Classic TMNT Season 7 DVD News
 

Finally have some news on the next DVD for Classic TMNT--

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Teenage...Season-7/10826

Seems the release date is later than the previous info we had here.

Excuse my French but that's ****ing retarded.

Damn, they're really stretching out the releases of the rest of the show, aren't they?

I guess this gives more time for people to convince them to put the skipped eps, "Planet of the Turtleoids" and "Once upon a Time Machine."

Maybe?

Why is it every time Mirage gets involved it seems that sh1t gets all f'd up.
I can see it now Garry & Peter: "Oh, Just wait till the anniversary to bring out more old toon dvd's, the fans can wait it won't hurt sales and things will be super rad awesome totally tubular dudeabunga!"

It probably won't happen.... but if that IS the reason why it took so long, then it's still good news.

Yeah, with so many episodes already likely to be on this Set probably wouldn't get those put with it. More likely with one of the remaining Seasons (since they're so short).

This just went from being a Christmas gift to a birthday gift.

They must have been reading, "How to Schedule a Release: The Wrong Way."

Almost a year later.
 

Almost a year later. With this speed, it will be completed by 2012.

Well, assuming someone actually manages to contact them and convince them, that is.

2012
 

By 2012 the 2003 cartoon will probably have ended, and the TMNT interest will probably decline again. Do you think the entire 1987 cartoon ever will be completed to DVD.

I doubt it'll take that long. Since only have a total of 4 more Seasons, with most of them being very short.

I hope that
 

I hope that. They could release season 8-10 together, since they don't have so many episodes.

LionsGate - Or why TMNT Licensee's suck...
 

Murphy posted on his blog back in April that we could expect TMNT Season 7 on DVD in November. With possible season set or 'collector' discs released for the 25th anniversary.

Now we wait all summer, and no news is in site. At least until TVShowsOnDVD posts their latest news item today.

Rumor has it, on condition of anonymity, that we can expect it to be released on March 10th..


There is only one reason why I could think of this being delayed for so long, and it's not because of the anniversary of the turtles franchise. Could it be the un-cut European episodes actually need some cleaning up after all this time? Or worse, are they having problems actually FINDING the original masters of those episodes, since they came out of no where to air on USA, maybe they where not well kept track of...

Or, it could be that all TMNT Licensee's like to make us suffer through sub par products, schedules, and ideas :)....

Your thoughts?

Here
 

Folow this discussion here: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=25574

Suffering is the name of the game. :|

I dropped Murphy a suggestion that could solve the problem of the missing episodes and reasonably satisfy all parties not too long ago. Dunno if it'll end up going anywhere, though.

There has been some information (posted on here at one time) that the Seasons would be released seperately.

Release date
 

They could at least have the same release date.

What the mother f**k? Seriously... 1 damn year between releases now? I can't ****ing believe this anymore.... the fact that season 7 is so awesome makes this hurt even more.

I mean wating from April to December would be unreasonable enough, but we're TMNT fans... we can take that... but April to March? Give me a mother ****in break!

Am I the only one who appreciates they are continuing releases instead of releasing nothing? Who cares how long it takes, as long as we get it. 5 years ago, we didn't have any episodes on DVD, and now we have 6 VERY full seasons. Be grateful...

On another note:

How much do you all want to bet in the end Lionsgate will release a mega set with every season and bonus materials (like BTAS) and all of us loyal customers will be forced to double dip at an inflated price or miss out on a great set.

$100 from the high-roller...


EDIT: That sounded kinda vague. 100 bucks says they won't. This is like saying that after WHV releases the last SuperFriends set, they will imediately reissue them in a complete saga set. I'm nearly certain that won't happen.

this stinks worse than the sewer the turtles live in! Iwas really looking foward to enjoying season seven for Chirstmas. >_<

Same here. I don't care how long it takes (within reason) as long as we get every episode on DVD.

They could probably finish the series in 2009 if they wanted.

It'll be awesome owning all 10 seasons on DVD, and being able to rewatch them over and over.

Is it just me, or does Mirage secretly love signing up with companies that don't give a **** about the turtles? All other aspects of Turtle Merchandising aside, lets put up Lionsgate and their list of crimes:

What they've done right...
Season 1 and Season 2. Clearly labeled...different artwork.
Interviews with 4 Turtle Cast members and two villains.

What they've done wrong:
Releasing Season 3 in 'Volumes'....
Putting similair looking art on these volumes
Going to Season Sets once again AFTER these volumes...
We now have Season 4, Volume 4 on shelves. Season 5, Volume 5 on shelves.
All with similair looking cover art confusing the hell out of any parent and kid.

And now, we get one freaking year to wait for Season 7....totally missing the biggest buying season of the year to boot.

