If Disney Buys TMNT from Viacom?
 

What would happen? Would it be the worst or the best thing to happen to the franchise? I like to believe it would be the latter. Heck it be my dream come true if that happened. Okay maybe no that far but still a great thing. People say it would ruin the franchise but how so? Honestly to me the only people who would get ma of this purchase is the so called "hardcore" fans o TMNT. What do you think?

Then God Help Us All :teek: they already got control over Marvel and Star Wars leave tmnt alone Nickelodeon seem to be doing great with the license so this is a horrible idea nobody wants an animated series on Disney xd (Shudders)

I would like a TMNT in the fashion of KickAss. If Disney got it, I don't see that ever, ever happening, and they tend to be a company, that once they get the rights to something, say it doesn't do well, then instead of selling it off, they just lock it up into their vault.

I'm just tired of the TMNT being groomed for just the very young audience, I wish we got someone to appeal to a more broader audience.

But sometimes, Disney does surprise.

As much as I would LOVE to see this, I have high doubts any company would ever consider limiting the TMNT audience when it's been such a big draw for kids. Maybe we could get a few straight to DVD specials like Warner have done with things like Batman Year One and TDK Returns.

Me too. TMNT used to have Mirage, now it's been kiddified to excess. I hate it when stuff for grownups gets allocated as being 'for kids,' and never removed from that ghetto (for fear of the soccer moms.) What's going to be left for the adults and older teens anymore? :x

And as for Disney buying TMNT? Let's hope that never happens.

That's the crux of the problem right there. America practically worships it's kids, and holds them on a pedestal to the exclusion of other people. TMNT should not be an exclusive kiddy franchise, especially as it didn't start out as being meant for kids. People are so afraid of taking something back from the soccer mom brigade that it's like once a franchise gets dubbed for kiddies, it stays like that forever because no-one wants to rock the boat.

Not everything should be for kids. Making kids seem like these special little angels who should always be catered to above everyone else just breeds entitlement in the parent (and often, the child.) Restaurants have started banning little kids because of this entitled mentality in parents, and it's about time other companies did too. And these restaurants didn't lose business, it actually got better!

I wouldn't mind. Hey would that mean we'd get rides at Disneyland? Actual rides not 3D screen things. If it did then Im all for it.

So my comment prompted another thread? lol.
Maybe we need a Poll?

Disney/Marvel TMNT
HBO TMNT
NETFLIX TMNT
Viacom TMNT
PD TMNT
WB TMNT

How do we do a poll again?

I wouldn't trust Disney with TMNT

Disney will ruin it and probably have a show for under 5 year olds.

For the last 20 years The Gargoyles fandom have been fighting tooth and nail with Disney to bring back Gargoyles. The cartoon ended in 96, we fought to get Gargoyles back and we did in 2006 with the comics (we also got the Bad Guys spin off comic) but it only lasted 12 issues because Disney wanted more money from SLG to renew the licence. We are still trying to fight with Disney to bring Gargoyles back. We would love a movie but it's not happening. Disney are a bunch of brain dead people who only care about money and ignore fans

I hate to see it happen to the TMNT fandom.

As I suggested in another thread...

They will bring Venus back, and they will make her a princess. Do we really want that. I mean no insult to Venus or her fans, but look... the princess crap being applied, in whatever way Disney could figure out, is inevitable.

I would far greater rather that Nick use it's ties with Universal to do awesome TMNT stuff at THAT park instead. (Including of course recreation of the lairs.)


On that note/speaking of, I think Nick also understands that there is an adult fanbase, even if not addressed too much. I'm not sure Disney would ever understand at all.

I feel the same way, i think it's time for people to stop identifiying the TMNT as stupid and Pizza obsessed!

you can blame the 80's cartoon for the whole Pizza obsessed and stupid thing. At least the 2003/Nick cartoons tried to bring some darkness back to them.

Nickelodeon's coffin will be nailed shut as we get "Brand-Spankin' New TMNT!".

Well that's why i love the 2K3 cartoon (besides the fact i grew up with it) i haaate what Nick did to Mikey.

With you 100%

They didn't turn Gamora into a Princess. Watch GOTG first before jumping to conclusions.

Even if they did do a kids line, so what? I think they're beginning to realize the adult market is now where the money is. Kids aren't buying Toys like the used to, but the 30 year olds are. That's the new demo.

What exactly is the precedent for this mindset? Black Widow isn't a Disney princess. Neither is Pepper Potts or any other Marvel leading lady.

But sure, keep pretending Disney only makes media for five year olds.

I trust Disney.

The Marvel films are still great, it's not been Disney-fied. Disney might own it but that's it.
Kinda like when they did Roger Rabbit under Touchstone's name, but the content hasn't been kiddified, it's mature/adult oriented as hell.

So I'm not worried. If Disney wants it and Viacom hands it over? Take it.

I love Nick Mikey he is funny when he needs to be. I bet he gets more serious after being trapped in Dimension X

Seriously, that sig is so perfect!

