Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall

Chris3123 · June 21 2012, 08:11 PM

This show was originally announced months ago, but there's now finally a trailer. The trailer will premiere on TV during the season finale of The Legend of Korra on Saturday, but you can see it online now at Entertainment Weekly:

Trailer at Entertainment Weekly

Not too keen on the animation style, but I might be able to live with it if the show is good enough.

Cast:

Jason Biggs as Leonardo
Sean Astin as Raphael
Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
Rob Paulsen as Donatello

Never thought Paulsen would be voicing a Turtle again, though it's a different one this time.

Christopher · June 21 2012, 08:26 PM

I thought that sounded like Cipes.

I'm not impressed. The animation looks very crude and cheap, and it seems to be trying to be more like the goofy '80s cartoon than the smarter '00s version.

Aldo · June 22 2012, 03:01 AM

I on the other hand am very impressed! Especially the remix of the classic Turtles theme. I don't know if I'm sold on Astin as Rapheal though.

Christopher · June 22 2012, 03:07 AM

Aldo wrote:

I don't know if I'm sold on Astin as Rapheal though.

He sounds like a blend of the voice of Rob Paulsen's Raphael with the tough-guy attitude of all the other screen Raphaels. I wonder why they didn't just give Paulsen his old role back, if that was what they were going for. He can certainly do an angry/tough characterization.

CorporalCaptain · June 22 2012, 03:19 AM

Christopher wrote:

Aldo wrote:

I don't know if I'm sold on Astin as Rapheal though.

He sounds like a blend of the voice of Rob Paulsen's Raphael with the tough-guy attitude of all the other screen Raphaels. I wonder why they didn't just give Paulsen his old role back, if that was what they were going for. He can certainly do an angry/tough characterization.

Perhaps because Sean Astin is a bigger star?

Trekker4747 · June 22 2012, 03:58 AM

Looks like the cheap low-grade animation you'd see in cartoons in the late 90's. Shit today's "Word World" has better CGI animation than it looks like this thing will have. Voice work doesn't inspire much hope either but the thing isn't likely designed to catch on to old fans of the turtles and more likely latch on to a new generation of young fans, which I'm sure it will easily do.

Owain Taggart · June 22 2012, 05:42 AM

Yeah, not terribly impressed especially with the animation. They could do so much better in that department. I was almost wishing this was only a prototype that they would end up refining later on. But if that's the real deal, yikes.

Agenda · June 22 2012, 06:50 AM

Wait...aren't they supposed to be aliens?

Chris3123 · June 22 2012, 06:18 PM

Beyond Antares wrote:

Wait...aren't they supposed to be aliens?

You're thinking of the upcoming live-action movie. This thread is about the upcoming CGI cartoon show.

ETA: Wait, were you being sarcastic? It's hard to tell from text without a smiley.

Trekker4747 · June 22 2012, 09:06 PM

Chris3123 wrote:

Beyond Antares wrote:

Wait...aren't they supposed to be aliens?

You're thinking of the upcoming live-action movie. This thread is about the upcoming CGI cartoon show.

ETA: Wait, were you being sarcastic? It's hard to tell from text without a smiley.

And the movie is being postponed with all of the pre-production staff having been laid off.

Admiral_Young · June 22 2012, 11:42 PM

I'm excited for this, despite the animation. While that is always an aspect of an CGI show that influences a potential watching decision, everything I've heard and seen about this project excites me. The action toys from the line coming later this year look fantastic as well! I'll be giving this a chance.

sonak · June 23 2012, 12:47 AM

michelangelo rules!

Starbreaker · June 23 2012, 12:53 AM

That's some crude animation.

Christopher · June 24 2012, 06:21 PM

They showed the promo during commercials in The Legend of Korra last night, and the animation looks a little better there than it did in the low-resolution online video. It's still very cartoony, though, and the designs are an acquired taste.

Admiral_Young · June 24 2012, 08:36 PM

It's supposed to look cartoony. I believe that they're trying to recapture the tone of the original cartoon with this reboot.

June 21 2012, 08:11 PM	#1
Chris3123 Vice Admiral Location: Pensacola, Florida	Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall This show was originally announced months ago, but there's now finally a trailer. The trailer will premiere on TV during the season finale of The Legend of Korra on Saturday, but you can see it online now at Entertainment Weekly: Trailer at Entertainment Weekly Not too keen on the animation style, but I might be able to live with it if the show is good enough. Cast: Jason Biggs as Leonardo Sean Astin as Raphael Greg Cipes as Michelangelo Rob Paulsen as Donatello Never thought Paulsen would be voicing a Turtle again, though it's a different one this time. __________________ "I can't tell the future, I just work there."

June 21 2012, 08:26 PM	#2
Christopher Writer	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall I thought that sounded like Cipes. I'm not impressed. The animation looks very crude and cheap, and it seems to be trying to be more like the goofy '80s cartoon than the smarter '00s version. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

June 22 2012, 03:01 AM	#3
Aldo Admiral Location: Washington	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall I on the other hand am very impressed! Especially the remix of the classic Turtles theme. I don't know if I'm sold on Astin as Rapheal though. __________________ I'm only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand.

June 22 2012, 03:58 AM	#6
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall Looks like the cheap low-grade animation you'd see in cartoons in the late 90's. Shit today's "Word World" has better CGI animation than it looks like this thing will have. Voice work doesn't inspire much hope either but the thing isn't likely designed to catch on to old fans of the turtles and more likely latch on to a new generation of young fans, which I'm sure it will easily do. __________________ Just because it's futuristic doesn't mean it's practical.

June 22 2012, 05:42 AM	#7
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall Yeah, not terribly impressed especially with the animation. They could do so much better in that department. I was almost wishing this was only a prototype that they would end up refining later on. But if that's the real deal, yikes.

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June 22 2012, 06:50 AM	#8
Agenda Fleet Captain	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall Wait...aren't they supposed to be aliens?

June 22 2012, 11:42 PM	#11
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall I'm excited for this, despite the animation. While that is always an aspect of an CGI show that influences a potential watching decision, everything I've heard and seen about this project excites me. The action toys from the line coming later this year look fantastic as well! I'll be giving this a chance. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

June 23 2012, 12:47 AM	#12
sonak Rear Admiral Location: in a figment of a mediocre mind's imagination	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall michelangelo rules!

June 23 2012, 12:53 AM	#13
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall That's some crude animation.

June 24 2012, 06:21 PM	#14
Christopher Writer	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall They showed the promo during commercials in The Legend of Korra last night, and the animation looks a little better there than it did in the low-resolution online video. It's still very cartoony, though, and the designs are an acquired taste. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

June 24 2012, 08:36 PM	#15
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Ninja Turtles CGI cartoon on Nickelodeon this Fall It's supposed to look cartoony. I believe that they're trying to recapture the tone of the original cartoon with this reboot. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.