It could have possibly came to an end...

Mutated Turtle · 06-22-2010, 05:41 AM

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise possibly could have came to an end.And here's why I think that;

There wasn't much released for about 2 or 3 years. Playmates would not release anything new except ugly remakes.Some companies made shirts, hats, etc. But that was nearly all that came out in the last 3/2 years.Wal-Mart stopped carrying TMNT products, and that could've had something to with this.

Mirage Studios, Peter Laird, etc were losing interest in the TMNT, No, they never actually said it. But it was hinted at in their blog posts.This was actually hinted at in a lot of their blog posts.

4kids aired the old 2k3 show, but they've aired that for like 6 years.When they were called "fox box".In 2006 they released Fast Forward, that didn't have many episodes; people got bored of it.EVENTUALLY, they released BTTS, that also had few episodes; once again, that got boring.
They released nothing except Turtles Forever after that. Barely nothing at all happened after that.

And then there was the 25th anniversy of the TMNT; the 25th anniversy didn't spark much more interest in TMNT. sure, there was a few contests, but that obviously wasn't enough to spark any interest.

So, for about 2 years, there were no new TMNT stuff.It made sense, though.TMNT wasn't really that popular at that time. It was dieing out.

If Viacom didn't buy the TMNT, then TMNT would've probably ended. It might have been a good thing that Viacom bought it. But then again, it's possible that it is a bad thing too.

*Powder* · 06-22-2010, 05:59 AM

Well I see your points but the TMNT would not have died. This happened before. Twice, maybe 3 times. It goes through cycles, gets re-invented, becomes a craze, fades out, repeats...

*Eiko* · 06-22-2010, 06:40 AM

It just really slows down goes in the background comes back for the next generation. Happens to a lot of franchises Transformers went away and came back for the next gen it will keep on going.

*Luzmagica* · 06-22-2010, 06:47 AM

Turtles Forever help to keep the franchise...and next movie coming soon is going to be the re-start / release point of a new cycle!!! Im very opptimist about it!!

*ToTheNines* · 06-22-2010, 07:59 AM

Yeeeeahhh, I'll have to call bullsh*t on that one. We had the new movie coming either way, so TMNT would have been "alive" for a few years after that at least.

Unless, of course, it was a dud and/or they didn't back the movie with a videogame, new cartoon show, and toys.

*CyberCubed* · 06-22-2010, 08:03 AM

At least this time we know a new movie/cartoon is coming.

When the original series ended, we never knew there would be another cartoon or more movies after that, especially since Next Mutation bombed a year later.

This time we had confirmation of a Nick cartoon right around or a little before the time Turtles Forever aired on TV.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-22-2010, 08:33 AM

And it was almost the same circa 10 years ago (1987 cartoon cancelled in 1996 and Archie comics cancelled the same year, Next Mutation cancelled in 1998, no movie since 1993, almost no Mirage comics and no toys).

*sdp* · 06-22-2010, 08:59 AM

TMNT was Mirages only successful franchise so of course the company was not going to end it, even Laird said it after the show was cancelled that it'd be back again some day. The Turtles weren't going to die since we did have a movie confirmed already and that could have sparked interest for a new show and with an uncertain future of when Playmates would have been able to release TMNT figures again then they might have not cancelled the comic turtles.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-23-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sdp

TMNT was Mirages only successful franchise so of course the company was not going to end it, even Laird said it after the show was cancelled that it'd be back again some day. The Turtles weren't going to die since we did have a movie confirmed already and that could have sparked interest for a new show and with an uncertain future of when Playmates would have been able to release TMNT figures again then they might have not cancelled the comic turtles.

I think we should thank the 1980's Retro Wave of the early 2000's for the return of the TMNT franchise.

*Samhain* · 06-23-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Well I see your points but the TMNT would not have died. This happened before. Twice, maybe 3 times. It goes through cycles, gets re-invented, becomes a craze, fades out, repeats...

As what happens with alot of franchises. Its a re accuring thing.

06-22-2010, 05:41 AM	#1
Mutated Turtle Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nope.avi Posts: 825	It could have possibly came to an end... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise possibly could have came to an end.And here's why I think that; There wasn't much released for about 2 or 3 years. Playmates would not release anything new except ugly remakes.Some companies made shirts, hats, etc. But that was nearly all that came out in the last 3/2 years.Wal-Mart stopped carrying TMNT products, and that could've had something to with this. Mirage Studios, Peter Laird, etc were losing interest in the TMNT, No, they never actually said it. But it was hinted at in their blog posts.This was actually hinted at in a lot of their blog posts. 4kids aired the old 2k3 show, but they've aired that for like 6 years.When they were called "fox box".In 2006 they released Fast Forward, that didn't have many episodes; people got bored of it.EVENTUALLY, they released BTTS, that also had few episodes; once again, that got boring. They released nothing except Turtles Forever after that. Barely nothing at all happened after that. And then there was the 25th anniversy of the TMNT; the 25th anniversy didn't spark much more interest in TMNT. sure, there was a few contests, but that obviously wasn't enough to spark any interest. So, for about 2 years, there were no new TMNT stuff.It made sense, though.TMNT wasn't really that popular at that time. It was dieing out. If Viacom didn't buy the TMNT, then TMNT would've probably ended. It might have been a good thing that Viacom bought it. But then again, it's possible that it is a bad thing too.

06-22-2010, 06:40 AM	#3
Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	It just really slows down goes in the background comes back for the next generation. Happens to a lot of franchises Transformers went away and came back for the next gen it will keep on going. __________________

06-22-2010, 06:47 AM	#4
Luzmagica A Magic Light Dudette! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spain. Posts: 3,878	Turtles Forever help to keep the franchise...and next movie coming soon is going to be the re-start / release point of a new cycle!!! Im very opptimist about it!! __________________

06-22-2010, 08:33 AM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	10 years ago And it was almost the same circa 10 years ago (1987 cartoon cancelled in 1996 and Archie comics cancelled the same year, Next Mutation cancelled in 1998, no movie since 1993, almost no Mirage comics and no toys).

06-22-2010, 08:59 AM	#8
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,205	TMNT was Mirages only successful franchise so of course the company was not going to end it, even Laird said it after the show was cancelled that it'd be back again some day. The Turtles weren't going to die since we did have a movie confirmed already and that could have sparked interest for a new show and with an uncertain future of when Playmates would have been able to release TMNT figures again then they might have not cancelled the comic turtles. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

06-22-2010, 05:59 AM	#2
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Well I see your points but the TMNT would not have died. This happened before. Twice, maybe 3 times. It goes through cycles, gets re-invented, becomes a craze, fades out, repeats...

06-22-2010, 07:59 AM	#5
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,297	Yeeeeahhh, I'll have to call bullsh*t on that one. We had the new movie coming either way, so TMNT would have been "alive" for a few years after that at least. Unless, of course, it was a dud and/or they didn't back the movie with a videogame, new cartoon show, and toys.

06-22-2010, 08:03 AM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,842	At least this time we know a new movie/cartoon is coming. When the original series ended, we never knew there would be another cartoon or more movies after that, especially since Next Mutation bombed a year later. This time we had confirmation of a Nick cartoon right around or a little before the time Turtles Forever aired on TV.