Is the animated line done for good?

TFfan08 · 02-25-2009, 03:52 PM

Well, Its Transformers ROTF toys time.

Ravenxl7 · 02-25-2009, 03:54 PM

It was bad enough when we heard that it would end with Season 3, but it's been getting worse ever since. I've been hoping that the exact opposite of what we've been hearing will happen, but it's getting more doubtful every day. Hasbro should really come out and say something. If we're going to hear the demise of one of the best, imo, TF shows ever made, than we should at least hear it from them. This pretty much makes the little bit of info we got from the NYTF completely false. At this rate I'll be lucky to find Waspinator and maybe the Shockwave repaint. This is going to make watching Season 3 even harder. This reminds me of the cake in Portal...THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!.......

Edit: Yeah, I'm overreacting to this rumor, but I needed to get that out of my system.

Ktulu · 02-25-2009, 03:58 PM

I hear the heavy winds of a barren wasteland, distant crying, and way, way back...some nasally voice yelling "HASBLOWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwww"

I am sad in the pants now

TriBlurr · 02-25-2009, 04:00 PM

Interest is movie figures.......................................fading....fading.......

Bumblejazz · 02-25-2009, 04:00 PM

So does this mean we won't be getting Arcee? That's the one Animated toy I've been looking forward to the most.

Laser_Optimus · 02-25-2009, 04:02 PM

Yeah, this news has got me bummed bad. I want to at least be excited for the third season of the show (as it sounds like it's going to be awesome), but with the toy line seemingly being canceled and all... I don't know if I want to bother now.

It also grates on my nerves that, once again, a G1 accurate Arcee will be denied to the fandom...

Ktulu · 02-25-2009, 04:06 PM

Maybe I should finally buy that Safeguard set I've been passing up

Thundershot · 02-25-2009, 04:07 PM

wow.... that's depressing. I had better find Waspinator before this starts to get worse.... *mutters to self*

There's no way I'm supporting the movie figures this time....

Lumpy · 02-25-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GrimlockAutobot

After reading this thread, It just occurred to me that this may not be Hasbro's fault. In 2007, retailers wanted all things Movie-related after they saw how successful the first waves were.

What if it's the retailers who are causing Hasbro to cancel the Animated cartoon and toyline? For example, if they have "X" amount of space in their stores for TFs merchandise what if the retailers are the ones who want it all devoted to ROTF? What if they told hasbro that they're no longer going to support (i.e. buy.) the Animated line?

If that was the case, Hasbro had to make a decision. They can't continue a cartoon without a toyline and if retailers didn't want it anymore and instead wanted to devote all of their money and shelfspace to ROTF, this is what might have caused the premature death of TF: Animated.

If this is true and retailers no longer wanting Animated is what caused it's death then damn you Wal-mart and Target and any other massive retailer!!

QFT

and isn't this still just a rumor? why are people acting like the internet just kicked their mom? lets wait til we hear some more stuff...they just showed a few animated figures at toyfair, so its probably not DOA just yet...

Human Beastbox · 02-25-2009, 04:09 PM

If this is the end for Animated, so be it. Like most awesome things, it was never long for this world, I guess.