The Nick cartoon is not my favourite of the cartoons, but I definitely find it entertaining for the sole fact that they pay respect to all other incarnations. The intro has a huge resemblance to the Fred Wolf cartoon, both music and scenes-wise. But it's also been pointed out that it uses imagery from the comics! Take today's episode. There were 3 things that impressed me. 1) We had IRMA! April's friend Irma, with the glasses, short (and now purple) hair. They made Irma sexy! I love Irma! I haven't seen this character since... wow since the 90s, about 18 years ago. And for that I'm really happy. 2) Raph is still the first turtle to meet, team up with and bond with Casey, (even though Donnie technically spied on April and Casey and had an encounter with him before. funny how he didn't remember the kid. maybe he did, and just kept quiet, because he didn't want to allow Casey in, that's the best reason i can think of) 3) that scene where Raph storms off onto the rooftop, and Casey watches him, (and even the Foot ninja following Raph to the lair) are scenes representing the first movie. So right there, that's 3 forms of media in one episode (+ whatever i missed).

There was also the episode from the first season where the guys break into the Kraang/Utrom lair. Perfect mirroring of the 2003 Image/4kids cartoon. Yet, they're original. They may take eons between episodes when they break the season in half, but the wait is worth it because the minute differences are perfect. They think about a lot of stuff and include all these things. However, I never liked Casey Jones and this version of Casey? a teenger, what in High school? who has no training save some arrogance, taking down a gang of ELITE ninja? (oh, the fact that these ninja were robotic, another reference? to the 'Foot-tech' ninja, and the robotic Foot from Fred Wolf, probably the dumbest thing in TMNT history, sadly) Anyway, Casey's skill level,not believable, i would say a flaw.

Then, we have Jason Biggs playing Leo, and ever since i heard that i've been thinking,..

Ok, this might be a bad comparison. You guys remember my "4 Brothers" comparison right? Now that made sense. Those brothers were all adopted, there was action, good character distribution and variety between them, making each of them unique, and that one guy looked just like Raph.

This one, we're just going on the fact that Jason Biggs is the new voice of Leo. I've had this thought since before the show aired. Jason Biggs has done a few roles mostly in various comedies, but i'm sure people would agree that his most iconic role was as Jim, in American Pie. (you could probably make an argument about which guy/girl is the main protagonist. It IS a guy's movie, Stiffler is probably the most loved and well known character, and is the legacy of the franchise, even though he's more of a supporting character in the originals, even an antagonist, a SHREDDER? Kevin is the most accomplished, he has a girlfriend at the start of the movie, he's the one who gives the speech, and probably the leader of the group. BUT, American Pie wouldn't be American Pie if 'Jimbo' didn't have that moment with the Pie, making the story more about him)

Eugene Levi would be Splinter, and as mentioned earlier, Stiffler, more of an antagonist, could be Shredder. Allison Hannigan, adorable and AWESOME, is the April in this context. (Or would it be Reid?) I don't like to mix my heroes with perverts, but there's a theory here, one that projects the Teenagers into a... actually, an accurate setting.