This weekend’s podcast – TMNT: A film retrospective

If you managed to catch last week’s podcast amidst all the iTunes and feed drama (or polaka as we’re saying on Twitter) then you would have heard me mention at the end about the theme for this weekend’s podcast.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I thought with the current resurgence in the popularity of the franchise and the news that sometime in the future we should be looking at a new live action turtle film, that I might revisit the four film chapters of the heroes in a halfshell. Then have a chat about it and share some of my thoughts considering I haven’t seen these films for ages and to be completely honest I’ve yet to actually see the third film at all.

As always, what I really want to encourage is listener participation and I have a poll and some questions I’d love to share with everyone. During the podcast I’ll try and talk about what you’ve guys have said or embed your mp3 responses.

If you want to just send me the answers via email then head on over to the contact page and send me your thoughts. I do really love including mp3s so if you want to get your voice on the podcast record it up and send them, also if you haven’t done so before just drop me a line and I’ll give you the email to send the files through to.

The questions:

Were you or are you a fan of the ninja turtles? Why or why not?
Who was your favourite character in the movies?
Do you have a scene that stands out in your memory?
Is a new live action film a good idea or do you wish they’d just leave it alone?

The poll:

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So I’d appreciate any input you all might have and I hope you’ll check out the podcast this weekend, via iTunes or right here!

Arjan

I'm afraid it's been far too long since I've seen the first three movies (all in cinema). The same goes for the old cartoons. And to top it off I got exactly one TMTN comicbook and the only thing I can remember about it at the moment (not at home now) is that there was a monster with a particularly bad breath featured in it.
I won't be able to check all 3 movies (or even one) out before sunday, so I'll just sit back and enjoy the podcast this week (almost done listening to this week's pc).

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Lee

I'm having enough trouble finding the time to check them out myself!

Listener participation is always welcomed but never expected.

arkonbey

As an owner of the first 4 original TPBs since 1987, I'll only say:

Original comics = yeah!
movies = meh
cartoons = bleh!

How remarkably un-loquacious of me!

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Lee

I was an original TPB reader myself so I remember Ninja Turtles as the first 'kid friendly' adaptation of something. There was this and The Real Ghostbusters, actually I think the Ghostbusters was the first then.

I think there was a slight pang of disappointment or confusion over the change but then I was the exact right age to love the cartoon and did. But I can certainly see your point, the first movie felt like a slight return to the original tone, but certainly not with the scifi aspect of the comic books.

Even the comic books were a finite thing, as soon as they crossed over with Cerebus the Aardvark I kind of lost focus there (art was really good though - I think that was the third book as I don't recall the fourth).

The 2007 film version was quite good and certainly captured more of the tone.

There, I made up for you, call me loquacious Lee. ;)

Jayne

I was just a tad too old for the heroes in a half shell but the 3 offspring have enjoyed them muchly over the years.
Am now subscribed and d/l-ing the podcasts ;)

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Lee

Be careful of last week's because it is a repeat of the week before, I dunno why, this week it will work perfectly :)

It is weird seeing kids get into toys that I was into as a kid.

goatlady

My partner and I threw in the original 1990 movie a couple of years ago and were both shocked and delighted to discover that we both could almost word for word recite the dialogue, despite not having seen it for nearly 10 years. Classic movie. Elias Koteas as Casey Jones - back when he still had hair - was HOT. And most people I mention it to agree that Raphael was the best turtle - something about the tortured hero/bad boy thing, I guess :)

Lee

Casey Jones is the MAN!!

Jeff

I haven't seen TMNT yet, so I don't quite know about that one, but they pretty much should have stopped with the first one.

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Lee

The new one is pretty cool actually, I'm surprised I quite liked it.

MC

Man... I have already started recording stuff... and for the most part the short segments are all about TMNT the cartoon series.

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Lee

Dude that's all good, I'm pretty sure I can work it in. To be honest whilst I watched pretty much all of it I just didn't think I could talk so much about the cartoons so please send it through! I'll email you with an idea actually.