Turtles to be in space for 13 episodes
 

So according to a new interview with Rob Paulsen season 4's first half will be in spaaaaace with David Tennant as Fugitoid. So we'll probably be getting 13 eps of Doctor Who references. Weee!!

Season 4 starts in October, which is normal for the show.



http://tennantnews.blogspot.com/2015...les-david.html

What if the space episodes while be season 4's equivalent of the Northampton arc?
Where's your god now?

I wonder how they going to handle the multiple locations aspect of it. I really hope that they don't go the route of recycling some places so that the locations remain unique and almost a character in of itself. I would rather have some bottle episodes so that they can save the budget for the sets.

Interesting, which means, the Nick version of Mona Lisa will be in more then one episode? who knows.

I don't know how I feel about this.
On one hand, if they don't do it like Northampton, I'm so okay with this.

On the other hand... What the guy above me said. They really need to do new locations and not have too many filler episodes. 2003 pulled off 5 episodes of Turtles in Space, and it worked really well because they were continuations of one another. If this show can do that, and make this space-arc feel very bridged together rather than 13 distinct episodes, then go for it.

Actually, season 4 is only 20 episodes. So the Turtles will be in space for 10 episodes.

Yes. Please god, if you writers really want us to be invested then do this or else the emotions felt in the season 3 finale would feel meaningless if the characters themselves are not continuously effected by it.

It was my biggest problem with North Hampton and for the long term, it was a poor decision.

Season 4 is also only 20 episodes, so 13 episodes is literally more than half the season. That means there will only be 7 episodes back on Earth.

Shame, I wish they stuck with 26 episode seasons. That way even with 13 eps in space we'd still have 13 in NY.

If you see the link and video, it's actually 13.

I was never a fan of Turtles in Space in the 2K3 show, but I'm not going to judge this until I see how it's handled. I do wish it would be less than that since Northampton wasn't even thirteen episodes long. Ah well, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

The season is already shorter, 20 episodes overall correct? That would be 7 episodes of Shredder, his henchmutant army and New York.

I really hope the shows crew has learned from the Northhampton

It depends how low the ratings were during that time.

edit: Nope. I don't think so.:ohwell:

Maybe this thread could be the jumping off point for the Official Season 4 information thread?

Oh God I hope not. I want to be able to keep watching this show.

Haha, I'm with you on that one.

There's probably going to be a lot of minor Doctor Who references ( probably just a line or two per episode ) so I doubt it'll make the show any worse.

I wonder what role Lucy Lawless will be playing on the show.

Speaking personally here, as someone who likes "Turtles in Space" arcs so long as they're temporary, finite, and done well, and someone who's a massive Doctor Who fan, and someone who watches this show with his wife (who is also a massive Doctor Who fan and particularly loves David Tennant)... I'm gonna enjoy this. :tgrin:

I had no major issues with the Northampton arc, either. It dragged on a bit too long, but I'm also a bit of an old-school horror fan and I both "got" and enjoyed all the references there. I get why other folks might not have enjoyed it as much, but I was thoroughly entertained for the most part.

But... the "Turtles in Space" stuff has a strong basis in the original comics, and as long as they're keeping true to that I've got a lot of confidence. My main concern if that they'll go "full goofy" and forget the emotional stakes, which is the only real issue I've had with the show. Their formula for this stuff seems to be "adapt something from the comics, but inject a bunch of pop culture parody/homage stuff and put our own spin on it". And for me, that works. Just... don't forget the overall plot and the characters' growth.

They have a lot of material to cover so I can see why its a seasons worth:

- Triceraton homeworlds will likely be explored, they'll probably do the tournament where the Turtles are prisoners and forced to fight in the arena

- Lord Dregg will be introduced so he'll likely get a number of episodes

- The Kraang will almost definitely be focused on maybe with a huge fight with The Kraang

- Fugitoid stuff on D'hoonib...possible Neutrinos or Federation?

- Wingnut and Screwloose for a filler ep, maybe?