Sdcc 2016 q&a

Chopperface · 06-04-2016, 04:42 AM

1. What went into the choice to spend half of season three away from New York, and then half of season four again away from New York, with much of the same beats such as Splinter and Kirby gone, the villains winning, and a reset button? What went into the decision for the narrative to do a repeat?
2. The Foot Clan have been out of focus for quite some time. Will we see more focus on fleshing out the Foot and developing them now that the Triceratons are gone, and seemingly the Kraang with them? Perhaps a villain-spotlight episode is in order like 2003's "Insane in the Membrane"?
3. The show has been increasingly employing more and more gross out visuals and bizarre imagery, from The Finger and Bigfoot's romance to a grotesquely obese Mikey and Don Vizioso. What has gone into the decision to use more gross out humor and such?
4. Poor Kirby's main purpose in the series appears to be getting into trouble or being taken away from April. Why is the character constantly taken out of her life and from the playing field, if the status quo does not change whatsoever if he is saved or captured/mutated/etc?
5. Hun has proven to be a divisive character as he has received little development and has little in common with his 2003 counterpart, who was a big fan favorite and arguably that show's Bebop and Rocksteady alongside Bishop. Is there any plan to develop the character to make him interesting or bring him more in line with the 2003 counterpart?
6. Karai's mutation arc has been going on since summer of 2014, and her position in the story flip flops. No matter the resolution of an episode, the status quo seems to be keeping her away from Splinter or even Shredder. Why has the character had a heavily reduced role and why does the show continue to bounce her around?
7. There's been some sentiment that the show could get better mileage out of more human antagonists as opposed to an all-mutant rogues gallery. It's to the point that many fans joke that every human character will be mutated before the end of the series, including Casey, Hun, and Don Vizioso. Why do so many human characters get mutated?
8. Vic/Spiderbytez started out as a seemingly prominent recurring antagonist, but has made extremely sparse appearances since his debut. Is his reduced role in the series due to a lack of availability on the part of Lewis Black or have you simply lost interest in the character?
9. At the end of season three, the Shredder proved once and for all that literally everything, including Karai's life, will be second to him killing Splinter. While it added an incredibly chilling development to Shredder's character, it feels as if the end of the road has come for Shredder since we finally see his true colors in his final moments. What direction will the show take with Shredder's character now that we've seen all of the true Shredder?
10. Most characters display an incredible amount of power early on, only to regress into much weaker characters. For example, Rahzar was a major threat when he first mutated, but nowadays is easily beaten in one hit by even Casey, an average human. Even Slash is no longer as powerful as he seemed early on. Does the show plan to address and change this?
11. Trans-Dimensional Turtles was well received, but some fans were disappointed at the lack of the 2003 characters. Is there potential for a crossover between 2012 and 2003?

06-04-2016, 04:42 AM	#21
Chopperface Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 46	1. What went into the choice to spend half of season three away from New York, and then half of season four again away from New York, with much of the same beats such as Splinter and Kirby gone, the villains winning, and a reset button? What went into the decision for the narrative to do a repeat? 2. The Foot Clan have been out of focus for quite some time. Will we see more focus on fleshing out the Foot and developing them now that the Triceratons are gone, and seemingly the Kraang with them? Perhaps a villain-spotlight episode is in order like 2003's "Insane in the Membrane"? 3. The show has been increasingly employing more and more gross out visuals and bizarre imagery, from The Finger and Bigfoot's romance to a grotesquely obese Mikey and Don Vizioso. What has gone into the decision to use more gross out humor and such? 4. Poor Kirby's main purpose in the series appears to be getting into trouble or being taken away from April. Why is the character constantly taken out of her life and from the playing field, if the status quo does not change whatsoever if he is saved or captured/mutated/etc? 5. Hun has proven to be a divisive character as he has received little development and has little in common with his 2003 counterpart, who was a big fan favorite and arguably that show's Bebop and Rocksteady alongside Bishop. Is there any plan to develop the character to make him interesting or bring him more in line with the 2003 counterpart? 6. Karai's mutation arc has been going on since summer of 2014, and her position in the story flip flops. No matter the resolution of an episode, the status quo seems to be keeping her away from Splinter or even Shredder. Why has the character had a heavily reduced role and why does the show continue to bounce her around? 7. There's been some sentiment that the show could get better mileage out of more human antagonists as opposed to an all-mutant rogues gallery. It's to the point that many fans joke that every human character will be mutated before the end of the series, including Casey, Hun, and Don Vizioso. Why do so many human characters get mutated? 8. Vic/Spiderbytez started out as a seemingly prominent recurring antagonist, but has made extremely sparse appearances since his debut. Is his reduced role in the series due to a lack of availability on the part of Lewis Black or have you simply lost interest in the character? 9. At the end of season three, the Shredder proved once and for all that literally everything, including Karai's life, will be second to him killing Splinter. While it added an incredibly chilling development to Shredder's character, it feels as if the end of the road has come for Shredder since we finally see his true colors in his final moments. What direction will the show take with Shredder's character now that we've seen all of the true Shredder? 10. Most characters display an incredible amount of power early on, only to regress into much weaker characters. For example, Rahzar was a major threat when he first mutated, but nowadays is easily beaten in one hit by even Casey, an average human. Even Slash is no longer as powerful as he seemed early on. Does the show plan to address and change this? 11. Trans-Dimensional Turtles was well received, but some fans were disappointed at the lack of the 2003 characters. Is there potential for a crossover between 2012 and 2003?