Tim Hill Writing "The April O'Neil Files" Pilot For Nickelodeon - Page 3

*oldmanwinters* · 08-29-2015, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkLightDragon

TBF to TigerClaw, I kinda attribute that to how he tends to post something official. So when he posts something that looks straight out of Deviantart, tumblr, etc. people will confuse it as official.

It's interesting that both myself and TigerClaw reposted the Twitter link and neither of us said there was any confirmation it was official art from a new show. Rather, we both just wondered if it might be.

And multiple people on this thread just see the picture and assume an official character model for a new spin-off show.

READ, internet.

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I saw this today courtesy of tOkKa, looks like the official channel of one of the Nick animators. Maybe it's a tease for the O'Neil Files?
https://twitter.com/nasuslee_/status...302720/photo/1

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Interesting, could this be what she will look like in this spin-off?

*GoldMutant* · 08-29-2015, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Kraken

What is going on.....? What is literally going on.....? Don't they know that this will be a bad idea?

Alright explain then how it's a bad idea.

I'd say it can work if not overdone, about time we learn more history on the characters.

I'd personally would love a special on the Mutanimals, the Splinter and Shredder rivalry in more detail, and possibly a Casey story.

Okay, now I'm pushing it.

In all seriousness, not a bad idea for a concept, just Tim Hill seems a bit concerning. He did do Rocko and Spongebob, two of the best of Nickelodeon though in Bob's case now one of the worst. That and with the Garfield film.... this might be either hit or miss in the writing department. I will admit though the fan art is decent.

Overall, I'm personally mixed on this. The idea has potential and it can configure for future character specials hopefully, but the writer is where I'm personally worried about. Guess we'll have to wait and see until more news is released.

*BubblyShell22* · 08-29-2015, 07:45 AM

Sounds like it could be interesting as we can learn more about her. But I really hope the Turtles will be in it, too, and it won't just be about April herself. We'll just have to wait and see how it pans out.

*Papenbrook* · 08-29-2015, 08:31 AM

Don't get me wrong. I am NOT against the art style. In, fact I actually think it looks beautiful. I just don't think April needs this much attention.

TurFlytle · 08-29-2015, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Purple Kraken

Don't get me wrong. I am NOT against the art style. In, fact I actually think it looks beautiful. I just don't think April needs this much attention.

Ok, so you're saying you don't want her to get character development. So, it's a bad idea to have a spin-off based on the thing the show's lacking in. 87 April was always mutated and was just a damsel in distress, that's hardly any character development if I say so myself.

The Big Bad · 08-29-2015, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by snake

Sarah Jane Adventures was terrible. You'd actually want that?

Yup. I'll be the first to admit having serious issues with the series, but if this April O'Neil project can match or surpass its basic decency, imagination, character- and world-building, and ability to actually carry an emotional beat, then it will be exponentially better and far more worthwhile than the current Nick cartoon.

*Candy Kappa* · 08-29-2015, 09:37 AM

Eh, not really all that invested in April for a spin-off. Could be interesting though.

*Papenbrook* · 08-29-2015, 10:36 AM

So, my initial response was full of disapproval for the possible spin-off. Since I have calmed down though, I think I can express my response more clearly.

At first, I didn't know what to think when it came to this announcement. I was mixed with shock, disapproval, and optimism. But after I calmed down, I began to...warm up to it. The art style is really beautiful, and the director must know what he is doing, since he has had experience with making all kinds of shows.

I really hope this project will work out in the end. I really do.

*neatoman* · 08-29-2015, 11:35 AM

So there's no word on what the set-up or plot is? Just a title and a possible design for April? That's not a very good sign...

*TurtleTitan97* · 08-29-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

So there's no word on what the set-up or plot is? Just a title and a possible design for April? That's not a very good sign...

Why would there be a plot synopsis when they probably only just started this project recently? For all we know they're still writing out the story.

~~Mew~~ · 08-29-2015, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

Why would there be a plot synopsis when they probably only just started this project recently? For all we know they're still writing out the story.

I wouldn't be surprised if it came out in 2017.

*BabyTurtles* · 08-29-2015, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Interesting, could this be what she will look like in this spin-off?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNet80NUEAAJhUT.jpg

If this is real....(Which I kinda doubt...)

How old will she be in the spinoff? She looks a little older here...(but she couldn't be since she's wearing the same clothes...)

jenna · 08-29-2015, 03:03 PM

i honestly don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand it might be interesting. On the other, it kinda smacks of a character that has been increasingly eclipsing the turtle characters for 3 seasons and needs her own spin-off so as to eclipse them further but in an environment where fans can't complain about lack of screen time for the turtles.

Maybe giving April her own showcase will shift some of the focus in TMNT from her and back onto the turtles?

I guess it'll be a case of "wait and see".

TurFlytle · 08-29-2015, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

If this is real....(Which I kinda doubt...)

How old will she be in the spinoff? She looks a little older here...(but she couldn't be since she's wearing the same clothes...)

Who says she couldn't wear a different sized version of her clothes?

*BabyTurtles* · 08-29-2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TurFlytle

Who says she couldn't wear a different sized version of her clothes?

well she looks like 18-19....I don't know...I feel like that's the time to change clothes XD (since they look exactly the same)

OrangeNinja1987 · 08-29-2015, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jenna

i honestly don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand it might be interesting. On the other, it kinda smacks of a character that has been increasingly eclipsing the turtle characters for 3 seasons and needs her own spin-off so as to eclipse them further but in an environment where fans can't complain about lack of screen time for the turtles.

