Nickelodeon buys TMNT
I just found this out, and I'm not happy
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Nickelodeon buys TMNT
Started by Speedy_25, Oct 21 2009 11:56 PM
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Posted 21 October 2009 - 11:56 PM
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 02:34 AM
Heard about this, stupid Viacom. 4Kids must be givin' up the ghost soon. And I guess Mirage just doesn't care anymore after 25 years. I can't say I'm happy about this. We all know they're going to screw it up, and the grouchy old man in all of us knows it'll only make us feel old to see little kids with new anime inspired TMNT stuff walking around. (WALKING? Huh, why back in my day we used to walk...) But ahh, worse things could and do happen. They can't take away our memories or the delight the Turtles brought us in our childhoods. Just have to enjoy the movies/TV shows from our time and the good memories they bring us. Not let all this modern stuff bother that.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 01:10 PM
I'm nervous on what they're going to do w/the license since apparently the TMNT creators aren't involved anymore. At least Marvel's staff are still involved w/Marvel.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 04:45 PM
It all went downhill since the origional cartoon ended... Nowadays, I don't care about it...
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 08:52 PM
QUOTE (Chaosmaster8753 @ Oct 22 2009, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm nervous on what they're going to do w/the license since apparently the TMNT creators aren't involved anymore. At least Marvel's staff are still involved w/Marvel.
Meh, Eastman hasn't cared for at least a decade (Laird bought out his interest from 2000 - 08) I think he's running Heavy Metal Magazine or somesuch now. And Laird is getting up in the years. Probably just wants to retire. No doubt he'll be able to do that comfortably enough now
I think the American comics industry would be a whole lot better if all of the creators owned their creations until/if they decided to sell them.
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...Maybe that is the whole recipe of life, is to be in on the joke. Because life is a joke and if you're not in on it you're out.
But if you're in on it, you can make it." - Vincent Price
"What have you got to lose? You know you come from nothing you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!"
- Eric Idle
...Maybe that is the whole recipe of life, is to be in on the joke. Because life is a joke and if you're not in on it you're out.
But if you're in on it, you can make it." - Vincent Price
"What have you got to lose? You know you come from nothing you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!"
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 09:24 PM
I loved the recent series (haven't seen it past the third season - can't find the fucking dvds to buy 'em!), and the latest movie was quite bloody good too. Not entirely sure what NICK will do with the franchise. A little worried they'll turn into something too kiddie friendly.
I miss the Archie TMNT comic series. From start to finish those issues, and the themes they played with, simply rocked. Archie Sonic can weep in the corner somewhere.
I miss the Archie TMNT comic series. From start to finish those issues, and the themes they played with, simply rocked. Archie Sonic can weep in the corner somewhere.
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Posted 23 October 2009 - 08:36 AM
QUOTE (Ratty Randnums @ Oct 22 2009, 11:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Meh, Eastman hasn't cared for at least a decade (Laird bought out his interest from 2000 - 08) I think he's running Heavy Metal Magazine or somesuch now. And Laird is getting up in the years. Probably just wants to retire. No doubt he'll be able to do that comfortably enough now
I think the American comics industry would be a whole lot better if all of the creators owned their creations until/if they decided to sell them.
I think the American comics industry would be a whole lot better if all of the creators owned their creations until/if they decided to sell them.
Yep, Eastman's doing Heavy Metal. (I found this out a while back when I thought about writing for them, not having actually read an issue of it yet. I changed my mind when I realized that Heavy Metal is much more about pictures than text, so there was probably no point unless I wanted to illustrate the stories myself...)
Anyway, there's the point that Eastman & Laird weren't really responsible for the image of TMNT that most of us know and love -- the 80's/90's cartoon series -- in any case. Hell, they didn't even create Bebop & Rocksteady, and those are iconic characters. In fact, their original vision of TMNT was largely a parody of cartoon animal superheroes; the cartoon series basically turned it into the very thing they were making fun of. Not that this was really a bad thing (though it is pretty ironic, and funny), since at least it was good.
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 06:37 AM
What's ironic...the ooze used to mutate the TMNT resembles green slime, so there was already a connection.
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 11:29 AM
QUOTE (GamemasterAnthony @ Oct 24 2009, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's ironic...the ooze used to mutate the TMNT resembles green slime, so there was already a connection.
That doesn't even make sense.
