New Interview With Rob & Greg

[kelligrafie]

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/18/the-ultimate-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-30th-anniversary-interview-with-tmnt-voice-actors-rob-paulsen-and-greg-cipes-4732061/

Okay, Cipes, so you’d like to see Mikey gain a love interest, but as a fan of the original series, which character that isn’t in the new one as yet, would you like to see come in?

‘One by one they are all showing up. I guess every time that question comes up, [Executive Producer] Ciro [Nieli] says to say Mona Lisa [the female turtle] because it makes people mad! Just to stir things up, I don’t think she will ever show up,’ he laughs.

My favourite bit.

[Creativecreature31]

But Mona Lisa isn't the female turtle. Venus is the female turtle...

People don't hate Mona Lisa. People hate Venus! -_-

Other than that, cool interview it didn't really tell us anything that we already didn't know but still cool...

[Powder]

Some of us hate Mona Lisa.

[CowabungaMikey]

I prefer Venus de Milo to Mona Lisa.

LET THE FANWARS BEGIN!

[Metalwolf]

Some of us hate Mona Lisa.Me too. Plus Mikey doesn't need a love interest. He's perfect the way he is.

[victory_angel]

But Mona Lisa isn't the female turtle. Venus is the female turtle...

People don't hate Mona Lisa. People hate Venus! -_-

Other than that, cool interview it didn't really tell us anything that we already didn't know but still cool...

Actually when Mona Lisa was first created she was going to be a female Turtle. However Peter Laird put the kibosh on that.

[BabyTurtles]

cute interview ^_^ thanx for sharing~

[CyberCubed]

I think its interesting that Jason Biggs was mentioned in the interview if he's fired.

[Galactus]

I prefer Venus de Milo to Mona Lisa.

LET THE FANWARS BEGIN!

Mona Lisa fans vs Venus De Milo fans is like two homeless guys fighting over a half eaten packet of chips.

[Shark_Blade]

Why would anyone hate Mona Lisa? :teek:

Venus is obnoxious and treated like "the hottest **** ever and the others are constantly drooling over her", but Mona is actually quite decent.

[Candy Kappa]

Why would anyone hate Mona Lisa? :teek:

Venus is obnoxious and treated like "the hottest **** ever and the others are constantly drooling over her", but Mona is actually quite decent.

Plastron double D's. Mona got sh*t on Venus. :P

No no no. Seriously though. If the show is to be introducing new female characters, mutant or not, Mona or Venus. Don't have them as just girlfriend material, that's just sad.

And honestly, if a female turtle ver resurface to modern TMNT canon, be it Nick show or IDW comic, I really really REALLY hope they don't name her after a work of Renaissance art instead of an Renaissance artist. It just feels like a cheap shot.

[Coola Yagami]

Plastron double D's. Mona got sh*t on Venus. :P

No no no. Seriously though. If the show is to be introducing new female characters, mutant or not, Mona or Venus. Don't have them as just girlfriend material, that's just sad.

And honestly, if a female turtle ver resurface to modern TMNT canon, be it Nick show or IDW comic, I really really REALLY hope they don't name her after a work of Renaissance art instead of an Renaissance artist. It just feels like a cheap shot.

what's a good female renassance artist name though? The turtles probably used the 4 more popular/good sounding ones. Notice none of them was named either Vincent or Van Gogh.

[Jephael]

Man, podcasts have gotten me spoiled. Here I was hoping for an audio interview, but it's just text.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD8Na5Mv4oY/USZJ0T5RKQI/AAAAAAAADnU/5U871_OaqRE/s1600/Ain-t-Nobody-Got-Time-Fo-Dat-sweet-brown-31241125-480-330.jpg

[victory_angel]

what's a good female renassance artist name though? The turtles probably used the 4 more popular/good sounding ones. Notice none of them was named either Vincent or Van Gogh.

More like Angelico. Van Gogh was way after the Renaissance.

I've heard the reason Eastman and Laird chose Renaissance Artist names to begin with, because they don't think of Japanese names that would fit them.

[drgon78]

I wouldn't mind Mona Lisa but I can't stand Venus.

[BabyTurtles]

I wouldn't mind Mona Lisa but I can't stand Venus.

how bout we skip the reptiles all together and have Alopex instead! :D

[Creativecreature31]

^ Or Angel

Or Pimiko

Or Ninjara

Or Renet

Or Kala (The Neutrino)



Or heck I don't really care, I just want more females. Just make them more than just love interests

[Powder]

I think Renet is a must-have for the Nick series.

[Raph]

Renet would be cool indeed!

But for Mona Lisa, I'd rather have her then Venus deMilo. Venus disturbs the origin of our heroes, Mona does not!

[Shark_Blade]

how bout we skip the reptiles all together and have Alopex instead! :D
I wouldn't want a furry ass love interest for Raphael tbh.

Plastron double D's. Mona got sh*t on Venus. :P

No no no. Seriously though. If the show is to be introducing new female characters, mutant or not, Mona or Venus. Don't have them as just girlfriend material, that's just sad.

