How much longer do you think the current TMNT cartoon will last?

*CyberCubed* · 08-04-2007, 10:18 PM

I've just been thinking of the timeframe of the new show, and with the next season not starting until Fall of '08, that puts us at least 2 years from now with TMNT still on the air:

Fall '07: Last 6 eps of Fast Forward will air on 4kidsTV
Spring '08: All the Ninja Tribunal eps will presumedly air

Fall '08: New season will begin, presumedly it will be 26 episodes like the other seasons and thus carry on through Spring '09

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Do you think that may be the end, or what?

I realize its waaaaaaay too early to be thinking about what's going to happen in Fall of 2009, but do you think the Turtles still have a future past the following season? Murphy said in his blog that if a movie sequal is greenlit it probably won't make it to theaters until 2010 since Imagi already has another film scheduled for '09, which pretty much means that 4kids would probably want to ride the royalties of the movie sequal by having the cartoon still on the air with new episodes.

The end of Fast Forward brings the episode count up to #143 (technically only 142 since "Nightmares Recylced" was never completed), and if the new season in Fall of '08 is 26 episodes, then we'll be up to 169 total episodes for the current cartoon altogether, which is pretty damn impressive since most American produced cartoons do not last this long in today's day and age. I would have never believed the 2k3 series would be able to last as long as the original cartoons 10 season and 194 episode run, but at this rate and with a movie sequal it may come pretty damn close.

We also know Mirage is planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009 of the comic, and it would be nice if the cartoon was sort of tied in with that celebration and got something special as well, perhaps a DTV animated movie like the WB cartoons get. However there's also the possibility of 4kids not renewing its 4kidsTV block on Fox at some point, which would make TMNT pretty sunk.

So generally, what are your thoughts? I know this is just a guessing game and nobody really knows what the future of TMNT is, but does the outlook look positive, gloomy, or somewhere inbetween? We discuss the future of the Mirage comics all the time, but the future of the cartoon hasn't been discussed much since we found out we're getting another season once FF ends. Do you think TMNT will still be produced throughout 2009-2010?

08-04-2007, 10:18 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,787	How much longer do you think the current TMNT cartoon will last? I've just been thinking of the timeframe of the new show, and with the next season not starting until Fall of '08, that puts us at least 2 years from now with TMNT still on the air: Fall '07: Last 6 eps of Fast Forward will air on 4kidsTV Spring '08: All the Ninja Tribunal eps will presumedly air Fall '08: New season will begin, presumedly it will be 26 episodes like the other seasons and thus carry on through Spring '09 ... Do you think that may be the end, or what? I realize its waaaaaaay too early to be thinking about what's going to happen in Fall of 2009, but do you think the Turtles still have a future past the following season? Murphy said in his blog that if a movie sequal is greenlit it probably won't make it to theaters until 2010 since Imagi already has another film scheduled for '09, which pretty much means that 4kids would probably want to ride the royalties of the movie sequal by having the cartoon still on the air with new episodes. The end of Fast Forward brings the episode count up to #143 (technically only 142 since "Nightmares Recylced" was never completed), and if the new season in Fall of '08 is 26 episodes, then we'll be up to 169 total episodes for the current cartoon altogether, which is pretty damn impressive since most American produced cartoons do not last this long in today's day and age. I would have never believed the 2k3 series would be able to last as long as the original cartoons 10 season and 194 episode run, but at this rate and with a movie sequal it may come pretty damn close. We also know Mirage is planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009 of the comic, and it would be nice if the cartoon was sort of tied in with that celebration and got something special as well, perhaps a DTV animated movie like the WB cartoons get. However there's also the possibility of 4kids not renewing its 4kidsTV block on Fox at some point, which would make TMNT pretty sunk. So generally, what are your thoughts? I know this is just a guessing game and nobody really knows what the future of TMNT is, but does the outlook look positive, gloomy, or somewhere inbetween? We discuss the future of the Mirage comics all the time, but the future of the cartoon hasn't been discussed much since we found out we're getting another season once FF ends. Do you think TMNT will still be produced throughout 2009-2010?