Do you think the franchise would last another 20 years?

Extreme_Enigma · 02-08-2009, 09:28 PM

Title says it all.

*Coola Yagami* · 02-08-2009, 09:38 PM

Uhhhhhhhhhh............. *the turtle fan in him doesn't wanna say it*

*Andrew NDB* · 02-08-2009, 09:44 PM

Yes. But mostly in the cyclical nature of children's cartoons. Reboot, restart, children stop buying the toys, wait another 5 years, repeat, reboot, start, etc. etc..

Ideally, at some point the (movie, television-as-a-mini-series) rights will get swooped up by someone that respects the source material and the TMNT could evolve into something more endearing in the mainstream... but it's a very difficult thing to put a timetable on.

Dragon Turtle · 02-08-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Yes. But mostly in the cyclical nature of children's cartoons. Reboot, restart, children stop buying the toys, wait another 5 years, repeat, reboot, start, etc. etc..

Ideally, at some point the (movie, television-as-a-mini-series) rights will get swooped up by someone that respects the source material and the TMNT could evolve into something more endearing in the mainstream... but it's a very difficult thing to put a timetable on.

Only if and when Mirage wants that to happen.

*CyberCubed* · 02-08-2009, 09:52 PM

Uh, in another 20 years Peter Laird will be 74.

I think by then TMNT will be passed on to someone.

Extreme_Enigma · 02-08-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Uh, in another 20 years Peter Laird will be 74.

I think by then TMNT will be passed on to someone.

That could happen? So if that happens then ... the franchise will never die?

I DON'T GET IT!!!!!!

Can a franchise ever die?

*Spitfire* · 02-10-2009, 12:29 AM

Last strong no, will it come back eventually? Yeah it will. In time movie studios or networks will be tossing ideas around and some kid who grew up watching turtles will say "Hey remember the Ninja Turtles? I loved that as a kid let's bring that back."

*Candy Kappa* · 02-10-2009, 02:31 AM

I wonder what happens when Peter is too old to continue the comic.

METALHEAD · 02-10-2009, 03:03 AM

with kids who grew up watching the 2003 show...i say yeah it'll survive...we have our 80's tmnt they have theyre 2003 tmnt.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 02-13-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiwamu The Kappa

I wonder what happens when Peter is too old to continue the comic.

Golden tickets will be distributed in issues of Tales of the TMNT and action figures. Five lucky winners will get to tour Mirage Studios, and the winner will be the person who can avoid the ooze river, pizza flavored gum, golden egg laying turtles, etc. The winner will then be put in charge of Ninja Turtles, and may also get a glass technodrome module to ride around in.

*Coola Yagami* · 02-10-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

Last strong no, will it come back eventually? Yeah it will. In time movie studios or networks will be tossing ideas around and some kid who grew up watching turtles will say "Hey remember the Ninja Turtles? I loved that as a kid let's bring that back."

LOL That's probably what happened with 2K3 Turtles. One of those 4Kids guys musta been a fan.

*Ninjinister* · 02-10-2009, 08:39 AM

You seem to really like the number twenty, don't you?

TheUltimateShredhead · 02-10-2009, 10:09 AM

Hope they'll eventually continue where the ot ended, and will get more off shredder's hench mutants, rat king, leatherhead etc. etc. But, i'll doubt that will ever happend

*Kendamu* · 02-13-2009, 06:58 PM

Personally, I'm hoping for the new fighting game to become enough of a success that the franchise can continue in the form of well-made video games with occasional DTVs and TPBs.

That's just the modest version, though. It'd be really cool if the comics were a huge success, too. But, that seems a lot less likely considering how they're distributed.

*Coola Yagami* · 02-13-2009, 07:45 PM

Weird thing about the Turtles is just how they go about things and don't just go balls-out with what's good.

Their comics are rare, black and white and hard to find. Plus, there's like a year gap between Volume 4 issues. Not much action and not enough familiar characters for those getting into it. They shoulda made the comics easier to find, on a monthly basis, and release some trades of Volume 1 and 2 issues to catch everyone up to speed.

The Dreamwave comics just HAD to waste time with the Turtles helpin kids in da hood instead of facing the Shredder and stuff. And just when they were FINALLY gonna have some adventure that actually involved TMNT stuff (Baxter, Mousers and the Turtlebot) it gets cancelled. Plue they were the only comics that were based on 2K3 and no other company picked it up.

The CGI movie was lackluster and not as bad-ass as it shoulda been. A weird-ass plot that had nothing to do with the Turtles, Don, Mike, Casey and to an extent Karai didn't do hardly anything, fighting wise or anything. I mean the only point to the whole movie was to see the Leo and Raph fight and even that coulda been a tad longer. Like it or not the first movie still shoulda had Shredder and the Foot and alot more action to garantuee a smash hit in theatures, leave the weird monster stuff for the sequel once you know for a fact that there wil be one. Or at least make Karai more of a prescence in the movie to make up for lack of Shredder.

The toys have become a barrage of stupid variants and a whole lot of missed opportunities. Where are the Tengu Shredder, True Mystics and Tribunal figures? Where was Future Bishop? Why haven't they released Cyber Shredder and the Cyber Foot yet when the BTTS show is almost over, and even then, still no plans for a Khan figure???

And now this videogame. Instead of going for more of a street fighter/tournament fighter type game that will either blow SF4 away or at least be able to compete.... they wanna make it kinda/sorta like Smash Brothers, and on a Wii? This is something that serously might or might not work, might turn out like TMNT Melee.... Why take the risk? Why not go for something a little more tried-and-true to garantuee a success when the Turtles are at a point that they can't afford another failure?

