Could The OT Be Brought Back?

*Powder* · 11-14-2013, 08:35 PM

What do you think?

What if a team of competent animators were brought on board to make new episodes of the OT? Visual style akin to Turtles Forever- everything the same as it once was, just a bit more fluid and clean. Original voice cast. Continuity-wise they could just be random adventures that took place during certain seasons, or in between them, etc. A new character here and there, toys who never made it could finally appear, missed opportunities now fulfilled, there would definitely be a lot of possibilities.

Would you support this, assuming it were true to the original and seemingly none too different?

Aside from the obvious (that being Nick wanting to focus on their new version of the TMNT), what's to stop it from happening?

Would you prefer it to be a one-off animated film special, or a couple of seasons?

OR- if you could choose between this or a reboot of the OT, with a new animation style, which would you go for?

Discuss!

Personally, I'd be all for it. While the OT had a great sendoff and ten amazing seasons under it's belt, I feel that it's formula would lend itself well to an extension. Much of it was just fun and filler. I think given the turtles' present mania, paired with an audience of not only kids but nostalgic adults, it would be a great success.

**Jester** · 11-14-2013, 08:40 PM

Maybe a movie set in the universe I could see, but new seasons....not so much.

*snake* · 11-14-2013, 08:43 PM

It can work, but Nick wouldn't want it competing with the new show. But direct to dvd seasons would be great. I think we have a better chance at getting old seasons with cleaned up animation.

*MikeandRaph87* · 11-14-2013, 08:45 PM

That has been my dream since 1997 at the tender age of 10. To fill that wish I wrote fan-fiction scripts taking place after "Divide And Conquer" playing off the fact Splinter stated they were now taught all he knew but does that mean they know every move as good as him and have the skill to superpass him and take on further threats of Shredder and others? No. So,yeah there is an opening with the ability to keep it going a bit fresh.Will we see it? I think marketing with generic images of the '88-93 look and releases of old will continue but a full-blown revivial/continuation? Its a shared pipe dream I am afraid. As a cartoon of the Turtles Forever model albeit '94-96 style storytelling happening alongside the Nick cartoon? Maybe but unlikely. If the cartoon cancels and Nick sees potential for a revival? Perhaps. Its the most likely chance.

*Powder* · 11-14-2013, 09:05 PM

Hmmm, I suppose I shouldn't make another thread that's so similar but this had me thinking- What if instead of an animated series, the same idea was carried over to a comic done by IDW? Not the archie books, but rather OT episodes drawn as a fun book- akin to the current "Animated Adventures" comic.

*CyberCubed* · 11-14-2013, 09:11 PM

Meh, if its comics I'd rather it not be. They won't capture the spirit of the original too at all.

It is possible to see an animated movie in the OT universe. I'd only want to see it done if David Wise was writing it though, otherwise we'd have writers not really knowing the series too well like with what happened with Turtles Forever.

**Jester** · 11-14-2013, 09:13 PM

How do you figure? Most of what made the FW series great was the humor which came from the writing. If you got a good writer, it could work as a nice little comic for the fans.

*CyberCubed* · 11-14-2013, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

How do you figure? Most of what made the FW series great was the humor which came from the writing. If you got a good writer, it could work as a nice little comic for the fans.

The thing is a lot of people don't really, "get" the original toon universe. Look at Turtles Forever, which had people unfamiliar with the source material.

David Wise or Michael Reaves understood the universe best, without them you'd just feel like someone was doing an imitation of it.

**Jester** · 11-14-2013, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

David Wise or Michael Reaves understood the universe best, without them you'd just feel like someone was doing an imitation of it.

How much of that do you really think Wise retained?

*Shark_Blade* · 11-14-2013, 09:32 PM

Ah, this is interesting.

Biker Mice from Mars (one of the mice voiced by Rob Paulsen

. He's the one with the shade) OT starts and ends around 1993 to 1996. And then it was brought back again (!) in 2006.

I've seen bits from the new version and it pretty much captures the look and feel of the original. Would be nice if TMNT have that treatment as well.

Classic/OT Biker Mars

Biker Mars 2k6

*CyberCubed* · 11-14-2013, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

How much of that do you really think Wise retained?

I imagine he would set himself up with the DVDs of the original toon and do a marathon rewatch for a month to remember the material.

He probably doesn't remember that much about it now, outside of the core concepts.

*Wildcat* · 11-14-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by snakeweed101

It can work, but Nick wouldn't want it competing with the new show. But direct to dvd seasons would be great. I think we have a better chance at getting old seasons with cleaned up animation.

That doesn't even matter. Nick owns the franchise now...it could be done after the current show.

Anyway this would be cool but not adventures set in between already existing episodes. It should take place where it left off. Haven't seen the second half of the OT in years and years (only have up to season 4) so I don't remember how it ended but taking place in between is pointless.

