How far/popular will this series have to go to make it a success?

[pannoni1]

There are some cartoons that only last a couple seasons but remain successes. Generally, this only applies to original series. Given that this will be the third incarnation of an animated show, a lot is riding on helping, maintaining, or even hurting the TMNT brand. Of course everyone hopes that this show lasts 7-10 seasons, 150-200 episodes, new movies/video games, a surge in comic/toy collecting, and other merchandise like what happened in the wake of the Fred Wolf series. On the other hand, poor management, poor quality (i.e. bad show), or overhype can hurt the TMNT brand, which can even affect the earlier series; sure no matter what happens, there will always be fans of the older TMNT series for nostalgia, but that won't allow younger fans to "discover" the older stuff; this is why franchises such as Woody Woodpecker and Popeye, popular with Baby Boomers, no longer resonate with today's kids/young adults that well. We don't want TMNT to head in that direction.

At the end of the day, I'd say if the show went at least 5 seasons or 100 episodes, I'd consider it a success. Nick shows tend to get frequent reruns, so it is important for shows to be nearly as fresh the 10th time they're rerun before the next batch of episodes arrive. But this generation on the other hand is different; kids rather watch stuff on-demand, so having quality material is very important; it's not like before the Internet when I grew up where I simply watched what was on; today's kids tend to be better in terms of what they really want to watch. Plus, especially later in this potential run, you'll have parents of kids who grew up with the Fred Wolf toon, so good family friendly entertainment can go a long way toward success.