Who else is a fan of Next Mutation?

[MathUser]

I started watching this on the Hub and when they cancelled it I started watching the rest of it on netflix. It's cool as a alternate continuation of TMNT3. So anyone else like the series?

[snake]

It's an odd thing that I've softened up to. It's pretty bad, but it's really enjoyable and the villains are sweet.

[Candy Kappa]

As I usually say in these NM threads when they now and then pop up: The show has it's charm.

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

The show is a mixed bag-

Good: live action turtles,new and interesting villain concepts and new storylines. (in concept, Dragon Lord, Bonesteel, Silver, and the rest are no cheesier or lamer than anything else, Mirage or otherwise)

Bad: cheesy sound effects, cheesy fights, low budget that made it power rangers bad, and Mary Sue fifth turtle that overpowered the original four in a few second off-screen fight, and defeated the shredder with a mind trick.

[IndigoErth]

I find it's hokeyness amusing. Kabillion via my 'on demand' with Comcast/Xfinity usually has some episodes available, so I'd been checking it out on there.

[TheCanadiandrome]

it's decent. I wouldn't mind owning it on dvd. it's about the only thing i don't own TMNT related on dvd

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

The show is a mixed bag-

Good: live action turtles,new and interesting villain concepts and new storylines. (in concept, Dragon Lord, Bonesteel, Silver, and the rest are no cheesier or lamer than anything else, Mirage or otherwise)

Bad: cheesy sound effects, cheesy fights, low budget that made it power rangers bad, and Mary Sue fifth turtle that overpowered the original four in a few second off-screen fight, and defeated the shredder with a mind trick.

I agree. I liked the show when I was 12 because I only saw the good points. I also liked that it was loosely based on the films. A few people at school liked the show and preferred it over the 1987 cartoon. I watched the first two episodes a year ago and I thought that the good was far outweighed by the bad. It is entertaining to watch at times, but it's not as good as I remembered it. The bad acting put me off watching another episode.

[Autbot_Benz]

I watched the first episode the other day and it was bad. The turtle voices were crap the costumes looked horrible shredder and the foot were goofs.

[Leo656]

It's easier to watch it now for me than it was back then. I was a Freshman in high school when that show came out. Me and all my buddies were SO pumped that TMNT was going to carry on in some fashion. Keep in mind, we hadn't had a movie for a couple years with none on the way, the cartoon was winding down, the Archie book was cancelled... Next Mutation, based on just still photos and descriptions, sounded pretty spiffy. We were all set to go.

...After the first episode, and ever since, I'm the only one of that particular group that still kept up with TMNT other than watching the first movie occasionally. My friends all decided, on that day, they were "too old for this sh*t," and never looked back. I mean, we used to make masks out of construction paper and run around the backyard acting out the movies and sh*t. It was important to us. Suddenly, TMNT was "corny". That stung. I've tried to get a couple of them back into it, and a few of them saw the new movie, but they all admit they don't much care anymore. They're still into other cartoons and comics and stuff, but they've never been able to shake off that sour taste from TNM.

So, I have a bit of a distaste for it in general. But watching it now, years later, many years removed from that heartbreak, it's much easier to just write it off as one of the goofier versions of TMNT and accept it for what it is and see the good in it. If it really had been the last TMNT project ever and we hadn't gotten so much good stuff since, I'd still be bitter, but it's much easier to swallow now. It has its moments. I picked it up as soon as it came out on DVD, mostly because my wife had never seen it. I can laugh at stuff now that, back then, just made me go, "Oh, man, so it's come to THIS."

It's definitely not really very good but it's gotten more hate than it deserves, I think. Especially Venus. Really bad execution, really unnecessary idea, BUT, I swear there's ways to make that idea work and they just picked the wrong one. There's a lot of that in TNM. Okay ideas they didn't have time, writers, or budget to properly execute. But they tried. I don't think they had enough to work with but they did okay with what they had, which honestly wasn't much.

