This is the end, my friend...
 

Alright, so now we have an official date for when all the episodes are out in some capacity, 22nd of September, less than two weeks from now. It's a little premature to post this but it might as well happen now, discuss general opinions on the show as a whole while remaining days go by...

It's not over until the fat lady sings.

It's weird how fast it went by though. I still remember the Nick shows debut way back in 2012....that really was 5 years ago though. It certainly doesn't feel like it. I guess the passage of time as an adult is different. To little kids who grew up with this show it probably felt like a long time for them.

Amen, neatoman. :cry:

May you rest in peace, 2k12 TMNT.

I can't believe it.

118 down, 6 to go.

At least it made 124 episodes. Yet another TMNT cartoon that made it over 100 episodes.

I never want to see a TMNT cartoon that ends at only 26 or 52-65 episodes. We are not DC or Marvel.

It was fun! The scheduling problems maybe have affected my opinion of the show, but we had a good run.

Yeah after the last eps air, I'm going to marathon all 124 episodes together over a few weeks so I can refresh my memory of the series and watch everything back to back. That way you see how the show changed and evolved, all the plotlines and character details you might have forgotten, etc.

I may even read the Nick comics IDW put out inbetween my rewatch to add more stories to the overall Nick canon.

It was for the best.

I remember being jazzed when I went back to school to finesse my animation skills, that I would be learning from someone who was working on the show all the way back in early 2012. I was jealous when someone I knew got on it, and as the years went by I figured I missed my shot to ever be on a show that I enjoyed as a fan.

Come early 2016 and by a stroke of luck I finally got on for the final season. Even got to be on one of the teams that worked 3 episodes compared to 2. It was the most fun and rewarding project I've been on in my four years in the industry.

@Faster and Cheaper

You worked on the final season of this series? That's so cool! What did you have to do? Does this mean when an episode airs you can exactly tell which scenes you've worked on?

Just read their post history, they did exactly that in the episode review threads...

I just animated my scheduled shots and usually other shots to help out. Also did the cameras too for those shots. Quite a bit of work but fun, challenging, work. And yeah any episode I worked on I can tell you which was mine, I probably have a good idea who did what, and I know which team worked on which episode :).

You can go to the episode threads this season and see some cool info that I shared. Any other questions feel free to ask :)

Edit: what the above poster said lol

Thank you for the reply. I'm reading your post history like you and Powder suggested. Wow, it must be like a dream to have a chance working on a series you enjoy as a fan. To be part of a team and to see your work and that of your colleagues on television, and with so many people being able to see it.


In one of your posts you mentioned you've also worked on the finale and even know a bit about the story. I look forward to hear which scenes you've worked on after it has aired.

I remember seeing 20 episodes listed for this season and thinking it still seems plenty but when it reaches 20, the extra 6 would feel like more a big deal. I want those extra episodes. :lol:

That's awsome

Yep, it's sad that it's ending so soon, but it was definitely a good run and will be missed. I know that when that final episode airs, I will be crying tears of sadness that it's over and tears of joy that I was able to watch the whole series and stuck by it until the end.

Definitely need to get some of the DVDs I don't have because sooner or later, you won't be able to find them.

Depending on how the last few eps go, I'm glad that most of the shows plotlines and characters were wrapped up. Only a few minor things about some side characters seem to have no real resolution, but oh well. The 50 year timeskip likely means everyone is dead anyway.

"The west is the best. The west IS THE best. Get here and we'll do the rest"
I really enjoyed this version of the turtle-boys. I'm very great-full for all the happy memories of watching this show with my daughters and everything else that came with the success of the show. Here's to hoping Rise is just as enjoyable :tsmile:

with what's been rumored to come next.. i can't help but wonder if we'll look back on this show and think 'we didn't know how good we had it then'..

I sure hope not..

Considering most people here love the show, we know darn well how good we've had it.

Go away, troll.

So when's the blu ray? That's all I care about.

Korra had it all out long time ago.

:tsad: Been good, but it's gone too fast. Still wish they'd pull a fast one on us and just age them up (as they sound to do a bit here in the end - though I'm trying to avoid seeing much info), turn it 2D if they want, and continue from there. Rather than... whatever it is that it sounds like they're planning next.



That said... so what schedule posted somewhere is reliable exactly?

I don't want to miss them if possible, but if it's jumping channels, random days and times and being confusing about it, that isn't helping. :ohwell: Had seen the preview for the next, but I think they had said "two weeks" (or at least what I caught) rather than an actual date and time. *sigh*

It was an ok show, don't diss me for saying this but I preferred the 4kids version to this, it in my opinion was darker and while I didn't like what they did to Shredder in that series I did like the fights between him and the turtles better. The storyline between Leo and Karai was pretty cool too and I liked the relationships better.

