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cloaked_wolf
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As mentioned previously, I've started watching the 2003 series on youtube. Used to be a fan when it was on TV but then they stopped airing it on CITV.
Anyway, I've read more into the mythology/backstories, what with a demon shredder, ch'rell/utroms etc.
But now I'm wondering whether I should dig deeper.
Do I buy the live action dvds from the 90s? I barely remember this as a kid, except April was curly-haired and didn't look like her 80s cartoon counterpart.
Do I buy the 80s cartoon boxset? I used to love it as a kid, but when it was aired on BBC2 a few years back, I didn't like the zaniness of it all. One of the main reasons I liked the 2003 series was the more serious storyline.
Any other TMNT recommendations?
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adidan
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What are you talking about?
Edit: Ah, the shellbacks.
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ProfessorF
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Buy the original Eastman & Laird comics. Read. Marvel at the artwork and dark content. Enjoy.
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pcernie
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Buy them in the GN format  , I think there's the B&W reprints (as they were originally IIRC) and then colour ones. I wish I'd kept those now, I kinda got annoyed when they started going to other worlds etc... I probably wouldn't watch the original cartoon series again except for appearances of the more curious characters I had as figures towards the end of it's life - Mondo Gecko, Manta Ray, the frogs etc. AVOID the live action version  There's a film (think it's on YT) where the 80s and 00s Turtles meet after some inter-dimensional mix-up or something. Oh, and the CGI film, think it's just called TMNT. Haven't seen all of it... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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cloaked_wolf
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Will have a look. I'm not a fan of "other worlds" type stuff. Anything bad about the live action movies 1,2 and 3? Apparently, it's called Turtles Forever. Yeah I saw that and hated it, purely because of the CGI. Animation would have been far superior. _________________He fights for the users.
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pcernie
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I remember the first two being watchable, they should still hold kitsch value today if nothing else - put it this way, I'm happy just to see a bunch of Foot Clan members running about, or Shredder messing around with Mutagen etc  The third film was a time-travelling job I can't remember much about, so...  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Spreadie
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This. Actually, you can read the E&L comics online now. I have a link somewhere...
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cloaked_wolf
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Would be grateful for a link. PM if needs be.
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pcernie
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Doesn't seem to work anymore unless someone else is 'mirroring' it somewhere I haven't found... Thought these links were interesting though : http://www.ninjaturtles.com/http://www.lorencollins.net/freecomic/_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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