It just seems they want to take too much risks and stuff when the turtles are at the end of their ropes and need something truly awesome to keep them afloat. I mean, what's next? They're gonna make the DTV movie the plot of TMNT Overload or SuperQuest because they wanna take another risk?

*Cipher* · 02-13-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Goongasnootch

Personally, I'm hoping for the new fighting game to become enough of a success that the franchise can continue in the form of well-made video games with occasional DTVs and TPBs.

That's essentially how Dragon Ball exists now.

*CyberCubed* · 02-13-2009, 08:43 PM

The comics will probably always be around in some form or another, even if they go away for awhile, but I always wonder about TMNT's future on TV.

As much as I love the comics, I always love the cartoons and movies, and I'm always sad to see them go. I'm still somewhat hoping a 5th movie actually happens, maybe that way so the cartoon can get some new life breathed into it.

*Kendamu* · 02-13-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cipher

That's essentially how Dragon Ball exists now.

As a fan of Dragonball, that doesn't bother me one bit.

*Cipher* · 02-14-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Goongasnootch

As a fan of Dragonball, that doesn't bother me one bit.

Oh, I know. It's totally fine. I was pointing out that ending a series and continuing through merchandise can actually be done.

Although I'd still appreciate new iterations of TMNT.

02-08-2009, 09:28 PM	#1
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Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	You seem to really like the number twenty, don't you? __________________

02-08-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,709	Uhhhhhhhhhh............. the turtle fan in him doesn't wanna say it

02-08-2009, 09:44 PM	#3
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,543	Yes. But mostly in the cyclical nature of children's cartoons. Reboot, restart, children stop buying the toys, wait another 5 years, repeat, reboot, start, etc. etc.. Ideally, at some point the (movie, television-as-a-mini-series) rights will get swooped up by someone that respects the source material and the TMNT could evolve into something more endearing in the mainstream... but it's a very difficult thing to put a timetable on.

02-08-2009, 09:52 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	Uh, in another 20 years Peter Laird will be 74. I think by then TMNT will be passed on to someone.

02-10-2009, 03:03 AM	#9
METALHEAD Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san benito texas Posts: 734	with kids who grew up watching the 2003 show...i say yeah it'll survive...we have our 80's tmnt they have theyre 2003 tmnt.

02-10-2009, 10:09 AM	#13
TheUltimateShredhead Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 642	Hope they'll eventually continue where the ot ended, and will get more off shredder's hench mutants, rat king, leatherhead etc. etc. But, i'll doubt that will ever happend

02-13-2009, 06:58 PM	#14
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Personally, I'm hoping for the new fighting game to become enough of a success that the franchise can continue in the form of well-made video games with occasional DTVs and TPBs. That's just the modest version, though. It'd be really cool if the comics were a huge success, too. But, that seems a lot less likely considering how they're distributed.

02-13-2009, 07:45 PM	#15
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,709	Weird thing about the Turtles is just how they go about things and don't just go balls-out with what's good. Their comics are rare, black and white and hard to find. Plus, there's like a year gap between Volume 4 issues. Not much action and not enough familiar characters for those getting into it. They shoulda made the comics easier to find, on a monthly basis, and release some trades of Volume 1 and 2 issues to catch everyone up to speed. The Dreamwave comics just HAD to waste time with the Turtles helpin kids in da hood instead of facing the Shredder and stuff. And just when they were FINALLY gonna have some adventure that actually involved TMNT stuff (Baxter, Mousers and the Turtlebot) it gets cancelled. Plue they were the only comics that were based on 2K3 and no other company picked it up. The CGI movie was lackluster and not as bad-ass as it shoulda been. A weird-ass plot that had nothing to do with the Turtles, Don, Mike, Casey and to an extent Karai didn't do hardly anything, fighting wise or anything. I mean the only point to the whole movie was to see the Leo and Raph fight and even that coulda been a tad longer. Like it or not the first movie still shoulda had Shredder and the Foot and alot more action to garantuee a smash hit in theatures, leave the weird monster stuff for the sequel once you know for a fact that there wil be one. Or at least make Karai more of a prescence in the movie to make up for lack of Shredder. The toys have become a barrage of stupid variants and a whole lot of missed opportunities. Where are the Tengu Shredder, True Mystics and Tribunal figures? Where was Future Bishop? Why haven't they released Cyber Shredder and the Cyber Foot yet when the BTTS show is almost over, and even then, still no plans for a Khan figure??? And now this videogame. Instead of going for more of a street fighter/tournament fighter type game that will either blow SF4 away or at least be able to compete.... they wanna make it kinda/sorta like Smash Brothers, and on a Wii? This is something that serously might or might not work, might turn out like TMNT Melee.... Why take the risk? Why not go for something a little more tried-and-true to garantuee a success when the Turtles are at a point that they can't afford another failure? It just seems they want to take too much risks and stuff when the turtles are at the end of their ropes and need something truly awesome to keep them afloat. I mean, what's next? They're gonna make the DTV movie the plot of TMNT Overload or SuperQuest because they wanna take another risk?

02-13-2009, 08:43 PM	#17
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	The comics will probably always be around in some form or another, even if they go away for awhile, but I always wonder about TMNT's future on TV. As much as I love the comics, I always love the cartoons and movies, and I'm always sad to see them go. I'm still somewhat hoping a 5th movie actually happens, maybe that way so the cartoon can get some new life breathed into it.