TMNT25 e-mail

*Roseangelo* · 03-25-2009, 11:17 PM

Did anyone else get an e-mail from TMNT25.com today?

I did, and I was quite disturbed by it.

*Ninjinister* · 03-25-2009, 11:19 PM

I did. Scrolled through it, deleted it. Very amateurish, boring, childish (N"ooze"? Come ON!), and f***ing long.

turkishproverb · 03-25-2009, 11:23 PM

I got it. Annoying.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-25-2009, 11:27 PM

Yeah, "fail" is the word here...

EDIT: All that said, I did have fun scrolling down... thinking the whole time "what could possibly be at the bottom?" And then I got all confused and disappointed by the video link. Surreal.... and not in a good way.

*CyberCubed* · 03-25-2009, 11:30 PM

I just laughed about how stupid it is.

But it's sad considering Mirage could have used that $1 million for something actually good. That's what bothers me more, the fact that the money put aside for this is being wasted.

**Jester** · 03-25-2009, 11:34 PM

Got mine. They should have just given me a million dollars to make lame YouTube rants....

Edit: Heck, I plan on completing the TMNT movies in May with MCubed video reviews of Secret of the Ooze, TMNT III, and TMNT '07.

*Spitfire* · 03-26-2009, 01:00 AM

Wow the turtles just symbolically jerked off the Empire State Building, my life is complete.

**GK Punk** · 03-26-2009, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Wow the turtles just symbolically jerked off the Empire State Building, my life is complete.

POW

Quote of the year, and it's only March. Give this man a hand.

*Andrew NDB* · 03-26-2009, 01:08 AM

Aside from that image encapsulating pretty much everything that's wrong and toxic with the general public's view of TMNT I didn't see too much off there.

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 03-26-2009, 01:12 AM

I got it and it freaked my email out. Then it freaked me out a bit Yikes!

Leonardo87 · 03-26-2009, 01:23 AM

They could have put a lot more effort into that image instead of them having their arms crossed or in a standing position. No one can possibly stand still while falling with a smile on their face. The "Turtle Van" looks like a taxi to me but, couldn't they make the tires a different color than the road?

*Andrew NDB* · 03-26-2009, 02:38 AM

I'm all about TPTB putting some effort -- any effort, even if lame -- into somehow promoting the 25th anniversary of TMNT. But what amounts to apparently hiring a bunch of hacks to go around promoting and spreading word about the TMNT in the form of the worst possible, imaginable aspect of the TMNT as a franchise, and even then making a caricature of that... yeah, this is pretty much the very last thing TMNT needs right now.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-26-2009, 03:32 AM

by the gods that was awful

*VaughnMichael* · 03-26-2009, 03:50 AM

I love how people like myself who would be happy to do promotion for tmnt for free get a big fat no! from mirage but these hacks get a **** load of money and produce rubbish.

*R-iZZy* · 03-26-2009, 05:22 AM

I cannot believe Mirage seriously paid this company $1 million just to f*** its fans over. I haven't seen money wasted this bad since Sony developed and released the PS3.

Either way, I remember getting this email, reading all the way to the bottom, and deleting it immediately. I didn't even bother to click that button at the bottom with the video. Holy s***, it would've just contributed even more to my extreme disappointment in this 25th Anniversary campaign.

Geez, Ike and Tina Turner probably had better anniversaries than the Turtles at this point. I've never been more saddened to be a TMNT fan.

Buffy · 03-26-2009, 06:07 AM

I also got the e-mail, and scrolled all the way down. I deleted it after that (I didn't even know there was a video). I really don't like the images of the turtles they used, yech

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A little *too* Raph · 03-26-2009, 08:37 AM

I didn't get it, only because every time I try to sign up on the site it never works. Guess i'm not missing much though

Cowabunga Kiefer · 03-26-2009, 09:25 AM

Yeah, I got it yesterday too. I agree, it was fairly lame. WOOHA!!! FSSSSH!!! "WHAT'S IN THE N"OOZE" DUDES! Did Mirage really pay $1 million dollars for....this?!? Haha, and I also agree the turtle van overall is pathetic.

*Ninjinister* · 03-26-2009, 09:59 AM

Am I the only one that didn't link the last picture with phallic imagery?

junkboy · 03-26-2009, 10:09 AM

Got it. Was not very surprised. I had hated the TMNT25 website when it was gone public too. Most ppl love it very much and i fully respect that, but i really hate the original cartoon and images or characters reminding me that style.
That mail was really like a joke. If you are a lover of original cartoon, seeing the crappy thing will make your heart ache even much more , i am sure.
I do not know what Mirage is trying to do. I mean , which medium of TMNT are they using to advertise on. They wanna use the TV turtles which are ofc much more popular. But tbh i do not know any children around me who will go crazy or even will feel anything at all over those images or video or that TMNT25 celebration acts we see nowadays.
I hope summer and afterwards will be better with the coming of comic collections.

Summary : I would not want any friend of mine who just knew about the cartoon side of TMNT and knew that i liked and collected Mirage Comics to see that mail.
I sometimes even feel sad that we are at anniversary 25 cause of such failed attempts. Will those help the Mirage survive and go on to publish the Mirage comics?... I hope they will survive but not with any help of such stuff.

