Should we divide TMNT gens up like Pokemon gens?

[CyberCubed]

So you know how Pokemon divides up each part of the games/anime into separate generations? Should we do that for TMNT? If so:

Gen 1: 1984-1996

Mirage Comics, Original TMNT cartoon, original live-action movie trilogy, Archie TMNT Adventures, and original Playmates toy and videogame releases.

Gen 2: 2001-2009

Mirage Volume 4 and Tales reboots, 2k3 TMNT cartoon, 4th TMNT movie, Playmates 2k3 toy releases, videogames, etc.

Gen 3: 2011-Present

IDW TMNT comics, Nick TMNT cartoon, 2014 Movie series, and associated toys/videogames/merch.


I kinda leave out Next Mutation and Image because they were sort of "inbetween" gens and didn't make as much impact. Also they clearly came after the original TMNT fad was dead, as both Volume 2 of Mirage ended, the original cartoon was over, and Archie and the movie line were done.

Thoughts?

[neatoman]

Uhm, the main reason Pokemon is divided into generations is that they add a batch of new marketable critters every couple of years.

With TMNT it's better to think of it in terms of continuities or reboots.

[sdp]

We've always done this with "OT fans", "2k3(NT fans)" and "Nick fans". We basically talk about the whole generation. Now, TNM would definitely be part of the "OT" generation, it aired a year after the OT ended and was even in the same section in the old official site. I certainly remember it as part of my TMNT childhood as well.

[Powder]

I don't think it's necessary. Everybody knows there are/were 3-4 key eras.

[Cryomancer]

Sure if it would mean "OT" could become "1T" or something that doesn't imply it somehow predates Mirage. Way too much stuff in TMNT fandom using the term "original".

[BubblyShell22]

No, I don't think it's necessary to do that. Pokemon does it because they have so many different variations of Pokemon so they have to divide it like that. With TMNT, you don't need that. Remember: United we stand, divided we fall.

[plastroncafe]

Nah, I think the shorthand we have now is pretty good.
Though, I think it might be time to retire OT and instead refer to it as Wolf Toon.

2k3 is over a decade old, which makes it an Old Toon in its own right.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Nah, I think the shorthand we have now is pretty good.
Though, I think it might be time to retire OT and instead refer to it as Wolf Toon.

2k3 is over a decade old, which makes it an Old Toon in its own right.

To me, OT means Original Toon.

[Candy Kappa]

I personally prefer FW over OT. Original seems to me that it implies it's the first incarnation, which we all know is wrong.

[Netkeeper]

I just call it 87.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

I personally prefer FW over OT. Original seems to me that it implies it's the first incarnation, which we all know is wrong.

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

I just call it 87.

I like both of these.
YOINK!

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

I personally prefer FW over OT. Original seems to me that it implies it's the first incarnation, which we all know is wrong.

Oooh, I like that. FW, 4Kids, Nick. I'm using this now... good call, Candy!

[Unworthy tinker]

I usually call the 1987 cartoon the OT here, but I call it the 80's series everywhere else. Dunno why. The way I see it though, it Original Toon doesn't mean it was the the first incarnation, but simply the first cartoon.

And nah, I don't think it needs to be divided like that. I think the way everyone splits each incarnation is fine.

[Jephael]

I personally like going by the names of the companies that produced each iteration...

Original Comics: Mirage/Image
1987 Cartoon: Fred Wolf
TMNT Adventures/Mighty Mutanimals: Archie
Live Action 90s Films: New Line Cinema
Next Mutation: Saban
2003 Cartoon/Fast Forward/Back to the Sewer: 4Kids
2007 CGI Film: Imagi/Warner Bros.
IDW Comics (self explanitory)
2012 Cartoon: Nickelodeon
Michael Bay Films: Platinum Dunes

[jestermon]

Makes no sense.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Uhm, the main reason Pokemon is divided into generations is that they add a batch of new marketable critters every couple of years.

With TMNT it's better to think of it in terms of continuities or reboots.

This...

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

To me, OT means Original Toon.

Same here. Before Nick came out, I mostly read it as "Old Toon", though. Since it would be wrong to call the 2k3 series "old" in 2009-2010.

Originally Posted by Unworthy tinker

I usually call the 1987 cartoon the OT here, but I call it the 80's series everywhere else. Dunno why. The way I see it though, it Original Toon doesn't mean it was the the first incarnation, but simply the first cartoon.

And nah, I don't think it needs to be divided like that. I think the way everyone splits each incarnation is fine.

I just call it FW(Fred Wolf) series nowadays here. As for other places, I either call it the 1987 series or the original series, in order to make sure that people know what I'm referring to.