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Hello Turtle Fans!
With all of the upcoming new TMNT movie chatter, and the popularity of the current Nickelodeon show and the comics, there is a renewed interest in learning more about the franchise and it’s history. There seems to be a number of mini-books popping up ‘analyzing’ tmnt and it’s history. Don’t fill your kindle just yet, though… Continue reading “Book Review: Raise Some Shell, by Richard Rosenbaum”
The internet is a buzz about images of the mock-ups of the 2014 Jonathan Liebsman directed Turtles FINALLY being released. They are on several fan sites already, so why not here as well. Thanks to members of the Technodrome forums Donnie and RaphTMNT for the heads up.
Hello, fellow Machines!
We finally have the first two episodes for the new season! TVGuide has provided our first sneak peek clip, as well as other insight on upcoming characters:
The premiere appears to be an hour long special called “The Mutation Situation”. Looks like it’s going to be raining ooze canisters all over New York, which is the start of a FLOOD of new mutant critters gallumping through the Big Apple… some familiar names and some new faces!
“Joining the cast this season is Josh Peck (Drake & Josh), who voices teenage hockey player Casey Jones, a rebel who enjoys taking on the bad guys. TMNT also stars Sean Astin (as Raphael), Rob Paulsen (Donatello), Greg Cipes (Michelangelo), Jason Biggs (Leonardo), Mae Whitman (April O’Neil), Hoon Lee (Master Splinter) and Kevin Michael Richardson (Shredder). Corey Feldman recurs as Slash.”
~ TVGuide
The second episode is going to be what seems to be a bit of an Alien homage called, “Invasion of the Squirrelanoids”.The mutagen madness makes it way into the sewers, and creates some hellishly scary lil woodland creatures. Or maybe this is just what Splinter looks like getting up on the wrong side of the bed…
We’re gonna have a great opening to the new season, so gather your friends, kids, parents, fellow turtle fans, plant your butt cannons on the couch and start the countdown!
(I have no idea if this clip is actually part of this episode, but I couldn’t resist…)
~Machias
Greetings, fellow Machines!
Well, I received an interesting E-mail today…
Apparently the sales of the Old Toon DVD sets were in such major demand back in the several years it took to get Everything released. A lot of seasons were broken up into multiple DVDs, and you eventually had a huge stack of these DVDs that encompass ten years and over a hundred episodes.
Well, Lionsgate decided to go back to the third season and do some revamps. Since there were forty-seven episodes in the single season, they had originally done multiple DVDs with single episodes. Now they’ve gone back and consolidated all 47 episodes into a four DVD season set:
Program Description
Cowabunga! Everybody’s favorite pizza-devouring crime fighting classic turtles are back when Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 3 on DVD July 23. This collection brings together for the first time all 47 episodes of the entire third season of the classic ‘80s TV series in a 4-disc DVD set. Tap into radical turtle power and relive all the kung-fu action when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 3 arrives for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are bursting straight out of the sewer and ready for some mind-blowing mutant-morphing pizza-powered action! Raphael™, Donatello™, Michelangelo™, and Leonardo™ continue their epic quest to battle evil in this Complete Season 3 Collection, featuring 47 out-of-the-shell episodes. Join the green machine and their friends as they help to save the world against Krang™, Shredder™, Bebop™ and Rocksteady™ – one slice at a time.
And it’s a good season… you’ve got episodes like The Old Switcheroo, Enter the Rat King, Four Musketurtles (my personal favorite), Cowabunga Shredhead…
So keep your eyes peeled! I’ll be getting more info as July approaches. 🙂
~Machias
Well, five minutes after posting the new Movie pics, I find this…
William Fichtner has been added onto the cast of the New Movie as a “Character with Iconic Stature”.
For those not familiar with the name, you’ve seen him in various movies and shows such as SEAL Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden, Entourage and The Dark Knight.
Considering his acting background, and the recent photos of a seemingly Para-Military style Foot Clan, we may have our Shredder. The Rumor Mill’s been grinding away at stories of a crazed Soldier who’s got the turtles in his sights, and this… may or may not cement that idea in some fans’ minds. I’m very curious to see how the whole origin story is going to play out, if this is the situation.
I want to see more info before I make a judgement, but the speed that things are coming out is awesome. We’ll be getting our answers soon enough…
~ Machias