TMNT CG Pilot - Page 3

~~electric_sheep~~ · 03-31-2014, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

You guys do realize most of what we see in that trailer was in the 4kids series, right?

The Turtles fighting Foot Elite, Triceratons, Mousers, giant robots, and their truck looks identical to the Battle Shell. In fact probably all the ideas from this trailer went into the cartoon.

I don't see what you think we were missing since the 4kids cartoon had great 2D animation unlike this dated CG.

No one disputes that 2k3 is great, we're just thinking what could have been.
Though i wish that they kept that Casey design... Shredder looks like crap though, blue and red, who thought of that?

**Jester** · 03-31-2014, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by electric_sheep

No one disputes that 2k3 is great, we're just thinking what could have been.
Though i wish that they kept that Casey design... Shredder looks like crap though, blue and red, who thought of that?

Playmates....

*zkarlette* · 03-31-2014, 03:16 AM

Those eyebrows...

~~1987~~ · 03-31-2014, 10:17 AM

i think its safe to say that these cg turtles designs look way better than the scrawny powerpuff-girls-esque cg nick turtles designs. i like the shredder design as well hes actually human. and it looks like hes in the technodrome?

this show looks like it would have been bada$$, such wasted effort.

*CyberCubed* · 03-31-2014, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1987

i think its safe to say that these cg turtles designs look way better than the scrawny powerpuff-girls-esque cg nick turtles designs. i like the shredder design as well hes actually human. and it looks like hes in the technodrome?

this show looks like it would have been bada$$, such wasted effort.

LOL, the CG pilot turned into the 4kids cartoon. All the ideas from that trailer were in the 4kids series.

And the CG in the Nick show looks way better as do the Turtles designs. I'd compare this pilot's trailer to the 4th 2007 movie, and those are better too.

*NinjaPug* · 03-31-2014, 11:51 AM

I think it's funny that the Nick show haters are saying that this would've been a great show and that it was a missed opportunity.

I'm happy we got the 4Kids and Nick show instead of this.

*CyberCubed* · 03-31-2014, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by NinjaPug

I think it's funny that the Nick show haters are saying that this would've been a great show and that it was a missed opportunity.

I'm happy we got the 4Kids and Nick show instead of this.

Yeah, if this show actually came out it probably would have been canceled in one season due to production budget issues. Wasn't this pitched to KidsWB too?

~~1987~~ · 03-31-2014, 12:12 PM

the cg nick turtles designs are too polygon-like, theyre more
dumbed down and generic, boring. the cg turtles in this pilot look more original and unique, and they look like a hybrid of the ot and original movie turtles. the 2007 cg turtles looked pretty good while a little too on the slim side, i definitely prefer them over the nick cg turtles and the bay cg turtles.

the 4kids series we ended up with was just fine though, but this would have been cool

*Candy Kappa* · 03-31-2014, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 1987

the cg nick turtles designs are too polygon-like, theyre more
dumbed down and generic, boring. the cg turtles in this pilot look more original and unique, and they look like a hybrid of the ot and original movie turtles. the 2007 cg turtles looked pretty good while a little too on the slim side, i definitely prefer them over the nick cg turtles and the bay cg turtles.

the 4kids series we ended up with was just fine though, but this would have been cool

If there is any low-poly models, it's the models in the CG pilot. Seriously, the nick turtles are stylized to be more angular like most designs in modern TV shows, but they are far from low-poly as you can see the models have smooth lines and proper angles and they are better rigged for animation as their expressions can actually emote properly.

~~1987~~ · 03-31-2014, 01:08 PM

why the models look low poly, this video is pretty blurry, in addition to this being technology from over a decade ago. was this pilot actually aired on tv before? would like to see a clearer version. and your right the nick turtles are stylized all angular and stuff, which makes them look so bland and generic. the turtles in this cg pilot just look way cooler than the nick turtles plain and simple

*BabyTurtles* · 03-31-2014, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 1987

why the models look low poly, this video is pretty blurry, in addition to this being technology from over a decade ago. was this pilot actually aired on tv before? would like to see a clearer version. and your right the nick turtles are stylized all angular and stuff, which makes them look so bland and generic. the turtles in this cg pilot just look way cooler than the nick turtles plain and simple

the Nick turtles don't look bland at all...they are stylized...and they all look different from each other.

the turtles in this CG pilot all look exactly the same except for their colored bandanas...which is kinda the definition of bland

*Candy Kappa* · 03-31-2014, 01:19 PM

No, I doubt it was ever aired as that video is it, there is no full episode. It was however available for download on the old ninja turtles website. Was one of the first videos I downloaded with my then new computer.

M very aware the video quality is poor, but I can still see enoug of the cgi models to tell you that they are vastly inferior to the Nick cgi models, both in modeling job and in animation work, especially in the non-combat animation that looks floaty and lacks weight in the pilot.

Blurry images don't make a character "look" low-poly, the low polygon models make them look low-poly.

Lou 500 · 03-31-2014, 02:04 PM

I don't like it. Shredder's colour palette is an eyesore, the turtles look fat and the humor and dialog is lame and campy. But hey, it was from early 2000 so I guess I can't be too hard on it.

*Andrew NDB* · 03-31-2014, 02:18 PM

Looks as bad or probably worse than any of the other cartoons, without the entertainment value of the Nick show.

