Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5486221-20140917022056/@comment-3974711-20140920152108

Stryzzar wrote:

UltiVerse wrote: While I respect your opinions, I have to say judging a series based only on “the inclusion of more aliens” and “visiting more planets” is a pretty shallow reason to base opinion on. Tbh the ridiculous amount of aliens was part of the problem I had. For starters he was no longer “Ben 10”, and he doesn’t take the time to explore each one. To me it’s like they’re all thrown out there so that the toy companies have more merchandise to sell. Ahh. What we have here is known as the "Artifact Title". It's when the series has evolved to an extent that the title it's still using may have little to do with the current content, and as such may confuse newer viewers ("Why would they name it 'Ben 10' if he's not even 10 years old, or turns into more than 10 aliens?").
 * Original series vs Omniverse: Omniverse wins because of the homages to previous series, the addition of many aliens, and the return of old aliens, villains and characters.
 * Alien Force vs Ultimate Alien: Ultimate Alien wins because Ben and the team explore more planets and the concept of the Ultimate forms was epic. I'm not gonna lie, though. The theme song of Alien Force makes me feel nostalgic.

And yet, there are only so many things that can be done to keep a show interesting. By aging up Ben and letting him access more alien forms (which is the purpose of the Omnitrix anyway) the writers are able to take the series into plots that are new and explorative.