First Back to the Sewers commercial aired.

[Harukuro]

Originally Posted by Jon

You don't have CW4Kids? As that's just the name of the block, it airs on the same station Kids WB was on.

I know that but I'm pretty sure that I don't have the channel. I'll have to check.

[Evilsherbear]

Thanks for uploading the video to Youtube! The animation looks good, and I'm excited for the new season.

[Whitewolf89]

Originally Posted by VaughnMichael

It's on the very first page of the site, www.4kids.tv

Right hand side, you have to wait for a few other previews first, then the thing we've all been waiting for comes along.

It goes by so fast you really have to watch it over and over.

I've been TRYING to find this, and I can't! I even wait through the whole thing over at 4KidsTV's website, and it just shows the Chaotic thing, as well as a few others, but NO BTTS promo!

Help? Please?

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Yeah... Well, April Fools ended like... 4 months ago.... I think it's time for that shizz to die now.

But I saw the commercials on FF, and I liked the 2 fast as hell seconds that it was on. Looks like the animation's pretty decent.

I would tend to agree. I clicked on that link, fully expecting to SEE the BTTS promo, and got THAT! was NOT a happy camper!

Or maybe I'm just an idiot for falling for it. Either way, that sucked!

[X]

OK.... This is a joke right?

Sorry about this small rant, but seeing as how Chaotic got this super boost in animation quality, plus it looked downright serious, I see that when they are falling back through time, Mikey has a look straight out of Looney Toons.

Who is at fault for this? 4kids? Mirage?

the other scenes looked fine to me, and seeing the still pics on the 4Kids.tv blog made me think they were going for a more serious tone, but I don't even think I saw a googly eyed Turtle in Fast Forward.

Please tell me why this show is getting that kind of treatment, whereas Chaotic looks to be taking a nice serious tone.

Again, my beef is with that one scene, which doesn't give me much hope, the other scenes looked pretty good. Can that please be the only time we see a goggle eyed Turtle during the season?

*prays*

-X-

[Jelly Bean]

the other scenes looked fine to me, and seeing the still pics on the 4Kids.tv blog made me think they were going for a more serious tone, but I don't even think I saw a googly eyed Turtle in Fast Forward.

actually he did, in the episode where Raph goes to the wrestling match, he gets star struck swirly eyes that come out of his head when Cody mentions a video game. As for the tone for BTTS I don't think we are going to get anything tone wise that is much diffrent from FF so it's better not to think that it going to be so you won't be disapointed if you didn't like FF.

Just be opened minded and try not to have any high standards in your head when you watch it because you'll be setting your self up for disapointment.

[X]

I have an open mind trust me...

I do like FF, but I just couldn't help thinking of Looney Toons when I saw Mikey with that expression.

I still, for the life of me, don't understand why in the world the animation style was changed so drastically.

I see this Chaotic nonsense, and think, "hey that is some nice animation." Then I look at FF and BTTS and think, why are they getting the shaft?

I was watching my seasons 1-6 yesterday, and I noticed a couple of things between seasons 1-5 and season 6.

Seasons 1-5 featured really nice animation, and stories that didn't feel rushed, and had some depth to the characters. It felt like a TV show that adults would watch, that appealed to kids.

Season 6 featured episodes that felt faster in pace, and I can never feel that sense of depth like the episodes from seasons 1-5.

Take for example, "still nobody." Watching that episode it doesn't even start with the Turtles. It starts with the prolouge, and then focuses on the witness, Jenco, and that facet of the story, before even getting to the Turtles. In FF it feels like all Turtles, all the time, and anything to do with the atagonist feels like your normal good vs bad guys in old 80's cartoons.

I would mainly like to see some of that depth back in this season. Goggle eye any Turtle for all I care, just put that depth back from seasons 1-5, where the episodes felt longer and the characters felt more lifelike.

-X-

[X]

To touch up on my last post, I have a pretty good example.

I was watching the episode Touch and Go last night.

In this episode, you can see the depth seasons 1-5 had. Raphael spent most of the episode in the house of Mrs. M, where he sipped tea (or whatever they were drinking,) and helped her pack her stuff away.

Seasons 1-5 wasn't afraid to show the human aspect of the world they inhabitted, and I miss that. It gave the show a lot of depth, whereas season 6 (I do like FF don't get me wrong,) felt like the episodes were strictly devoted to good fighting evil.

Here are some other examples.

The Turtles carving pumpkins in All Hallows Eve, they didn't just jump into action.

