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ernieforss
02/02/18 5:43:34 PM
#53:


hahhaha. when did late 90s art come back?
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Blighboy
02/02/18 5:44:36 PM
#54:


quigonzel posted...
I saw a portion of their livestream and the new directors and producers said they wanted each turtle to have a different look

I agree, and I thought the previous cartoon did an amazing job of that.

quigonzel posted...
because each turtle is a different species of turtle.

what the fuck
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Nichtcrawler X
02/02/18 6:00:55 PM
#55:


The Wheelman1 posted...
But they are brothers. They are supposed to be the same species.


In the same way as Splinter is supposed to be their father? Adopted siblings can be as close as blood siblings.

Basically, if you ask me, a defining aspect of the TMNT is that they grew up together as the children/students of Splinter, not that they necessarily already were related before the ooze hit them.
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Nade Duck
02/02/18 6:30:27 PM
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Far-Queue posted...
SunWuKung420 posted...
It is racist to say April can't be black.

I dunno about that. One could argue that making April black just for the sake of having a black character would be racist. Why not create a new black character?

George Takei was asked what he thought about them making Sulu gay in the new Star Trek films, and he said he didnt agree with it. He said Roddenberrys vision for the Sulu character was as a straight male, and as an actor George has no qualms playing a heterosexual character. Takei said hed rather theyd have created a new character if they felt the need to include a gay character.

fucking this pls
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Nade Duck
02/02/18 6:33:19 PM
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Zikten posted...
nobody is talking about the biggest crime here though. that Raph was made the leader.

also this.

dis show gonna be uglee
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TigerTycoon
02/02/18 6:34:33 PM
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Nade Duck posted...
Far-Queue posted...
SunWuKung420 posted...
It is racist to say April can't be black.

I dunno about that. One could argue that making April black just for the sake of having a black character would be racist. Why not create a new black character?

George Takei was asked what he thought about them making Sulu gay in the new Star Trek films, and he said he didnt agree with it. He said Roddenberrys vision for the Sulu character was as a straight male, and as an actor George has no qualms playing a heterosexual character. Takei said hed rather theyd have created a new character if they felt the need to include a gay character.

fucking this pls

Producers are lazy and obsessed with playing is safe these days. They'd rather change the race or sexuality of a character for political correctness's sake than make a new character that is good in their own right.

The fact that they're making yet another TMNT show instead of making a new IP is a testament to that.
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JOExHIGASHI
02/02/18 6:37:08 PM
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Donatello looks the worst. Wtf is he wearing?

And the changed all their weapons for no reason. What is Mike even using? It looks like a yoyo on a stick.
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Nade Duck
02/02/18 6:37:47 PM
#60:


the only character design that looks decent is mikey.

whatever not gonna watch it anyway.
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LaggnFragnLarry
02/02/18 6:48:08 PM
#61:


i dont know if this has been said or not but they look terrible
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Nade Duck
02/02/18 6:51:24 PM
#62:


if larry says so then it must be true.
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FatalAccident
02/02/18 6:55:18 PM
#63:


rofll they made april black

wow
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Third_Eye
02/02/18 7:04:59 PM
#64:


2003 tmnt is the worst turtles thing ever made. and people praise it.

makes me lose faith in humanity
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Andromicus
02/02/18 7:05:53 PM
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Third_Eye posted...
2003 tmnt is the worst turtles thing ever made. and people praise it.

makes me lose faith in humanity

It's the only series produced with the original creator (Laird) on board, the first four seasons are gold ya Foo!
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dedbus
02/02/18 7:13:40 PM
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It was smart of them to make April black so when you comment on how shitty the designs look you can just bring up that and call racist.

But yeah they saw how teen titans go didn't suffer from its shitty transformation, so they went down that slope head first.
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Nichtcrawler X
02/02/18 7:25:12 PM
#67:


Andromicus posted...
Third_Eye posted...
2003 tmnt is the worst turtles thing ever made. and people praise it.

makes me lose faith in humanity

It's the only series produced with the original creator (Laird) on board, the first four seasons are gold ya Foo!


Isn't it also the one closest to the comics everyone praises?
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Andromicus
02/02/18 7:33:24 PM
#68:


Nichtcrawler X posted...
Andromicus posted...
Third_Eye posted...
2003 tmnt is the worst turtles thing ever made. and people praise it.

makes me lose faith in humanity

It's the only series produced with the original creator (Laird) on board, the first four seasons are gold ya Foo!


Isn't it also the one closest to the comics everyone praises?

