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how come they changed it from TGRI (the movies) to TCRI (the new cartoon)?

i mean its such a small change, but at the same time a big one...

also, does anyone know what TGRI and/or TCRI stand for?

I don't know why they really changed it. I guess because of copyright issues.

TGRI: Techno Global Research Industry

TCRI: Techno Cosmic Research Institute

TGRI = Techno-Global Research Industries
TCRI = Techno-Cosmic Research Institute

In fact, «TCRI» was the original name, taken from the 1984-1985 Mirage vol.1 TMNT comics. The new toon is based on that comic, so they took back the real name. I guess they changed the «C» for a «G» in Secret of the Ooze because the Utroms were taken out of the origin story (in an early script draft, prof Jordon Perry was supposed to reveal himself to be an Utrom, but the idea was scrapped). Without the Utrom reference (they're aliens from outter space), the word «Cosmic» would probably have been confusing for the audience.

I've heard that before, but is there any way to actually prove it?

There will be soon, a guy on the forums is supposed to be getting the script so, only time will tell.

Live action Utroms would have been creepy, and to see it in a dudes chest would have have been creepier. :|

And certainly wouldn't have meshed well with the overly childish tone of Secret of the Ooze.

TGRI sounds more ... believable, from a corporate perspective. Going cosmic would have opened a can of worms. Or a can of ooze. :P

Hannurdock

I would just want to see a pic of what a live action Utrom would've looked like.

I.... WANT.... A.... COPY.... OF.... THAT.... SCRIPT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I want to read an original draft. I do wish, however, that the original movie also had a script to screen DVD-Rom option! I guess I'll just have to wait until late 2006 to early 2007 for the Infinifilm DVD of TMNT. (Note: This is just wishful thinking, there is no official word that there is going to be an Ultimate Edition or INfinifilm DVD to date.)

Wow, I had no idea about that....pretty cool...wonder why it got scrapped...

It could be many reasons, but most notable is probably If they were going to they couldn't get em to look right.

I dunno..they had Henson's crew working the movie...I'm sure they coulda came up with something pretty cool...but who knows..

Exactlry, but it's funny to think of what they would have looked like, by the great job they did with the TMNT, Tokka and Rahzar, either way it would have been cool to see live action versions or rather version considering only Perry would have revealed himself to be one.

Also at the time, everybody would be wondering what the hell Krang was doing inside some old dude...

heh heh...very true...i would be in that group as at the time of release i was only into the toon and toys...didnt even know that the comics exsisted... :)

Another funny-but-mostly-unknown-fact : at first, the producers wanted to put Bebop and Rocksteady as the new mutants, in order to please even more the cartoon lovin' kids. Eastman and Laird had to put all their copyrighted weight to scrap this idea, as they wanted the films to be at least slightly reminiscent of the comic universe (There's a place where Laird speaks about it, but I really don't remember where...). I don't think that first concept was ever put on a script draft though.

The Utrom idea was scrapped because at the time everyone would've assumed that it was Krang.

Haven't you ever seen the movie Men In Black?

Men in Black came out in 1997 (if I'm not mistaken). TMNT II came out in 1991... six years is enough to let kids grow up a little. Besides, most kids around that time were not familiar with the comics and Krang not being evil in this movie would have been VERY odd for a lot of them.

Now that woulda been a change of events....I woulda loved it since I was a kid back then and huge Bebop/rock fan...