Talk:Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/@comment-26423071-20171207174946/@comment-995426-20171207205113

Easol1:

Well, you do have a point there that there is a lot of diversity in style so that lots of different people can find things they like. I cannot deny the merit of the argument of mental flexability.

That said, I am still the kind of TMNT fan I am. If you were to ask me to respect something like the 1987 TV series, I'm afraid I just can't do that. Topics like those are actually so divisive that some TMNT fan forums prohibit criticizing them, because some people loathe them just as passionately as other people love them. On Wikia, we can debate the merits of any work of fiction as long as we treat each other with respect. So while I can respect your position and acknowledge the soundness of some of your logic, I cannot sign on to everything you propose. I never could. In fact, at various times, creators have encouraged a complete separation of these fan bases. The fact that the Archie TMNT comics existed primarily as a buffer to completely insulate the Mirage and 1987 series from each other's influence and fan bases shows how deep this could go even at an official creator level.

It would probably be smoother all around if TMNT had fan bases that were more overlapping and harmonious. But it's more realistic to deal with the situation we actually have than the one we wish we had. That situation is, Viacom will probably do whatever they want, and some people will love it, and some people will loathe it. And there will still be niche flavors of TMNT of various forms, and perhaps someone will adapt adult TMNT to some kind of television production format, however modest. And we're going to keep having these kinds of TMNT fandom debates until TMNT loses cultural relevance or the Earth is swallowed by the sun, whichever comes first. But yeah, everyone deserves to have an opinion and to be treated with respect.