how uncool is the technodrome without the eye

mikey22 · 07-06-2016, 11:07 PM

i rewatch some episodes and even though the eye blinks in the main theme but really doesnt do much after.. without that eyeball i would say the technodrome is pretty uncool

especially when i see the figure go on ebay without the eye in a lotta auctions... that golfball eye is the greatest!

*ToTheNines* · 07-06-2016, 11:20 PM

*ProactiveMan* · 07-07-2016, 01:32 AM

Yeah, the Technodrome would never be invited to prom without the eye.

*neatoman* · 07-07-2016, 04:04 AM

I don't know, personally I always thought a giant ball with a giant eyeball on top looks kind of... Silly.

I prefer what it looks like in Turtles Forever or the 2012 series, in both it looks more like the whole thing is a giant eyeball which is a much simpler and effective design.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 07-07-2016, 05:58 AM

I always thought it was some kind of periscope or a laser cannon.

~~TMNTInsighter~~ · 07-07-2016, 08:36 AM

IDK. While you definitely made me consider it providing a Sauron-esque sort of coolness and/or vibe, I still think it's neither necessary nor a big deal.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 07-07-2016, 09:00 AM

In some of the Archie comics and UK Hero Turtles comics the eyeball was replaced with a parabolic antenna.

*Wesley* · 07-07-2016, 09:44 AM

Not bothered. I never paid much attention to the eye, as it was only used briefly in a few episodes such as Altantis Awakes and Shredder Truimphant. I thought the eye with the toy Technodrome was lame, as all it could do was roll about.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 07-07-2016, 09:56 AM

Maybe it was a missile, since the Big Trilogy shows the Technodrome firing eyeball missiles.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-09-2016, 06:15 AM

Some of the MNT comic books and illustrated novelisations occasionally depicted the Technodrome without the eye, or changed the eyeball to that of an antenna.

*snake* · 07-09-2016, 11:37 AM

Yeah, the eyeball adds a lot

*sdp* · 07-09-2016, 01:29 PM

Without the eye it makes even less sense, it looks like some type of Alien weapon. The Turtles Forever version looks so boring and generic.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 07-09-2016, 03:50 PM

It didn't necessarily have an eyeball in Turtles Forever (just the laser thingy) and it looked all right to me. That was a totally different design, though, so maybe it doesn't count.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-09-2016, 04:32 PM

If two Technodromes go to war, is it then "an eye for an eye?"

*Jephael* · 07-09-2016, 08:05 PM

I know that last movie left a lot of us scratching our heads, but I gotta admit the little kid in me squealed like crazy when I saw the eyeball show up atop the Technodrome during the big fight scene with Krang.

Garfield · 07-09-2016, 11:54 PM

"how uncool is the technodrome without the eye"

Why...why would you exercise such a concept.

Archon_Turtle · 07-10-2016, 02:14 AM

Always been a fan of huge balls.

*zkarlette* · 07-10-2016, 02:33 AM

Pretty uncool :/

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 07-10-2016, 03:00 PM

Turtles Forever Technodrome actually has eyball until Chrell upgrades it.

Aaronardo · 07-10-2016, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey22

i rewatch some episodes and even though the eye blinks in the main theme but really doesnt do much after..

We should definitely be concerned. No eye should not blink for 22 minutes straight.

07-06-2016, 11:07 PM	#1
mikey22 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: IL Posts: 682	how uncool is the technodrome without the eye i rewatch some episodes and even though the eye blinks in the main theme but really doesnt do much after.. without that eyeball i would say the technodrome is pretty uncool especially when i see the figure go on ebay without the eye in a lotta auctions... that golfball eye is the greatest!

07-07-2016, 01:32 AM	#3
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	Yeah, the Technodrome would never be invited to prom without the eye. __________________ ProactiveMan!

07-07-2016, 09:00 AM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Parabolic antenna In some of the Archie comics and UK Hero Turtles comics the eyeball was replaced with a parabolic antenna.

07-07-2016, 09:44 AM	#8
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Not bothered. I never paid much attention to the eye, as it was only used briefly in a few episodes such as Altantis Awakes and Shredder Truimphant. I thought the eye with the toy Technodrome was lame, as all it could do was roll about. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

07-09-2016, 06:15 AM	#10
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,479	Some of the MNT comic books and illustrated novelisations occasionally depicted the Technodrome without the eye, or changed the eyeball to that of an antenna. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

07-06-2016, 11:20 PM	#2
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,341

07-07-2016, 05:58 AM	#5
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	I always thought it was some kind of periscope or a laser cannon.

07-07-2016, 08:36 AM	#6
~~TMNTInsighter~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: South Carolina Posts: 429	IDK. While you definitely made me consider it providing a Sauron-esque sort of coolness and/or vibe, I still think it's neither necessary nor a big deal.

07-07-2016, 09:56 AM	#9
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Maybe it was a missile, since the Big Trilogy shows the Technodrome firing eyeball missiles.

07-09-2016, 11:37 AM	#11
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Yeah, the eyeball adds a lot

07-09-2016, 01:29 PM	#12
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,215	Without the eye it makes even less sense, it looks like some type of Alien weapon. The Turtles Forever version looks so boring and generic. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

07-09-2016, 04:32 PM	#14
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	If two Technodromes go to war, is it then "an eye for an eye?" __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

07-09-2016, 08:05 PM	#15
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I know that last movie left a lot of us scratching our heads, but I gotta admit the little kid in me squealed like crazy when I saw the eyeball show up atop the Technodrome during the big fight scene with Krang. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

07-09-2016, 11:54 PM	#16
Garfield Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New England Posts: 432	*"how uncool is the technodrome without the eye"* Why...why would you exercise such a concept.

07-10-2016, 02:14 AM	#17
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Always been a fan of huge balls.

07-10-2016, 02:33 AM	#18
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	Pretty uncool :/ __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

07-10-2016, 03:00 PM	#19
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Turtles Forever Turtles Forever Technodrome actually has eyball until Chrell upgrades it.