Michal bays new movie might be Teenage Alien Ninja turtles - Page 20

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 06:20 PM

The news is really getting around. Today at school I was wearing a Ninja Turtle T-shirt and my jacket and this dude in the lounge, who I've never met, was like "Hey, did you hear what Michael Bay is doing with the Ninja Turtles?" That totally made my day, knowing there're some hardcore fans in my area.

**Jester** · 03-20-2012, 06:22 PM

The "Giggle Ray" from Turtles Forever...although come to think of it, there was that "Gag-a-magnifier" ray created by Barney Stockman in Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead.

Crap, logic kills one of my "Turtles Forever raped my childhood!" gripes...

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Jesus, why is this thread even here?

Because we're all pissed off at Michael Bay for @$$-r@ping the Ninja Turtles!

**Jester** · 03-20-2012, 06:24 PM

Or that the news is getting around to even people who wouldn't care other wise....I mean I have a friend on FB who I never even knew liked the Turtles who posted about this.

Dear God, it is a misinformation campaign...

**Jester** · 03-20-2012, 06:40 PM

Yep. It's Bay and Bay alone who is making this change. There aren't screen writers and others involved. Just Michael Bay....

Come on guys. You're making it hard for people who have a legitimate gripe about the (potential) rewriting of the origin to speak their piece, because it all looks like "MICHAEL BAY IS MAKING THEM ALIENS!!" and not just, "Wait, the production team for the new Turtle movie might make them aliens?"

SherlockJr · 03-20-2012, 06:45 PM

I wanna be a person in the background who's only visible for 3.4 seconds. XD

*Powder* · 03-20-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jephael

The news is really getting around. Today at school I was wearing a Ninja Turtle T-shirt and my jacket and this dude in the lounge, who I've never met, was like "Hey, did you hear what Michael Bay is doing with the Ninja Turtles?" That totally made my day, knowing there're some hardcore fans in my area.

How exactly does knowing about a WIDELY publicized topic make one a hardcore fan?
I know gamers are in uproar about the ending to Mass Effect 3 yet I don't even know what system(s) it's played on.

*Powder* · 03-20-2012, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jephael

Because we're all pissed off at Michael Bay for @$$-r@ping the Ninja Turtles!

Please don't speak on my behalf. Not all of us are angry & misinformed.

*Xav* · 03-20-2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

Or that the news is getting around to even people who wouldn't care other wise....I mean I have a friend on FB who I never even knew liked the Turtles who posted about this.

Dear God, it is a misinformation campaign...

How is this a misinformation campaign? Bay hasn't denied it.

Leonardo87 · 03-20-2012, 07:04 PM

This is turning into a joke; how many threads does it take to make a Michael Bay mention?

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

How exactly does knowing about a WIDELY publicized topic make one a hardcore fan?

Well, the dude started talking about the comics with this other guy. Unfortunately I had to run off, otherwise I would've stuck around and yapped about the fandom.

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dane E5R

I can't believe people are criticizing Robbie for being a passionate fan. I don't see at all how this is "unprofessional." The man had an opinion. He said it. Just like any number of people (and sorry, that includes actors.) He's not acting like any kind of man child, he's acting like one of the many people who are upset by this, and having been a part of it at one point, it may be a bit closer to him than most.

Right on! I just read Robbie's letter and he said exactly how we're all feeling!

*Powder* · 03-20-2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jephael

Right on! I just read Robbie's letter and he said exactly how some of us are feeling!

Fixed that for ya.

*Powder* · 03-20-2012, 07:11 PM

Gotcha, that's neat.

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 07:15 PM

Have you been to the Ninja Turtle group on Facebook lately, Powder? People are pissed off! Michael Bay seriously put his foot in his mouth when he said "alien race"! He was basically saying this to the fans:

I understand if you don't feel the same way, but the mob mentality is gonna be around for a while!

**Jester** · 03-20-2012, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xav

How is this a misinformation campaign? Bay hasn't denied it.

True....but (since I don't want to retype the same crap):

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

As I said on the FB group:

The more I read, the more I hear about the new 2013 movie the more I'm beginning to think it's all a way to drum up false negative publicity.

There's no such thing as bad press. All it took was one sentence in a 15 second clip, and there are multiple multi-page threads on the Technodrome, Robbie Rist has come out against it bringing it to the attention of TMZ....it's like a perfect storm.

