I took some time to watch the new Documentary Turtle Power. Finally a TMNT doc on its history and fandom. Does it deliver? YES! Skip that pile of garbage at the theater and go buy this and watch it instead. You will be a much happier person. I can't state what a wonderful job they do here. I just wish it was sold on Blu-ray.

Comic history
They give you a inside look from the all the main people who were in on the original comic and how they got their comic to blow up. Having Peter Laird & Kevin Eastman tell this story was the only way to do it and the fact that they got these two guys to give full access with videos and a bunch of their original art just blew me away.
They lay the story and the history down with great home video footage that luckily Mirage Studios had the foresight to record and save on VHS. You see the excitement in the real moment as the turtles become bigger and bigger.

TV show and Toys
To have all the people who was involved in the cartoon and toy line is amazing. All voice actors and toy sculptures and getting to see early versions of some of the cartoon characters is great. You get plenty of insight on how big the show became and how the toys were just flying off the shelves.
Its a time in my life I remember very well. The Real Ghostbusters was my go to toys and then all of sudden out of no where came four green turtles and this amazing opening intro on the cartoon that grabbed you. I was all in and I became a 100% turtle nut. I was lucky enough that my parents bought me so many of these great toys and watching Turtles in the morning was all I look forward to. This doc brings all those great feeling back and seeing the voice actors is a real treat.

1990 Movie
Ok this was the part of the Doc I didn't expect to be so great but might be the best of all of it. The movie. Getting to hear how it all came together was awesome. From the tech side to the money side and how Jim Henson wasn't so sure he wanted his name on something so dark. I've said this many times but the DVD and the BR release of my favorite childhood movie sucks. Zero extras, no commentaries.. Deleted scenes? Nope. In this Doc we at least get a taste of that with interviews from all the people in on the movie and a few glimpses of deleted scenes and behind the scenes things.
I still feel this movie gets zero credit for a great comic book movie. It was ahead of its time and gets almost no respect. The DVD and BR we have now confirm that. In this Doc at least the move gets some proper light shed on how it all happened and its time in the spot light that it deserves.

The Rest of the doc
The end off the Doc does get a little of track in my mind. It jumps all over the place. Goes from the concert turtles to movies 2&3 but then jumps back to the recent comics and hits the games. Its all over the place. I understand there is so much Turtle stuff to cover but it loses some focus here. It doesn't mention the 2k3 turtles at all which hurts my turtle soul since its now my favorite version of the turtles in cartoon form. Like the movie, I am not sure if the 2k3 turtles will ever get their due since they weren't as big as the original show and the new Nick show.
It wraps up really quick with Peter Laird & Kevin Eastman and how they split up and don't really talk which is sad but they are really different people. All in all this Doc is amazing and even if the end is a bit muddled and rushed the bulk of it is a must for a TMNT fan. It deserves all the credit in the world and doubt any future TMNT Doc will top this.

What I love..
-Lots of Toy inside info
-How the comic got off the ground
-Home videos
-1990 movie extras and interviews
-Shows how crazy kids got for TMNT. It captures that time.

The "meh"..
-End of the doc jumps all over
-NO 2K3 Turtles
-Concert Turtles

tmnt, comics, doc, movies, cartoons,