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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

With the arrival of the 2 TMNT games, I remembered the 80's series and especially the 2003 one.

What is your opinion of the 2003 series,

I saw very little and sporadically the television series, but the animation and the scenarios, I think they are for a mature audience, at least I have the idea that it was the last years where the animation had quality.

What is your opinion of the series? I know it would never reach the quality of the 80's, but it had its own thing.

 

[haxan7]

I can't believe that came out in 2003. Seems like yesterday.

 

[kunonabi]

It was ok. Better than what came after anyway.

 

[ClanOfNone]

I can't believe that came out in 2003. Seems like yesterday.

Almost 20 years ago....
"You're only as old as you feel!"
Sometimes I feel really old. This is one of those times.

 

[Blade2.0]

I thought it was better then the 80s one, easily. Had the best shredder. It was good until the future season episodes and then cyber shredder upon return to the sewers. Turtles forever was a great overall ending, though. Loved it and still rewatch it from time to time.

 

[RavageX]

As someone who grew up with the 80s turtles, I hated what they done to them near the end of the 80s run(random mutations or whatever they couldnt control...something like that).

I fully expected to dislike this show as well and rarely watched it. However I did eventually binge watch the whole series and as a whole I liked it a lot.

It was still the turtles I knew, just less silly with interesting stories.

They started to lose me with that future nonsense, but it was still watchable.

Now this Nickelodeon series ive not watched and dont think i will be.

 

[gizmopub999]

To me nothing beats the OG movies. Wish they would make live action turtles again without cgi

 

[Alter_Fridge]

To me nothing beats the OG movies. Wish they would make live action turtles again without cgi

*movie

The second one was actually pretty trash and the third? Well yeah

 

[Quasicat]

I really enjoy the 1987 and 2012 versions because of their humor, but the 2003 version was a different thing entirely. The humor was a bit toned down compared to the others, but it is still enjoyable to pick a random (early) episode and give it a shot.
What I really want are the Turtles from the Batman movie:

Definitely something more adult and violent.

 

[AJUMP23]

I never watched the 2003 series. I watched the original, and the 2012 version. I enjoyed those.

 

[The Skull]

Best series in my opinion, followed by the 2012. One thing I wish they'd fucking stop is making them physically different i.e making Raphael a huge roid monster and putting fucking glasses in Donetello because smart people wear glasses. OG movie is still the best overall.

 

[StateofMajora]

The best!

 

[Ailynn]

I enjoyed the 80's version back when I was a little kid, but it quickly got worse and worse...and by the time they started having a live rock concert, they pretty much killed my fandom aside from the videogames.

I had assumed that the 2003 version wouldn't be much better, so I never watched it, although Shredder seemed really cool in that one, and I liked that they seemed to go with the original comics Utrom aliens (although I really enjoyed the 80's Krang.) I still need to watch through this series.

I loved the 2007 CGI film, and then the 2012 series completely surprized me with how much I loved it. It had humor, mixed with the heart and badass moments similar to the original live action film. It's like they took a lot of the best things from several incarnations and mixed them together, and had by far the coolest version of Master Splinter. The 2012 series became my favorite overall.

The newest Nickelodeon version seems stylish but a bit of a mixed bag. I need to watch more of it, but I want to watch the 2003 show first.


Also, I cannot wait for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge!

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I enjoyed the 80's version back when I was a little kid, but it quickly got worse and worse...and by the time they started having a live rock concert, they pretty much killed my fandom aside from the videogames.

I had assumed that the 2003 version wouldn't be much better, so I never watched it, although Shredder seemed really cool in that one, and I liked that they seemed to go with the original comics Utrom aliens (although I really enjoyed the 80's Krang.) I still need to watch through this series.

I loved the 2007 CGI film, and then the 2012 series completely surprized me with how much I loved it. It had humor, mixed with the heart and badass moments similar to the original live action film. It's like they took a lot of the best things from several incarnations and mixed them together, and had by far the coolest version of Master Splinter. The 2012 series became my favorite overall.

The newest Nickelodeon version seems stylish but a bit of a mixed bag. I need to watch more of it, but I want to watch the 2003 show first.


Also, I cannot wait for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge!

Me too!! I cannot wait the Konami compilation of TMNT

 

[gizmopub999]

*movie

The second one was actually pretty trash and the third? Well yeah

Yeah you’re right

 

[gizmopub999]

I enjoyed the 80's version back when I was a little kid, but it quickly got worse and worse...and by the time they started having a live rock concert, they pretty much killed my fandom aside from the videogames.

I had assumed that the 2003 version wouldn't be much better, so I never watched it, although Shredder seemed really cool in that one, and I liked that they seemed to go with the original comics Utrom aliens (although I really enjoyed the 80's Krang.) I still need to watch through this series.

I loved the 2007 CGI film, and then the 2012 series completely surprized me with how much I loved it. It had humor, mixed with the heart and badass moments similar to the original live action film. It's like they took a lot of the best things from several incarnations and mixed them together, and had by far the coolest version of Master Splinter. The 2012 series became my favorite overall.

The newest Nickelodeon version seems stylish but a bit of a mixed bag. I need to watch more of it, but I want to watch the 2003 show first.


Also, I cannot wait for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge!

 

[jshackles]

Never watched it. Heard it was trash.

Really liked the 2012 series though. I've also been enjoying the IDW comics.

 

[gizmopub999]

Anyone ever read the original Mirage comics? They were so dope. I still have a collection of them

 

[Rival]

Nothing touches the original series and first movie.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

I'm torn, really. Overall, I really appreciate the dedication it has to the source material. On the other hand, it feels like a neutered version of the comics I love.

Overall, it's a win. The serialized storytelling actually had some neat twists and turns.

 

[ResilientBanana]

I've seen this live.

 

[gizmopub999]

I've seen this live.

You’re so lucky. I watched this vhs until it melted when I was a kid

 

[kunonabi]

I've seen this live.

Same here. Braved awful beltway traffic and it was totally worth the 4+ hour commute.

 

[gizmopub999]

Nothing touches the original series and first movie.

This

 

[Goalus]

I grew up with the series from the 1980s which I have fond memories of.

Nevertheless I was blown away by the 2003 series. It is outstanding, and I consider this the "real" Turtles. It says a lot about its quality if it is capable of trumping my childhood memories this easily. As someone else said, Shredder is really fearsome here, especially compared to that clown from the 1980s.

Nothing touches the original series and first movie.

Movie yes, original series no. The latter is a bunch of clowns (both turtles and villains) compared to the 2003 show.

 

[Quasicat]

You’re so lucky. I watched this vhs until it melted when I was a kid

I played the hell out of the video and the soundtrack. I especially loved the song No Treaties. Even now I love this song:

 

[Catphish]

Anyone ever read the original Mirage comics? They were so dope. I still have a collection of them

I don't remember who the publishers were, but I used to have some black & white comics back in the late 80's. Also had four graphic novels published by First that were in color, and showed the turtles as they were supposed to be; with each one wearing a red mask.

That they gave them colors for the toys and tv shows never sat well with me. It's not that difficult to look at their weapon to see who's who.

Anyway, I loved those fucking books. I was a TMNT fan, before it was cool.

 

[gizmopub999]

I don't remember who the publishers were, but I used to have some black & white comics back in the late 80's. Also had four graphic novels published by First that were in color, and showed the turtles as they were supposed to be; with each one wearing a red mask.

That they gave them colors for the toys and tv shows never sat well with me. It's not that difficult to look at their weapon to see who's who.

Anyway, I loved those fucking books. I was a TMNT fan, before it was cool.

That was Mirage Comics