Welcome to The Technodrome! Since 1999, we have been bringing you classic TMNT content from the perspective of the villains. Our site features the latest news, extensive information, fun interactive elements, exclusive multimedia, original fan works, and much more. Feel free to let us know what you think by stopping by our forums or emailing us, and as always, you're welcome to bookmark or link to our site. Enjoy!

Congratulations to the following winners of our 10th Anniversary Trivia Challenge:

1st Place: Venom
2nd Place: oldmanwinters
3rd Place: Brodie

All prizes will be sent out tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Also, to improve its performance, I rewrote part of the script that we use to synchronize our news between the forums and the main page. While doing so, I also added an RSS feed to our site that contains all the news from the main page. You can view it here.
 

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Besides being Halloween, today is also The Technodrome's tenth anniversary! Shredder and I would like to thank everyone who has contributed content to the site, our forum moderators and members, and all of our visitors over the years for helping us reach this important milestone. As usual, we have an update to celebrate the occasion.

First, we have a new poll! This new poll appropriately asks how long you have been visiting the site. Be sure to vote in the column to the right of the page!

Also, the results for the previous poll are in. 16-20 years was voted as the most common amount of time that you have been a TMNT fan with 198 votes (41.7%). 21-25 years came in a close second place with 186 votes (39.2%), and 11-15 years came in a distant third with 46 votes (9.7%). For the full results of this poll and all other previous polls, click the Previous Polls link in the left column under Information.

Next, we have a new Madlib by Shredder called April's Interview! In it, April interviews an eccentric professor about his latest invention. Be sure to check it out in the Madlibs section under Interactive!

Additionally, we now have a new section for TMNT trading cards! This section will contain pictures of many different sets of TMNT cards from the US, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Check out the first seven sets in the new Cards section under Information. Thanks to saiyan_monkey for sending them in!

Finally, we put up a new trivia contest for our anniversary! Test your knowledge about The Technodrome by answering questions about its 10-year history and win prizes! For the full details and rules, be sure to check out the Contests page under Interactive.

Enjoy, and thanks again to everyone for your continuing support.

11/19 Update: The contest is now closed. Thanks to those who entered! Be sure to check back soon for the results.
 

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Huge news broke today, as we've learned Peter Laird has sold the rights of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles properties to Nickelodeon.

NICKELODEON ACQUIRES GLOBAL RIGHTS TO TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Nickelodeon to Develop New CG-Animated Television Series and Paramount Pictures to Develop Feature Film of Renowned Global Property

NEW YORK—Oct. 21, 2009—Furthering its mission to provide premium content to its audiences, Nickelodeon—part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B)—has acquired the global rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE). The acquisition provides Nickelodeon, the world’s number-one entertainment brand for kids, global intellectual property rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the hit television, film and video game property that has delighted kids around the world for the last 25 years. The aggregate purchase price for the transactions is approximately $60 million.

Nickelodeon also announced plans to develop a new CG-animated television series based on the popular superhero franchise, anticipated to premiere in 2012. Additionally, in partnership with Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, a new release of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature film is also planned for 2012. Nickelodeon has also acquired all merchandising rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and will continue to work with its original and long-standing toy partner, Playmates Toys, which has been the creative force behind the successful TMNT master toy program over the last two decades.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shares a comedic sensibility with the Nickelodeon DNA, with added layers of action and fantasy that have kept this property an evergreen favorite with multiple generations of audiences,” said Cyma Zarghami, President, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. “We are extremely happy to have the opportunity to be able to focus on this property and creatively re-introduce it to a new generation of kids.”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a property that maintains a very passionate global fan base, is rich with opportunity for a tentpole movie, and is exactly the right property for us to work together with Nickelodeon,” said Adam Goodman, President, Paramount Pictures.

“Mirage has been the proud keeper of the Turtles’ brand since 1984, and in 2009 we celebrated their 25th anniversary with our legions of fans,” said Gary Richardson, CEO, Mirage Studios. “Nickelodeon is a powerhouse global brand, and we are confident that the company will be a wonderful steward for Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello and all the other TMNT characters and take them in all kinds of exciting and new creative directions.”

“We enjoyed our eight-year partnership with Mirage during which 4Kids and Mirage re-launched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise for a new generation of kids around the world,” said Alfred Kahn, Chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. “We will also work with Mirage and Viacom so that our Turtles’ licensees can be assured of a seamless transition.”

