Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26200221-20151211162449/@comment-4838438-20160219004449

Here's someone who was like 9 or 10 when the original series came out. I, like pretty much everybody else, loved the original Ben 10. I loved the art design, the aliens, the backstory for Max and Vilgax, the concept of Ben 10,000 and Ken, the additional aliens and how they were introduced properly into whatever the plot needed them. Then, when Alien Force began, I liked the first two episodes and then I lost interest when Ben was totally different from who he was five years before. At first I believed that with AF they were going to explain how Ben came to be the serious adult he was in "Ben 10,000" (the episode) but the series went too dark and confusing, the latter for the third season which was uneven if you compare it with the first two seasons which had an actual storyline (and now I'm remembering Gwen's brother, Ken, who never reappeared again and seems like filler). Vilgax not knowing how to use the Omnitrix was lame, some of the art style was dull and I was hoping that when it was said that Ultimate Alien would be similar to the OS, I kept my fingers crossed and was utterly disappointed when UA was nothing like the OS. Again, changing the designs for the original series' aliens was stupid (Ghostfreak is a noticeable example). At least, Vilgax was a threat again. The whole Ultimate Ben 10,000 was dumb because the OS' Ben 10,000 was way cooler than this Ben. The Ultimate aliens were a good idea, but I think it was not developed properly (an exception to this would be the premise of 'The Ultimate Sacrifice'). Lots of continuity were retconned and it hurt the whole franchise. Then OV came, and I felt like every episode was like bringing every minor, major or recurring character from the OS with little or no explanation at all. Too many love interests, repeated plots, again the art style (Max had no visible eyes!), retcons here, there, and everywhere with a few interesting things (like the whole time travel stuff, Alien X recreating the universe, the episode set in the future). I hope the reboot has the spirit of the original!