Definitely the closest animated adaption, first live action film is the best depiction imo
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VeeVees
02/02/18 7:49:49 PM
#69:


looks like shit
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WarGreymon77
02/02/18 7:52:36 PM
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Konami's TMNT 2, 3, and 4 on NES/SNES are the the best adaptation, in my opinion. You've got the colorful, fun-loving turtles from the cartoon, plus competent, badass villains, with Shredder taking the Authority Equals Asskicking trope in full effect.
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Nomak-54
02/02/18 7:55:05 PM
#71:


this reboot gets worse and worse with every detail

Andromicus posted...
Third_Eye posted...
2003 tmnt is the worst turtles thing ever made. and people praise it.

makes me lose faith in humanity

It's the only series produced with the original creator (Laird) on board, the first four seasons are gold ya Foo!


Yeah are they really hated? I thought they were legit good :s
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green dragon
02/02/18 7:57:51 PM
#72:


mikey and april look fine to me.

and why doesn't ralphy have his sai?
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Nichtcrawler X
02/02/18 8:02:44 PM
#73:


WarGreymon77 posted...
Konami's TMNT 2, 3, and 4 on NES/SNES are the the best adaptation, in my opinion. You've got the colorful, fun-loving turtles from the cartoon,


Exactly, an adaptation of an adaptation.

The biggest problem in Turtles fandom might actually be that not everyone is clear on what the actual original is if you ask me.
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WarGreymon77
02/02/18 8:09:04 PM
#74:


Nichtcrawler X posted...
WarGreymon77 posted...
Konami's TMNT 2, 3, and 4 on NES/SNES are the the best adaptation, in my opinion. You've got the colorful, fun-loving turtles from the cartoon,


Exactly, an adaptation of an adaptation.

The biggest problem in Turtles fandom might actually be that not everyone is clear on what the actual original is if you ask me.

The problem is that the games shaped my memories of the cartoon... It wasn't until rewatching the show later on as an adult that I begun to realize how incompetent Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady were. So even though the original cartoon (not comics) is my ideal TMNT visual/design-wise, I'd like the villains to be more... threatening.
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Foppe
02/03/18 1:51:38 AM
#75:


green dragon posted...
mikey and april look fine to me.

and why doesn't ralphy have his sai?

No sharp weapons, they are not allowed to kill because it is a childrens show.
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Krow_Incarnate
02/03/18 2:03:53 AM
#76:


Came in expecting to vomit.

I did.
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Krow_Incarnate
02/03/18 2:07:55 AM
#77:


Nomak-54 posted...
Zangulus posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
but she really shouldn't be.


And what reason could you possibly have for that?


Because it's fucking goofy
April is already an established character.

Exactly. I honestly don't see why you can't retire April for the time being and create a new character to fill her role. That would be less egregious. Or hell, keep April and give her a role in the background while the new character takes over as the female lead.

The turtles themselves are fucked up as well. Only Mikey looks okay.
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Foppe
02/03/18 2:34:49 AM
#78:


Nomak-54 posted...
Zangulus posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
but she really shouldn't be.


And what reason could you possibly have for that?


Because it's fucking goofy
April is already an established character.

She is?
In the Mirage universe, she is a computer programmer and a cartoon drawn to life.
In the first cartoon she is a news reporyer.
In the Archie comics she is a news reporter that turns into a warrior.
In the IDW comic, she is a biotechnology student.
In the 2k3 TV series, she returns to being a technerd.
In the 2012 TV she is a half alien mutant warrior.

So how does changing her skin color change her more than any of above?
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Newave
02/03/18 3:03:31 AM
#79:


okay so leo's a girl, michelangelo's a girl, raph is sonic boom knuckles, donatello is teen titans raven, april is "a street savvy native New Yorker" and splinter is a wrinkle

looks good so far

*cascade vomits*
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Newave
02/03/18 3:13:07 AM
#80:


oh and Don seems to be "a street savvy native New Yorker"'s hoverbike, so he's basically like one of those old 90s toys that transformed into a vehicle because reasons, only now it's canon and we get to see "a street savvy native New Yorker" ride him in every episode.

fantastic
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Super_Thug44
02/03/18 3:16:51 AM
#81:


why do people care about april being black? did her whiteness contribute anything to her character? i'm legit asking because I only occasionally watched TMNT whenever it came on as a kid.
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dragon504
02/03/18 3:19:52 AM
#83:


Looks awful, more race changing for no reason. I'm not the target audience though, so I don't care.
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Zeus
02/03/18 3:33:52 AM
#84:


Nichtcrawler X posted...
Foppe posted...
Stockman is black in the Mirage universe.


What's the phrase again, whitewashed?


You mean like in that one Chinese commercial everybody complained about?

Foppe posted...
It is the changes that makes new version of TMNT interesting.
And with this high level of change, Im actually interested in seeing the new Shredder.