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 05:17 PM
I didn't get it either until I remembered we're talking about Nickelodeon. The channel famous for gags involving green slime. (I dunno if they still do that or not. I haven't watched Nick in, like, a decade.)
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 08:11 PM
Wasn't the ooze in the original cartoon pink?
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Posted 25 October 2009 - 10:18 PM
I always remembered it as green (which does not prove anything as my memory has been known to remember many things that never quite happened the way they did).
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 05:07 AM
I'll wait to reserve judgement and see what Nick does with the franchise before bitching about it. And honestly, I'd rather a company like Nick/Paramount/Viacom actually get something like TMNT then Disney.
I got my memories of TMNT like most others and I'm not gonna say every single one of those memories was a brilliant one. Look at some of the gimmicks they did with the toys, like the Star Trek Turtles, or the sports themed ones, some really fucking horrid ideas were used. I'll give props to Playmates Toys for making the line last as long as it did, but damn some of those gimmicks crap.
And the original animated series? That fucker ran for 10 seasons! I've been buying the sets and remembering some episodes I thought was craptastic, especially around the halfway point when I stopped watching it as a kid. Then I have a clear memory of watching a couple of the later season episodes (seasons 8-10) and actually thought this stuff was better then the older stuff.
Then there was The Next Mutation, less said about that the better.
The movies? Hell I love the first one, but even as a kid I thought the second one was lame. Wasn't until the late 90s when I saw the third one and boy was that absolute shit on a crusty roll. But the fourth was a drastic improvement and I saw it twice in cinemas.
And the 4Kids series I've been enjoying. Like John I haven't seen a whole lot of it, because there were only a few DVDs released over here, but that show is pretty damn bitching.
And as for the upcoming Turtles Forever DVD movie, I like the idea and am looking forward to it.
But as for what Nick plans on doing with the series, how about waiting to see how and what they do with the franchise before getting into a total hissyfit and claiming it will be shit or ruin the whole TMNT franchise, because its already have its fair share of bullshit.
I got my memories of TMNT like most others and I'm not gonna say every single one of those memories was a brilliant one. Look at some of the gimmicks they did with the toys, like the Star Trek Turtles, or the sports themed ones, some really fucking horrid ideas were used. I'll give props to Playmates Toys for making the line last as long as it did, but damn some of those gimmicks crap.
And the original animated series? That fucker ran for 10 seasons! I've been buying the sets and remembering some episodes I thought was craptastic, especially around the halfway point when I stopped watching it as a kid. Then I have a clear memory of watching a couple of the later season episodes (seasons 8-10) and actually thought this stuff was better then the older stuff.
Then there was The Next Mutation, less said about that the better.
The movies? Hell I love the first one, but even as a kid I thought the second one was lame. Wasn't until the late 90s when I saw the third one and boy was that absolute shit on a crusty roll. But the fourth was a drastic improvement and I saw it twice in cinemas.
And the 4Kids series I've been enjoying. Like John I haven't seen a whole lot of it, because there were only a few DVDs released over here, but that show is pretty damn bitching.
And as for the upcoming Turtles Forever DVD movie, I like the idea and am looking forward to it.
But as for what Nick plans on doing with the series, how about waiting to see how and what they do with the franchise before getting into a total hissyfit and claiming it will be shit or ruin the whole TMNT franchise, because its already have its fair share of bullshit.
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 10:46 AM
That's fair enough. Although I did enjoy the soccer/football ninja turtles. The kick action was neat and worked with the little ball surprisingly well.
Also damn, you just reminded me. I don't usually collect toys but the Universal Monsters TMNT's from '93 were soooooo sweet.
Especially glow in the dark Mummy Raph. I'm going to have to get those back someday.
Also damn, you just reminded me. I don't usually collect toys but the Universal Monsters TMNT's from '93 were soooooo sweet.
Especially glow in the dark Mummy Raph. I'm going to have to get those back someday.
"I really think of life as a great expression of joy. And if you take yourself seriously you're going to be defeated I'm afraid.
...Maybe that is the whole recipe of life, is to be in on the joke. Because life is a joke and if you're not in on it you're out.
But if you're in on it, you can make it." - Vincent Price
"What have you got to lose? You know you come from nothing you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!"
- Eric Idle
...Maybe that is the whole recipe of life, is to be in on the joke. Because life is a joke and if you're not in on it you're out.
But if you're in on it, you can make it." - Vincent Price
"What have you got to lose? You know you come from nothing you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!"
- Eric Idle
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