Some insight from inside the TMNT World

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

Okay... here's something... let's say they were going to make a new season of TMNT. Now, following their model, the next season would have some action figure based plot line, the characters would further get Flanderized, the show would still be lighter and airier than it should be, and the fan base would complain about how terrible it is, and pretty much beg for it to be canceled and then whine when it is.

But we don't know that. BTTS did make the show a bit darker, they thankfully dropped "It's Ninja Time" and the actual color and tone of the show isn't so bright like it is in FF. I also like the character designs for the Turtles more this season.

Thankfully with Splinter rescued the whole cyber world theme would be dropped, and if the 3 Shredder thing was any indication, next season could have been great. I don't doubt they'd throw in some toy adverts in there, but I feel it could have been only up from here sans the animation.

Now one of 2 things can happen. They'll use this as a strategic restructuring, trying to come up with a better concept for the current show in 2 years... or we'll have to wait 3-5 years for another relaunch.

That's what I don't want, another re-launch. I wouldn't mind the show sitting on the shelf for awhile before they go back to it, but I'd rather they just continue where they left off from the end of BTTS rather than another re-boot. If 4kids still airs reruns its not like kids would be lost, and there's no need to re-introduce everything again.

Originally Posted by Dragon Turtle

As far as the future of TMNT as a kids franchise is concerned, there really doesn't need to be any doom and gloom, since TMNT has already proven it can come back and find a new audience. The reality is that cartoons and toylines end, it's just that simple, but it doesn't mean they won't come back, TMNT has already proved itself.

Before 4kids, there were two failed attempts to bring the Turtles back. That CG-I show that no network wanted, and the proposed WB cartoon.

4kids took a chance on the show when nobody else wanted to. Without 4kids, where can a cartoon air? When 2k3 reruns aired on Cartoon Network the show tanked in the ratings. If there isn't a viable cartoon channel for a new show, TMNT is screwed.

Which is why its a shame 4kids is dropping it, Mirage really doesn't have any options otherwise, especially since KidsWb died.