As long as he's a proud LGBT Latino!
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Zeus
02/03/18 3:35:08 AM
#85:


Foppe posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
Zangulus posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
but she really shouldn't be.


And what reason could you possibly have for that?


Because it's fucking goofy
April is already an established character.

She is?
In the Mirage universe, she is a computer programmer and a cartoon drawn to life.
In the first cartoon she is a news reporyer.
In the Archie comics she is a news reporter that turns into a warrior.
In the IDW comic, she is a biotechnology student.
In the 2k3 TV series, she returns to being a technerd.
In the 2012 TV she is a half alien mutant warrior.

So how does changing her skin color change her more than any of above?


You mean compared to the stability of her being portrayed as white in every previous version?
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Newave
02/03/18 3:36:12 AM
#86:


and raph being the leader with his mighty tonfa, as is tradition, and all their weapons glow now so it's probably magic

it's a cacophony of great design is what it is
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Foppe
02/03/18 3:53:59 AM
#87:


Zeus posted...
Foppe posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
Zangulus posted...
Nomak-54 posted...
but she really shouldn't be.


And what reason could you possibly have for that?


Because it's fucking goofy
April is already an established character.

She is?
In the Mirage universe, she is a computer programmer and a cartoon drawn to life.
In the first cartoon she is a news reporyer.
In the Archie comics she is a news reporter that turns into a warrior.
In the IDW comic, she is a biotechnology student.
In the 2k3 TV series, she returns to being a technerd.
In the 2012 TV she is a half alien mutant warrior.

So how does changing her skin color change her more than any of above?


You mean compared to the stability of her being portrayed as white in every previous version?

...you can change everything about a character except their skin color, and the character will keep their stability?
Alright, what about this gem from 1989 by Mirage...
NuxsTii
How can you say that she look white in that picture?
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Krazy_Kirby
02/03/18 5:22:37 AM
#88:


SunWuKung420 posted...
Lokarin posted...
it would be like saying Abe Lincoln is black.


No it wouldn't. Abe Lincoln was a real person. April is a fictional person so changing her skin color isn't like that all.

Wasn't Bepop the only black character originally? Pretty racist.


so was baxter stockman. not in the original cartoon, but in the comics.

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Krazy_Kirby
02/03/18 5:25:33 AM
#89:


Zeus posted...
Nichtcrawler X posted...
Foppe posted...
Stockman is black in the Mirage universe.


What's the phrase again, whitewashed?


You mean like in that one Chinese commercial everybody complained about?

Foppe posted...
It is the changes that makes new version of TMNT interesting.
And with this high level of change, Im actually interested in seeing the new Shredder.


As long as he's a proud LGBT Latino!


one minority isn't good enough anymore. they need to be two minorites and/or one minority and gay.
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Foppe
02/03/18 5:33:34 AM
#90:


Speaking of whitewashing, Oroku Saki must be the whitest Asian ever been.
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green dragon
02/03/18 8:17:13 AM
#91:


Foppe posted...
green dragon posted...
mikey and april look fine to me.

and why doesn't ralphy have his sai?

No sharp weapons, they are not allowed to kill because it is a childrens show.

Leo has a giant sharp sword. ..
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Krazy_Kirby
02/03/18 8:45:13 AM
#92:


raph barely used his sai's right in the 2012 version anyway
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KJ StErOiDs
02/03/18 8:56:19 AM
#93:


FatalAccident posted...
rofll they made april black

wow

IKR?

Color aside, her new design makes her look similar to Irma now. I suppose they won't be bringing her back.
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Pus_N_Pecans
02/03/18 9:16:17 AM
#94:


I feel like April and Splinter's designs are both pretty cool, but the rest are "eh".
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Firewood18
02/03/18 9:36:54 AM
#95:


They stole the design from drawings I made when I was 11.
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Foppe
02/03/18 10:16:00 AM
#96:


green dragon posted...
Foppe posted...
green dragon posted...
mikey and april look fine to me.

and why doesn't ralphy have his sai?

No sharp weapons, they are not allowed to kill because it is a childrens show.

Leo has a giant sharp sword. ..

Which is used aginst robots and ghosts.
He uses the blunt side against living stuff.
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WarGreymon77
02/03/18 2:54:44 PM
#97:


Pus_N_Pecans posted...
I feel like April and Splinter's designs are both pretty cool, but the rest are "eh".

Splinter is uggo.
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Nade Duck
02/03/18 6:44:04 PM
#98:


Firewood18 posted...
They stole the design from drawings I made when I was 11.

lmao
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DeathMagnetic80
02/03/18 8:14:26 PM
#99:


Eh. I will say, if you're an adult with strong opinions on anything Ninja Turtles related, it's time to get a grip on your life.
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