TMNT: Fast Forward so far: Thoughts and Speculation (Possible Spoilers)

Aside from the Turtles, SPLINTER needs some focus.

He has barely done anything in Fast Foward so far, and makes me wonder what the point of bringing him along was. I really hope we get a Splinter-focused episode eventually, but I'm not sure how likely that'll be.
 
YOu know, I gave up on this series way back at episode 2. So has it gotten any better? No matter what though, I'm not watching this series ever again until after the Ninja Tribunal arc hits DVD next year.
 
If anything this is a Mikey/Don season. What with 75% of the back story and Cody's motavation revolving around Cody and Mikey has gotten a lot of focus too.

Oh the uppcoming one is Mikey get's implaned with one of Sho'Konabu's Gene-eggs.
 
I don't mind the less Leo focus, he had most of Season 4 dedicated to him as well as a good chunk of the whole Karai/Foot struggle on him too. Not to mention the Usagi eps.

Mike always seems to get a ton of focus in every season, but this time it's moreso than usual. Raph should get a bit more, all he had was the wrestling episode. Don should have more as well, considering this is the future and all it should be his prime season.
 
Speaking of Usagi, I would like to see him make an appearance in Fast Forward. Heh, feudal samurai rabbit trying to get used to future life. :p
 
I find this new TMNT, "Fast forward", to be inferior to the original 2K3 series. It is no where near the quality of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that I once found myself praising repeatedly, both graphically and story-wise. As much as it will be considered the same series, I won't be able to see it as such.

The new series (as I see it) just tarnishes the reputation the previous show built for itself, and I'm not able to see it as such since it would only drag down my overall feeling of Seasons 1-4 (or 5) which I found to be nothing but superb.

I haven't even been visiting this place as much because I don't even bother with the show.

As much as I hate to say it, the new Ninja Turtles has lost its EDGE!!!
 
As was VERY disappointed with TMNT: FF. And I was one of the few who was hellbent to defend it before it came on the air.

I sat through the first painful episode, and dumped it. I haven't looked back.
 
I was once fully behind this show when it was great (anytime before Fast Forward).

Even with Justice League on, this edged it out as my favourite show on television.

This topic now has me wondering how things are going with the series. I heard there was hiatus mid-way through the season to try and bring the TMNT2K3 series back to respectability. The writers were trying to once again grasp the feel that the first 5 seasons had, but I'm not sure how it went since I just didn't want to follow the show anymore.

I'm also wondering about the fanbase for the show, which wasn't the biggest to begin with, but was at least beginning to grow on this site (we were starting to get 70+ posts in discussions about new episodes). That seems to have tailed off.

I'm also wondering about the fan base in general. Many must have felt abandoned after flicking on the TV and seeing the lack of detail in the animation, the lightness in the tone of the series, and the storylines becoming... well... too simplified (does anyone know what I mean there). Many potential storylines that TMNT was leading up to were thrown out the window.

Is there a chance the series will ever revert back to how it used to be, or is the series stuck 99 years in the future?
 
Wow. That was fast. :)

You know, I'm wondering if cases like this happen often. Shows trying to take on a lighter tone, especially ones that already went on for over 100 episodes.
 
There's rumblings that FF hasnt garnered the ratings and toy sales that originally forced the change in tone, so the powers that be are deciding what to do with any future seasons. Dan Berger did say it was highly unlikely that the show would ever return to its 2K3 art style.

I say if the show brings the boys back home at the end of FF season 2, let the 2k3 saga end there. It's had a good run, and even though there's some stray plot threads left for potential follow-up, can u really go bigger than traveling to the future?
 
The TMNT have traveled to outer space in the beginning of Season 2 and came back home to do normal routine on Earth, it wouldn't be any different than this.

I'd like at least one full 26 episode season in the present after FF ends. Just give me one more season in the present to end the show with, and I'll be content. The show already has nearly 150 episodes (with FF included) by the end of this season, so hell, it did go on for quite a long time.

Playmates has apparently made a crapload of money with the movie toys and Ubisoft has been bringing in the cash with the games based on the movie, so I very much doubt they want the TMNT license to disappear just yet.

4kids also doesn't have much to anchor their 4kidsTV block if they cancel TMNT, so even though it isn't the money grabber they wanted it to be, it certainly isn't bombing like their other shows. I don't think the 2k3 era of TMNT is over just yet.
 
I saw someone say at another board that "The Day of Awakening" could be the true finale, even though it's numbered before "Zixxth Sense". The reason for that being, is...

..."The Day of Awakening" is where the Turtles finally defeat Sh'okonabo, since he apparently was the main villain of Fast Forward.
http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/06/tmnt-2008-cartoon-season.html

Now that I've seen the final six episodes, I don't have to watch them in the fall anymore, even though I plan to get the second DVD, whenever that comes out.

Moderator Note: This post has been edited.
 
TvshowsonDVD.com just announced that 4Kids is moving up their release of Vol. 2 of TMNT:Fast Forward to come out on August 7th, the same day as then new movie and season 5 of the original series. This release will contain the 13 remaining episodes as well as the 6 that have not aired yet.

All I can say is that if they do plan on ending Fast Forward, I hope they show how the guys get back to the present.
 
The only things I see are random episodes of the original TMNT and random Japanese game show stuff.

Edit: Wait, nevermind, I found it.

Also, since that link has full episodes, you probably should remove it, as it's clearly against the Toon Zone rules.
 
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