- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) Season 7
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season_name = TMNT: Back to the Sewer
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network =The CW4Kids
first_aired =September 13 ,2008
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num_episodes = 13
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next_season = |The seventh season Back to the Sewer ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , currently airs on Saturday mornings on the CW4Kids, beginning with the "Tempus Fugit" episode that aired onSeptember 13 ,2008 . Following their intentions to return the characters to the present day and adapt a tone similar to the recent TMNT movie, 4Kids pitched a revamp of the series toPeter Laird codenamed "Superworld". The initial proposal was given the 'thumbs down' by Laird. [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/06/tmnt-2008-cartoon-season.html|title= TMNT 2008 cartoon season: now what? |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ] Following this was a second proposal called "TMNT Overload", which was approved by Mirage, but rejected byPlaymates , who then proposed their own idea, only for that to get rejected by4Kids and Mirage. [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/10/tmnt-overload-not.html|title= TMNT: Overload...not? |accessdate=2008-03-05 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ]On October 24th,
Steve Murphy confirmed on his blog that Playmates, Mirage, and 4Kids had firmly agreed on the new direction, which will take place in the continuity of the 2003 series and use the "more realistic aspects" of the aborted "Overload" pitch, with character designs similar to that of the 2007 TMNT movie. [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/10/sneak-peek.html | title= 2K8 sneak peek.1 |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ] [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/11/2k8-sneak-peek2.html | title= 2K8 sneak peek.2 |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ]It's description is as follows:
"The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in New York, ready to race across the rooftops and take on all challengers!
"Not only are Casey and April back and ready to bust some bad guy butt, but a brand new, super advanced Turtle Lair is under construction (thanks to some hi-tech know-how Donatello garnered from the future), and of course there are all sorts of new heavy duty Turtle vehicles gearing up to roar down the streets of NYC and give the Foot a taste of some serious Turtle."The stakes have never been higher, their enemies have never been stronger... and if the Turtles are going to be triumphant they’ll need to work together in ways they never have before." [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2007/10/2008-tmnt-cartoon-series-update.html | title= 2008 TMNT series update |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ]
Further info were revealed in December 2007, details follow:
"When the Turtles return from the future to their present time, Viral interferes causing Master Splinter to get trapped in cyberspace, bits of his data code scattered all throughout the digital domain. The Turtles must find a way to access the virtual realm so they can gather Splinter’s code and save their beloved father before he is lost to them forever...And what good is a digital realm without a super bad guy! That's right; the Shredder is back in new form. In order to save their master, the Turtles must now face... The Cyber Shredder! Now the Turtles must fight on two fronts - cyberspace and the real world. And twice the locations, means twice the bad guys. That's right; the TMNT will be facing off against Hun, the Foot,
Baxter Stockman , and some dangerous digital monsters! Get ready, because the Turtles are back from the future, back in action, and back to the sewers!" [cite web |url=http://the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com/2008/09/back-to-sewer.html | title= Back to the sewer! |accessdate=2008-09-15 |publisher=the-5th-turtle.blogspot.com ]Toy solicitations for 2008 also hint that Ch'rell, the Utrom Shredder, will resurface
Three samples of a new opening theme song were announced by 4Kids to be under consideration on February 22nd, with the option for fans to vote on each of the samples and determine an official opening theme song. Six pitches for the theme song were released on February 29th most confirming that the Shredder will return in some form. Much of the theme lyrics identify him as "Cyber-Shredder". [cite web |url=http://www.4kids.tv/pickatheme|title= TMNT Pick a theme song |accessdate=2008-02-19 |publisher=4kids.tv ] A trailer was released on August 8th.
On September 6th, a sneek peek of the season's opening episode was featured on 4Kids official website. The footage reveals that the Turtles return from the future after Michelangelo coaxes Viral into assisting them. However, the Turtles discover they have been sent back a year or so later from when they had left, and also bear witness to a near future where a war has broken out between The Utrom Shredder and the original Tengu Shredder. Viral, desperate for energy after being depleted in battle, taps into the present day's network systems, but is overtaken by a Foot Ninja computer code, transforming her body and mind into The Cyber-Shredder.
It is later revealed that Cyber-Shredder is a digital back-up of Ch'rell's memories from prior to his attempted departure from Earth in the third season finale.
List of Episodes
References
External links
* [http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/newsynopses07.htm Season Seven Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website]
* [http://www.tv.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2003/show/11995/episode_guide.html?season=7&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;6 Episode list with synopses at TV.com]
* [http://www.4kids.tv/show/tmntsewer/episodes 4Kids TV Official TMNT: Back to the Sewer episode guide]
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