Another movie from Platinum Dunes in the works - new writer hired

~~AquaParade~~ · 06-08-2020, 08:44 AM

Fun thread.

Leo, I agree with you to a great extent and enjoyed reading yours and everyone else's posts. I sort of think your cynicism-knob got stuck on overdrive, at least in comparison to my own perspective.

Like you said, that is a "dark future" but not the only possibly outcome in my mind. Actually, we seem to have already arrived there, by your standards, because the toys are pretty damn great but there's not much else going on right now. The Last Ronin is something special for old fans, but overall it's pretty quiet out there, and honestly, not so bad. I like the few treats we get, and I keep my eyes open for a lucky roll of the dice that leads to a great Netflix series, that, like Leo said, is mature enough to represent the best of the franchise. I still think that's possible. My typical argument being that crazier things happen in the entertainment business all the time.

Hell, even He-Man, who we compared the turtles dark future to, has an upcoming Netflix series by Kevin Smith. It could be trash fire, but that's a somewhat ambitious attempt for such a forgotten franchise. If He-Man can get there, TMNT has certainly stoked enough flames to keep the possibilities ever so slightly open for a good while to come.

06-08-2020, 08:44 AM	#11
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Fun thread. Leo, I agree with you to a great extent and enjoyed reading yours and everyone else's posts. I sort of think your cynicism-knob got stuck on overdrive, at least in comparison to my own perspective. Like you said, that is a "dark future" but not the only possibly outcome in my mind. Actually, we seem to have already arrived there, by your standards, because the toys are pretty damn great but there's not much else going on right now. The Last Ronin is something special for old fans, but overall it's pretty quiet out there, and honestly, not so bad. I like the few treats we get, and I keep my eyes open for a lucky roll of the dice that leads to a great Netflix series, that, like Leo said, is mature enough to represent the best of the franchise. I still think that's possible. My typical argument being that crazier things happen in the entertainment business all the time. Hell, even He-Man, who we compared the turtles dark future to, has an upcoming Netflix series by Kevin Smith. It could be trash fire, but that's a somewhat ambitious attempt for such a forgotten franchise. If He-Man can get there, TMNT has certainly stoked enough flames to keep the possibilities ever so slightly open for a good while to come. Last edited by AquaParade; 06-08-2020 at 12:59 PM. Reason: Weird question marks are replacing all my punctuation.