On a scale of 1-10, what is your level of confidence with Nick with the TMNT IP?

[Leonardo_Warrior_Turtle]

Since we are still waiting as to what Nick will do with the property thus far, (I'm not counting the Turtles Forever DVD release, which was far from perfect anyway.) what is your confidence level right now with how you believe they will handled owning and managing this IP? With 1 being the the lowest amount of confidence (0 being none what so ever)and 10 being the highest, what do you think? Vote and discuss what you think right now!

[Luzmagica]

I want to believe!!.... So Im going to be today very optimistic and I had vote a Nice 8 Points!!!!

[Kendamu]

I threw down a 7. In terms of the most popular incarnation of the Turtles and all the potential merch that can come from a new show following that formula, TMNT is in good hands with Nick. From the perspective of pleasing OT fans, I'd give them a 10 on treating the Turtles well.

However, as a fan of the first movie and the comics as well as the OT, I had to drop my score a bit because I don't think they'll have much to give comic fans. If they have anything cool coming in that regard, I'll be very surprised. I'll be even more surprised if it's anything good.

That seems like a half-and-half sort of thing, but I didn't want to give Nick a score of 5. That seems too low. So I went with a 7. I think it'll be alright, but not too great. Hopefully I'm proven wrong and I'm just underestimating how great things will turn out.

[Powder]

I went for a 6. I don't know why, but I feel like really good things are going to come out of this.

[Leonardo_Warrior_Turtle]

I'm a 5. Hopeful but like I said previously, the Turtles Forever DVD release was subpar since they could of released the director's cut and they cut out the live action cameo's of the creators. Still, I need to wait to see what they actually do themselves that's original to know for sure if the property is in the right hands.

[Mutated Turtle]

0. Viacom is retarded. I think they will RUIN tmnt,every nick show sucks, so I think this will suck too, but it's going to suck alot more then their other shows, IMO. R.I.P interesting storylines-thought put in-and it's not for money tmnt.

[Leonardo_Warrior_Turtle]

I look forward to seeing how this poll will be voted on over the next few days as more TMNT fans vote and comment. So far, it's totally mixed. Some think they will **** it all up, others say they will wait and see, while a few say it will be awesome. The majority is not going one side of the other side so far. Interesting.

[Fugitoid Jones]

I too said 7. I really don't belive they will ruin the TMNT, and I think that what they will do will be entertaining to an extent, but I have a feeling that it won't be near the quality of the OT and 2K3 shows or the first movie.

[Buffy]

I voted 5. It could be a hit or miss, I prefer to wait and see. I'm not into the Nick shows, but Avatar: the last airbender is one of my fave shows. If the new show is half as good as that, I'll be a happy camper.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Mutated Turtle

0. Viacom is retarded. I think they will RUIN tmnt,every nick show sucks, so I think this will suck too, but it's going to suck alot more then their other shows, IMO. R.I.P interesting storylines-thought put in-and it's not for money tmnt.

Considering you said you didn't like the cartoons, films, or comics, I think you need not worry about any of that. Afterall, you're not a fan.

[Spitfire]

They're trying to make money and entertain kids not make me happy so I voted 5. If they do the above I won't be happy, if they surprise me and actually care about the pre-established fan base I'll be both happy. It's time a new generation of kids gets to enjoy Turtles.

I know 2K3 was supposed to be that but this is a real fresh start where there's no grandpa holding them back from doing what they think kids want to see. Reading Laird's script feedback made me realize that had he not been there to slap the writers on the wrist a lot of 2K3 would have been really silly. This is probably why the tone seemed so awkward. They tried to please him and please the kids too.

Anyways the new movie is where my hopes lie. They can do a more mature movie and still have a full blown kiddie toon. Obviously Transformers comes to mind, not that I can call that mature with a straight look on my face but you get my point. The movie can be for the older crowd as well as kids and the series can be just for kids. I ask they respect the characters and the franchise as a whole but they don't really have to and as of right now they owe me nothing.

[sdp]

For those who have doubts, Nick did not buy the turtles to kiddify them, they bought them to have action shows on their network. Nick isn't the kid/comedy cartoons from the 90s, they want to get into action shows, you can tell that by looking at their line up of Power Rangers, Dragon Ball, Voltron etc. They've also produced one of the best action shows (Avatar) ever so they are up to it.

For the new show my level of confidence is very high, I think Nick will really do a great job with it. However my level of confidence with Nick/Viacom having the turtles franchise is 50/50, I really don't know what they'll do with the turtles after this revival finishes its run, they have many other hugely iconic franchises they just don't use at all.. So maybe after the new show finishes its run after 6 years or so its the end of the turtles for a considerably long amount of time.

And for those who want a more serious take on the turtles, remember Viacom owns the turtles, they took Ren & Stimpy from Nick and made a show for MTV for an adult audience when they saw thats what people wanted, sure that show was terrible and failed but it shows that Viacom was ok with taking one of its cartoons from their kid network and give it a shot at an older audience. In fact it might be even more likely for the TMNT to have a more adult take on it, Mirage had the franchise for 25 years and was never able to do "adult" turtles outside of comics and even if they kept the franchise it likely wasn't going to happen, they were to small to take the risk but Viacom isn't.

[Koi]

9! I have said it before, I am quite confident in it. I have always loved Nick, and I have always loved the shows on it.

Plus, they might throw tmnt related things in there other shows. How cool would that be?

[Buslady]

Absolutely no confidence at all. Nick usually represents kiddie crap, and when I read way back they wanted to make it more like the old series...HELL NO.

I'm so disenchanted with it all....


I still love me Raphie though...I dont want to see how bad Nick is going to show him.

re: Power Rangers, Dragon Ball, Voltron etc.

so they want to line it up with crappy kiddie action shows...what made 2K3 so good they used a lot of comic book storylines...*IF* Nick follows this, I MAY check it out...

[Gyt Kaliba]

I have my concerns obviously, especially with how the DVDs of said titles are going to be handled from now on, but for the most part I'm trying to remain optomistic. I mean, Nick is obviously planning some big things. TMNT, Power Rangers, Voltron, DBZ Kai, (possibly) Digimon - I think they're up to the task of maybe, just maybe, picking up where CN has failed us recently (barring Ben 10) for action programming.

So with all of that in mind, I'll give it a 7. Normally I'd give a 6, but my optomism makes me want to give them one higher.

Originally Posted by Buslady

re: Power Rangers, Dragon Ball, Voltron etc.

so they want to line it up with crappy kiddie action shows...what made 2K3 so good they used a lot of comic book storylines...*IF* Nick follows this, I MAY check it out...

Yes, crappy kiddie action show, that's why Kai, clipshow of Z that it is, is currently like the highest rated show on Nicktoons...

[Scandia]

I have some concerns, but I do have hope as well. So I gave it a 5.

[Mutated Turtle]

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[Venom]

I voted an 8 because I'm cautiously optimistic regarding the franchise's future. I see a lot of positives on the horizon, but part of me wonders how Nick will execute the revival. So far I'm pleased with the first official voice, so that helped influence my high vote.

[Kendamu]

I think some of us, as fans, were too spoiled by Mirage and think ourselves much more important than we really are in this upcoming era of TMNT.

[ooglafina]

Seems like they paid too much money to ruin it.