The 2020's TMNT incarnation
 

It seems like every decade TMNT has a new major incarnation:

1984-1996 = Mirage, Original catoon, Live action movies, Archie, toys/videogames

2001-2010 = Mirage Volume 4, 2k3 cartoon, 2007 movie, toys/videogames

2011-2020 = IDW TMNT, Nick TMNT, Platinum Dunes


As you can see roughly every decade has their own major TMNT incarnation. What will the 2020's be?

IDW will finish off the comics by 2022, I predict.


Other than that, who knows? Maybe a new movie attempt, probably not. A new show? Unlikely.

Vegas has IDW ending in 2019.

Vegas? Is it confirmed that they're dropping the TMNT liscense in 2019 or just the main comic?

I was just goofing. Don't personally see it going past #100. But it certainly could.

The third era actually ends in 2017 since the movie franchise died in 2016 the Nick show doesn't have another season to air after 2017 and IDW likely won't last much longer either.

Don't know, but I'm predicting there will be nostrils. :trazz:


With two generations of their fanbase grown (30s+ and 20s), the third (the current teen set) getting close... imo it would be good timing to finally aim a tv series actually at adults, with older characters. Seeing the Turtles catch up to their real life [franchise] age, and catch up to us, would be nice. I'd love to see it happen in my lifetime, and as a series, not just a one-off thing. Open up room for new stories rather than just rehashing everything over and over all the time. A good blend of serious and comedy... good, appropriately timed (and sometimes subtle) grown-up humor. (edit: Throw in a new character, that being April and Casey's child... maybe a tween/teen who has to deal with four over protective mutant uncles. lol)

Not that there can't also be something awesome and appropriate for the younger set, too. Though even after it ends Nick TMNT will probably still be playing in repeats for a long time.

Are you seriously assuming Nick won't reboot before 2020?

Season 5 won't even finish airing till the end of 2017. Even assuming that's the final season, I don't see them relaunching a new show as early as 2018-2019 right after it ends.

They'll probably wait at least 3 years till 2020, maybe even later.

Or they could just reboot in less than three years, like how The Batman was followed the same year it ended by Brave and the Bold.

Or you know, since Viacom mainly sees TMNT as a brand for merch, it might get treated like Transformers and get quick reboots for decades. Seriously, between 1996 and now, there hasn't been a single year without a Transformers cartoon.

Or maybe TMNT slowly ends by the mid-late 2010's, resting in peace...

2012 TMNT's weaponry & equipment were all homemade. I liked 2003's with the whole Atlantis and crystals.

Next TMNT, they should bring that back instead of making homemade stuff.

- Stockman: If Stockman returns, like in 2003, he should be having cybernetics bit by bit before mutating into the fly. Maybe as a cyborg fly.

- Bebop & Rocksteady: It was fun seeing them in 2012. But next series should have them be part of the Purple Dragons. Anton Zeck can be his real name with Bebop as a nickname.

- Hun: Hun being a Bruce Lee in 2012? Rather stick to the 2003 one.

- Kraang & Shredder: In the next series, Kraang should return as the original Shredder like Ch'rell, except he's the master of the Foot clan ages ago and in the modern era, he passes his teaching and mantle to Oroku Saki, who was once one of the Guardians with Yoshi. Maybe Saki can go into a redemption route. Kraang as the Sith Lord Palpatine, Yoshi the Obi-Wan & Saki the Anakin. Tang Shen as the "Padme" as well.

- The Foot Clan: After the first battle with the turtles, Kraang offered the Shredder four mutants trained in the ways of the Foot to combat the turtles. They'll be before Bebop & Rocksteady.

- Slash: He's the best turtle! Next series, he should be like the "Frankenstein's Monster" & "Venom" of TMNT. Hiding in the shadows, he learns about the turtles and their fighting. Including the Foot. He'll be the anti-hero and like his 2012 he'll start off bad and later a hero. He'll form the Mighty Mutanimals.

Anime TMNT in the style of the recent TMNT shorts.

Which origin?

What do you mean?

*1984-1998 because of TNM

Never forget :tlol:

For Slash, I was thinking of something like 2012's version mixed with IDW.

As I said, he'll be the Venom of TMNT. Like starts off bad and later becomes a hero with the turtles.

Honestly, for the 2020's incarnation...I'm fine with just about anything. On one hand, I'd love for the show to take a more mature tone (like the 2K3 series or more). On the other, with a 5 month old son that I've already been exposing the franchise to, I'd love to share a "current" TMNT show with him that he'd remember.

This will be fun

If we go along the lines of comparing the TMNT Animation, I would think...

BATMAN:

1987 FW = Batman TAS? lol.. more like Batman Brave and the Bold (well loved, cough)

2003 Series = The Batman (underappreciated middle child)

2012 Series = Beware the Batman (3D) (imo beware teh batman was good, did totally different things, and had its good points, but didn't last). Not really Batman, but really more like Teen Titans, well loved, stylized well.

2020 Series = well, from what I've seen, a large focus on the new comic properties, new 52 animated movies. So I'd like to see the adaptation of the IDW comics during this time. It's the latest reboot with so much potential, how could they not? I'd imagine they would do this before 2020, but hey, if that's going to be the next big thing, IDW comics is the one, with multiple tie in movies etc. When the kids who watch the Nick toon grow up, they'll want something good. just like the IDW comics.

and... we will get Mirage comic story specific movies cause... cashing in on the older fans.

:tgrin: