Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20161102000438/@comment-995426-20161117042409

Okay, it's like this.

Yes, the space arc was awful. But for me it's not enough for the series to return to the level fo depth and character development of season 3. It needs to be as good as season 1 or 2. Character continuity. Everything less one-dimensional. I know that seldom happens in long-running TV shows as most of them are continually reformulated over time. But I suppose the level of continuity and attention to detail in TMNT comics has spoilt me. If the second half of season 4 is indeed returning to a depth similar to that of season 1 or 2, that's good. But if the characters are still not adhering to the continuity of season 1 or 2 but are completely retooled, then it's still might as well be an entirely different TV series with a cast of strangers.

For me, a good series has development and change over time, but continually honors its continuity and has very few retcons; though such series tend to have fewer writers in more control over that continuity over a longer period of time than is typical. By comparison, Mirage TMNT had very few retcons in its canon over a quarter century of comics; the only retcon that comes to mind is when Casey's full name was changed from "Casey Bernid Jones" to "Arnold Casey Jones," and that wasn't even enough to affect anything significant. I can't think of a single retcon in IDW TMNT since 2011. Archie TMNT had some retcons partway through, but mainly to divorce itself more fully from the 1987 TV series continuity, and largely stayed true to its revised continuity for the rest of the series.