*CyberCubed* · 11-14-2013, 11:01 PM

I actually would like to see it take place after the series, so a "Season 11" so to speak. But with the old animation style from Seasons 1-7.

I'd also probably have some Archie storylines adapted into episodes with a few twists.

**Jester** · 11-14-2013, 11:11 PM

The more I think of it the more I think a comic book style Season 11 would be awesome (What?it worked for Buffy and Smallville.) I don't think Wise is needed, just a talented writer with a firm grasp of the source material.

*CyberCubed* · 11-15-2013, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

The more I think of it the more I think a comic book style Season 11 would be awesome (What?it worked for Buffy and Smallville.) I don't think Wise is needed, just a talented writer with a firm grasp of the source material.

If its in comic form I fear it would go off on its own and become more like the Archie series did, rather than a true "OT revival."

If that's the case you might as well be asking for Archie to be revived instead of the OT.

*chrisdude* · 11-15-2013, 04:09 AM

It would be cool to see something done for the 30th Anniversary. Something that encompasses everything. Turtles Forever was a great idea. It's just a little unfortunate that they already did it, before the current blockbuster series.

Hopefully the Nick crew has been downplaying this crossover ep, and we'll get some classic OT fun. And, if not, hey, it ran 10 seasons. A good run, by any measure.

Michelangelo · 11-15-2013, 04:42 AM

I think for the 30th anniversary we'll be lucky if clips of the OT will be shown for whatever they do.
The simpsons has refined itself over the years, but it has always remained one continuous entity.
I could only ever see some committed fans putting together shows for their own joy.
I'm sure if someone practised talking like a character from the show they could nail it and so a fan made show could be done. We have fan made comics, games etc why not a show??? They could do for the turtles what fifty shades of grey did for twilight. By that I mean create a piece of fan made material that takes off and keeps things alive for the fans, but of course not stray off like that whole thing did. So who's gonna voice Mikey???

*Shark_Blade* · 11-15-2013, 05:19 AM

Yeah let fans make Fifty Shades of Green.

Michelangelo · 11-15-2013, 05:34 AM

I'd rather see a SouthPark version of the TMNT.
Who knows, bringing back the OT might work.
Like seth macfarlane has 3 shows which are sort of the same there could be 3 turtles shows all running at once. Don't know that anything like that has ever been done and probably for good reason. Still as a fan it would be fun. Creating new stories for the OT would certainly be fun as there would be so many things to further explore. So yes I would support it, and by support I mean I would watch it. TMNTs are that good that you could have them do almost anything and I'd be interested, even the fifty shades of green.

*DVD* · 11-15-2013, 05:37 AM

The OT was what I loved most.
It was a great toon, and I still love watching it. The other night there I was watching a random disc from the van set. I got an email at 10 past midnight from one if my students asking if I could stop watching TMNT for a few minutes to read his essay! Ah, they know me so well.
Anyways, the Turtles Forever I thought, did a very good job, but.. A whole new episode or 5 ( come on, it was those first 5 that sold the whole deal) would be awesome. Do we need Mr Wise? Probably not, as the new writers obviously 'get' the OT. There are dome great lines in the new show that either ridicule or embrace the old days.
Yeah, I'm up for a fresh batch of classic Turtles on TV.. It's working for Playmates.

11-14-2013, 08:35 PM	#1
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Could The OT Be Brought Back? What do you think? What if a team of competent animators were brought on board to make new episodes of the OT? Visual style akin to Turtles Forever- everything the same as it once was, just a bit more fluid and clean. Original voice cast. Continuity-wise they could just be random adventures that took place during certain seasons, or in between them, etc. A new character here and there, toys who never made it could finally appear, missed opportunities now fulfilled, there would definitely be a lot of possibilities. Would you support this, assuming it were true to the original and seemingly none too different? Aside from the obvious (that being Nick wanting to focus on their new version of the TMNT), what's to stop it from happening? Would you prefer it to be a one-off animated film special, or a couple of seasons? OR- if you could choose between this or a reboot of the OT, with a new animation style, which would you go for? Discuss! Personally, I'd be all for it. While the OT had a great sendoff and ten amazing seasons under it's belt, I feel that it's formula would lend itself well to an extension. Much of it was just fun and filler. I think given the turtles' present mania, paired with an audience of not only kids but nostalgic adults, it would be a great success.