Maybe giving April her own showcase will shift some of the focus in TMNT from her and back onto the turtles?

I guess it'll be a case of "wait and see".

I have been noticing in the last half of season 3 an unusual lack of screen time for April. Currently, her character doesn't have much to do, so that could be why. But maybe the writers chose to particularly not give her character much to do in season 3, as a big complaint in season 2 was the large amount of focus on her. Even Donatello's crush on her has been majorly downplayed lately.
Seriously, what is the last major thing April has done for the plot? I may be forgetting something big, but I only recall her returning Splinter to sanity in Return to New York. Of the last ten or so episodes, she hasn't been in Attack of the MegaShredder (if I remember right, but that episode is rapidly fading from my memory), Tale of Yokai, Turtles in Time, Meet Mondo Gecko, Clash of the Mutanimals,
Casey Jones vs. the Underworld, Battle for New York 1 & 2 (?), and the majority of Vision Quest or the Pig and the Rhino.
Maybe her lack of screen time is due to complaints & partly they are trying to minimize her focus in the original show to validate her for a spin-off/special.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 08-29-2015, 04:32 PM

Actually, April WAS in Attack of the Mega Shredder (she and Casey both helped pilot the turtle mech), Casey Jones Vs. the Underworld (short bit, but still), and Battle for New York (both parts) as well. She was also in Vision Quest, though she and Casey were only in that episode for a couple of scenes at the beginning and end. She wasn't in Tale of the Yokai or Turtles in Time, but that's because both of those were set in the past.

*Foombamaroom* · 08-29-2015, 04:57 PM

We're getting an April spin-off? Didn't we already get one that was released on August 8th, 2014?

*blindturtle02* · 08-29-2015, 05:31 PM

The title alone sounds intriguing. I'll be checking this out for sure, and hope that it does well. I'd like to see her making a name for herself and delving into her family history if they're picking up plot threads from the 2012 series. Too soon to tell though, so I guess I'll have to be patient. Man, I hate waiting.

*Papenbrook* · 08-29-2015, 05:39 PM

Maybe the project will try to focus on her school life.

08-29-2015, 07:45 AM	#43
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Sounds like it could be interesting as we can learn more about her. But I really hope the Turtles will be in it, too, and it won't just be about April herself. We'll just have to wait and see how it pans out. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

08-29-2015, 09:37 AM	#47
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Eh, not really all that invested in April for a spin-off. Could be interesting though. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

08-29-2015, 10:36 AM	#48
Papenbrook The King of Nothing Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: No comment -_- ... Posts: 2,755	Okay. So, my initial response was full of disapproval for the possible spin-off. Since I have calmed down though, I think I can express my response more clearly. At first, I didn't know what to think when it came to this announcement. I was mixed with shock, disapproval, and optimism. But after I calmed down, I began to...warm up to it. The art style is really beautiful, and the director must know what he is doing, since he has had experience with making all kinds of shows. I really hope this project will work out in the end. I really do.

08-29-2015, 03:03 PM	#53
jenna Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,190	i honestly don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand it might be interesting. On the other, it kinda smacks of a character that has been increasingly eclipsing the turtle characters for 3 seasons and needs her own spin-off so as to eclipse them further but in an environment where fans can't complain about lack of screen time for the turtles. Maybe giving April her own showcase will shift some of the focus in TMNT from her and back onto the turtles? I guess it'll be a case of "wait and see". __________________ 2k3 Don: That's not a trans-dimensional portal stick. That's... a flashlight! OT Don: It was a flashlight, but with a little rewiring and a lot more positive thinking, it'll soon be a trans-dimensional portal stick. Now hand me that hammer. 2k3 Don: This is a wrench.

08-29-2015, 04:32 PM	#57
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	Actually, April WAS in Attack of the Mega Shredder (she and Casey both helped pilot the turtle mech), Casey Jones Vs. the Underworld (short bit, but still), and Battle for New York (both parts) as well. She was also in Vision Quest, though she and Casey were only in that episode for a couple of scenes at the beginning and end. She wasn't in Tale of the Yokai or Turtles in Time, but that's because both of those were set in the past. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

08-29-2015, 08:31 AM	#44
Papenbrook The King of Nothing Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: No comment -_- ... Posts: 2,755	Don't get me wrong. I am NOT against the art style. In, fact I actually think it looks beautiful. I just don't think April needs this much attention.

08-29-2015, 04:57 PM	#58
Foombamaroom Lord of Cinder Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,646	We're getting an April spin-off? Didn't we already get one that was released on August 8th, 2014?

08-29-2015, 05:31 PM	#59
blindturtle02 Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tx Posts: 2,627	The title alone sounds intriguing. I'll be checking this out for sure, and hope that it does well. I'd like to see her making a name for herself and delving into her family history if they're picking up plot threads from the 2012 series. Too soon to tell though, so I guess I'll have to be patient. Man, I hate waiting. __________________ Please don't remove my nice hat and wack me in the butt with it.

08-29-2015, 05:39 PM	#60
Papenbrook The King of Nothing Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: No comment -_- ... Posts: 2,755	Maybe the project will try to focus on her school life.