TMNT Enter Shredder DVD

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Nick just released Korra Season 1 on blu ray. That's the popular Avatar show spinoff.

If they released a blu ray for their own series they would do it for TMNT as they own it. Don't forget the episodes are already in HD on iTunes.

Re-read the very first sentence of my previous post, brotherrrrrrr.... "No, seriously, the fact that Nick may release a scant few full-season sets for a few of their shows in NO way promises that TMNT will get the same treatment."

It just doesn't. These DVD distribution companies don't do anything because it makes SENSE, they do what they think is going to make the most money short-term. Using ONE show that Nick bothered to do a full season set for as an example of how they HAVE to do the same for TMNT is silly, because for every one popular show they did "right" on DVD I could go on wikipedia and pull out 3 or 4 popular shows from Nick that have not and will never be done "right". I already dropped "Clarissa", and I'm actually not going on Wikipedia right now and am going clearly off the top of my head, but I'm reasonably sure Doug, Rugrats, Pete & Pete, Salute Your Shorts have not and will not have complete sets (I know Pete & Pete had one or two seasons released but to my knowledge there were no plans to finish it, as in ever, same as with Clarissa). That's just to name a few of the more popular Nick shows from back in the day who absolutely have fans who would pay far more than $10 for complete seasons on DVD. From that era, only Ren & Stimpy got proper DVD treatment, and that was barely a Nick show at all.

If we want to get away from Nick into TV shows in general, there's an even worse precedent...
-King of the Hill: Very popular prime time network show. Ten seasons in total, only 6 released on DVD, "officially" announced that seasons 7-10 will never be released on DVD due to "lack of consumer interest" (read: not enough people bought seasons 1-6).
-Superboy/Adventures of Superboy: Semi-obscure but very popular syndicated show firmly based on Silver Age Superman comics. Despite DC/WB having released seemingly every bit of Superman-related media on DVD back in 2005/6 for the lead-up to "Superman Returns", they infuriatingly chose only to release the first (and by far the WORST) season on DVD for commercial release. Season 2 exists, and Season 3 is coming, so the fourth and final season looks fairly likely, BUT there was a 7-year gap between the release of Season 1 and 2, and as far as I know, Season 2 and the rest are made-to-order from Amazon and not available in a wide release. A shame, because the show only got better as it went along, but most fans will never get to see it unless they search for it.
-Batman (Adam West version): I know there are issues regarding who has the rights to this, which is why it has not had (and may never have) a DVD release, but money fixes everything and WB is a giant media conglomerate with more money than God, so I absolutely have to think they could fix it if they *had* to. SO many people want this show on DVD, if only for nostalgia's sake, and since there seems to be no urgency on the part of WB about it (seriously, they made it a point to put out BOTH sh*tty 1940s Batman serials, but can't be bothered to re-acquire the rights to the 60s show? WTF?!), I have to figure it comes down to the usual reason: "Don't Give A Sh*t."

Those are just a few examples to illustrate why absolutely NOTHING promises we'll ever see full-season (or eventually complete series) DVD sets of Nick's TMNT cartoon. They COULD do it; they SHOULD do it. I HOPE they do it. But I'm not going to hold my breath for it, no way in hell. I'm going to do the sensible thing: buy the stuff we have available right now, and if they do the right thing in a couple years, I'll upgrade and either re-sell or re-gift the original, bare-bones copies. If everyone said "I'm going to wait for the full set", we'd never get anything. It just doesn't make sense. The regular sets cost around $10, and the complete season sets of the OT only cost $10-$15 when they came out, so really, it's not a grand expenditure to support the franchise by buying into the bare-bones sets and upgrading later if it becomes an option.

EDIT: As a lazy old coot, I tend to use DVD as a catch-all term. Feel free to add the newfangled "blu-Ray" term wherever applicable in the above rant.

[CyberCubed]

Shows get rereleased all the time. These DVDs will go out of print in a few years. They will then try to make money off the kids who watched it when they're teens and want a nostalgia fix.

This isn't Lionsgate, its Nick.

[Leo656]

Cubed: You and me agree on lots of stuff, so when we don't it really irritates me. Stop it.

You're using what's called "circular logic". You're contradicting yourself in trying to prove your own point. If you read carefully, you'd get that the fact that Nick is releasing the Turtles DVDs is pretty much WORSE than if someone else did them, because Nick has a long, sloppy history of poor, incomplete, or non-existent DVD releases of their shows, even the most popular ones. The fact they did a full season set of ONE of their popular shows recently does NOT mean they will do the same for TMNT. In fact, if we follow history, Korra fans should be pretty nervous, because usually when Nick releases a full Season One set of a show, that's usually ALL they do. They almost NEVER finish their shows on DVD. They are notoriously BAD AT THIS. That's the entire point I was trying to make in my earlier posts.

We both love TMNT to death, and trust me, I'm just as fanatical in my devotion, I'm just way more quiet about it. But we can't over-estimate TMNT and build it up into being bigger or more popular than it really is, or expect that these corporate suits who get paid to decide what gets released will cave in and do the Right Thing regarding Season sets just because we would really like them to. If people "wait" for full season sets, and don't buy the bare-bones DVDs, Nick won't "take the hint" and do season sets anyway, they'll just say "Eh, nobody cares about this TMNT show. Let's shelve it."

When the Season 1 set does come out, I will absolutely let you "I told ya so" all over me, because I'm cool like that. I'll just be pleasantly surprised if it happens before I'm officially middle-aged.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Well,I ll till the 3rd volume comes out, and get all 3 together. Worst come to worst Ill just have to get a complete set if/when it comes out, in addition.