11-14-2013, 08:40 PM	#2
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	Maybe a movie set in the universe I could see, but new seasons....not so much. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-14-2013, 08:45 PM	#4
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	That has been my dream since 1997 at the tender age of 10. To fill that wish I wrote fan-fiction scripts taking place after "Divide And Conquer" playing off the fact Splinter stated they were now taught all he knew but does that mean they know every move as good as him and have the skill to superpass him and take on further threats of Shredder and others? No. So,yeah there is an opening with the ability to keep it going a bit fresh.Will we see it? I think marketing with generic images of the '88-93 look and releases of old will continue but a full-blown revivial/continuation? Its a shared pipe dream I am afraid. As a cartoon of the Turtles Forever model albeit '94-96 style storytelling happening alongside the Nick cartoon? Maybe but unlikely. If the cartoon cancels and Nick sees potential for a revival? Perhaps. Its the most likely chance. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

11-14-2013, 09:13 PM	#7
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	How do you figure? Most of what made the FW series great was the humor which came from the writing. If you got a good writer, it could work as a nice little comic for the fans. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-14-2013, 11:11 PM	#14
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	The more I think of it the more I think a comic book style Season 11 would be awesome (What?it worked for Buffy and Smallville.) I don't think Wise is needed, just a talented writer with a firm grasp of the source material. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-14-2013, 08:43 PM	#3
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	It can work, but Nick wouldn't want it competing with the new show. But direct to dvd seasons would be great. I think we have a better chance at getting old seasons with cleaned up animation.

11-14-2013, 09:05 PM	#5
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Hmmm, I suppose I shouldn't make another thread that's so similar but this had me thinking- What if instead of an animated series, the same idea was carried over to a comic done by IDW? Not the archie books, but rather OT episodes drawn as a fun book- akin to the current "Animated Adventures" comic.

11-14-2013, 09:11 PM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,838	Meh, if its comics I'd rather it not be. They won't capture the spirit of the original too at all. It is possible to see an animated movie in the OT universe. I'd only want to see it done if David Wise was writing it though, otherwise we'd have writers not really knowing the series too well like with what happened with Turtles Forever.

11-14-2013, 09:32 PM	#10
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Ah, this is interesting. Biker Mice from Mars (one of the mice voiced by Rob Paulsen . He's the one with the shade) OT starts and ends around 1993 to 1996. And then it was brought back again (!) in 2006. I've seen bits from the new version and it pretty much captures the look and feel of the original. Would be nice if TMNT have that treatment as well. Classic/OT Biker Mars Biker Mars 2k6

11-14-2013, 11:01 PM	#13
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,838	I actually would like to see it take place after the series, so a "Season 11" so to speak. But with the old animation style from Seasons 1-7. I'd also probably have some Archie storylines adapted into episodes with a few twists.

11-15-2013, 04:09 AM	#16
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	It would be cool to see something done for the 30th Anniversary. Something that encompasses everything. Turtles Forever was a great idea. It's just a little unfortunate that they already did it, before the current blockbuster series. Hopefully the Nick crew has been downplaying this crossover ep, and we'll get some classic OT fun. And, if not, hey, it ran 10 seasons. A good run, by any measure. __________________ PSN/Miiverse: MikeFarber

11-15-2013, 04:42 AM	#17
Michelangelo Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 244	I think for the 30th anniversary we'll be lucky if clips of the OT will be shown for whatever they do. The simpsons has refined itself over the years, but it has always remained one continuous entity. I could only ever see some committed fans putting together shows for their own joy. I'm sure if someone practised talking like a character from the show they could nail it and so a fan made show could be done. We have fan made comics, games etc why not a show??? They could do for the turtles what fifty shades of grey did for twilight. By that I mean create a piece of fan made material that takes off and keeps things alive for the fans, but of course not stray off like that whole thing did. So who's gonna voice Mikey???

11-15-2013, 05:19 AM	#18
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Yeah let fans make Fifty Shades of Green.

11-15-2013, 05:34 AM	#19
Michelangelo Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 244	I'd rather see a SouthPark version of the TMNT. Who knows, bringing back the OT might work. Like seth macfarlane has 3 shows which are sort of the same there could be 3 turtles shows all running at once. Don't know that anything like that has ever been done and probably for good reason. Still as a fan it would be fun. Creating new stories for the OT would certainly be fun as there would be so many things to further explore. So yes I would support it, and by support I mean I would watch it. TMNTs are that good that you could have them do almost anything and I'd be interested, even the fifty shades of green.

11-15-2013, 05:37 AM	#20
DVD Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,066	The OT was what I loved most. It was a great toon, and I still love watching it. The other night there I was watching a random disc from the van set. I got an email at 10 past midnight from one if my students asking if I could stop watching TMNT for a few minutes to read his essay! Ah, they know me so well. Anyways, the Turtles Forever I thought, did a very good job, but.. A whole new episode or 5 ( come on, it was those first 5 that sold the whole deal) would be awesome. Do we need Mr Wise? Probably not, as the new writers obviously 'get' the OT. There are dome great lines in the new show that either ridicule or embrace the old days. Yeah, I'm up for a fresh batch of classic Turtles on TV.. It's working for Playmates.