Considered one of the most popular kids’ television programs of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series, and later spawned four blockbuster theatrical releases. The property also has translated into a significant consumer products business—with DVDs, video games, toys and more--that has generated billions of dollars at retail.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on four mutant turtles--trained in the art of Ninjitsu--who battle evil from the New York sewers. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series--jointly produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios—will continue to air on “TheCW4Kids” Saturday morning programming block on The CW network through Aug. 31, 2010.

Toonzone article on the sale:

http://news.toonzone.net/articles/31...ries-and-movie

Have any thoughts? Come discuss this news on the forums in this thread
 

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Here's some news and notes about some of the upcoming and current releases in the TMNT world.

First of all, the upcoming Nintendo DS game "TMNT: Arcade Attack" is a beat-em-up game with an all-new storyline and cut-scenes based on comic art from TMNT #1! The arcade-style gameplay will feature a new combo fighting system and a cooperative mode that will allow a friend to join you via local wireless! Check out some of the latest info on this exciting release, which is expected to be available in December 2009:

-Screenshots

-Cut-Scenes

-Concept Art (Level Boss)

-Check out the discussion thread for this upcoming game here!

Also, as everyone should already know, the latest DVD of the original TMNT cartoon series is available in stores now! This one disc release features the 8 episodes of Season 8 and the start of the "red sky" episodes, so don't forget to buy it if you haven't already! Also, check out the Season 8 discussion thread here.
 

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For everyone following the exciting upcoming releases of the brand new TMNT video game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up" as well as the remake of the classic arcade game "Turtles in Time" (named "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled"), check out the latest information from around the web all in one place!

TMNT: Smash Up
-E3 Conference Trailer
-Character Reveal #1
-Screenshots
-Hands-On Preview
-Full Details and Overview
-1up Game Night with TMNT
-Concept Art:


Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
-E3 Conference Gameplay Videos
-Screenshots
-Preview
-Full Details and Overview
-1up Game Night with TMNT

Check out the threads on TMNT:Smash Up and Turtles in Time Re-Shelled for more information and to discuss these new games. Keep checking back for the latest!
 

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As I'm sure many TMNT fans know by now, an original direct-to-video animated movie commemorating the 25th anniversary of the TMNT will debut this year! While new details are still emerging about the project, it appears that the special will feature a crossover between the new (2003) cartoon and original (1987) cartoon versions of the Turtles!

4kids plans to premiere the special (or at least a nearly complete version of the film) at the San Diego Comic Con (July 23-26) and the direct-to-video release will follow later this fall. A few brief scenes from the film can be seen in at the end of this clip on the 4kids website (choose the first option called "TMNT 25th Top Ten Promo" and the scenes from the special are about 30 seconds into the clip). Also, check out the 4kids blog for teaser screenshots and more information.

Feel free to discuss this exciting new project in this thread, where new information about it is being posted regularly. Keep checking back for updates and for an official release date!

Thanks to Blade Raider for the links and information!
 

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It looks like we have an official date for the next DVD release for the original TMNT cartoon series- September 1! The DVD will include the 8 episodes of season 8 and will retail for $14.98 (MSRP).

More information as well as discussion about the upcoming release can be found here.
 

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Just to post this as an official news item, Mirage announced today (in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the TMNT) that a new live-action TMNT film is in production! Although this will technically be the fifth TMNT movie to be released in theaters, the project will be a separate entity from previous films and will focus on the Turtles' origins. Peter Laird (who will act as an executive producer) has stated that the new film "will remain true to the spirit of the original comic books." Scott Mednick (formerly of Legendary Pictures) and Galen Walker (producer of the recent CG TMNT film) will produce the new movie. The yet untitled film is expected to be released in 2011. We'll keep you posted with more news on this upcoming release as it becomes available! In the meantime, more information and discussion about this announcement can be found here.
 

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For those of you who noticed our April Fool's joke on the forums this year, hope you enjoyed it. In case anyone missed it, each avatar had a 20% chance of being replaced with either a goofy-looking Krang or a dancing Shredder every time a thread or profile was viewed.
 

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We finally got some new information on the long-awaited Season 7 DVD release of the original TMNT cartoon series! The 27-episode season will be broken up into four separate DVDs, and each release will contain a collectible figure of a Turtle. The DVDs will be available on May 12 and the MSRP for each set is listed as $14.95. More information on these DVD releases as well as pictures of the box art and figures can be found on this site. Discussion about this upcoming release and season 7 in general is currently ongoing in this thread.

Thanks to LeoNerdo for the news link and Blade Raider for starting the discussion thread!
 

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