youbastards Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Nickelodeon now owns 100% of the TMNT rights. Who knows, Eastman may have some influence with the Nickelodeon higher-ups, but he isn't making those types of decisions. From my understanding, he sold all of his ownership to Peter Laird a while back, and then it was Laird who sold the whole shebang to Nickelodeon for approximately $60 million. Maybe Digger could just get a loan from his buddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks yb .....my theory is therefore negated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Digger_T._MeschAppears to be quite the cool, detached account of his history and accomplishments, no doubt written by an unaffiliated third party. Edited February 5, 2014 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 someone needs to edit that wiki page to include all the details regarding funding Agent88 and his subsequent vanishing act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpiderX Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 someone needs to edit that wiki page to include all the details regarding funding Agent88 and his subsequent vanishing act. Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) someone needs to edit that wiki page to include all the details regarding funding Agent88 and his subsequent vanishing act. Done Lol Edited February 5, 2014 by Mattallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpiderX Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 They already deleted the edit. Gotta love Wiki-shit. Here's what I wrote: UnfortunatelyDigger's legacy as the creator of Minimates has been forever tarnished. Whilepromoting his Agent 88 kickstarter he appealed to the Minimate community with Minimaterewards in exchange for contributing to the kickstarter. He went as far to opena dialog on the Minimate Multiverse, the most prominent Minimate website on thenet, to encourage members to give him money in exchange for exclusive Minimates.Shortly after the kickstarter campaign was completed and successful, Diggerceased communicating with the members. With the kickstarter ending August 2012,the rewards were supposed to be fulfilled March 2013. As of February 2014 theyhave not been sent out and Digger has not responded to multiple communications.In fact Diamond Select has yet to hear from Digger as well in regards toproducing the Minimates. There is an impending lawsuit from the kickstarterbackers to try and recover their money, as they were fraudulently deceived byDigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Maybe a bit heavy handed. Perhaps a subtler technique may have slipped by. "In keeping with his nomadic lifestyle, the rewards of Agent 88 still have not appeared two years later." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 well im still at it, I Recently sent out messages via Facebook to some of the actors involved in A88 "Hello, Are you aware thatthe people that gave their hard earned money to fund your film Agent 88through Kickstarter, have yet to receive the rewards they were promisedto get over a year ago, by Digger." Here are some of the replies i got- From Joseph "J.G." Gatt: " I'm sorry to hear that Matt.I wish I could help but I'm not in contact with Digger because I didn'tcare much for his "business ethics". You need to contact Digger Damion Poitier "I was a work for hireperformer and not involved in any capacity with the production end ofthings. Seeing as how this is the first time I am hearing anything likethis I will have to assume it is an anomaly. That being said I would bemore than happy to ask about any such situations and do what I can toresolve them..." and from the writer of A88 William O,Neill: "Matt, I am sorry to hear this. I'll contact the producer and find out what is going on."directly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Or maybe, in fitting with the rest of that write up: "As with other great artists, Digger cannot be held to the same moral or ethical standards as other mere humans. The artistic ends of a genius such as Digger justify any means, including the manipulation of lesser men and women to facilitate the great artist's vision. Any unwarranted whining by plebians who were used to create the live action masterpiece, Agent 88, are thus embarrassing themselves, and only showing how little they truly are when juxtaposed with the brilliant shining star only known as 'Digger.'" Edited February 6, 2014 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattallica Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You write Purty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinoyminimate Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 and from the writer of A88 William O,Neill: "Matt, I am sorry to hear this. I'll contact the producer and find out what is going on." directly." He's married to the producer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Looks like he enjoys posting random and miscellaneous stuff on YouTube, here are some of the gems from his channel. Maybe another route to post regarding Kickstarter? http://youtu.be/nUq_YW0Xbq8 http://youtu.be/adYwOMghn30 Edited February 6, 2014 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) There's nothing random or miscellaneous about that man's art. I think you need to apologize, YB. Many toy industry insiders refer to him as a "Rockstar," you know. Edited February 6, 2014 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Really? It's like he's never seen a grass fire before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 There's nothing random or miscellaneous about that man's art. I think you need to apologize, YB. Many toy industry insiders refer to him as a "Rockstar," you know. Digger, I'm sincerely sorry that you think that is art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 So.... Apparently the Art Books shipped. Now where are the mates!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Why not start a Kickstarter to raise fund for a legal case against Digger! What a minute... why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobsterman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Ha... It keeps getting better. Anyone else get an email from Kickstarter saying their servers got hacked, and customers' email addresses, passwords, etc were compromised? I know that's not directly related to the A88 thing, but as that was the first thing I've kickstarted, it sure didn't help get the bad taste out of my mouth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I had that email . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinoyminimate Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Ha... It keeps getting better. Anyone else get an email from Kickstarter saying their servers got hacked, and customers' email addresses, passwords, etc were compromised? I know that's not directly related to the A88 thing, but as that was the first thing I've kickstarted, it sure didn't help get the bad taste out of my mouth... So Digger now has a 3rd party excuse to delay the shipments even further. "Due a breach in Kickstarter's security, we have lost all your contact info. Please contact us with your mailing info so we can string you along for another 12 months." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessex Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 huh.... well - it's not the minimates, but at least *something* has arrived: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Makes me wonder if those artists were paid for their work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmeaux Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Probably. Most artists take money up front for commissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 They were paid in Minimates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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