[Birdman37]

By far the worst adaption of Turtles whether comics, live action, cartoon, tv, movie, etc.... Horrible, horrible show. I was a HUGE turtles fan growing up and even I quit watching after a few episodes as a kid. It was painful to try and sit through.

[turtlefanforever]

A big thing with the hate is it's the first very real change to the franchise. Excluding the jump from comics to the cartoon show which was drastic. But The Next Mutation went and did it's own thing. It's own villians and allies. A twist on the story but still keeping true to the movies. I loved it all. I don't understand why it's the general consensus that this was supposed to be some dark gritty show and that it sucks because it wasn't.

The villains were great, had some of the best archs within the franchise with unchain my heart. There's just so much good in this series. And it comes no where near the crap we got in the 2014 film and 2012 series!!!!

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by MathUser

I started watching this on the Hub and when they cancelled it I started watching the rest of it on netflix. It's cool as a alternate continuation of TMNT3. So anyone else like the series?

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

A big thing with the hate is it's the first very real change to the franchise. Excluding the jump from comics to the cartoon show which was drastic. But The Next Mutation went and did it's own thing. It's own villians and allies. A twist on the story but still keeping true to the movies. I loved it all. I don't understand why it's the general consensus that this was supposed to be some dark gritty show and that it sucks because it wasn't.

The villains were great, had some of the best archs within the franchise with unchain my heart. There's just so much good in this series. And it comes no where near the crap we got in the 2014 film and 2012 series!!!!

there are no words

[Leo656]

"Hello...? HELLO, there! Mr. Kettle! It's your old friend, Mr. Pot! I just called to say you're black!"

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Leo656

It's easier to watch it now for me than it was back then. I was a Freshman in high school when that show came out. Me and all my buddies were SO pumped that TMNT was going to carry on in some fashion. Keep in mind, we hadn't had a movie for a couple years with none on the way, the cartoon was winding down, the Archie book was cancelled... Next Mutation, based on just still photos and descriptions, sounded pretty spiffy. We were all set to go.

...After the first episode, and ever since, I'm the only one of that particular group that still kept up with TMNT other than watching the first movie occasionally. My friends all decided, on that day, they were "too old for this sh*t," and never looked back. I mean, we used to make masks out of construction paper and run around the backyard acting out the movies and sh*t. It was important to us. Suddenly, TMNT was "corny". That stung. I've tried to get a couple of them back into it, and a few of them saw the new movie, but they all admit they don't much care anymore. They're still into other cartoons and comics and stuff, but they've never been able to shake off that sour taste from TNM.

So, I have a bit of a distaste for it in general. But watching it now, years later, many years removed from that heartbreak, it's much easier to just write it off as one of the goofier versions of TMNT and accept it for what it is and see the good in it. If it really had been the last TMNT project ever and we hadn't gotten so much good stuff since, I'd still be bitter, but it's much easier to swallow now. It has its moments. I picked it up as soon as it came out on DVD, mostly because my wife had never seen it. I can laugh at stuff now that, back then, just made me go, "Oh, man, so it's come to THIS."

It's definitely not really very good but it's gotten more hate than it deserves, I think. Especially Venus. Really bad execution, really unnecessary idea, BUT, I swear there's ways to make that idea work and they just picked the wrong one. There's a lot of that in TNM. Okay ideas they didn't have time, writers, or budget to properly execute. But they tried. I don't think they had enough to work with but they did okay with what they had, which honestly wasn't much.

I wonder if people will view the new movie in the same light 15-20 years later

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I have seen it, but don't remember anything of it.

I might give it a go again sometime.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Leo656

"Hello...? HELLO, there! Mr. Kettle! It's your old friend, Mr. Pot! I just called to say you're black!"

The lack of self-awareness in some folks really is staggering, isn't it?

[Leo656]

"Self-Awareness"? What is that, some kind of Palsy?

[Powder]

Just report & carry on.

Anyway, I absolutely love The Next Mutation. Contrary to popular belief, there are others like us.

[pennydreadful]

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