"Fast Forward" Description Released

[iris]

Originally Posted by TerranigmaFreak

I just think that people should be more open minded about things. Granted, I cannot guarantee this new direction will be great, but at the same time, I feel there's no need to worry because it's by the same people who's giving us this awesome show that we worship. To be honest, if they plan on getting rid of the current team of writers and animators for the new stories, I myself would be pissed off. But they're not, they're still the same team of people.

I like bold new directions. I personally do feel that keeping the turtles the same way without evolving them could get boring. It's nice to throw a curve ball every now and then, and I certainly wouldn't mind an entire season in a bold new direction.

Ah, Freak-san. You successfully appeal to my blinding sense of optimism. Or at the least, to my sense of when to quit agonizing and start enjoying the ride. Ain't nothin' else to be done now.


Kickin' it into approbatant mode. Also cutting back on the cold meds. Maybe.

[Sakirules]

Originally Posted by iris

Well sometimes, Things Change. HAHAHA! haha... ha...... um... *cough*

Seriously, in that case, we need an updated interview. Do we have one? It's possible that Laird is having more fun with it than he anticipated.

Thanks for the clarification, Sakirules.

Yes we do need an updated interview. But until than I'm stickin' to what I believe.

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

I just read the latest info on FF. And I must say, now I'm scared. For the first time, I can see the shark.

This is what scares me the most; "The lighter and funnier-than-ever series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward” is set to bow 26 stand alone episodes in September 2006 on 4KidsTV™, 4Kids Entertainment’s Saturday morning programming block on Fox and on the Cartoon Network. Playmates toy line will arrive on shelves in July."

[Duke]

Stand alone? What the crap?

[ZariusTwo]

Lighter...

Oh Jesus Christ...

[Raph's Girl]

Action Figures.com has more info. Apperantly Cody Jones is a time traveler and it's he who takes the turtles to the future for some odd reason.

http://www.action-figure.com/index.p...icle&sid=19011

This fall, get ready to fast-forward 99 years and meet the Turtles of the future with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward. Brought to the future by Cody Jones, the grandson of Casey Jones and April O’Neil, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael are forced to adapt to a whole new world – without their home, junk food or Shredder. On the show and on the shelf, the fearless foursome will be sporting a new futuristic look, carrying new weapons and using new vehicles and communication devices to help them fight new evil villains.

Raph's Girl note: Is the future bleak because there's no Junk food???

Here's the figure line:

# 16 new basic figures feature new color identification, futuristic weapons and a wrist gauntlet. For the first time, these figures are scaled to true Turtle size.
Figures include all four turtles, three new friends (Splinter, Cody and Serling) and nine new villains (Sh’okanabo, Jammerhead, Torbin Zixx, Inuwashi Gunjin, Viral and four Dark Turtles).

Raph's Girl note: Now...is this new Splinter a rat as well?? Splinter Jr?? At least there'll be a Cody figure...gotta get a Splinter Jr figure too...wonder what Cody looks like.

Now for the villians: Jammerhead... oh my god..that has GOT to be the shark. A Hammerhead shark villian. Yay. 4 evil turtles? Lemme guess... 2 of them are named Slash and Tokka?

Triple Strike Figures

For the first time ever, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello can throw their weapons with rapid-fire action when their legs are squeezed together.

Each figure comes with three weapons and three retractable villain targets.

Raph's Girl note: Who thought these figs up?

New Vehicles:

Figure/Vehicle Combos

* Big Wheel
o This iconic vehicle from the show also comes with either a Leonardo or Michelangelo action figure.
o The outer and inner wheels spin independently of one another and can fire two projectile missiles.
o Suggested retail price is $14.99.


* Shell Speeder
o As seen in the series, this cool vehicle transforms from cycle to hover mode and also fires two projectile missiles.
o Comes with either a Donatello or Raphael detachable figure and retails for $14.99.


* Hyper Shell
o Large in scope, all four turtles can fit into this vehicle that is an icon on the new show.
o Two firing projectiles, the “pop-up” turret and gun can be activated at the press of a button.
o Suggested retail price is $19.99.


* Hover HQ
o This battle-station playset features include: stand alone flying and rolling battleship, missile launcher on top of the tower that shoots three different projectiles and a barrel “booby trap.”
o Combines with the Hyper Shell to form the Hover Shell – the ultimate Turtle vehicle used on “Fast Forward.”
o Suggested retail price is $39.99.

Raph's Girl note: Hover HQ = Technodrome?

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

Originally Posted by Duke

Stand alone? What the crap?

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Lighter...

Oh Jesus Christ...

My reactions exactly.

[Raph's Girl]

Check out the new logo!! AAAH!!!

http://www.action-figure.com/images/06/02/turtles/1.jpg

Edit: Ok..just click on the link to see the new Logo.

[Masked Ninja]

Can't see it... but...

...noooooooo... DX

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Lighter...

Oh Jesus Christ...

ok it's official I am not scared for this show....some one must have killed pter laird! fox exects...jim lawson maybe! lol or perhaps peter laird is a robot created by fox! omg the horror!
I'm quite scared of this man now I wish it was going to be volume 4 ....
who knows though....thing thats really wierd to me is that they are changing there colors? woa
-Putrescent

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Putrescent

thing thats really wierd to me is that they are changing there colors? woa
-Putrescent

No.. our turtles will be keeping their colors. But remember there's 4 new turtles, the Dark Turtles.