03-25-2009, 11:17 PM	#1
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,119	TMNT25 e-mail Did anyone else get an e-mail from TMNT25.com today? I did, and I was quite disturbed by it. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

03-25-2009, 11:19 PM	#2
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I did. Scrolled through it, deleted it. Very amateurish, boring, childish (N"ooze"? Come ON!), and f***ing long. __________________

03-25-2009, 11:27 PM	#4
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,497	Yeah, "fail" is the word here... EDIT: All that said, I did have fun scrolling down... thinking the whole time "what could possibly be at the bottom?" And then I got all confused and disappointed by the video link. Surreal.... and not in a good way. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

03-25-2009, 11:34 PM	#6
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	Got mine. They should have just given me a million dollars to make lame YouTube rants.... Edit: Heck, I plan on completing the TMNT movies in May with MCubed video reviews of Secret of the Ooze, TMNT III, and TMNT '07. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-26-2009, 01:00 AM	#7
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Wow the turtles just symbolically jerked off the Empire State Building, my life is complete. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

03-25-2009, 11:30 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,871	I just laughed about how stupid it is. But it's sad considering Mirage could have used that $1 million for something actually good. That's what bothers me more, the fact that the money put aside for this is being wasted.

03-26-2009, 01:08 AM	#9
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,540	Aside from that image encapsulating pretty much everything that's wrong and toxic with the general public's view of TMNT I didn't see too much off there.

03-26-2009, 01:12 AM	#10
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	I got it and it freaked my email out. Then it freaked me out a bit Yikes!

03-26-2009, 01:23 AM	#11
Leonardo87 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus Indiana Posts: 688	They could have put a lot more effort into that image instead of them having their arms crossed or in a standing position. No one can possibly stand still while falling with a smile on their face. The "Turtle Van" looks like a taxi to me but, couldn't they make the tires a different color than the road?

03-26-2009, 02:38 AM	#12
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,540	I'm all about TPTB putting some effort -- any effort, even if lame -- into somehow promoting the 25th anniversary of TMNT. But what amounts to apparently hiring a bunch of hacks to go around promoting and spreading word about the TMNT in the form of the worst possible, imaginable aspect of the TMNT as a franchise, and even then making a caricature of *that*... yeah, this is pretty much the very last thing TMNT needs right now.

03-26-2009, 03:32 AM	#13
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	by the gods that was awful __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

03-26-2009, 03:50 AM	#14
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	I love how people like myself who would be happy to do promotion for tmnt for free get a big fat no! from mirage but these hacks get a **** load of money and produce rubbish.

03-26-2009, 05:22 AM	#15
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	I cannot believe Mirage seriously paid this company $1 million just to f* its fans over. I haven't seen money wasted this bad since Sony developed and released the PS3. Either way, I remember getting this email, reading all the way to the bottom, and deleting it immediately. I didn't even bother to click that button at the bottom with the video. Holy s*, it would've just contributed even more to my extreme disappointment in this 25th Anniversary campaign. Geez, Ike and Tina Turner probably had better anniversaries than the Turtles at this point. I've never been more saddened to be a TMNT fan. __________________

03-26-2009, 06:07 AM	#16
Buffy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: where am I? Posts: 1,472	I also got the e-mail, and scrolled all the way down. I deleted it after that (I didn't even know there was a video). I really don't like the images of the turtles they used, yech . __________________ Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.

03-26-2009, 08:37 AM	#17
A little too Raph Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 561	I didn't get it, only because every time I try to sign up on the site it never works. Guess i'm not missing much though __________________ - "You're a claustrophobic" - "You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy"

03-26-2009, 09:25 AM	#18
Cowabunga Kiefer Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Born in Nashville, now I live in NYC. No TMNT sightings yet... Posts: 303	Yeah, I got it yesterday too. I agree, it was fairly lame. WOOHA!!! FSSSSH!!! "WHAT'S IN THE N"OOZE" DUDES! Did Mirage really pay $1 million dollars for....this?!? Haha, and I also agree the turtle van overall is pathetic.

03-26-2009, 09:59 AM	#19
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Am I the only one that didn't link the last picture with phallic imagery? __________________

03-26-2009, 10:09 AM	#20
junkboy Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 443	Got it. Was not very surprised. I had hated the TMNT25 website when it was gone public too. Most ppl love it very much and i fully respect that, but i really hate the original cartoon and images or characters reminding me that style. That mail was really like a joke. If you are a lover of original cartoon, seeing the crappy thing will make your heart ache even much more , i am sure. I do not know what Mirage is trying to do. I mean , which medium of TMNT are they using to advertise on. They wanna use the TV turtles which are ofc much more popular. But tbh i do not know any children around me who will go crazy or even will feel anything at all over those images or video or that TMNT25 celebration acts we see nowadays. I hope summer and afterwards will be better with the coming of comic collections. Summary : I would not want any friend of mine who just knew about the cartoon side of TMNT and knew that i liked and collected Mirage Comics to see that mail. I sometimes even feel sad that we are at anniversary 25 cause of such failed attempts. Will those help the Mirage survive and go on to publish the Mirage comics?... I hope they will survive but not with any help of such stuff. __________________