[BubblyShell22]

I agree with Leo here that the best thing to do is to buy these DVDs first just in case that full season set doesn't come out because at least you're supporting the show. And since the third volume is coming out three months from now, that's a pretty good thing since it means we'll get the full season before the year is over. I'm definitely going to get this DVD since it has one of my favorite episodes on it. It may not be right away, but I will get it eventually.

[Toby Barrett]

Picked up volume 2 today, as well as the double pack to give my nephew for his b-day. Timing was pretty good for me.

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Retro-Specs

This is driving me nuts... been calling stores all over my city, and it turns out this DVD won't be released in Canada until early next month! What the heck, just because of our different rating system or something?

I couldn't find it anywhere in my city, and this explains why. That's pretty odd - it's not like there's usually a delay on most DVD/Blu-ray releases. I don't see how the rating system could cause a month's delay, either. Hmmph.

Come to think of it, I had some trouble finding the first volume in town when it was supposed to be released... Was there a similar delay for that one, or did I just have bad luck? (Ultimately it was ordered online from the States.)

[Zulithe]

Amusing that people are still going on about the potential for a BRD release. I've resigned myself to accepting my HD iTunes copies may be the best I ever get. Honestly it's not even a big deal since I can play my iTunes copies in more ways and in more places than I could a BRD, so it kinda works to my advantage.

I'd still buy a BRD season set though... so if Nick wants more money from me, they know how to get it. I won't touch DVDs.

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

The truth is, the Turtles have always had a crappy history with DVD's. And it's not just one company, but it seems ALL Companies seem to screw up when it comes to the Ninja Turtles.

Warner Bros/New Line Cinema: The first live action film having no special edition in site (despite a '20th anniversary' that passed, a '25th anniversary of the characters themselves' that passed, a 'new movie/the CGI one' which passed)...All Solid Occasions to do a Special Edition. And nothing.

LionsGate: The 80's cartoon series, I think it's been said just how much LionsGate screwed that up. "missing episodes" which then magically appear, Out of Order, putting 12 episodes on one disc thus poorer picture quality, and much upon much more.

4Kids: The 2003 Cartoon. It's the point where I have countless friends who would Love to own that show on DVD, but they can't unless they need to put up a fortune in money. A series that BADLY needs a re-release into Box Sets. Even the last season was never released on DVD (except somewhere Overseas I believe, I think Australia). And no word from anyone, including Nick, on Anything being done with that series. At least DVD wise.

The Turtles Forever DVD being full screen, the 'Cut' version, poor DVD cover, No Extras. Just a really crappy job. Best bet for that one is to get one overseas which is Widescreen, has the Missing Minutes put back in, and a much better cover.

And now this show. I would not hold your breath for a "Complete Box Set/Season 1" anytime soon. Or Nick getting their head out of their Ass and learning from past mistakes from Other Companies.


It's simple. The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same.

[Hero]

ASDA in the UK are stocking the DVD (w/ Donnie bandana) already. The set is still due for a July 22nd release.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Oh yeah, quick question - did anyone's copy of this come with a poster? I got mine from a local Wal-mart and there's nothing about a poster, but then when I was out of town to see Pacific Rim the other day, the Wal-mart there had this big kiosk for Korra and TMNT, and the DVD's there had a sticker talking about some kind of poster. So um...what gives? :/

[FlawedCoil82]

Mine came with a poster but it's not as cool as the first poster. It's just them sitting on a couch playing a video game and eating a pizza.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Originally Posted by FlawedCoil82

Mine came with a poster but it's not as cool as the first poster. It's just them sitting on a couch playing a video game and eating a pizza.

...First poster? The first DVD came with a poster too? Mine didn't. Then again, it didn't have a slip-cover either...was it supposed to?

Beginning to think my local Wal-mart is getting the shaft here. :/

[FlawedCoil82]

Yea the first one came with a cooler poster with them all in an action pose. Hehe, it sounds like your Walmart may be getting the standard editions. I think it's only the first wave of these dvds that gets the posters.

[Gyt Kaliba]

Huh. Well that sucks. :/ I don't care enough to double dip on the DVD's for the posters (maybe if my girlfriend wasn't already getting her own copies and I could pass them on to her or something) even if they are cheap, but I would have liked to have gotten the posters as an added bonus.

[Longview01]

Got mine on Saturday and it had no slip cover but it did have Donnie's Bandanna inside.

Was it supposed to have a slip cover?

[BubblyShell22]

I just saw this DVD advertised in the Target ad, but I couldn't see if there was anything else that came with it based on the cover. Still, I'm determined to get it any way I can.

[Luke795]

Got the DVD on Friday and watched it.

[Anima Gemini]

Just a heads up: Amazon currently has the first 2 DVDs on sale for $7.99 each and they're running a special offer where if you order both at the same time you save an additional $3 at checkout. The $3 off deal ends August 6th.

Rise of the Turtles: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AEVXGFG/
Enter Shredder: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CD45J9S/

That means if you also pre-order Ultimate Showdown for $14.99 at the same time it will bring the total above $25 thus earning you free shipping.

Ultimate Showdown: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DTRR3XS/

$28 dollars for season one? Yeah, they sold me on it. Like many others I was going to wait for a complete season set, but with no real guarantee that will happen I couldn't resist this offer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on getting the posters with mine. Not getting my hopes up since I'm late to the party.

[raph27]

On the season sets and stuff: I don't care if we get season sets just get all the episodes out on DVD.