02-02-2018, 02:24 PM | #41 |
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Would be interesting if Nick decided to cut ties with Playmates, and it would make sense at a time where they're about to relaunch a new TMNT series. I don't think they will, but if now was the time, it's as good as any.
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02-02-2018, 02:38 PM | #42 |
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There is probably some mutual finger-pointing at each other between Nickelodeon and Playmates. From Playmates to Nick that the quality of their show led to toy sales decline, from Nick to Playmates that their toys were sucky and costing them viewers. The last two seasons or so of TMNT 2012 took a pretty enormous hit in the ratings... I can only imagine what the toy numbers were.
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02-02-2018, 03:03 PM | #43 |
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This is going to be one of the worst TMNT series to date. Ugly Splinter. Odd character design and weird voice cast.
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02-02-2018, 03:23 PM | #44 |
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Yeah with the new show not resembling the ‘87 show as much as 2012 did I’m not sure Playmates can count on a lot of nostalgic toy purchases either. And a lot of people might have gotten that out of their system in the last five years and are now fine walking past the toy aisle. Only time will tell.
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02-02-2018, 04:33 PM | #45 |
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So easy to walk past toy isles nowadays, since all the good characters are swooped up by staff scalpers. Make more money selling short packs than they get Stocking shelves.
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02-02-2018, 05:02 PM | #46 | |
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02-02-2018, 05:32 PM | #47 |
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Oh yeah... That Splinter figure would be interesting to see. Didn't think much could make the unappealing PD version look almost okay, but geezus.
He's like some ancient mole rat that's just come out of a 20 year hibernation. But gorged on junk food during semi-lucid moments. If there is one cute enough, I imagine I might at least own one figure of my fave for posterity, unless these figures are horrible and/or I'm too resentful at what 'Rise' does with him. |
02-02-2018, 06:50 PM | #48 |
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Splinter's look tells me he's probably going to be a bit of a jokester, amd feisty, which will be humorous because of his stature...kind of like when Yoda kicks it into high gear, but then later on in life acts intentionally like he has gone batty...but both at the same time.
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02-03-2018, 06:15 AM | #49 |
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I'm interested in seeing how they do gimmick figures, like Mikey can tuck completely inside his shell, Donnie's shell armor, Raph being huge... maybe a power punch feature like vintage He-Man and Leo... I donno, cutting action feature?
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02-03-2018, 06:26 AM | #50 |
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Zero interest in the toys for me. That's in part because of where I am at this stage of my life, but mostly because I find the designs to be horrendous. Pretty much as offensive as the Bay designs, frankly.
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02-03-2018, 07:57 AM | #51 |
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the animation style reminds me of Andy Kuhn tmnt, but not as good. I agree, splinter is hideous.
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02-09-2018, 08:24 AM | #52 |
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I'm interested to see the first wave because if history is any indicator, the figures may not resemble the final character designs.
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02-09-2018, 10:18 AM | #53 |
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if this is anything like teen titans go, they have some decent funko pops.
now would Playmates make some decent figures with these designs. EHHH in terms of little details - there's a lot. Playmates is good with very streamlined simple designs, like the TMNT 2012. If you guys remember their version of the 2014 movie - while not that bad, it was lacking of a lot of the really nice details. Playmates also does not care about scale, so having four completely different designs. This series has to make a lot of money in order for them to even attempt. I'd prefer to see a different toy maker tackle this new series. |
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02-09-2018, 12:26 PM | #55 |
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We only ever got 87 series Pops though. No Mirage, no movies, no 2012... Just 87 and "pixelated" 87 to rep the games I guess?
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02-11-2018, 01:12 AM | #56 |
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02-11-2018, 08:26 AM | #58 |
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I’m in the minority as I think these designs could make for some cool looking figures! I’m not wild about Splinter, hate the April design, but I think the turtles look pretty neat.
Time will tell but if the writers go an Ultimate Spider-Man direction where there’s a lot of humor yet serious villains and some fun action, this could be good. A Spider Verse like arc would be interesting too where we see not just a crossover but the other turtle universes.
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