Do you think TF will still be coming out with new toys, comics, tv shows, and movies 60 years from now?

 

Hopefully! I plan on selling my TF collection for my retirement.

 

*In a Looney Tunes voice*

Eeeeh, it's a possibility.

 

What a strange question. I wonder if Batman or Superman fans were asking themselves if those franchises will ever get the age they are now.

 

you never know if tf's stay popular

 

Without a doubt.

 

I thought TFs were gone when I first saw BW. Hasbro went through all the stupid sh*t they could've invented (BW, pretenders, micromasters, actionmasters, minicons) and the franchise is still here.

The world will end before TFs are completely forgotten by society.

 

hopefully they don't go the way of "Speed Racer"

 

Before I answer I need to ask some important Health Questions, followed by a invasive, yet gentile physical examination.

 

I think they will. Just sometimes they might to change it up some to keep new fans coming. Sooner or later in the future they might have to try something new again. Something without the Autobots or Decepticons to keep the series going with a fresh feeling every now and then.

 

I could think of a ton of cartoons that a far more obscure and have had less of an impact on people's childhoods than Speed Racer.

And I liked that movie from a couple years ago.

Anyway. About TF survival-

It could last for decades. Probably will. I personally think it'll live longer in Japan than it will here however. They've kept true to G1, while the American market is always after the new thing. And shows like Tetsujin28 and Astro Boy prove that a cartoon series can have longevity and keep its appeal in the Japanese market while changing very little through the decades.

 

I think so.

 

It all depends. How confident are you about the possibility of your lasting sixty more years?

 

Not at all, I'd be well over 100!  

 

25 years is exceptionally good for any toy/media franchise.

Also, as technology improves, so does the quality of the toys. If they can go the distance, you just know that remote-controlled, self-transforming toys will come to pass.

Hopefully with the Noise.

- Coeloptera

 

No, I don't. I think it's highly, highly unlikely. Things that last that long as exceptionally rare. For every Batman or Superman there's 20 Gasoline Alleys, which was a cultural phenomenon in its prime in the 1930s but is now largely relegated to only being known by comic strip historians.

I do think it'll be remembered by some people, but that's really a different question. As far as new products consistently kept on toy shelves in the latter part of this century, no.

 

I think the one thing we've seen in the past 20-30 years is a greater willingness to accept (or re-accept) new launches of old franchises/ideas, especially specific licenses. Sure, we might not see transformers the entire time we're around, and 60-70 years from now they might not be plastic toys, but a virtual simulation shell someone can jack into, but I think sooner or later, someone will try to revive the brand, if only because it managed to survive this long before.

 

I think it might be like Doctor Who. Immensely popular early on, stumbled a little in its later years, went away for a bit, came back more popular than ever, but dividing the original fanbase significantly.

I'm sure Transformers will be the same way. It might go away again. It hopefully will keep going strong for years and years to come. But ultimately it will revive and reignite, because while there are many imitators, Transformers like Doctor Who are the only series of their kind - the only ones with that unique blend of qualities that make them what they are.

 

Well i dunno way technology is going now we could be seing ideas put forward in transformers used in real robotics.