i personally liked the shredders from the 2003 series, although it did bug me a lil at first, but then i fell in love with his voice :3 so eeeeeevil lol

I saw Nothing wrong with him being a alien.

"because each episode gives you at least 28 other reasons to love it more"

Well, we can't be sure yet.

In the TMNT 2003 series, we didn't find out that Shredder's an alien until the 3rd season or so.

I was with you right up until this... and then back with you again after.

Seriously, the 2003 series had the most threatening Shredder ever, alien or not. Let's see what this one has (and if HE isn't an alien) before we begin throwing such comparisons around. ;P

Who cares if he was an alien, he actually was a threat and well handled.

There were like four Shredders in the four kids version. Tengu Shredder was probably closest to the 80s and Mirage Comic ones...

TMNT 2003 was still a great show, though shredder was alien lol

I remember when Leo cut his head off and I was like "oooooohh" and next thing I know, shredder picks up his own head I was like WTF???

Not to mention he's also voiced by the the great Kevin Michael Richardson :D

Hey the 2003 cartoon was not bad.

well that's a relief

2k3 Shredder was awesome, but it was still a letdown to find out what he was.

Also, Shredder = Bulkhead (Transformers Prime) now (okay, it's just the same voice actor, Kevin Michael Richardson, but he's badass, so deal with it).

2K3 Shredder was THE BEST Shredder: I'm looking at you Uncle Phil Shredder

The idea in and of itself wasn't great, but I thought the way it was executed was brilliant. Also, it allowed us to see Leo BEHEAD somebody on the show, even if turned out later not to be a human.

I liked that idea.

To the previous show's credit, there was a "human" Shredder in that series' continuity. Granted, the original Oroku Saki was around during 300 A.D. and sold his soul for power, eventually becoming the Shredder (more specifically, "Demon/Tengu Shredder") that would inspire the alien (Ch'rell) to take up both the name and reputation of that Shredder (yes, the original Oroku Saki also conceived the original Foot Clan insignia).

Naturally, when Demon Shredder was revived in the 21st century, he actively sought out the imposter(s) who had the audacity of taking his name.

In closing, yes, there was a human Shredder in the 2003 series that was so badass, death could never truly hold him down and a some alien from another world was inspired by his tales of evil to take up the mantle and keep the legacy alive. That's gotta count for something.

And yet still manages to be awesome

yeah having for different shredders in the 2003 series was a bit much. think i prefer this human shredder because of his faithfulness to the comics. so long as he's as badass as the 2003 version.

2003 series was the best maybe that was cause i grew up with it but even so it was still pretty badass!

think you got something mixed up original cartoon : stupid human 2003: Intimidating alien

At least the 2003 Shredder wasn't Krang's bitch like the 80s Shredder.

I thought this was Galactus for a second.

The 2003 Shredder was pretty kick butt. And that was before the reveal.

I don't know, the 2003 Shredder was actually more badass.

Now let's see if this Shredder retains the James Avery vocabulary. [=)]

2003 series was awesome! I liked the twist.