I would like Viacom to buy Gargoyles from Disney (but if they do a Gargoyles movie, I don't want Michale Bay getting his hands on it) at least they do something with it. IDW could do the comics and could have a TMNT/Gargoyle cross over. :D

Tell me about Gargoyles. I can't get into specifics, but let me just say I knew people who knew people who had some serious money (they are billionaires) and were fans of that cartoon, and had the money and connections to make a live action Gargoyles. This would have looked sick, and they were already drafting stuff with Weta, but in the end, Disney refused to even see the people to work out negotiations. They didn't even want to talk about it. Their plan was just to share distribution profits, the unspecified company itself would have covered all production costs, but again, Disney ceos didn't even want to meet. This is one of the reasons why I am apprehensive of Disney buying out TMNT. All of this took place around 2004, and the company's main headquarters was in Miami, Florida.

You forgot Fox! I bet a TMNT prime time show on FX would be badass!

I was in good part being sarcastic, people. (The part that wasn't however doesn't doubt that they'd latch onto that character somehow in some bastardized way on purpose to market to girls.) But society has a hard time not labeling the Turtles as "for kids," and I don't see Disney being able to see beyond that too well. It's not that I don't like Disney, they do put out a lot of good stuff, but I have more trust in Nick.

Would you rather have a good movie or a good TV series?

Did you miss the Nickelodeon logo in the new "film"?

K putting a poll up now then...

I honestly do NOT care who owns them - ownership for companies this large is simply a matter of acquiring properties that keep them relevant and make them the most money.

They own Marvel, and now Star Wars, and have proven, they can stay out of the way, and allow them to flourish.

If they owned the Turtles, it would just mean greater exposure through Disney's 'avenues' (theme parks, etc.)

The only reason I would be against it is for the simple fact that Disney owns so many properties, I would hate for the Turtles to not get the attention it deserves, so 'shelved' in other words.

I don't see why we couldn't have both (thinking back to the X-Files days). But for now, I would go for a good TV show.

We currently have a great tv show (Nick) and a great movie (TMNT 2014).

Time to be grateful and count our blessings. :tlove:

Exactly! :tthumbsu::tthumbsu::tthumbsu:

Good point. Could anyone else ever have the ability to do something for it again or could Disney put their foot down and disallow anything they aren't directly involved in...

I only said that because we're all assuming that Disney can make a great TMNT movie based on their track record with Marvel films. So going by that logic it's safe to assume that their TV counterpart wouldn't be as good because the current Marvel cartoons on Disney are pretty bad.

Plus, there is always that chance somewhere down the road when Disney might get their own Tom Rotham and screw up everything the previous people worked so hard to build.

Polls up! Let's vote!

This thread is nonsense. If you want Disney to buy TMNT, you can kiss the Nick show and IDW comics goodbye.

Both would be canceled and Disney would have Marvel make new comics and a new cartoon would be as bad as Ultimate Spiderman.

Why would Nick show and IDW be cancelled? :-?

You don't see any Marvel comics cancelled when Disney took over. You don't see any Marvel tv shows cancelled (some get shown in Disney channel!).

Stop spreading nonsense.

It might not be cancelled immediately but it definitely won't be renewed for another season. Just look at what happened to Spectacular Spider-man and Wolverine and the X-Men, both of them were great shows but they were still cancelled for whatever reason. The current Marvel cartoons on Disney are not really that good.

The Nick show would be Canceled..unless Disney and Nick came to some sort of agreement ala Marvel Islands of adventure

I think when people hear Disney they think princesses castles and Faries...but as someone said this isnt the Disney of the 90s....they are smart...Disney knows what and where to put their name

dont get me wrong i a Disnerd, but they also wouldnt let a competitor air a show to a franchise they owned without some sorta of back pay

if Disney bought TMNT it would most likely be through Marvel..and call it a day

now both WB and Disney have their flaws..Wb's track record of Hero movies isn't really well received outside nocturnal flying Mammal man and the whole watchman fiasco

Disney until recently really didnt know how to handle a Kids action show..before the whole Marvel buy out they handled power ranger very poorly

but they learned, look at movies Like Wreck it Ralph and Pirates and see where they learned how to make an Action for all ages to enjoy with the Disney name..then look how they allowed Marvel to flourish on its own


EDIT: all and all i am not against it..and it wouldnt be the first time the Disney and the turtles where together

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That's not nonsense. The IDW series would definitely be cancelled. You think Disney would loan out a property to IDW when they own a comic company?

Well Spongebob aside I can't see the Nick show lasting indefinitely.

If it's still with Viacom years from now the show would likely come to a conclusion and after a short while we'd get a new one for the next generation of li'l ones.

Agreed, not to mention Disney brought Star Wars back to Marvel instead of letting Dark Horse keep the license.

And the Nick show would definitely be canceled, Nick would never continue producing a show if they had to share profits with Disney. I also doubt Disney would even want to work with Nick. They'd axed it and make their own series.