With that being said, I will miss this show and probaly won't be checking out the next one, sounds too Teen Titans Go for my liking.

This thread is making me sad... I don't want this show to end despite a lot of the scheduling issues and writing flaws it's had here and there, this was still probably one of my favorite adaptations of the turtles. It's a bummer it had to end so soon.

I pray that they do something decent in the next reincarnation and it's not like Teen Titans GO like many are speculating. There is a difference between something being geared more towards a younger audience and being geared to a stupid audience.

I keep having the "Michael Bay" conversation in my head. That is, if I get myself stuck on the idea that it will be awful then maybe I won't be as disappointed when the time comes. :tlol:

Can't believe the show only has 3 episodes left. Will definetly put down my full thoughts when I finish it.

Yeah, we had all assumed the show was going to end late this year or january 2018, but then this happended and it has taken us all by surprise :ohwell:

Three? I have no idea what anyone is even talking about. Did they magically air a bunch I missed when it was supposedly on hiatus? What have they done to ruin the schedule.

Or is it the discs other threads are discussing that have been seen and now assumed only 3?

Mind letting me in on how many are actually still to be on tv...?

The crossover and the monster Arcs (7 episodes in total) haven't been aired on tv yet but are on DVD so many people have already watched them.

The only episodes not released in any way are the final 3 episodes of "Raphael: Mutant Apocalypse"

I kinda wish this final season got a full 26 episodes instead of 20. Just imagine what they could have done with 6 more episodes. I imagine the Usagi arc would have been a 4-parter at least, so they'd still have 5 eps left over for anything else.

With another 5 episodes we would have gotten 1 more arc of something, then one more standalone episode.

Alight, so as far as tv goes we still have all the eps after "Lone Rat and Cubs" still to go, right? Thank you.


Honestly, I'm surprised they released the discs already... They kind of ruined the fun of discussing it for those of us that are waiting for tv airing. :( Not to mention the risk of spoilers. You guys are pretty good about it here and putting warnings in thread titles, but trying not to see nearly unavoidable images elsewhere (such as DevientArt) sucks. Why you do this, Nick. :ohwell: They just really want it over with, don't they...


Wish Nick had their own tv schedule posted online via their site. It would help since it seems like they're just showing these now on just any day and time, and channel.

TV Ratings just don't mean as much anymore these days, especially when your show is on it's last legs....better to get dvd sales first I guess...

DVD sales aren't going to make a difference, people watch TV online now.

I also want the extra eps, (26 and not 20) kind of made it harder for the writers to wrap everyone up with less. Arcs could have been less crammed (some of them) giving more time to the characters involved. Course I'd like a whole season extra ... but 26 eps in this season like the others wasn't an unreasonable thing to want.

I feel the same, they just suddenly messed up the end of it and it will all be over in a week.

I know. Just saw the trailer for the apocalypse arc, and it's weird to say the least. The voices even sound deeper than normal and Raph sounds kind of gravelly which threw me off when I watched it. Still can't wait to see how this all plays out though I think they're going to air the crossover eps as the finale since it will be more lighthearted than the apocalypse arc.

I'm still only halfway through season 4 at the moment (this space stuff is really dragging) but I'm happy the show got a good run. 5 seasons is solid stuff. I tip the hat to the series.

This will be the third saddest day of my life.

- The first saddest day of my life was 1996 when I was a 10 year old kid and the original cartoon ended.

- The second saddest day of my life was 2009 when I was a 20 something year old and the 2k3 series ended.

- The third saddest day of my life will be September 2017 when the final 3 episodes of the Nick cartoon airs.


It seems like a part of me dies everytime a TMNT cartoon comes to an end. Especially since all 3 aired at different stages of my life, (I was a kid during the original cartoon era, a teenager and early 20 year old in the 2k3 series era, and now late 20's to early 30's for the Nick era).

My entire life force relates to TMNT cartoons and their existence.

If only Peter Laird knew this, he might have kept writing Mirage Volume 4!

I'm not sure if the next one will go on your list or not...but you may still be in your 30's if it does.
My saddest days have come from other things but I am sad to see the current show go :)

I can think of sadder things than a cartoon ending though it will be bittersweet to me. At least we have another show coming out afterwards so it's not like this will be the end and then they'll be gone for years like what happened after the original cartoon ended.