Nickelodeon Buys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles For $60m

[cleverlymadeup]

give me back my turtles with all having the same red colour masks and asking for beer !!! ah the days before they went mainstream cartoon

i sympathize with you, tho i don't mind the coloured bandannas cause you can tell them apart then, i do miss the beer and all the good old fashioned violence in the comics

i actually have the original Raphael comic signed by both Eastman and Laird, with a drawing by Eastman on the backing board

 

[FinalGamer]

Uhhhhhh isn't Nickelodeon also connected to Viacom?

I'm worried.

 

[Green Ninja]

My favourite incarnation of the Turtles is the new animeted show which started around 2003. At least the first 3 seasons. It got weird/bad from there.

I really enjoyed the last movie. While the Plot wasn't that good, it had some great moments, the rooftop scene with Raph and Leo being the highpoint.

I'm still dissapointed that there are just no new good games about the Turtles. Re-Shelled just showed the age of the genre and Smash-Up was a slap in the face to every fan.

This deal seems....weird. I mean mirage made the Turtle head into their friggin' Logo. And what does that mean for the new live-action movie that was planned?

 

[Quaidis]

I hope they restore pupils on the turtles in the new series. While it 'more closely followed the comic', the latest turtle incarnation was terrible. Not nearly as good and varied in toys as the 80's cartoon. Nickelodeon taking over TMNT may be a very good thing, since it's a series that should never be taken seriously; They may put the cartoony humor back.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

My favourite incarnation of the Turtles is the new animeted show which started around 2003. At least the first 3 seasons. It got weird/bad from there.

yeah the big difference is that Mirage had a lot of creative control over the series, so it stuck closer to the comics, cept for the Future season. tho i do think it's not returning cause it was a good series

 

[Green Ninja]

I hope they restore pupils on the turtles in the new series. While it 'more closely followed the comic', the latest turtle incarnation was terrible. Not nearly as good and varied in toys as the 80's cartoon. Nickelodeon taking over TMNT may be a very good thing, since it's a series that should never be taken seriously; They may put the cartoony humor back.

I liked the style of the new show. It reminded me a lot of Batman TAS. There was one scene, where a Turtle woke up in bed and you could see his pupils because he didn't wear his mask yet, which was a nice nod to Batman imo.

 

[Quaidis]

I hope they restore pupils on the turtles in the new series. While it 'more closely followed the comic', the latest turtle incarnation was terrible. Not nearly as good and varied in toys as the 80's cartoon. Nickelodeon taking over TMNT may be a very good thing, since it's a series that should never be taken seriously; They may put the cartoony humor back.

I liked the style of the new show. It reminded me a lot of Batman TAS. There was one scene, where a Turtle woke up in bed and you could see his pupils because he didn't wear his mask yet, which was a nice nod to Batman imo.

Yes, but that's batman, not a show about mutant turtles in their teenage year learning to be proper ninjas - taught by an over-sized rat. TMNT should be able to stand on its own without nodding to any other series. That's what made the 80's series so light-hearted and fun. They started with that and went, "Okay, mutant animals and evil ninjas being manipulated by aliens, where can we go from there?" Instead of, "Oh no, man, screw that. Let's become badass and follow the comic. Except, instead of killing off all the turtles at the end, let's keep them alive to milk more cash out of that cow." The turtles in the later series didn't have nearly the personality and... Fun... that they did earlier.

That and didn't all the turtles wear red headbands in the comic? If they were going to do a comic-driven cartoon, they should have had bigger balls and gone for it.

 

[Green Ninja]

Yes, but that's batman, not a show about mutant turtles in their teenage year learning to be proper ninjas - taught by an over-sized rat. TMNT should be able to stand on its own without nodding to any other series. That's what made the 80's series so light-hearted and fun. They started with that and went, "Okay, mutant animals and evil ninjas being manipulated by aliens, where can we go from there?" Instead of, "Oh no, man, screw that. Let's become badass and follow the comic. Except, instead of killing off all the turtles at the end, let's keep them alive to milk more cash out of that cow." The turtles in the later series didn't have nearly the personality and... Fun... that they did earlier.

That and didn't all the turtles wear red headbands in the comic? If they were going to do a comic-driven cartoon, they should have had bigger balls and gone for it.

I disagree. While I never read much of the original comics, I still prefer the newer show because...well, even if it sounds stupid, because it was "more dark and edgy". Don't get me wrong, I grew up on the classic cartoon, the Turtles were and still are among my favourite pop-cultural characters and I love almost every incarnation of them. The classic TV-show will always have a special place in my geeky heart, but I prefer the new show for it's better art, style and storyline. Also, the old show, while I can understand what you mean with "lighthearted and fun" almost completly threw away the whole Ninja concept. I mean, come on, they had a friggin' blimp!

I also think that they have much more personality in the new show, than they had in the old one. The basic character traits (highlighted in the classic theme song) are still there, but are brought out even more. Raph is much more angry and almost completly loses it in a training session with Mike. Dons character gets more involved in a way, that we actually see how he's the worst fighter in the group, but still a viable member.
And even though TMNT 2003 is darker and edgier is was still a lot of fun and a lot of "hell yeah" moments.

And to come back to my Batman-comparison, I don't think it's a bad thing if they give Batman TAS a nod. After all, that show changed everything.

 

[Marv21]

Ohhhh I remember the old anime one.....it was like 4-5 years ago....that kicked SOOOOO MUCH ASS! They made me watch the 80's movies which we all sooo epic, cept the last one. It was well done.

 

[SpaceSpork]

Holy Turtle Power!

 

[Russian_Assassin]

So, both Michael Bay and Nickelodeon want a piece of them turtles. Personally, I never really was a fan of ninja turtles. They looked kinda cheesy, just like the pizza they ate. But I do remember always craving pizza after watching an episode...