The whole idea of a multiverse undermines the idea of a "main canon" to begin with. A work never really has to end conclusively or even follow a single main story when there's a multiverse.
It would be different if they weren't connected (which would be very strange considering that's kind of the point of a multiverse to begin with), but they almost always end up connecting at some point anyways.
New interpretations, spinoffs, or reboots don't have to be multiverse bullshit. I would not classify TMNT 2003, the IDW comics, and the 80s TMNT show as multiverse shit, save for the TMNT 2003 movie where it was explicitly the case.
Now, to your credit, I did enjoy the TMNT 2003 movie with all the multiverse bullshit coming together at the end, but that's only because it was a one-time cool little event that basically only amounted to fanservice for a climactic ending. If that was part of the main story in any way otherwise I'd say "fuck that" because that sounds awful.
To me it screams of creative bankruptcy generally.
I liked the Critical Drinker's take on multiverses in his video where he compared Multiverse of Madness with Everything Everywhere All At Once. It can be used in telling a good story, or it can be a device that ruins the story because it takes away risk and finality (and good luck getting the human brain to comprehend the stakes of destroying a multiverse).
It also reminds me of time travel. I started watching End Game wondering "How will the universe get fixed? Maybe the Celestials will get involved? Maybe a magical mcguffin or a trip to where the infinity gems originated from?" When the movie made it clear that the answer could be time travel, my reaction was "Damn it. I guess I don't need to see the rest of the movie to know what happens next."
The whole idea of a multiverse undermines the idea of a "main canon" to begin with. A work never really has to end conclusively or even follow a single main story when there's a multiverse.
It would be different if they weren't connected (which would be very strange considering that's kind of the point of a multiverse to begin with), but they almost always end up connecting at some point anyways.
New interpretations, spinoffs, or reboots don't have to be multiverse bullshit. I would not classify TMNT 2003, the IDW comics, and the 80s TMNT show as multiverse shit, save for the TMNT 2003 movie where it was explicitly the case.
Now, to your credit, I did enjoy the TMNT 2003 movie with all the multiverse bullshit coming together at the end, but that's only because it was a one-time cool little event that basically only amounted to fanservice for a climactic ending. If that was part of the main story in any way otherwise I'd say "fuck that" because that sounds awful.
To me it screams of creative bankruptcy generally.
Glad we can agree, then.
I liked the Critical Drinker's take on multiverses in his video where he compared Multiverse of Madness with Everything Everywhere All At Once. It can be used in telling a good story, or it can be a device that ruins the story because it takes away risk and finality (and good luck getting the human brain to comprehend the stakes of destroying a multiverse).
It also reminds me of time travel. I started watching End Game wondering "How will the universe get fixed? Maybe the Celestials will get involved? Maybe a magical mcguffin or a trip to where the infinity gems originated from?" When the movie made it clear that the answer could be time travel, my reaction was "Damn it. I guess I don't need to see the rest of the movie to know what happens next."