I don't get it. The whole dynamic of the Turtles since the original movies is that Raph is the biggest and best and can't accept Leo as the Leader because of his ego. Leo is the guy who has to basically learn to be a leader, but is perfectly positioned to become it because he understands the concept of "team", and strives to be better leader without any ego.

Now we're just being told bigger = better, it's very sad.

I'm not a big Turtle fan like I am with TFs, but I always admired that dynamic.

 

Well the scheduling of CN could be the reason why they decided to pull Transformers out. Unlike other territories where TTG was constantly on the schedule, it was RID 2015 which wasn't in mine.

Imagine getting episodes twice a week (during the weekends) and never repeated on any other time slot.

I don't mind the fact that Paramount is still with Hasbro, but just GET RID of di Bonaventura already.

 

So is Hasbro going to stick a fork Discovery Family now? Time to put that zombie down.

 

Anime and rick and morty, i stoped with the simpsons, Southpark and family guy some time back

 

Hasbro doesn't run Discovery Family. They lost control when they handed the channel back to the Discovery company (or whoever runs the channels) and DF got to choose what shows to keep - and nobody wants DF to stop airing MLP:FIM which is Hasbro's biggest TV cash cow right now.

 

I meant end their involvement with the channel.

 

I don't think that's the intent with the dynamic, and they may be trying more for a "Big brother Raph" approach with him as the oldest. Which is something they've attempted previously in series in the background but usually it was so covered up by their competitive nature that it got overshadowed. So you may still see Leo rise to the leader role, but this is the story of the build to that. When they were younger and Raph felt like as the big brother he had to look out for all of them. Hence the title of "Rise of the tmnt." Which could give more credence to that aspect of Raph's inadequecies when Leo becomes the leader in the series later. That whole aspect of feeling proud of his brother, but also feeling out of place now because it's always been his job to look out for them, so he second guesses Leo, and has a hard time listening etc. It seems like that's what the show is going to focus on at first. Those years that led to us getting rebel Raph and why.

From what I'm seeing of the new TMNT, I'm kind of curious how it'll turn out, and I'm not against a more youth friendly version available on the market either. CG TMNT was great for older audiences and those that could understand the dynamics within, but some of the core elements that are needed in the youth market do need some larger exposure to explain what the TMNT are about in helping people and their family dynamics. And maybe if we're lucky, we'll still get an occasional CG TMNT special here and there. They really brought it to the modern day in a fantastic way.

I'm not so worried about Transformers on nickelodeon. That actually makes sense since Nickelodeon has an open slot for serialized dramatic storytelling with The Last Airbender and Korra both done now, and TMNT ending, as well as not having anymore of the marvel stuff either. So this partnership seems like an opportunity for them to broaden those genres they are missing while still catering to the other genres with their own more slapstick material.

Count me curious on this deal. Between Nick Jr. Nicktoons, Nick2(if it still exists!), normal nickelodeon, and Teen Nick, that's a lot of outlets for material for Hasbro across many intellectual properties. Add in that Paramount is CBS co-operative, and that bodes well for network tv too. And it also bodes well for MTV possibly as they've been exploring scifi/fantasy series lately and may want their own midnight animated block like adult swim, or potentially even a live action prime time drama to replace some of the others that have been ending. Which could work better for cost efficiency for hasbro instead of Netflix and still yield the same results. And this way, it seems they get to still maintain the creative control too which is important so they maintain the freedom to make the material we want to see.

All around, this deal seems very very promising.

 

Again, as long as ponies is ongoing, Hasbro isn't going to drop Discovery. In truth, Discovery Family has been really, really good to Ponies, but given what a powerhouse franchise it is right now that isn't surprising.

 

Finally some good news! No more China pandering!

 

We could expect any Hasbro shows on Nickelodeon ?