Thread:Gilgameshkun/@comment-29720851-20170503182211

Yo I was looking at your profile, and I saw that warning logo saying "Hey Kid You're A Long Way From Nicktoons!" which is hilarious, but its true TMNT at first was meant for adults, and is even still written that way with the IDW comics! The only reason why the shows compared to the comics are so child friendly (this is the same for the '87 show and Eastman HAS SAID THIS HIMSELF), When Eastman and Liard was approched by a TV Producer in the 1980's ('86 I think I don't remember the ACCTUAL date they where approched to pardon my estimation if its wrong!) and when Eastman and Liard accepted the offer for a show they know going into it that they would have FULL CONTROL as they owned the Copyright to the TMNT at the time! Besides the TV Producer wanting them to target a younger audience with the show Easman and Liard agreed and began working on the show and even added stuff like colored bandanas! So even though you think the shows do not follow that template that Mirage has set, but they have their own template Mirage started in the '80s with the original cartoon when they owned the copyright! Plus when Viacom bought the copyright in 2009 (this year I know at the back of my head!) they knew there where MUCH older shellheads in the fandom so when the 2012 show started they wanted to make everything "As Cannon As Possible" to please the older shellheads while also brinning in a younger audience to the Turtle Franchise! Even when the 2012 show meets its demise after the 5th season (Like it was planned to since they started the series!) Viacom/Nickelodeon PROMICED a relaunch in 2018 basicly just to please both the young and older members of the turtle fandom, as many younger and older turtle fans loved the 2012 series! We don't know what Viacom/Nickelodeon plans to do with the 2018 series, but chances are they are still going to keep it "As Cannon As Possible" to the Mirage Comic like they did with the 2012 show! They also utilized many elements from all the previous turtle universes in the 2012 show to please the turtle community, young and old! 