If LionsGate was smart...they'd release Seasons 7 and 8 for Christmas. Seasons 9, and 10.... Plus the 'Lost Season' of European episodes for the 25th. To End the year on the actual anniversary date, How about this for a bright idea? Do a fricken Complete series set!

What they can do if they actually cared:
Best Packaging ever for a Turtle release : Technodrome themed art, Turtle Lair art, Make it look like a Giant Turtle Com
Documentary on how the toys where made...
Archival footage and news reports on Turtle Mania circa 1984-1988
Comic Con footage of Eastman, Laird, and Mirage guys in the early days
Promo pieces of Voice ACtors talking about the show
Concept art - Story board Pieces - Writer and voice actor commentaries in or out of character
Fred Wolf and how he got involved with the series, what ideas he brought to the table...


But no, this would require ********************** work. And actual ***********thought.

I know I'm sounding like a raving lunatic on this one, but I don't care :). The entire industry has gotten so greedy, lazy, and un caring these days that it makes me wonder why I buy anything from companies like LinosGate at all.

Oh well, at least we're not getting totally screwed over like those/us poor Fraggle Rock Fans. There's another company that rewarded their loyal fan base. They thought Fraggle Rock wouldn't even sell, and it took a fan petition to prove other wise. When they get to season 4, they don't release it and instead put out a series set. Making all the fans who bought season 1-3 rightfully pissed off :(...

Sorry, Vegita. But I rather doubt the "DVDs are so similar-looking" thing. They've been different enough, to say the very least, to tell them apart fine.


And, on the waiting that's been talked of, I also don't mind. Long as we get them.

Ima put it like this, i wouldnt mind waiting the long time, eventhough its kind of stupid in my opinion. Its just that those missing eps are on my mind like crazy, and we should get every episode thats in the series. And you mean to tell me if i have to wait a freakin year for a next release and they still not on there, THATS LAZINESS MAN!

YOU GOT TO AGREE WITH THAT ONE.

Yeah, alot of fans here are also irked by the missing episodes.

Though, as noted earlier in the thread, Season 7 probably won't have them accompanying it (due to the large amount of episodes in the Season).

I hate to be rude, but shut up... that's like getting raped and saying "oh well, atleast I'm having sex!"

I would understand all this if there was one season left... but they could easily release season 7 this or next month, and then have 8 or all of Red Sky ready to go for the anniversary, don't ya think?

If not for us fans, they wouldn't be having this "big" 25 year anniversary... so instead of making it all about themselves, how about they throw us a ****in bone?

March 10th? Hmm... At least i'll have good time to watch through the 6 seasons until i get it:ohwell: Gee... what am i saying, i want it now!

I wouldn't go as far as to make that rape comment, but anyway I feel that if we keep saying oh let's wait oh let's just wait for it that we can keep saying oh let's just wait for a few years more and then some more and then just like many other things in the world of TMNT it won't see the damn light of day.
It'd be great if some one could find out exactly why this stuff is taking so long and if it is indeed Mirage holding them back now that they're working with them.

I appreciate the enthusiasm you express for the show, but rape is definitely not the right analogy to be using here. I respect your opinion, but a rape analogy is excessive and probably offensive to most.

Great ideas, especially with the packaging. Someone should forward that on to Mirage or Lionsgate. The packaging has been getting better, with the Pizza box and the "comic", but a turtlecom or technodrome would be great.

Meh. As long as other Turtles media comes out between now and then I'd be alright.

Mabey my analogy was too extreme, but you guys see what I mean... I REALLY don't think that asking for more than one DVD a year is asking too much. I mean the entire mother****in DCAU (outside of Static and Zeta, big whoop) was released in less than 4 years, while we're still waiting for our one show to be completed.


Like what dude? We'll be very lucky to get season 3 part 1 between now and then.

Like others have said, as long as it gets released that's the biggest thing. The timeframe issue isn't all that bad.

As for Static and Zeta, yes they actually are a 'big whoop'. As I (and others) are wanting them to see DVD release (to have the series themselves, as well as complete the DCAU). Which is at least getting started on in Zeta Project's case.

Am I the only one praying Seasons 8-10 get released on the same set?

Buying an 8-episode DVD is ridiculous.

No.
Yes.

totally agree with you gobo! Let's hope there will be an dvd box set for the entire red sky era one day.

Season 1
 

Some 1996 episodes were already released with season 1.

Truth, but them splitting that up is one dumbass decision that I've been pretty passive about. Altough I don't know why.

Mirage has nothing to do with these DVD releases. It's all between Lion's Gate and Fred Wolf Studios. If you all remember correctly back when they first started coming out Dan didn't even know the release dates because LG didn't have to tell them anything.

And as it goes waiting is nice and all but when you have a series to put out on DVD that's completed there's no excuse for you not to have a regular release schedule. It doesn't take that long to transfer VHS tapes into a digital format, rip off 2K3 concept artwork, and make a crappy DVD menu.