Three Toes
 

So I've noticed that a lot of people seem to hate the new three toe design for the nick show, so I figured I might as well ask what people thought. Personally I don't really care either way. It seems to make sense since they have 3 fingers. I've never really understood why they didn't have five of both considering that turtles do, at least as far as I remember from the pet one I used to have.

I'm in the camp of I don't really care that an extra toe has been added. I do find it a bit strange why it has been added, and haven't actually heard any explanations, but to be honest, in neither gets me up nor down.

They have always had three toes.

The new show designs simply moved their "heel toe" to the front.

I don't care but I admit I'm interested in why they felt the need to change it.

I was pissed when I first heard about it. Mainly because the turtles have pretty much had the same type of foot no matter what show, movie or comic they were in, and adding a 3rd toe to that look would be very awkward. But as you can tell from what we've seen so far, this new character design totally overhauls their feet.

Honestly, the way their feet are drawn now, it would look awkward if they had two toes.

It's apparently not gonna be all Viacom-controlled incarnations, so I'm hardly concerned. Since I only have the vaguest, fleeting interest in the Nicktoon, that won't bug me much. If they decide to do it in the movie though, I'll be ticked. It's just distracting.

Same here. In the beginning I wanted to murder the employee who felt it was a good idea, now I just wanna kick 'em. It's whatever.

The more I look at the designs the more I'm starting to like it. At least in this particular style

Personally, I love it and think it's better fitting.

Meh!

Well I got to be honest, regardless of real-life turtle anatomy or what the "heel" is interpreted as, since I'm completely accustomed to seeing them with two, I don't support the idea. The pupils I never cared one way or the other, the finger- and toe-nails in the live action movies weren't much of a bother either, but this is anatomy change is a little too major in my opinion. That's my entire thought on this and I swear never to mention it again.

This topic has been beaten like a dead horse long enough!

Hate it. Aside from the fact that they've always had 2 toes, I Just don't like the look.

What I don't quite get is the argument around the new foot design being "easier" to handle with CG when compared to the normal 2-toed (or "3" toes including the rear "heel"). Can anyone further explain this? If they can handle 3 fingers on their hands, one would think that the feel wouldn't be much different....?

I'm about the same here :)

the way they are designed now the animators don't need to animate too much, the feet are almost like a one big lump like a shoe. I guess 2 toes in the same circular style didn't look as good as they wanted it to be. So they gave them teddy bear feet

It's probably easier to animate a big lump than it is the prong-esque feet of yore... I dunno.

I'm sure it's easier, but if they have to do it for the fingers, is it really that much more work? That's what I don't get.

^ No, but it's just an extra corner they can cut.

Looking at what I saw at the MiP, it looks more like a style choice than cutting corners.

Well, ya can't expect them to admit it. :P I'm sure the animators don't mind having to work with those ridged tree trunks rather than actual foot-fingers.

I picked "I hate it" in the poll, but only for lack of better alternatives. I disagree with it and think it seems mostly like change for the sake of change, which seems pointless, since the two toes thing has kind of been consistently a part of the ninja turtle image throughout every incarnation in the past. Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? No. But it's unnecessary.