Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The early 2000s cartoon was TMNT’s best project
By Mark Lynch
1. An actual ending
Every story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Sometimes bad planning and a show’s cancelation can prevent that from happening. The creative team behind this Teenage Mutants Ninja Turtles seemed to have a plan from day one.
Step one, introduce the characters. Step two, make sure the heroes and villains remain interesting, provide an intriguing story, and that there are consequences to everyone’s actions. Step three, give the fans an ending worthy of their time. This was accomplished in an epic way.
As you can see from the sections above, the heroes or villains grew. This happened because they both took losses. If the protagonists always won, the story would get stale. It also makes the villains look better. Having the team lose every so often shows viewers that anything could happen. This kept people coming back.
In the end, the creative team gave the audience something that was unheard of. They built up a storyline and paid it off in a major way. This writer won’t spoil it. It’s worth watching. Let’s just say it’s more than the Shredder being defeated once and for all.
If that wasn’t good enough, there’s the Turtles Forever project. TMNT from the 1980s cartoon met this group. Later, both teams meet the Turtles from the cartoon. Insanity and hilarity ensue and the finale puts a perfect cap on the entire run.
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What do you think? Have you seen the 2003-2010 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Would you recommend it? Will you watch it? Let us know in the comments below.