question instead of being a snobby hall monitor?

Because of all the "didn't know any better" threads this and "Which Turtle's Your Favorite?" and "Who'd Win In A Fight?" are the MOST over done.
A few seconds with the search function would be a good bet for a thread this generic.

In fact here's one with a poll:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=45101

and two more.

[indiana_foot]

Mine would have to be the original Mirage turtles. I love the rawness of the characters.

[Cipher]

Originally Posted by Powder

There are tons of versions of this thread, just worded differently.

How were they worded? With the correct "your"?

Addendum: That's my only problem with this thread; not that it's a duplicate.

For the record, mine's the original Mirage, because they most resemble real, fleshed-out characters rather than playing too much into their stereotypes (after they stop being grim-'n'-gritty ninja pastiches, obviously).

Originally Posted by FellowChucker

But it's ok, defend your guy Powder, the snobby elitists on these boards.

Wait, what if you just hate everybody though?

[JTH]

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

The Next Mutation . How you gonna forget that? But you covered the majority .

People don't forget it.

They choose to pretend it never existed.

[tmntpower1988]

The 2003 TMNT are the best imo. I loved the serious tone of it, liked the music in it, animation was great, had the best character designs of the three cartoon series and it had the best action scenes. The FW 80's TMNT is the show I grew up with but when I watch it now I find it boring but I still do find it funny at times. The Nick series is decent but I don't like the CGI animation, the turtles look too kiddy looking and they look like playdough. The human characters look weird, not a fan of April either. It has some great action scenes though and I laughed a few times. Can't stand Nick Mikey and his voice when Nick Leo talks I can't stop thinking about the pie f*cker. Nick Splinter is the most skilled and badass of the three series though. Next Mutation is probably the worst incarnation of the TMNT. I've been watching a few Next Mutation episodes recently and find them a bit painful to watch, too many silly sound effects, it's just too stupid it even makes the FW series look serious.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

The 2003 Turtles are my favorite version of the Turtles.

[Bry]

I wonder if it'd be worth having a stickied mega-thread with a poll to try to avoid these repeats in the future?

Anyway - my vote is always for Mirage. The '87 cartoon was my "gateway drug", then I got truly hooked on the Archie comic thanks to its increasing depth as the series went on. I bought a random Mirage issue somewhere along the line at a local comic shop - I think it was Matt Howarth's crazy fill-in for issue 41 - then got curious enough about the original series to order the colour paperback collections on eBay when I was in high school. My mind exploded, I fell in love, and then made it my mission snap up every individual Mirage issue I could find.

I've got a lot of love for the other versions over the years - the 2003 and 2012 cartoons, the 1990 movie and the current IDW comic specifically. But Eastman, Laird and the Mirage crew did it first and did it best.

[RaphAndDonnie]

2k12 and the OT are my favorite as far as cartoons go and I really enjoy the IDW series. If I had to pick a definitive favorite though I'd pick 2k12.

[Candy Kappa]

Might as well do this again. Mirage is my favorite.

Buuut, the Nick cartoon is quickly becoming a strong second, if not a tie.

[Shred Head]

The Mirage comic is my favorite I have been reading that book since I was maybe eight years old I went from Dr.Seuss to Dinosaur books to the Archie comic to a tale of revenge and murder and time traveling girls with huge tits. That comic opened a whole new world for me and got me into more comics and made me a comic collector for life.

I also love the 2003, Archie, the Konami classic games, and the first movie there also some of my favorites don't love them as much as the Mirage but close enough. Fred Wolf Cartoon is more of a guilty pleasure and is really only loved because of the memories of my childhood.

[fridaynightdestination]

Originally Posted by tmntpower1988

The 2003 TMNT are the best imo. I loved the serious tone of it, liked the music in it, animation was great, had the best character designs of the three cartoon series and it had the best action scenes. The FW 80's TMNT is the show I grew up with but when I watch it now I find it boring but I still do find it funny at times. The Nick series is decent but I don't like the CGI animation, the turtles look too kiddy looking and they look like playdough. The human characters look weird, not a fan of April either. It has some great action scenes though and I laughed a few times. Can't stand Nick Mikey and his voice when Nick Leo talks I can't stop thinking about the pie f*cker. Nick Splinter is the most skilled and badass of the three series though. Next Mutation is probably the worst incarnation of the TMNT. I've been watching a few Next Mutation episodes recently and find them a bit painful to watch, too many silly sound effects, it's just too stupid it even makes the FW series look serious.

Well we sure have opposite opinions.

[BlisterStockboy]

These guys introduced me to TMNT, which I absolutely loved. I grew up with them as a child (I was born in 1996 but had VHS tapes of the series, as well as my Uncle's old Playmates toys)



These guys made me fall in love with TMNT and inspired me to start collecting the toys. I had always loved the turtles, but this show is really what started the obsession.




But i've recently been reading these comics, and I have to say that I love them tons. Great, great books.




I love all three of them for different reasons, but they all seem like the Turtles to me. I never really liked the 2K3 show and it really wasn't popular where I'm from, so maybe that had something to do with it. I can't pick just one favourite from the list that I gave, they're all great to me. If I wanna see the Turtles crack same lame ass jokes with great synthesized music, I'll put on the '87 FW series. If I wanna watch the turtles make some pretty funny jokes with some kickass action sequences, I'll watch the 2012 Nickelodeon show. But if I wanna see the turtles get all bloody and kill people.. I'll read the Mirage comics. They're all great. I love these green guys.

[Cipher]

Originally Posted by BlisterStockboy

But i've recently been reading these comics, and I have to say that I love them tons. Great, great books.

I just want to break topic for a moment and say I'm really glad to see new fans discovering the Mirage books. This never would have happened before Nick and IDW came onto the scene.

I don't know how far along you are, but eventually they start to move out of the kickass bloody action phase into something more somber and strange, and I promise it's just as good (better. It's better).

[Andrew NDB]

* Mirage/Image: The only one I can look at and not feel like I have to apologize for looking at to others (and myself).
* Fred Wolf: Actually watchable in small amounts, with the correct amount of alcohol. Strictly a nostalgia fix when I have some time to kill, which isn't often. I'd rather watch some arthouse film I've never heard of than watch some mind numbing crap about Shredder trying to take over the world or "Let's get tha toitles, youse guys!" fare.
* Archie: It's got some warts, and is largely colored by the taint of Fred Wolf, but it's it's own thing and I appreciate it, moreso now than even when I was a kid.
* The films: First one is watchable, largely. Not the second one. Third one is semi-watchable if I ignore the camp and lame sight gags. Fourth one I have... trouble viewing as a movie at all, but it succeeds in being exactly what it set out to be (how's that for being diplomatic?).
* NT:TNM: Unwatchable. I don't know how I was able to watch it when it was on the air. I'm not even sure what was my excuse... I was like 17, 18 when it came out. No excuse.
* 4Kids: Unwatchable, even less so than the Fred Wolf show to me. Not even with alcohol (I've tried). What some people call adaptations (some people even throw in the word "faithful," which makes my skin crawl) of Mirage material I call horrible, children and toy-driven painful to watch bastardizations of such.
* Nick: It's not the "true" TMNT to me, nor the "ideal" TMNT, but it's entertaining to watch. My daughter and I have always enjoyed watching it.
* IDW Comics: Began with a lot of potential, and it's always well written, but a lot of the limitations imposed by Nick really hurt what otherwise should be the "Big Brother" juxtaposed against the Nickelodeon show, which is for little kids.

Short answer: Mirage, the source material.