ATTN: Nick, we want real fights, not slapstick

[ssjup81]

Finally got around to reading through the link you guys put up earlier. Sounds interesting, but I'm a bit hesitant on the whole April being a 16-year-old girl thing. I kinda prefer her as being an adult. I'd prefer it if they just introduced a "female mutant" close in age with the Turtles as opposed to April for some reason.

Everything else, though, seems interesting. The age thing (based on the info we do have), is my only real objection.

[The Big Bad]

Originally Posted by k_lala

Didn't the company in Korea handle all the animation and fight scenes. I'm with the TC, this is what really made the series what it was. The awesome fight scenes. I don't know what happened when it went to BTTS, it was such a horrible show because of not only the stories but the fight scenes as well.

If they want awesome fight scenes they need to work with the right people to make it happen. Have you guys seen Young Justice? Go watch it and tell me those fights scenes aren't awesome, i believe its the same team that made 4Kids 2K3 TMNT.

BttS's sub-par animation was a combination of a lowered budget (a problem the series ad been dealing with as early as season 4--note that that's when the series stops using split-screens) and a particularly rushed production. Note that the last few episodes look considerably more polished than the first.

Good animation is a combination of two factors: good storyboarders, and the animation house. You can have awesome storyboarding, but if the people animating it aren't up to snuff, then you'll have bad animation. Conversely, if you don't have good storyboarding, all the pretty animation won't hide the fact that the action scenes look stiff and boring. Also note that an action scene from something like The Spectacular Spider-Man will often look very different from something in TMNT 2k3, even when both were animated by Dong Woo.

[k_lala]

Originally Posted by The Big Bad

BttS's sub-par animation was a combination of a lowered budget (a problem the series ad been dealing with as early as season 4--note that that's when the series stops using split-screens) and a particularly rushed production. Note that the last few episodes look considerably more polished than the first.

Good animation is a combination of two factors: good storyboarders, and the animation house. You can have awesome storyboarding, but if the people animating it aren't up to snuff, then you'll have bad animation. Conversely, if you don't have good storyboarding, all the pretty animation won't hide the fact that the action scenes look stiff and boring. Also note that an action scene from something like The Spectacular Spider-Man will often look very different from something in TMNT 2k3, even when both were animated by Dong Woo.

Great post! The split screens were something I enjoyed and appreciated! I remember arguing with someone that the same creative teams did not exist through seasons 1-5 and FF and BTTS. He claims everything was the same I said there had to be a different team working on TMNT once FF started. The storyboards, animation, fight scenes, and writing was different.