Despite my initial distrust of a new CGI
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, I have to say I've enjoyed the series. The single-disc set include a second-set of seven episodes from the series (the first seven are available in the
Rise of the Turtles DVD): "
Monkey Brains," "
Never Say Xever," "
The Gauntlet," "
Panic in the Sewers," "
Mousers Attack!," "
It Came From The Depths," and "
New Girl in Town." For me "New Girl in Town" is the prize of the collection introducing
The Shredder's (
Kevin Michael Richardson) daughter as well as laying the groundwork for the complicated relationship between
Karai (
Kelly Hu) and
Leonardo (
Jason Biggs).
"The Gauntlet" is notable for the Turtles first face-to-face battle with The Shredder and gives us the first appearances of the mutated
Dogpound (
Clancy Brown) and
Fishface (
Christian Lanz), and "Mousers Attack!" offers plenty of the animated series' version on the classic robot bad guys created by Dexter Speckman, I mean
Baxter Stockman (
Phil LaMarr).
At $2 an episode, with not much in the way of special features, the single-disc collection isn't a great deal. However, fans of the series should be able to find this available for half the list price without too much trouble.
[Nickelodeon, $14.98]
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