Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20151205060725/@comment-995426-20170328204006

SteadyBlueMonkey:

I did not say I am a "fickle, demanding and spoiled" person. I mentioned that certain attributes of myself are relatively fickle, demanding or spoiled in nature. These attributes are not unusual of long-time comics readers.

And my expectations of the show were admittedly unrealistic, but there was initially that overlapping appeal with my interests in TMNT comics, and then that appeal went away after two seasons, which is entirely consistent with the television fleeting demographic rule.

Also, I am allowed to comment on myself, and we are allowed to criticize works of fiction. But we are not allowed to personally attack other users. It is my understanding that salty interpersonal commentary is frowned upon. If you may be so gracious, I request you try to maintain a civil tone.

The truth of the matter is, TMNT has long had separate audiences whose interests don't always easily overlap, and friction between these different audiences has always been really easy to let loose. But that's something we need to keep to a minimum. There are comics readers who hate most of the cartoons for many of the exact same reasons cartoon fans love them, and there are cartoon fans who are weirded out by the comics for many of the exact same reason comics readers are enchanted by them. The TMNT fan who unconditionally loves all TMNT stuff and doesn't loathe any of it, is as rare as the mythical mutant turtle itself. (The S is one of these rare individuals&mdash;but I don't think he has a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, and I don't think he grants three wishes either. :) ) We're adults (or at least I hope we are), and we can air our opinions on these works of fiction in a manner respectful of other users who varyingly love or loathe these works.