Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26431570-20150914005621/@comment-995426-20160407095837

I'm actually thinking for a long time now that the Ulixes turtles should die in heroic sacrifice to save the turtles who never left the Earth. Wouldn't be the first time an alternate universe's turtles were killed off (Same As It Never Was).

And to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if Nick does know this character development problem exists&mdash;it's looking increasingly like they dumped character development on purpose in favor of a more 1987 series formula. I recently had this discussion with another user. Basically, this TV series still appeals to audiences as "dumb" entertainment rather than "thoughtful" entertainment. Of course, "dumb" entertainment is well-known in the entertainment industry to be the most profitable&mdash;the "80-20" rule also known as the "Viewers are Morons" rule&mdash;80% of revenue comes from the 20% least educated portion of the audience.

But for someone like me, who can't just turn my brain off and enjoy something "dumb", I find the sudden disappearance of character development, strong continuity, subtlety and attention to detail, beyond frustrating. The first two seasons had so much depth. And now the show has so little. I like TMNT first and foremost for its strong character-driven story. Mirage TMNT has it. Archie TMNT has it. Image TMNT has it. IDW TMNT has it. MNT Gaiden has it. The 2003 TV series has it until Fast Forward. And the 2012 TV series had it for two good seasons. The 1987 TV series never had it, by design (for which I consider it more of an "anti-TMNT"), but it was also by far the most commercially successful version. I wish for more TMNT film and television that didn't feel such a need to reduce itself to the lowest common denominator of pulp. I know pulp is profitable, but it can never quite connect with me as an audience.