Random TMNT thoughts.

[Turtle Soup]

I'm not sure if there's a thread like this. If there isn't, I'm gonna start one.
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I would be a stone cold killer for Shredder.

[Leo656]

Their tails kinda look like dicks.

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[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Their tails kinda look like dicks.

/thread

Fun fact!

Tails in males are designed for one purpose only, and that is to reproduce. The males have penises in their tails. It is located in the inner tail at the bottom. During the intercourse, the rest of the tail helps a male turtle hold its female in position.

https://urbanfishkeeping.com/do-turtles-have-tails/

[Turtle Soup]

I hate it when Mikey's nunchaku get drawn with really long chains/cord.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Their tails kinda look like dicks.

/thread

The way I used to see them drawn always reminded me more like compacted turds. Like, as if Michelin Man-ed into the concrete and then they stood up?

Originally Posted by Turtle Soup

I hate it when Mikey's nunchaku get drawn with really long chains/cord.

There seems to be an ongoing misunderstanding about how nunchaku are supposed to function.

[Turtle Soup]

Whenever I eat pork rinds I end up quoting the movie at least once.

[Leo656]

Since FW April and 4Kids April aren't technically the same person, how weird would it be if they started making out? A little, a lot, or not at all?

[Turtle Soup]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Since FW April and 4Kids April aren't technically the same person, how weird would it be if they started making out? A little, a lot, or not at all?

I'm sure that can't be too hard to find on the internet. Once you find it, I bet it's not that weird.

[sdp]

Who owns the rights to the 2007 designs and story? Mirage (therefore Viacom?) They used a screenshot on turtles forever so perhaps, Imagi is long dead but I don't think they kept anything, would it be the distributor of the movie?

If Viacom owns it then perhaps it's possible albeit unlikely for it to happen, if the in rights are with the distributor or in limbo because of Imagi dying then it's definitely never going to happen. Either way the 2007 movie isn't getting more stories sadly.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by sdp

Who owns the rights to the 2007 designs and story? Mirage (therefore Viacom?) They used a screenshot on turtles forever so perhaps, Imagi is long dead but I don't think they kept anything, would it be the distributor of the movie?

If Viacom owns it then perhaps it's possible albeit unlikely for it to happen, if the in rights are with the distributor or in limbo because of Imagi dying then it's definitely never going to happen. Either way the 2007 movie isn't getting more stories sadly.

Speaking of Viacom, last month they renamed themselves "Paramount Global" or "Paramount", likely for brand consistency since they own Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, etc.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by sdp

Who owns the rights to the 2007 designs and story? Mirage (therefore Viacom?) They used a screenshot on turtles forever so perhaps, Imagi is long dead but I don't think they kept anything, would it be the distributor of the movie?

It's possible there's still stuff tied up with the Weinstein Company. I vaguely remember something about IDW not being allowed to use Winters or something.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It's possible there's still stuff tied up with the Weinstein Company. I vaguely remember something about IDW not being allowed to use Winters or something.

I don't know about that. I remember that an issue of IDW had a character called Winter, I assumed this character would be Winters and said so, while someone else assumed it would be Alex Winter from the Red Sky Seasons and he turned out to be correct. I can't however remember anything about the 2007 characters being off-limits, just that I was wrong about thinking one was going to be in the book.

[neatoman]

So I came across this a few hours ago... Not sure I understand why anyone go for a Ninja Turtle for... This...

The weird thing is that it's close to my University campus and the train station near it, so I actually have a suspect in regards to who placed this sticker, I just don't feel like getting in contact with this person... Like ever...

[FredWolfLeonardo]

sdp's post got me thinking what if Ninja Turtles only had 2 or 3 turtles, its an interesting what if. There can't be only 1 turtle though, that would betray the title which has turtles in plural.

[IndigoErth]

No Donnie? Nah.They're an archetypal group theme, cutting one out hurts that dynamic.

And who would be picking up the slack? Leo's a smart guy, but not in the same technological sense. He has occasionally found his way through using Donnie's tech if Donnie was down or not present and is smart enough to trial and error it if he had to, but he'll never be able to come up with it from scratch on his own and he's got enough on his plate already than have to take up the mantle of the inventive genius as well.

Plus removing Donnie loses the message that you don't have to be the toughest one, could even be the brainy one, and still be an ass kicker and cool in your own right without having to be the most popular one. Some people relate to or look up to his type of personality, intelligence, and values.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

sdp's post got me thinking what if Ninja Turtles only had 2 or 3 turtles, its an interesting what if. There can't be only 1 turtle though, that would betray the title which has turtles in plural.

When I was a kid and played with my Turtles toys, I'd make up episodes and stories naturally. One time I made a story where Leonardo and Michelangelo had "died" and dint appear for like 6 episodes. Then I bright them back to life since Raphael and Donatello couldn't just do all by themselves.

This sounds cringe and stupid now, but I was 13 when I came up with this.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by Prowler

When I was a kid and played with my Turtles toys, I'd make up episodes and stories naturally. One time I made a story where Leonardo and Michelangelo had "died" and dint appear for like 6 episodes. Then I bright them back to life since Raphael and Donatello couldn't just do all by themselves.

This sounds cringe and stupid now, but I was 13 when I came up with this.

I don't think its cringe. Funnily enough though, there wasn't a single episode of the OT which didn't have all 4 turtles in it.

I do wish that they used one or two less turtles every now and then. Maybe it would've been better when one of the voice actors wasn't possible as opposed to getting a terrible replacement.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

I don't think its cringe. Funnily enough though, there wasn't a single episode of the OT which didn't have all 4 turtles in it.

I do wish that they used one or two less turtles every now and then. Maybe it would've been better when one of the voice actors wasn't possible as opposed to getting a terrible replacement.

Yes. For a while I did wonder how an episode with only half the Turtles would work out.

We never got to see that in the FW series or 2k3 iirc. Closest o can think of is the 2nd Garbageman episode where Mike and Don are pretty much the only Turtles that actually do anything in the episode. Raph and Leo barely appear but certainly are in it.

The FW series also had very few episodes without April. The first one to come to my mind immediately is Turtle Trek. She doesn't even get mentioned at all in it.

[Leo656]

Would've been funny if in one of the episodes with the wrong voice actor, they could have said that Turtle had a cold. Or like if there was a permanent change in the actor, they could have had the character get hit in the throat or something and that's why they sounded different forever after. Something. Would've been silly but at least there'd be some flimsy explanation, y'know?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

The animation of that film is so superb, even by 2022 standard. The rain and lighting during that Leo and Raph fight is downright gorgeous.