sometime in 1998 and saban have acquire the right to produce a brand new ninja turtle live action series . naturally and be a fan of the tmnt back in the day and this obviously peaked my interest . so when i start watch the show . to say i be disappoint by the end result be an understatement . some time later ( more like recently ) and i get a chance to revisit the series . first off and let talk about some of the positive . they manage to re create the turtle lair a it be last see in the movie fairly well give the limited budget they throw in with this . there tend to be this darker atmosphere overall in term of the set and whatnot . and the turtle suit and while not the great piece of puppetry and whatnot and be functional and seem pretty sturdy for most of the action stuff that would follow in the series . people tend to complain about get rid of shredder quickly and replace him with these original villain who could have easily be use in a power ranger show . but you can only have shredder get beat so many time before it get boring and undermines his worth a a villain . and besides and most fan do not realize or do not remember or just plain ignore the fact that in the original comic and the shredder be off in the very first issue . never mind the countless resurrection that would follow . so on a personal standpoint and i be sort of glad they get rid of shredder because then the anticipation would build to the point where they would eventually bring him back in a late episode . i find that shredder in small quantity work best because then his encounter with the turtle be all the more memorable . unfortunately and they end up replace him with these original villain who and a state and seem more fit for a power rangers show than a ninja turtle show . and with these new magic wield generic come a new female magic wield turtle and the infamous venus de milo . i will be honest while i never get comfortable with her . i be not against the idea of a female turtle while i be just against the idea of one who use magic and thus stick out like a sore sight among a clan of ninja turtle who seem somewhat out of their domain . i almost get the impression that this could have easily be the venus de milo show deal with her make believe enemy and the tmnt be just there to provide the star power ( or whatever be leave consider the timeframe this be release ) . fortunately and they all share the spotlight together . next mutation be can after a season on the air and the creator be more than happy to ignore it . give time and maybe another season and i really believe this live iteration of the tmnt could have be something and might have get a chance at greatness . but while the idea be sound and the execution be flaw ( although there be a couple good episode in this series ) . a it stand and next mutation be one of those oddity in turtledom that be best left bury and forget .