chuckro | If you were a TMNT fan in the 80s...

Okay, short bit of backstory. Way back in the early 80s, two guys named Eastman and Laird has the brilliant idea to merge all of the then-popular comic archetypes--mutants, ninjas, teenagers, and funny animals--into a single concept. They did an initial print run in their garage and instantly became a sensation. This initial fervor inspired a goofy, kid-friendly cartoon that debued in 1987, where everyone dressed in punk fashions and talked like surfer dudes.

The fervor died down a bit after several live-action movies, an Archie comics series, and a hoard of toys and video games. (And a live-action tv series, the less about which is said, the better.) In 2003, the franchise was revived with a new cartoon series, this one more "serious" and somewhat closer to the original grim-and-gritty comics. That series spawned a CGI movie that I thought was quite good, not even have watched the series itself.

Then, in honor of the Turtle's 25th anniversary, a movie called "Turtles Forever" was created, in which the 2003 turtles meet...the 1987 turtles. If you have ever loved the turtles, you must watch this movie. The whole thing is on Youtube in nine parts. You have no excuse.