February 8th, 2003

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 3:10 pm

yeah I guess I liked it, not near as bad as I thought it was going to be, still nothing like the 80s though.

MistyCaldwell · Post by **MistyCaldwell** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 1:14 pm

I liked it. The personalities highly reflect the mirage version (whose logo I also saw in the credits) of the turtles. I thought the voice acting was a little weak, but as the actors grow into the roles more it should improve.

Raphael though, the guy should lay off the cubans...I mean he sounds like a hard core smoker.

I had to smile when Michaelangelo uttered 'Cowabunga'

I missed his antics.

Donatello still rules though

Chaos Angel · Post by **Chaos Angel** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:31 pm

I didn't like Raph's voice too well m'self. Too stereotyped New Jersey tough guy for my tastes. Although I love how they kept Michaelangelo's surfer voice. Overall, I think I'll watch it some more. I weant to see wqhat they do wiuth April and Shredder, not to mention Casey Jones. And will they bring back Rocksteady and Bebop? What about the Neutrinos? I wanna see the Neutrinos! And Krang!! I didn't see Krang on the web page... if he isn't in it, I may go nucking futz. And why is April working with Baxter? I heard that in her voice clip, is she not a reporter anymore? Suspense and mysterys abound... Guess I'll have to keep watching. Darn... ::glee::

I wonder if they tried to get the VAs from the original series... but they probably sound completely different by this point.

MistyCaldwell · Post by **MistyCaldwell** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:39 pm

Some minor mirage comics spoilers ahead...I have no idea if they will be in the cartoon though*********

The storyline seems to be a cross between the original mirage comics, the movie adaptions of those, and a bunch of new stuff. Raph and Leonardo especially seem to be directly from the original Laird/Eastman comics. In those though, Raphael was so detached he was almost a complete jerk.

I doubt there will be any Bebop or Rocksteady. Aside from their names not being...how do you say...the in words nowdays

that storyline didn't exist in the mirage line, only the archie line.

There were these brain creatures in the mirage comics, but they were not major characters and they were good guys. The united states government knew about them but their main enemies were a private corporation like what Baxter Stockman is doing. I won't go into that though so you'll find out for yourself why April is in the sewers

She met Splinter first in the mirage comics, I don't think they are doing it that way in the new cartoon.

MistyCaldwell · Post by **MistyCaldwell** » Sun Feb 09, 2003 3:54 pm

Chaos Angel wrote:
I wonder if they tried to get the VAs from the original series... but they probably sound completely different by this point.

oooh...I tried to resist this but I just can't!

Noticing Voice acting people is kinda one of my hobbies.

Those guys were all full grown and sound the same.

Rob Paulsen - Raphael also does : Yakko Warner, various disney and warner voices

Barry Gorden - Donatello : the only thing I've heard him do otherwise is the Quik Chocolate rabbit on the commercials.

Townsend Colemen - Michealangelo : The voice of the animated Tick

Cam Clarke - Leonardo - various disney/warner roles and was Liquid Snake in the Metal Gear solid game. I've heard his voice on various tv spots and some sports promos

These are just off the top of my head, I am sure they do a whole lot more. Paulsen and Clarke are certainly still in the business though.