06-10-2019, 02:17 AM | #1 | |
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Ciro Nieli 'I feel like it will come back someday' denofgeek interview
Ciro is out promoting his new book The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (from the 2012 Nick show) and this interview has a lot to dissect for fans of the show. It's a pretty long interview and they talk about quite a lot of things.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles interview: Ciro Nieli 'I feel like it will come back someday' Also a reminder, the book comes out THIS TUESDAY so get a copy! |
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06-10-2019, 02:29 AM | #2 | |
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06-10-2019, 02:45 AM | #3 |
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Some interesting things there that I didn't know, like he was asked to work on a Usagi series with Dark Horse right after but it never panned out, also he offered to work on Rise, I get his reasons for choosing not to.
It looks like (although he would still do the one off story he wanted to tell) that a special is unlikely at least for sometime, but I figured that recently anyway. I do wonder what his new show is though. Last edited by newfan; 06-10-2019 at 02:51 AM. |
06-10-2019, 09:57 AM | #4 |
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just glad he's done with tmnt. didn't feel he was a good fit for it.....designs might have been ok, but story consistency was rather lacking.
i'd just rather let 2012, and with any luck the bigger mess that is rise, rest in pieces...and hope something comes along that can last ten years or more, so we stop with the constant reboots
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06-10-2019, 10:45 AM | #5 |
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Fantastic & relatively in-depth interview. Very interesting to know how the extent of his involvement in TMNT could have gone much further, but at the cost of his own insights. Probably made the right call. I'm sure he'll return to TMNT one day, at any rate.
What a shame that Usagi series fell through, though- damn! We get it, you're still bitter he told you off on Facebook after harassing him for a year.
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06-10-2019, 11:22 AM | #6 |
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"So even before a season was begun it was keeping in mind, there’s gonna be this many mutants and this many figures and new outfits for the Turtles."
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06-10-2019, 03:53 PM | #7 |
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So .... how much it costs that artbook?
Anyway Hello guys, it has been a long time since the last time I read the forum. |
06-10-2019, 07:49 PM | #8 |
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Darn it Nick/Viacom, let him make that special he wanted. Now that he's talked about it, it sounds pretty awesome.
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06-10-2019, 09:44 PM | #9 |
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Glad Ciro is not in Rise, didn't like his style and while I enjoyed 2012, it was lackluster. With that said I'd love a 2012 special/movie or whatever, maybe once enough years happen and some nostalgia kicks in.
They have the models after all, can't be all that expensive. 2012 could've easily had another season with some type of gimmick. It just seemed to end abruptly, even with 100+ episodes and most story arcs finished I kind of wanted a little more from the 2012 universe. Mutant Apocalypse won't be matched though. Best finale ever. |
06-11-2019, 01:25 AM | #10 | |
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https://www.amazon.com/Art-Teenage-M...dp/1506709931/ Ranks among the best iterations of TMNT for me. It knew where to stick with what worked from before yet still innovate in other areas. Perfectly melds the best aspects of Mirage and Fred Wolf with some choice cherry picks from other iterations, while still packing in loads of new material. Criticisms can be made as with anything, but for me most of them stem from budgetary limitations or the realities of working on a show where toy concerns are part of the mandate. But when it shines, it shines bright! Last edited by Zulithe; 06-11-2019 at 01:37 AM. |
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06-12-2019, 03:44 PM | #11 |
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It's very likely the 2012 series gets revisited in a DVD/blu-ray movie at some point. We got both a Batman/TMNT crossover and Rise is getting a movie, 2012 getting one eventually makes sense.
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They could bring Jason Biggs back as the voice of the son of Leonardo. It would be "So metal!"
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06-13-2019, 12:43 AM | #13 |
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I feel like the article is giving the 2012 series too much credit. THe best TMNT animate series is still the 2003. Unfortunately it didn't get the exposure that the 2012 did. It was still a strong show internationally.
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06-13-2019, 02:56 AM | #14 | |
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I mean come on, crying on 2003 Michelangelo's shoulder, to quote 1987 Raphael "give me a break!" Another thing I didn't like about the 2003 series was how the whole family dynamic of the Turtles was pretty much forgotten about, the 2012 series showed the Turtles as being actual teenage brothers, giving each other a hard time and peer pressuring each other like real teen boys do.
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While I imagine they wouldn't be greatly different, there would likely be a lightly adjusted to bring them from teens to young adults, I would have been curious to see that. I'd rather it didn't go all the way to the bomb, given possible deaths but it wouldn't have to anyway. With Nick not allowing the extra 6 eps while it was still airing, I can see them wanting a special any time soon even less but the speculation here is further down the line, who knows. Last edited by newfan; 06-13-2019 at 03:50 AM. |
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06-13-2019, 01:38 PM | #17 |
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Ciro posted on Instagram that he will soon be offering signed copies for around $30 plus shipping. Read for more.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqUoKjpC8n/ |
06-17-2019, 07:13 AM | #18 |
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Not as good as the 2003 series, but hope they continue with season 6 one day.
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Really, it makes it all the more impressive how well this show turned out, all things considered. All in all, a pretty great rendition of the TMNT. Not my favorite, but more than I would have ever expected from a Nickelodeon TMNT cartoon, at the time of the sale. I mean, I actually do enjoy it, which was a stretch considering my preference for hand-drawn animation and the fact that I can count the number of Saturday morning cartoons I enjoy on one hand. |
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06-17-2019, 10:32 AM | #20 | |
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I'd like to think that 4kids didn't have that problem at least. The sad part is this show could have been truly great. but it suffered from rather weak villain stories..weak villains. and lack of direction. the long breaks didn't help it either, but all the elements where there for success.
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