03-15-2017, 11:18 PM | #1 |
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If you had total control over the rights to TMNT...
We all have our say of what should and shouldn't be done with the Ninja Turtles, but the sad truth of the matter is in the end our opinions mean diddly as we don't own the rights to these characters. Even back in 2003 when Peter Laird ran the show with Mirage and 4Kids, we ultimately had no say.
Now say you worked at Viacom and were given the chance to helm the rights to the franchise and hire whoever you wanted to make an animated series or a feature film. What would you desire? If it were up to me, I'd want Danny Phantom/Fairly OddParents creator Butch Hartman to do a Ninja Turtles cartoon series that's close to the Archie comics, and I'd want Steven Spielberg to produce the next film version and have it heavily based on the Mirage comics and even set in the 1980s.
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03-16-2017, 12:01 AM | #4 |
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I certainly wouldn't let any of you wankers near the franchise, creatively.
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03-16-2017, 12:33 AM | #5 |
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World building galore.
And no, not just on the Utrom side of things . Although, that wouldn't be an exception. Spoiler:
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03-16-2017, 01:16 AM | #6 |
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I did have you in mind when I said I'd like to see a Mirage heavy film adaptation.
That's kinda the point of this thread. We've all got our own opinions on how these characters should and shouldn't be depicted... and unfortunately no 2 people have the same ideals. Heck, even Eastman and Laird had some friction in regards to the direction of their characters as is my understanding.
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Well there's been topics about what kinda movie or cartoon we'd make. Isn't this basically the same question? I'll go in a different direction.
Take the toy line away from Playmates and give it to a company that will make decent show/movie accurate toys. Not collector level quality, since there's already others for that, but someone to handle the mainstream line. Try to get a partnership with Disney or Universal to get theme park attractions. Avatar is going to DisneyWorld (however that works). Well Nick is with Universal isn't it? Create a chain of TMNT pizza restaurants. Like a legitimate chain similar to Pizza Hut or Dominos. I'd require they deliver pizzas in vans painted like the OT.
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I mean I have my ideas of what I'd do if I were writing/directing a movie, but if I was in charge of the entire franchise I wouldn't put that in my own hands even. Or any of yours.
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I'd get these guys to make another album and go on tour.
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03-16-2017, 07:08 AM | #10 |
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I'd give the Nick cartoon another two seasons with Ciro and the current staff still in charge. IDW is fine, let them continue doing what they're doing.
I'd greenlit The Forever War and tell Murphy to finally hurry up and write the conclusion to the Archie series. I'd then make Viacom release the 2k3 series properly on DVD or blu-ray, same for Nick. Lastly I'd love to write a "Season 11" of the original cartoon. It would take place after the defeat of Dregg and bring Shredder/Krang back to the fold but do completely different things with them. I'd bring in some Archie elements and utilize some of the recurring villains a lot better. |
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i sometimes wonder if cubed is a studio plant who works for nick ;o)
I'd personally try to totally reboot TMNT No Triceratons No Utroms Keep April, Keep Casey, keep the turtles, Splinter and Shredder and the Foot Everything else would be ALL NEW it woudl be interesting to see if TMNT Could survive with a Total villain and series make over this last series has shown us some things done over and over again and the impact lessons each time we see leo or raph get thrown through a plate glass window you can only rely on nostalgia so much before it becomes common place and boring |
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IDW would be allowed to keep doing what they're doing, with zero interference.
We'd finally have some decent serious Mirage-based films.
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I'd do it like Batman Arkham series.
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*I'd continue the FW series from where it left off, putting David Wise in charge of the writing staff. Keep the animation the same as Season 7 although less animation errors and use the episodes to develop the characters a bit more, maybe create a bit more drama.
*I'd continue where the live action movies from the 90s left off and base the plots off the Mirage comics. *Make a Mirage adapted cartoon series. *Get someone who knows about video games to make a faithful videogame based on any of the TMNT reiterations. EDIT: I just saw that discussion thread of Bebop and Rocksteady was closed. I totally disagree with neatoman's view though that all Bebop and Rocksteady did was tickle people. He didn't make any sense when he talks about the FW cartoon as usual. Any hoo... Last edited by pferreira; 03-16-2017 at 10:49 AM. |
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* Reboot the films with a new origin movie that primarily takes cues from the Mirage material, coupled with a visionary director with an original vision and passion for the material (me! kidding).
* Let IDW keep doing IDW's thing, though with the Nick shackles off. "Encourage" them to also either do a "MULTIVERSE" book that partially spotlights the Mirage universe, or an outright Mirage "Volume 5" book with talent new and old. Reprint everything they couldn't before (and if they aren't willing, take it all to Dark Horse... they've been itching to reprint everything for eons). Kiss Rick Veitch's ass and/or give him whatever he wants to get "The River" and such reprinted. * Develop some kind of a Netflix series. This could be in the same universe as the aforementioned rebooted movie series, or maybe it's own thing. * Pretty much always have a cartoon in active development or on the air to reel in the latest crop of kiddies. This could be whatever.
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What do you mean by "whatever"? Whatever as in "Let the writers/storyboarders do whatever they want" or as in "Whatever, just have it be the typical toy commercial"?
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