The Turtles haning out and chatting it up with the homeless professor in Garbageman.

This is just some of the depth I missed in season 6. FF to me felt like the old toon, they never stopped running and gunning until the episode ended, but TMNT seasons 1-5, made me feel like the TMNT appealed to both adults and kids. Heck Raph helping out a person in need could also teach kids some lessons in life, on kindness.

If BTTS has this element returned, I will love this show 100x more then I already do, and it will feel like a return to form.

-X-

[Shred Head]

Originally Posted by X

I see this Chaotic nonsense, and think, "hey that is some nice animation." Then I look at FF and BTTS and think, why are they getting the shaft?

Well its simple 4Kids really only cares about a series when its cnnected to a card game or has some stupid gimmick. I say its a miracle that they have a new season at all not to mention we got off light with a cyberworld gimmick it could have been worse like that monster battle gimmick or worse then that baby turtles.

I have yet to see the commecial on tv yet so I'm holding out hope it looks better then what I saw in a tiny sqaure on a website. Hopefully the writing is strong enough and doesn't feel as dumbdown as Fast Forward did as long as that happens I'm happy.

[aprilsfan]

that van in the preview looked kinda like the old turtle van from the first cartoon from the 90s.

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by aprilsfan

that van in the preview looked kinda like the old turtle van from the first cartoon from the 90s.

Yeah it does a bit from the front.

[Whitewolf89]

*sighs* Where can I FIND the sandblasted PREVIEW for BTTS on the 4Kids site?! I've sat through the thing on the site's MAIN page I don't know HOW many times, and I STILL haven't seen it!

Help? Please?

[Jon]

Originally Posted by Whitewolf89

*sighs* Where can I FIND the sandblasted PREVIEW for BTTS on the 4Kids site?! I've sat through the thing on the site's MAIN page I don't know HOW many times, and I STILL haven't seen it!

Help? Please?

Very strange. I've seen the preview for TMNT each time I've checked 4Kids site (it's the third show played).

[A little *too* Raph]

I gotta say that it looks better than I was expecting. I really like the pupils too.

[KROW]

After finally getting fed up with seeing previews of Chaotic, Viva Pinata, and Dinosaur King, I went to YouTube and saw the preview without audio.

I'm not optimistic. It's not even the pupil thing entirely. That's probably just from seeing so many seasons with white eyes that it'll take some getting used to the eyeballs. The main gripe is Shredder. What the hell is with the red spikes? He makes OT Shredder look subtle; too much color and that armor is just way out.

However, I'm glad that we'll see Casey again, and that van looks awesome so far. This is just going to take some time.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Jon

Very strange. I've seen the preview for TMNT each time I've checked 4Kids site (it's the third show played).

Same here.

[gobo]

At what address? 4kids.tv or tmnt.tv? I'm also having no luck locating it.

[Jon]

Originally Posted by gobo

At what address? 4kids.tv or tmnt.tv? I'm also having no luck locating it.

Yeah, 4kids.tv. The video player on the main page gives previews of various shows (mainly ones already on, but also has the new TMNT).

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by KROW

What the hell is with the red spikes? He makes OT Shredder look subtle; too much color and that armor is just way out.

It's 4kids subtle hint at saying the new Shredder is Viral from Fast Forward.

[gobo]

I just remembered that I 'mock-tivo'ed Fast Forward from the CW. Assuming that's the only commercial of it so far that plays on that channel, I've now seen it... in HD. So, I now understand better why people are questioning if Ch'Rell makes a return,

Spoiler:

since it's obviously Scottie Ray's voice. But, here's my theory: perhaps Ch'Rell somehow subdued Viral into servitude, much like he did The Shredder's Heralds. It would just figure with his track record of ruthlessness and cunning.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Shred Head

Well its simple 4Kids really only cares about a series when its cnnected to a card game or has some stupid gimmick. I say its a miracle that they have a new season at all not to mention we got off light with a cyberworld gimmick it could have been worse like that monster battle gimmick or worse then that baby turtles.

Of course, TMNT is also connected to a toy line, which is a gimmick in and of itself. I don't mind the animation... or the cartoonier expressions on the turtles. And I have to say I've liked everything I've seen so far (though I think April is too small). But it would have been great if the budget allowed for Chaotic's style of animation. But they ARE tryiong to boost the popularity so someone will actually buy those cards. If TMNT was sort of struggling to get a name for itself in the first season or so, we would have seen that sort of animation.