They need colors of their own so we can tell them apart from the originals. Sure kids will be confused that there's now 8 mutant turtles. But hey...now kids can say how much they like the Pink masked one or the black masked one or yellow or whatever.

IMO these 4 Dark Turtles and Other Splinter (who's a good guy apperantly) are products of Bishop. Clones of the originals. Unless somewhere down the road more turtles and another rat are mutated.

It would be funny if one of the dark turtles was a female.

[onyx]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

No.. our turtles will be keeping their colors. But remember there's 4 new turtles, the Dark Turtles.

They need colors of their own so we can tell them apart from the originals. Sure kids will be confused that there's now 8 mutant turtles. But hey...now kids can say how much they like the Pink masked one or the black masked one or yellow or whatever.

Hm, maybe the Dark turtles will have the same bandanna colors as the originals, or maybe no bandannas at all? I think that the skin color will be a lot darker than the original turtles and that's how they will differ.

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

It would be funny if one of the dark turtles was a female.

So they could reproduce?

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

No.. our turtles will be keeping their colors. But remember there's 4 new turtles, the Dark Turtles.

They need colors of their own so we can tell them apart from the originals. Sure kids will be confused that there's now 8 mutant turtles. But hey...now kids can say how much they like the Pink masked one or the black masked one or yellow or whatever.

IMO these 4 Dark Turtles and Other Splinter (who's a good guy apperantly) are products of Bishop. Clones of the originals. Unless somewhere down the road more turtles and another rat are mutated.

It would be funny if one of the dark turtles was a female.

I thought it said in the press release our turtles will be getting a new look not the dark turtles.....and why do people really think kids are this freakin' dumb...thats honestly really ignorant to asume americas youth are this stupid that they wouldn't be able to tell all the turtles apart on an animated tv show...it would be funny if the dark turtles are the fan fic turtle characters from the drome lmao course we'd prolly have some angry fans hahah
-Putrescent

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by onyx

Hm, maybe the Dark turtles will have the same bandanna colors as the originals, or maybe no bandannas at all? I think that the skin color will be a lot darker than the original turtles and that's how they will differ.

yea see thats what I was thinking to no bandannas wierd future outfits maybe....and yes I think they will have differnt skin tones as well.
I can't wait till toy fare till we get some new images of all these guys!
-Putrescent

[iris]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

For the first time, these figures are scaled to true Turtle size.

Whee! Life sized Leo! I'll put him on the porch so he can freak the neighbors out.



So I'm thinking, for new colors: goldenrod, fuschia, mauve, and periwinkle? How about red, red, red, and maybe... red?

Putrescent is right. Authors write from their own personal experiences. That's where Peter Laird got the idea that the Shredder was an utrom.

[Fledermaus]

So... they made most of their freaking money off the toys, and not the DVDs, and not the Nielsen ratings... so that's what their target is.

At least the rest of this season will be good... I hope.

I'm sorry... I just can't see... how... this... could be... a good thing... Can't see it at all. *weeps miserably*

[Spitfire]

Just chill out and wait, you guys get all worked up about this stuff before anything happens. Just sit and wait, if you have patience I'm sure Laird won't dissappoint us. It's fans like us he cares about that's obvious at this point. I don't think he would go this far and throw us aside like that.

[Mecha Cow]

DARK TURTLES YEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!! XTREEEEEEEEEEEEME!!!

Seriously, Dark Turtles? Come the f*ck on.

[Fledermaus]

Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

Just chill out and wait, you guys get all worked up about this stuff before anything happens. Just sit and wait, if you have patience I'm sure Laird won't dissappoint us. It's fans like us he cares about that's obvious at this point. I don't think he would go this far and throw us aside like that.

You may be right... It's just... the signs, the patterns... It's the sad reality of the children's TV animation industry, and I feel like our show is its next victim.

And wait... didn't Laird say, like with his comic book, that the decisions he makes he does mostly for his own satisfaction (kinda like old Georgie and Star Wars)?

I hope they will at least change that logo. It looks like sheet.

[Jo Dawn]

The lighter and funnier-than-ever series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward”

NoooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I hate 'lighter and funnier'. What made this series cool was it's darker undertones. Besides, you'd think it'd go DARKER when they went to the future. Maybe more humbling and experience for them.

The only hope I had for this apparent WHOLE SEASON arc (*cough Horrible-XMen-Pheonix-Saga-WASTE-of-a-season*cough*) was the darkness factor. Now it's gonna be light and funny? And I will not even go INTO 'Cody Jones'.

Ugh.

Face it folks, unless a miracle of animation happens, they just screwed us over.

*weeps miserably*

My reaction exactly, along with a bunch of bitterness and sadness for the show that I used to really love. Let me join you.


EDIT - And so HELP me if one of those new turtles are a female. I hate that PC crap. I won't watch it. They'l be taking away the last thing that makes them THEM (after making them go above ground and all that).