Nickelodeon presents: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

You can check out all the info on Ninja Pizza, but this video has me excited: http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-logo-and-new-video-for-nickelodeon.html

Apparently, the once-Raphael voice, Rob Paulsen, will provide the voice of Donatello, and Jason Biggs (surprised?) will play Leo. Go figure.

I, for one, love that Mike is using a kusarigama. Curious that Don's using a naginata. I still think he should have a mechanical bō that switches to a naginata, but it looks like Nick might get this right, after all.

"Based on the iconic hit franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been greenlit for 26 episodes and will be executive produced by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia. This half-hour CG-animated action-comedy series breathes new life into the wildly popular band of reptile brothers. The new series begins as the turtles emerge from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, ready to confront the wondrous and hostile world of New York City and face enemies more dangerous and pizza more delicious than anything they could have imagined. Funnier and ninja-ier than ever before, the show will explore the camaraderie of four teenage brothers learning to rely on themselves and one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and grow to become the heroes they are destined to be."

I remain cautiously optimistic.

I reeeeeeaaaaly wish we didn't cut cable now...

i second that!

You second cautious optimism, or wishing you had cable?

Cable. T_T No TMNT series live for me boohoo

I wish I was in America.

this is really scary i dont know about this cgi stuff

2012, yes... unless they push it back to '13, like the film apparently has been.

Whether or not you like the idea of CGI, you can't tell me you're surprised by it.

Nick can do CGI, I don't doubt that. I watched an episode of Penguins of Madagascar and the animation wasn't bad.

I saw a tiny bit of animation for the new show but I need more. As long as the plot is good and they aren't hideous, I'm fine.

i was kinda hoping they would have pupils. atleast when the turtles are close up, tehn when they are far they fade away. like in the newer comics

Couldn't disagree more. Gotta love the white eyes.

Yeah! White eyes FTW!

I think it depends on what they look like. In the 2k3 series, I really liked how the mask gave them white eyes. But when I saw images of the Smash Up Game, I think pupils would have looked better.

I agree with Livi. TMNT Smash Up looked weird without pupils, though that could have just been because they looked so much like the 2007 Movie Turtles, but with the 2003 Series Turtle's eyes. I just thought it was weird they mixed the two styles like that.

But for a new series, I'm all for white eyes!

i cannot WAIT but at the same time, im skeptical... what if they screw up the ninja turtles like they screwed up the power rangers? makes me worried... i was not to happy about the cgi, i want it to go back to 2d animation

I know. Hand drawn animation rules, but I'll take CGI over the flat look of Fast Forward. I think cautious optimism is the best outlook for us to have. Let's hope the caution will prove unnecessary.

On a side note, I don't think the Turtles should ever be compared to Power Rangers, except to make a crack against the differently coloured bandannas, or when referencing The Next Mutation.

Genesis wrote:

On a side note, I don't think the Turtles should ever be compared to Power Rangers, except to make a crack against the differently coloured bandannas, or when referencing The Next Mutation.

word^^^^^
and i dont know what youve been watching but the new power ranger series isnt that bad.

turcosoup wrote:

Genesis wrote:

On a side note, I don't think the Turtles should ever be compared to Power Rangers, except to make a crack against the differently coloured bandannas, or when referencing The Next Mutation.

word^^^^^
and i dont know what youve been watching but the new power ranger series isnt that bad.

its so stupid and cheesy though!

I want to see it soon, but I'm a bit scared.... It will be childish? It will be good? I'm a really tmnt fanatic, but lately I'm only of this amazing characters... The story not entirely completelly to me... I want a new adult cartoons... I want more bood, more tragic scenes... more... more..
What do you think?

Mmmm...I think it'll be kinda just like the 2k3 series, kingdom. But I heard they changed the WHOLE plot. Splinter now used to be a human called Hamato Yoshi (like in the 1987 series) and I heard his design and other things are gonna be completely different from what we've seen before.
At least that seems great. And apparently the turtles' personalities remain intact. Aside from that...April will be 16, the Utroms are now called the Kraangs and the turtles have a 3rd toe. *faints*

Check it out for yourselves, if you dare:
http://ninja-pizza.blogspot.com/2011/04/nickelodeon-tmnt-fan-preview-event.html

...Please...no third toe...

I heard many rumors about April gonna be 16 and Don and her are gonna have a "romantic relationship". Also they have three toes! O_o