You ever have that feeling of being slapped in the face with a huge ass trout? I mean, really being hit hard to the point where you have to pick the scales off individually. I just had that happen when I heard Nickelodeon purchased the world-wide rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. What the hell are the guys at Nick doing? I don’t know whether to think they’ll treat the property well, or treat it like Doug and view it as an investment to offload later. Isn’t this confusion exactly what I ranted about just a few days ago? Excuse me while I pick my scruffy-assed chin off the damn floor with a forklift. I seriously don’t know what to think about this. Paramount, Nick’s parent company, is in the movie business and wants to turn out more turtles movies. After the disaster that was TMNT, I’m hoping…
Oct 16 2009
Nick can’t make up their mind… or can they?
I was going to go on a huge rant about how Nickelodeon went to crap over the years, but after a little searching of their schedule, they’re back to where they originally were…kind of. Not as bad as some networks, but not… ok, they’re nowhere near as bad as most television stations. I’ve had my eye on Nickelodeon for years in disgust at how they completely castrated their image, and they seem to have been doing damage control lately in a feeble attempt at resurrecting the classic Nick they once were. Valiant effort guys, but I think you shot yourself a little higher than the foot to really do away with the bad. I grew up in the early days of Nickelodeon, before Nick at Nite, before Nick Jr, before whatever other stations or blocks they’ve come out with since. I saw the introduction of Nick at Nite, and the…