And honestly, if a female turtle ver resurface to modern TMNT canon, be it Nick show or IDW comic, I really really REALLY hope they don't name her after a work of Renaissance art instead of an Renaissance artist. It just feels like a cheap shot.Boobs should produce milk. Venus' however is just a pair of hollow lumps.. if you rap your knuckles on them it'll sound like a door being knocked.

So Mona it is. :P

[BabyTurtles]

I wouldn't want a furry ass love interest for Raphael tbh.



you'd rather have a reptile love interest for Raph?? XD

cause that's what Mona Lisa was.

[Shark_Blade]

At least they're the same species, reptile I mean.

Eh, Raph already have Casey so no more love interest for him. :P

[Candy Kappa]

what's a good female renassance artist name though? The turtles probably used the 4 more popular/good sounding ones. Notice none of them was named either Vincent or Van Gogh.

Well, Vincent Van Gogh didn't live in the renaissance era, since the renaissance was in 12th-17th century. Vincent Van Gogh lived in the mid to late 1800's.

As for Renaissance artists that where women, here's a nice list:

Levina
Mayken
Marietta
Sofonisba
Lavinia
Diana
Plautilla

Or, they could include from the Baroque period that followed after the Renaissance:

Maria
Olimpia
Artemisia
Louise
Sophie

[Shark_Blade]

Well, other female names.. there's Georgia O' Keeffe - she's not a Renaissance artist but she painted flower vagina.

I blame College Humor for that joke. :lol:

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[Refractive Reflections]

As for the confusion of "Mona Lisa [the female turtle]", the brackets indicate the author's input and not Cipes, so the author didn't take the time to research exactly who "Mona Lisa" was (a lizard or salamander mutant).

The tone of the "Mikey's love interest" question seems more or less humorous speculation than factual (though I won't be surprised if this does materialize), but in line with Candy Kappa's comment earlier, I certainly hope however this female character is introduced that she is established first before being seen as a love interest.

Other than that, this article doesn't reveal much.

[pennydreadful]

Boobs should produce milk. Venus' however is just a pair of hollow lumps.. if you rap your knuckles on them it'll sound like a door being knocked.



Every time I watch an episode of Next Mutation, I'm going to be thinking of this :lol:

Personally I'd love to see Ninjara, Alopex or some original female mutant characters - but it'd chap my hide if they were only brought in expressly for the purpose of being a love interest.

Also I kind of perceive Nick Mikey as being a bit too young emotionally for the dating game as yet!

[ticktack]

I had questions for name origin for "Mona Lisa", why, how she had that name the turtles had different stories and branches of appearances from her or she from them. So if she was given a name Sophonisba it would be wierd (also the question that where she got that name and that the different story branches with the main protagonists) and sould wierd too. I know there was a case where you name a person with other names like "August Joseph Lucifer .... Andrew" with being a child name. Maybe if even an artist name then pick one which will sound as usual, as an every-day name you'd call for another person?
For "Venus de Milo" there was a case of broken statue head in "Ninja turtles: Next Mutation" but before that she was named as Mieh Pieh Chi from Choung I who adpoted her after the mutation and the meaning of that name was "the beautiful turtle of power". I'd agree with the lack of the mutagen so the only place to be mutated was in the sewers as how was written. And then we had Mondo Gecko who was written to be mutated with the main characters - with the yet regular turtles in the way in the original cartoon of 1987 series. He also was raised by a different person and was given a bad influence of behaviour.

[Leofan26]

Mikey doesn't need a love intrest, give the guy some character development and good moments instead eh?

[BubblyShell22]

I don't think Mikey needs a love interest at all because he's fine without one to be honest. Besides I could see him being the type to not really know how to talk to girls properly or be nervous around them if he likes them. But if he were to get a love interest, why not Oyuki from the Archie comics? That would be interesting.

[ssjup81]

I prefer Venus de Milo to Mona Lisa.

LET THE FANWARS BEGIN!I liked both. I'm the weird one. I like the fact that Venus could do magic and I liked Mona Lisa because she was a smart ass like Raph. I don't have any qualms against either character. In Venus' case, she could've probably been handled a bit better. I always really liked Mona Lisa, though.

For 2K12, though, I don't think Mona Lisa would actually fit in (using her OT personality). I liked how she played off of Raph's character, unless they brought her back and gave her an attitude on par with Raph...meh, who knows. lol

That aside, I couldn't imagine 2K12 Mikey in a romantic situation. Other incarnations, yeah (well, I'll assume 2k3...I couldn't get into that series at all so I can't say one way or the other). This Mikey is just too immature, imo, and also comes across even younger than in the other mediums.

[Electric]

Mikey doesn't need a love intrest, give the guy some character development and good moments instead eh?

exactly. I've gone through every arc I can think of in this show, and I can find ones involving Donnie (Tims mutation, retro mutagen, April crush and Casey rivalry, metalhead) Leo (Karai/miwa, failing to be a leader, fighting with raph, trying to be like splinter) and raph (spike to slash, rivalry with fish face, Casey as a partner, his typical temper). The only one I can think of for Mikey is leather head, but that's not really Mikey's alone. There's also his slight rivalry with bradford/dog pound/rahzar, but even that isn't played up that much.

Even though Mikey has always been my least favorite turtle, I still want him to get some decent involvement.