State of the Ninja Turtle Franchise: Your Ramblings..

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For those who don't read Murphy's Blog, Shame on you :)...

http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2008/08/are-you-experientialed.html

There are alot of ticked off fans there venting out at how the powers that be are handling, or in this case, NOT handling t hings for the franchise itself, let alone the 25th anniversary. So many COOL things that could be done, and most will probably never be held back due to corporate speak and 'budget reasons'.

So, what would you like to see improve on the turtles franchise? Keep it polite, but firm. No Yes Men in this post :)..

Neil
 
Just two: I hope there's a sequel to the new film and I'd like to see more of the TMNT comics.

Oh, and one more thing, I'm very much looking forward to the new TMNT episodes.
 
Yes, a new film and wider availability of the comics are the two main things I want as well (I can only find the comics at a really remote comic book shop across the river, and even then, it's issues from 2002!).

I also want 4Kids to try to get a cable channel to air reruns of 2K3 like CN used to do (except hopefully not in a 6:30AM time slot this time). It would definitely put the series in the main public eye, which despite 2K3 being nearly 150 episodes long, practically ignores it.

I'd suggest Jetix, but this whole Disney XD thing is confusing. Maybe Nicktoons, but they seem to be focusing more on exclusive programming...
 
vee, good point. That's another thing I totally forgot about.

It's amazing a company like 4kids can start off so great and then go down hill so quickly.. Not Quite the 88mph of the animation industry...but slowly getting there :).
 
Eh, I also put the blame on CN for killing it at 6:30AM, which they usually just reserve for cancelled/ended shows (which TMNT 2K3 is neither yet).
 
Actually if 4kids could get TMNT 2k3 reruns to launch with Disney Xd it would be great. I mean the channel is not giving up on animation just trying to taget boys in a way regular Disney Channel has failed. TMNT 2k3 would be perfect for that target group. That being said I don't see it airing their ever sadly.
 
I wish I could comment, but I have no idea what's going on with the franchise. I saw a little bit of the 2003 series and the 2007 movie, but aside from that I'm in the dark. Perhaps that's the problem. The franchise should be more visible. I mean, how many people actually watch 4Kids? That line-up is like a poor man's Nick, Disney, and CN. Also, when are we gonna get a new live-action movie? The CGI movie was great and all, but a new live-action flick to go along with the current comic book adaptations would be great.
 
For Saturday morning ratings, both 4Kids blocks usually do as good or better than Cartoon Network and Disney. They're usually behind Nick, though there have been a few instances where they've come close to beating or have beaten some Nick shows.

As for the TMNT franchise, I think it's doing solid. It's not a mega hit or anything, but I've seen plenty of TMNT merchandise like valentines and fruit snacks come through the checkout line at the grocery store I work at. Kids are still enjoying the franchise, that's for sure.
 
Well, yes and no. Disney doesn't really count, since they air preschool material on Saturday morning. Nick primarily airs Spongebob reruns, however, they've had some premieres during Saturday mornings, like Mighty B, Back at the Barnyard and Tak and the Power of Juju. On Cartoon Network, you have DAS, which is pretty much the main action block on the network. For a good several months this year, they've had the entire block premiering new episodes.

So, 4Kids does have some competition, and they do fairly decent against it. However, I do agree with what people have said earlier in the thread: the show would definitely benefit from airing on a mainstream cable network. TMNT (2003) has indeed done relatively well airing once a week (after all, 143 episodes is quite an accomplishment), but if you want it to be a smash hit, it has to be on more often.

Honestly, though, I don't really care if the turtles becomes a huge hit again. In fact, I rather like the Turtles in their humble position in current pop culture.
 
1. Classic Comic stories reprints should be made a priority. DC/Marvel/Archie have a good number of their early stories available. I mean, they only starting a reprint next year?

2. Air the classic series somewhere on a regular basis. And yes I know they're on DVD, but so are plenty of other shows that still air frequently. And frankly, being a household name should qualify as a reason for a show to be airing.
 
I think the turtles are doing alright. I would have prefered not to have waited for the 2K8 episodes so long but eh... we're almost there.

An sequel to the 2007 movie should be a priority as should bringing TMNT back to comic books on a grander scale. Be it reprints a new serial or what have you.

I also agree that the 2003 series should move to Disney XD where it could potentially get several full runs. It's just what they would be looking for if they wanted to get some more boy friendly acquisitions. So it should be a no brainer.
 
Frankly I would like to have them release all the classic series as 1 single boxed set instead of 6 or 7 DVD's which I've all but given up trying to find (I never buy the 4th disc of a set first. I collect them in order)
 
Probably never.

I heard Kevin Munroe (movie's director) and Peter Laird (one of the TMNT creators) tried to pitch a live action movie sequel to several studios, but got turned down until one (WB) felt it'd be best as a CGI. And then that's what we got.

I, for one, liked the new movie. The CGI worked for it. :anime:
 
If you follow official TMNT blogs like Murphy's blog posted above, you know Mirage has been negotiating with several companies for a second movie.

My big hope is for a new trilogy just like the original trilogy, but I think we're only going to get 2 movies this time. Oh well.
 
That's fine with me because the 3rd movie was complete garbage.

Anyways I'm not really angry about any of this stuff they're doing for the 25th anniversary like pretty much everybody on Murph's blog is. I think it's really kinda cool that they're doing SOMETHING even if it doesn't really appeal to "hardcore fans"...whatever those are; come on a life-sized turtle van touring the country? that's kick-ass.

And actually I feel kinda spoiled by all the great turtle stuff we've already gotten. We've had 2 awesome cartoon series already and the last one is still continuing soon with a new art direction. We got 4 turtle movies, 3 of which were stellar with another one likely coming and Vol. 4 of the comics and Tales of are still going. We're getting the Forever War comics next year. So I think we're in great shape with the way the franchise is going and I don't really get why anyone is upset. After the first toon ended I thought for sure that would be the end of turtles on TV and the big screen but was wrong on both counts. We've got a lot to look forward to.
 
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