*turtlefanforever* · 03-31-2014, 02:27 PM

I'm so glad we got 2k3 and if this would have fizzled out fast and prevented 2k3 I wouldn't want it, I think we could have had both though. I absolutely love 2k3. If when the nick show was proposed they revisited this and used this but cleaned up the animation, I would be an every week watcher. I loved this pilot and wish we got it, If we were gonna have 3 shows, I'd want it to be OT, this, and 2k3. Sadly that's not the way it worked out.

*Donatello19* · 03-31-2014, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 1987

the cg nick turtles designs are too polygon-like, theyre more
dumbed down and generic, boring. the cg turtles in this pilot look more original and unique, and they look like a hybrid of the ot and original movie turtles. the 2007 cg turtles looked pretty good while a little too on the slim side, i definitely prefer them over the nick cg turtles and the bay cg turtles.

the 4kids series we ended up with was just fine though, but this would have been cool

Oh yeah, the turtles in the Nick show are soooo boring in generic. They all look exactly the same with different colored masks...oh, actually, that's this horrible pilot, not Nick.

Nick turtles: HD, smooth and natural movements, each one has a different height, size, head shape, bandanna color, eye color, skin tone, plastron color and individual features too (freckles, tooth gap, etc.)

CG pilot turtles: Four identical, crappy models with different bandannas that move like they were made with a cheap stop motion program.

~~electric_sheep~~ · 03-31-2014, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Donatello19

Oh yeah, the turtles in the Nick show are soooo boring in generic. They all look exactly the same with different colored masks...oh, actually, that's this horrible pilot, not Nick.

Nick turtles: HD, smooth and natural movements, each one has a different height, size, head shape, bandanna color, eye color, skin tone, plastron color and individual features too (freckles, tooth gap, etc.)

CG pilot turtles: Four identical, crappy models with different bandannas that move like they were made with a cheap stop motion program.

Nick tmnt look like something from Disney Chanel. The texturing on them is bad and the models themselfs aren't that interesting, i really don't like the arms and legs. Makes them look like Power Puff Girls.

*TurtleTitan97* · 03-31-2014, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Nick tmnt look like something from Disney Chanel. The texturing on them is bad and the models themselfs aren't that interesting, i really don't like the arms and legs. Makes them look like Power Puff Girls.

We must not be watching the same Powerpuff Girls then.

*snake* · 03-31-2014, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 1987

why the models look low poly, this video is pretty blurry, in addition to this being technology from over a decade ago. was this pilot actually aired on tv before? would like to see a clearer version. and your right the nick turtles are stylized all angular and stuff, which makes them look so bland and generic. the turtles in this cg pilot just look way cooler than the nick turtles plain and simple

These look exactly like the OT turtles, nothing original. Nick is better and more original then this.

*BabyTurtles* · 03-31-2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Nick tmnt look like something from Disney Chanel. The texturing on them is bad and the models themselfs aren't that interesting, i really don't like the arms and legs. Makes them look like Power Puff Girls.

well, the Nick turtles are pretty cute I'll give you that XD

I guess if you prefer grittier looking turtles, Nick turtles wouldn't be your eye-candy ^_^

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03-31-2014, 10:17 AM	#44
~~1987~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 640	too bad this didnt get put on the air i think its safe to say that these cg turtles designs look way better than the scrawny powerpuff-girls-esque cg nick turtles designs. i like the shredder design as well hes actually human. and it looks like hes in the technodrome? this show looks like it would have been bada$$, such wasted effort.

03-31-2014, 12:12 PM	#48
~~1987~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 640	i mean in terms of how they look the cg nick turtles designs are too polygon-like, theyre more dumbed down and generic, boring. the cg turtles in this pilot look more original and unique, and they look like a hybrid of the ot and original movie turtles. the 2007 cg turtles looked pretty good while a little too on the slim side, i definitely prefer them over the nick cg turtles and the bay cg turtles. the 4kids series we ended up with was just fine though, but this would have been cool

03-31-2014, 01:08 PM	#50
~~1987~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 640	its probably because of the low video quality why the models look low poly, this video is pretty blurry, in addition to this being technology from over a decade ago. was this pilot actually aired on tv before? would like to see a clearer version. and your right the nick turtles are stylized all angular and stuff, which makes them look so bland and generic. the turtles in this cg pilot just look way cooler than the nick turtles plain and simple

03-31-2014, 01:19 PM	#52
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03-31-2014, 11:51 AM	#46
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,390	I think it's funny that the Nick show haters are saying that this would've been a great show and that it was a missed opportunity. I'm happy we got the 4Kids and Nick show instead of this.

03-31-2014, 02:04 PM	#53
Lou 500 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 478	I don't like it. Shredder's colour palette is an eyesore, the turtles look fat and the humor and dialog is lame and campy. But hey, it was from early 2000 so I guess I can't be too hard on it.

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03-31-2014, 02:27 PM	#55
turtlefanforever Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,098	I love OT I love 2k3 I'm so glad we got 2k3 and if this would have fizzled out fast and prevented 2k3 I wouldn't want it, I think we could have had both though. I absolutely love 2k3. If when the nick show was proposed they revisited this and used this but cleaned up the animation, I would be an every week watcher. I loved this pilot and wish we got it, If we were gonna have 3 shows, I'd want it to be OT, this, and 2k3. Sadly that's not the way it worked out.