The new Go-Bo- I mean, TRANSFORMERS cartoon...
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KingOfDoma - Guess Who It Is?
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The new Go-Bo- I mean, TRANSFORMERS cartoon...
by KingOfDoma » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:35 pm
Dear lord. They need to fire Bumblebee's VA RIGHT NOW...
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by FF Fanatic 80 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:00 pm
You know damn well if you were a wee kiddie, you'd think it was totally awesome. =(
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PriamNevhausten - Holy Order of the Crimson Ballpoint
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by PriamNevhausten » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:20 pm
It's true. I'm a little upset, though, that they went with the now-overused disproportional Superman-body thing with the huge chest and the dinky waist. Granted, the waists on the Transformers (or at least, Optimus) were smaller than their torso widths, but not nearly to that extent. Part of what I loved about Transformers were they were robots that looked like robots, complete with the squareness and everything.
Alas, it is a new age, and if the new generation approves then so be it. Not that we have a lot of right to complain--for the love of God, watch the original Transformers movie sometime and you will be enlightened.
Alas, it is a new age, and if the new generation approves then so be it. Not that we have a lot of right to complain--for the love of God, watch the original Transformers movie sometime and you will be enlightened.
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"Anything that might be of interest to Slitscan. Which is to say, anything that might be of interest to Slitscan's audience. Which is best visualized as a vicious, lazy, profoundly ignorant, perpetually hungry organism craving the warm god-flesh of the anointed. Personally I like to imagine something the size of a baby hippo, the color of a week-old boiled potato, that lives by itself, in the dark, in a double-wide on the outskirts of Topeka. It's covered with eyes and it sweats constantly. The sweat runs into those eyes and makes them sting. It has no mouth, Laney, no genitals, and can only express its mute extremes of murderous rage and infantile desire by changing the channels on a universal remote. Or by voting in presidential elections."
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Deeum - Posts: 2109
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by Deeum » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:35 am
PriamNevhausten wrote:IPart of what I loved about Transformers were they were robots that looked like robots, complete with the squareness and everything.
The new cartoon is clearly based upon a future where metal can bend like rubber. Truly a wonderful advancement in technology!
I saw the trailer in David Willis' blog a couple of days ago. I actually.. kinda like it. I'll probably watch a episode or two to see if I really like it or not.
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by Justice Augustus » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:24 am
The animation style is...not terrible, but I don't find it visually pleasing either. I think its success will depend mostly on the quality of the writing.
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by PriamNevhausten » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:52 am
Heh. Hehehe. Hehehehehehahaha!
You said "the success will depend upon the quality of the writing." *snrk!*
I think that just like the old series, this one will be largely a vehicle to sell the toys. A lot of times, kids just don't care about the story--adults talk a lot, and talking is boring. More action and shooting and fighting and flashy stuff means more engagement for the kids. All the story that is needed is "these guys are bad, these other guys are good, they have a fight."
You said "the success will depend upon the quality of the writing." *snrk!*
I think that just like the old series, this one will be largely a vehicle to sell the toys. A lot of times, kids just don't care about the story--adults talk a lot, and talking is boring. More action and shooting and fighting and flashy stuff means more engagement for the kids. All the story that is needed is "these guys are bad, these other guys are good, they have a fight."
"You haven't told me what I'm looking for."
"Anything that might be of interest to Slitscan. Which is to say, anything that might be of interest to Slitscan's audience. Which is best visualized as a vicious, lazy, profoundly ignorant, perpetually hungry organism craving the warm god-flesh of the anointed. Personally I like to imagine something the size of a baby hippo, the color of a week-old boiled potato, that lives by itself, in the dark, in a double-wide on the outskirts of Topeka. It's covered with eyes and it sweats constantly. The sweat runs into those eyes and makes them sting. It has no mouth, Laney, no genitals, and can only express its mute extremes of murderous rage and infantile desire by changing the channels on a universal remote. Or by voting in presidential elections."
--Colin Laney and Kathy Torrance, William Gibson's Idoru
"Anything that might be of interest to Slitscan. Which is to say, anything that might be of interest to Slitscan's audience. Which is best visualized as a vicious, lazy, profoundly ignorant, perpetually hungry organism craving the warm god-flesh of the anointed. Personally I like to imagine something the size of a baby hippo, the color of a week-old boiled potato, that lives by itself, in the dark, in a double-wide on the outskirts of Topeka. It's covered with eyes and it sweats constantly. The sweat runs into those eyes and makes them sting. It has no mouth, Laney, no genitals, and can only express its mute extremes of murderous rage and infantile desire by changing the channels on a universal remote. Or by voting in presidential elections."
--Colin Laney and Kathy Torrance, William Gibson's Idoru
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