They've done nothing but let the Internet be the Internet and now almost everybody is talking about the Ninja Turtles. Even those damned "causals" people baulk at all the flippin' time.

*Powder* · 03-20-2012, 07:17 PM

There's no majority rules justification to people frantically rage-whining like chickens running around with their heads cut off.
I appreciate you giving me two middle fingers nonetheless. I'd tell you where to stick 'em but momma raised be better than that.

*Jephael* · 03-20-2012, 07:22 PM

It's the nature of fandoms. People are gonna keep venting their feelings whether you like it or not! Just look at how many people hate George Lucas for how he wrote the Star Wars prequels!

**Jester** · 03-20-2012, 07:23 PM

Killer Moth · 03-20-2012, 07:31 PM

As long as no one invokes Godwin's Law about Bay, we're on mostly safe ground. On the other hand, Megan Fox invoked it about him, so there is a weird-yet-pleasant side effect. But don't do what Fox did, unless you like career self-destruction.

Meanwhile, I'll go wait for Ashton Kutcher or Peter Laird to pop up and tell us we're punked. Because, otherwise, this is starting to be a one heck of an ad campaign.

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03-20-2012, 06:20 PM	#381
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	The news is really getting around. Today at school I was wearing a Ninja Turtle T-shirt and my jacket and this dude in the lounge, who I've never met, was like "Hey, did you hear what Michael Bay is doing with the Ninja Turtles?" That totally made my day, knowing there're some hardcore fans in my area. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

03-20-2012, 06:22 PM	#382
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	The "Giggle Ray" from Turtles Forever...although come to think of it, there was that "Gag-a-magnifier" ray created by Barney Stockman in Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead. Crap, logic kills one of my "Turtles Forever raped my childhood!" gripes... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-20-2012, 06:24 PM	#384
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	Or that the news is getting around to even people who wouldn't care other wise....I mean I have a friend on FB who I never even knew liked the Turtles who posted about this. Dear God, it is a misinformation campaign... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-20-2012, 06:40 PM	#385
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	Yep. It's Bay and Bay alone who is making this change. There aren't screen writers and others involved. Just Michael Bay.... Come on guys. You're making it hard for people who have a legitimate gripe about the (potential) rewriting of the origin to speak their piece, because it all looks like "MICHAEL BAY IS MAKING THEM ALIENS!!" and not just, "Wait, the production team for the new Turtle movie might make them aliens?" __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-20-2012, 06:45 PM	#386
SherlockJr Foot Soldier Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The nearest Starbucks Posts: 216	I wanna be a person in the background who's only visible for 3.4 seconds. XD __________________ "SQUIRREL!!!"

03-20-2012, 07:04 PM	#390
Leonardo87 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbus Indiana Posts: 688	This is turning into a joke; how many threads does it take to make a Michael Bay mention? Last edited by Leonardo87; 03-20-2012 at 07:19 PM.

03-20-2012, 07:11 PM	#394
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Gotcha, that's neat.

03-20-2012, 07:15 PM	#395
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	Have you been to the Ninja Turtle group on Facebook lately, Powder? People are pissed off! Michael Bay seriously put his foot in his mouth when he said "alien race"! He was basically saying this to the fans: I understand if you don't feel the same way, but the mob mentality is gonna be around for a while! __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988 Last edited by Jephael; 03-20-2012 at 07:24 PM.

03-20-2012, 07:17 PM	#397
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	There's no majority rules justification to people frantically rage-whining like chickens running around with their heads cut off. I appreciate you giving me two middle fingers nonetheless. I'd tell you where to stick 'em but momma raised be better than that.

03-20-2012, 07:22 PM	#398
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	It's the nature of fandoms. People are gonna keep venting their feelings whether you like it or not! Just look at how many people hate George Lucas for how he wrote the Star Wars prequels! __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

03-20-2012, 07:23 PM	#399
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	__________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-20-2012, 07:31 PM	#400
Killer Moth Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 384	As long as no one invokes Godwin's Law about Bay, we're on mostly safe ground. On the other hand, Megan Fox invoked it about him, so there is a weird-yet-pleasant side effect. But don't do what Fox did, unless you like career self-destruction. Meanwhile, I'll go wait for Ashton Kutcher or Peter Laird to pop up and tell us we're punked. Because, otherwise, this is starting to be a one heck of an ad campaign.