Talk:Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation/@comment-39237084-20190423182756

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation was #1 for it's Time Slot and Children Programming. So the show was going over great. Just Saban/Fox did not get the product money. Even though they signed on for Season 2, they cancelled it without letting Mirage or the actors know, until their fall line up was annouced. All March-May everyone was trying to find out why filming did not start yet.

Yes the show was filmed in Canada, it was filmed in Vancouver, BC. The original subway set was transported up to the studio in Canada where it was put back together for filming. There's many filming locations through Vancouver that was used, but none more than the alley and studio space that they had. In one scene Raphael is even claiming out of a real sewer that was halfway filled with real sewer water.

Not sure where the rumors of April being in Season 2 is coming from. Though I do remember hearing often at the time that Casey Jones was going to be in Season 2. Season 2 was ordered in January 1998.

A bit of a fact about the Power Ranger cross over. While Saban did get it in their contract with Mirage that they can do a crossover, Mirage was suppose to approve the script. But Mirage never saw the script, so when it was going to air on TV not even Mirage was sure it was going to be the Ninja Turtles on Power Rangers. They did not use any of the actors from the Next Mutation for that crossover either. It is the only time you hear the Next Mutation costumes say Cowabunga.

The fandom at the time of the show airing was active on a Dalnet chatroom and the TMNT-L email subscription list. They were mostly supportive of the Next Mutation. Fans even took on the nicknames of Venus De'Milo, Bing, Bonesteel and other characters. Quoting the episodes and discussing the show weekly.