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Ninja Tiptup · 12-23-2006, 12:15 PM

Bruce Timm Ninja Turtles? Sounds promising but I doubt he'd do it. Let's face it, to the comic book world the TMNT are laughing stock when compared to Batman, Spider-Man, etc. Shoot... Hellboy and Spawn get more respect in the comic book industry than TMNT despite all of them not belonging to the "huge" labels. When Laird and 4kids came into agreement it was a given that TMNT was going to be "for kids". I doubt there is another company that would take a different approach honestly because even a great show like Justice League Unlimited was intended for younger viewers. So if say... Warner did it then we can hope for something better looking than the images on the TMNT site for their previous idea.

A CGI Turtles produced by Warner Bros. has some potential though.

I believe the first thing that needs to be done is get TMNT off Saturday mornings. Saturday morning is a DEAD ZONE at this point. KWB's ratings were much better over the years than they are now and don't even get me started on 4kidsTV's ratings.

The logical choice IMO is Cartoon Network. The only way you'll get TMNT animated in prime time now is on Toonami. And that could be a perfect show for that. They could even let it be TV-PG like IGPX. Though Y7-FV is still quite a bit more likely. The problem with that is there isn't much give with CN. If it doesn't do well with ratings (and I sure hope it would) then it's gone to never be seen again.

Speaking of which they just dumped The Batman in favor of Teen Titans reruns as of January 6th. It'd e freak'n great if they put Ninja Tribunal on that slot instead.

12-23-2006, 12:15 PM	#46
Ninja Tiptup Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 1,451	Bruce Timm Ninja Turtles? Sounds promising but I doubt he'd do it. Let's face it, to the comic book world the TMNT are laughing stock when compared to Batman, Spider-Man, etc. Shoot... Hellboy and Spawn get more respect in the comic book industry than TMNT despite all of them not belonging to the "huge" labels. When Laird and 4kids came into agreement it was a given that TMNT was going to be "for kids". I doubt there is another company that would take a different approach honestly because even a great show like Justice League Unlimited was intended for younger viewers. So if say... Warner did it then we can hope for something better looking than the images on the TMNT site for their previous idea. A CGI Turtles produced by Warner Bros. has some potential though. I believe the first thing that needs to be done is get TMNT off Saturday mornings. Saturday morning is a DEAD ZONE at this point. KWB's ratings were much better over the years than they are now and don't even get me started on 4kidsTV's ratings. The logical choice IMO is Cartoon Network. The only way you'll get TMNT animated in prime time now is on Toonami. And that could be a perfect show for that. They could even let it be TV-PG like IGPX. Though Y7-FV is still quite a bit more likely. The problem with that is there isn't much give with CN. If it doesn't do well with ratings (and I sure hope it would) then it's gone to never be seen again. Speaking of which they just dumped The Batman in favor of Teen Titans reruns as of January 6th. It'd e freak'n great if they put Ninja Tribunal on that slot instead. __________________ It's weird to be normal, and it's normal to be weird.