What does Nickelodeon not allow IDW to do?

HeroTurtlesFan · 01-20-2015, 06:00 AM

Wow, so many moans about the Turtles not killing anyone and it all being Nick's fault.

Am I the only one who is quite happy for my heroes not to be killers?

And for this to be a "family franchise" - meaning we get younger-skewed stuff (e.g. Half Shell Heroes), children/young adult (Nick TMNT - some of those episodes definitely aren't suited for very young children) and stuff aimed at us oldies too (IDW comic, the rash of Mirage/OT-based merchandise etc).

Leo656, I think you are being far too pessimistic about Nick and the current state of the franchise. Please don't take offense, just my opinion. You've also put me in the awkward position of agreeing with Cybercubed!

Cubed is right, though - all franchises will inevitably have highs, lows, very lows, time out of the limelight etc. I think Nick has done a great job with how it is managing the franchise, but I suspect in 4 or 5 years TMNT will take another break from the popular culture spotlight. And that's a perfectly healthy part of the lifecycle for these sorts of things. Even juggernauts like Star Wars and Transformers have had moments of inertia/decline.

01-20-2015, 06:00 AM	#11
HeroTurtlesFan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 265	Wow, so many moans about the Turtles not killing anyone and it all being Nick's fault. Am I the only one who is quite happy for my heroes not to be killers? And for this to be a "family franchise" - meaning we get younger-skewed stuff (e.g. Half Shell Heroes), children/young adult (Nick TMNT - some of those episodes definitely aren't suited for very young children) and stuff aimed at us oldies too (IDW comic, the rash of Mirage/OT-based merchandise etc). Leo656, I think you are being far too pessimistic about Nick and the current state of the franchise. Please don't take offense, just my opinion. You've also put me in the awkward position of agreeing with Cybercubed! Cubed is right, though - all franchises will inevitably have highs, lows, very lows, time out of the limelight etc. I think Nick has done a great job with how it is managing the franchise, but I suspect in 4 or 5 years TMNT will take another break from the popular culture spotlight. And that's a perfectly healthy part of the lifecycle for these sorts of things. Even juggernauts like Star Wars and Transformers have had moments of inertia/decline.