Toon Zone Talkback - Nick Acquires Rights for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Wow this is quite the shock. 4Kids must really be desperate if they're selling such a major property off.

I'm amazed Mirage is selling off their rights though. That means the end to the comic book series completely I would think, since they were the ones releasing that, which also means Eastman and Laird are out of the picture for good now.

This is better than WB owning it at least, considering how many incompetent boobs seem to mishandle any animated properties they own, but I hope this doesn't mean the return of the cheesy 1980s-styled Turtles. I did kinda prefer the closer to the comic version the 4Kids stuff was, but if this is airing on Nick proper and not Nicktoons, I can see them amping up the comedy and bringing down the action.

Has me thinking that's what we can expect.


If "new direction" means stupid humor and yet another retelling of the Turtles origins and not actually doing anything new, then that seems right :sweat:
 
Well, I guess this puts a rest to any doubts about whether the current TMNT cartoon was going to continue. I would definitely check out a new version of TMNT in the future. But I think the current 4Kids version will be the definitive one, for me anyway. I've never been a huge fan of Nickelodeon cartoons though. I just don't think "action cartoons" when I think Nickelodeon. But like I said, I would definitely give it a chance.
 
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I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, I'm glad we're getting more Ninja Turtles stuff. On the other, I'm not sure I'll like Nickelodeon's approach.

I, too, hope that the new stuff will be closer to the comics than the eighties series. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
 
Whoa. I need to lie down.

So what exactly does this mean? If I'm reading this correctly, Nickelodeon would, once the process is finalized, be where 4Kids has been in the past several years: they'd be able to do (almost) whatever they want with the property, with actual ownership still actually residing within Mirage--otherwise, the article would actually say ''TMNT sold to Nickelodeon'', and would probably be worth much more than 60 mil. Or is Matt right, and Nickelodeon does now own the TMNT lock, stock, and barrel?

And what does this mean for the 4Kids' series? Given that whatever agreement they'd had with Mirage apparently left stuff like the old toon out of bounds, does this mean that the 2003 series will be similarly out of bounds to Nick, barring further agreements?

And if we're getting a new series in 2012, I guess that yes, Turtles Forever will be the end of the current cartoon incarnation of the turtles. I'm cautiously optimistic; if Nickelodeon can mix the sort of writing the 4Kids' show had with the production values of something like Avatar, then there's no reason why it shouldn't be awesome. Still, given how well the last cartoon brough the Mirageverse to TV, I'm wondering just what they'll do to make this new series stand out.

Of course, the big question is what this means for 4Kids. If they do retain the rights to everything having to do with their version of the property, then this is a good move--they've probably taken all they can from the show. If on the other hand, they're out of the loop entirely and own nothing related to the series, then the decision makes a lot less sense.
 
Wow, a new animated series in 2012? That's kind of fast for me, but as long as it is good, I'll watch it. I just hope it is closer to the comics than the 80's toon.
 
I wonder what this means for Turtles Forever and the Mirage comics. Does this mean that Paramount/Nick could start re-releasing the original 1980s series and 2003 series onto DVD with new releases? If anything this seems like a smart move on Nick's part. They now have their own superhero franchise that can stand up to most Marvel and DC properties. I am really interested to see where this goes and what we'll see from this in the next few years.
 
What? Nothing about the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series being broadcast on Nick, only the current series? Someone please clarify this, so I can understand? Thank you.
 
I think Fred Wolf films owns the rights to the old show, they can release the show on dvd without any problem, they don't even send Mirage copies or information of the dvds.

Anyways the news depends on whether Nick bought TMNT or just got the license, some sites reported they owned it:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/10...nja-turtles-heroes-in-a-half-hundred-million/

In that case I have mixed feelings, no more dark gritty turtles but cool stuff could come from Nick. If they just acquired the rights for a few years then its only good news since it doesn't mean the end of "gritty" turtles, just that Nick probably won't adapt that.
 
I knew it wasn't going to be long before TMNT got another reboot but I sure didn't expect Nick to be involved.

I'm a bit weary of this because Nick didn't allow Avatar to truely shine but Avatar was still a great series so this could turn out to be at least as good as 4kids TMNT.

But... I'm a bit confused here because I don't think Mirage would sell TMNT lock stock and barrel but instead sell the rights to the property like they did to 4kids. Meaning Mirage still owns TMNT and it's characters but Nick owns the merchandising and branding rights along with any new show and probably the 4kids show if they bought the property from 4kids.

If Mirage truely sold TMNT to Nickelodeon... I'm quite frankly frightened.

Very interesting developments indeed.

I wonder what other action properties Nick might pick up in the future and I really hope this means the 4kids series will air on Nicktoons at least if not Nick proper for a stint. So Turtles Forever can be shown at least more than once.

And I also hope Paramount releases the 4kids series. They seemed to do alright with Transformers Animated.
 
Can't clarify a thing right now, since what's in the release is all the information anyone has.

You'd think they'd put SOMEthing on the air ... but maybe there will be a interview with someone at Nick in the near future.
 
TMNT 4Kids confirmed that Nick owns TMNT, Mirage won't be working with TMNT in the future.


I have mixed opinions, for one we might never see a cartoon like the 2k3 show, but who knows Avatar is one of the best shows made, I prefer it over the 2k3 show. It also means we'll never see a "comic roots" adaptation. But then again, that was mostly the fans expecting something that was NEVER going to happen anyways if Mirage owned TMNT.
 
Woah, my prediction (mostly) came true.

But the idea of TMNT belonging solely to Nickelodeon doesn't sit well with me. I'm anxious to see the new cartoon just to know how it will be handled and whether it will be treated respecfully or go the way of other acquisitions.

Too bad for 4kids though. That could've been another boost in profits once 2011 rolled around.
 
Does this mean Mirage will no longer be publishing the comics too? I hope we get a full breakdown on what this deal will bring for all aspects of the TMNT franchise.
 
After reading the statement a few times now, I'm reading it as Nickelodeon is the full 100% owner of the TMNT. Meaning, they can do whatever they want with them. They don't have to answer to Mirage.
 
Yeah, Nick owns the TMNT, they can do whatever they want, revive Venus and add even more female turtles and theres nothing Laird can do about it.
 
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