To each his own indeed. A movieverse cast and having Bay associated with production would give a cartoon series a MUCH wider audience and potentially, credibility - particularly with a slightly older crowd. People can say whatever they want about how much they hate him, but everything the guy touches becomes a blockbuster. Over and over again.

However, I'm less interested in who is behind it than I am the style and tone. You can still be a kids show and be somewhat serious in nature. I thought TFA's writing was often outstanding... if they could have cut 2/3 of the silly, I'd probably count it among my favorites.

Good or bad (depending on one's perspective), this is the final answer at the end of the balance sheet. I'd like to see a well-written movieverse cartoon that follows the events of TF2 and leads up to TF3, with Movie/Classics/Universe-style characters.

 

Just wait for Botcon, or if they don't reveal it ther, the San Francisco Comic-Con.

 

I don't think it's weird at all. Right now Hasbro's juggling three lines under the TF banner, Animated, Universe, and ROTF. While Universe and Animated are being phased out, they're still on shelves, and promoting a new property might take interest away from their sales. Also, ROTF toys will be around for a long time (just look at the lifespan of the movie 1 toys) and will be the brand's big money-maker for the next year.

That said, I am interested in seeing what's next. Transformers is a hugely popular brand right now, and Hasbro's really been making the most of the brand's rich heritage over the past year. I'm confident that the next phase won't disappoint, though ours is a fickle fandom.

 

I hope not

 

when is botcon?

 

Eh, I'll be spending a lot this year. I don't want to have to save up for then.

We'll find out when we get there. Well obviously before then, but we haven't even gotten to ROTF yet. We've got time, and right now I'm stuck in the present.

 

May 28th.

 

Well, Bay did make the Island. But Spielberg made AI, and Will Smith starred in I, Robot. Everyone is forgiven a gaffe or two. Your point that he's a successful guy with a (mostly) good eye for action is spot on.

And a bayverse cartoon might give the movie more staying power in the younger audience. I keep coming up with questions on how well that venture would work though: Would Bay be directly involved? Would he or Hasbro want a direct movie run-up, or would it just be filler? How well do the movie designs degrade to animated versions? As Hasbro, would you want 2 toylines with almost entirely redundant characters with the same alternate modes?

From my personal view, TF: Animated is written as well as any other TF show/movie preceding it in the US (can't say about the Japanese shows, I'm watching them now). It's no sillier than the first season of Beast Wars, and the premise is handled as well, if not better, than G1 episodes where Seaspray turned into a mer-man or Warpath was a medieval knight.

While I'd personally rather Animated just continued on...if we're getting a new show/toyline, I'd hope for a new concept and not a movieverse continuation.

 

QUESTION: If CN was so hesitant in a third season, then why would they end season two with Sari seeing wires coming out of her arm?  


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Sigh. Sad panda face. Cinderella was right; you really don't know what you got...

Thanks for the long response; what you described sort of follows what I imagined.

And I completely agree with Hasbro's move with Discovery Kids. It's good sense all around.

Do you know what CN owns as far as creative rights? Does Wyatt own the designs, does Hasbro, etc? And what happens to any print media versions from here on out?

 

You make great points. The only places I can take exception are in the fact that I enjoyed the Island, AI, and I Robot.  

 

Don't assume the bigwigs and bean counters know or care about what the story is doing. Shows end/get cancelled on season cliff-hangers all the time.

 

  I guess we won't be starting a movie club anytime soon. At least we both like Transformers, good enough for me.

 

Twin Peaks for example.

That ending REALLLLLLLY bugged the hell out of me...What happened next???? You can't leave Agent Cooper possesed by Bob, Noooooooooo.

Ahem yes, cliffhangers happen even if a series gets cancelled

 

not to name names...Justice Leauge Unlimited...Jericho...every Joss Whedon show on FOX...different situations, yes, but all of those stories eventually got resolved in movies, comics, and "forced" renewal by means of peanuts.

I have faith that Animated will continue SOMEHOW. Jus' sayin'.

 

I figured they had to be some statute of limitations on it since it was all Hasbro IP involved. I didn't know Hasbro was paying for all the production costs; that might mean nothing, or everything. Best case scenario would still be a one-two year window where no one could touch it. And it would take an extreme amount of support to get Hasbro to reconsider new development on Animated in 2011-2012.

Unless Hasbro left any wiggle room for direct-to-DVD ventures in the contract... or has a clause to buy the rights from CN within xx time period.

Ah well. Probably just wishful thinking.

IDW should just ink Isenberg to a deal and continue the storylines.

And what's Wyatt's next project? Consider me interested in whatever he tries next.

---To the OP, sorry to hijack the thread. Whatever we get next, if it's handled even half as well as Animated, I won't be worried.