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animated toy hopes and fears

Postby microclone » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:57 am

as a toy line runs through time it of course can change. what are your hopes and fears for the animated line? this kind of ties in with the animation itself.

My hopes: a continuation of the appearence of solid recognisable new mould characters from the animation as toys and no repaints of characters NOT in the animation like the movie line.

The continuation of this line for the next couple of years atleast, looks like we have about 25 toys already in the wings but hopefully more to come.

return of old characters and some new ones.

My fears:opposite of the above, ie repaints of non animation characters. The development of new toys that are over detailed (ie more is not better) which inevitably afflicts modern design series of almost anything!
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby Tekka » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:04 am

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I want repaints. =( I know I definitely want my Skywarp repaint anyway. :P

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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby Nekoman » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:36 am

Motto: "Think for yourself, and think hard."
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My hopes: That it fails horribly, the show gets canceled and Hasbro gives us something better.

My fears: That it gets a second season.
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Postby Counterpunch » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:42 am

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Nekoman wrote:My hopes: That it fails horribly, the show gets canceled and Hasbro gives us something better.

My fears: That it gets a second season.


Second season is alreay in pre-production or production.

It will have a second season and it will do very well.
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby Dr. Z » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:03 pm

HOPES

More new show characters.
Other combiners.
Bigger gimmicky toys (ultra/leader/supreme).

FEARS

Non-show repaints.
Non-Animated molds from previous lines sold in Animated packaging.
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby Nekoman » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:14 pm

Motto: "Think for yourself, and think hard."
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Counterpunch wrote:
Nekoman wrote:My hopes: That it fails horribly, the show gets canceled and Hasbro gives us something better.

My fears: That it gets a second season.


Second season is alreay in pre-production or production.

It will have a second season and it will do very well.

Well now all I have to say is, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO My lIfe IS pAin! WHy HaSbro maKe mOOre bAd toYs? ME no lik AnziMated!
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby microclone » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:59 pm

Tekka wrote:I want repaints. =( I know I definitely want my Skywarp repaint anyway. :P

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actually i should have clarified, repaints of those toys that are core repaint figures, like SW and TC doesnt worry me to much as long as the heads change AND they are in the animation. What i dont want to see are repaints for teh sake of it, ie a red BB as cliffjumper and no CJ in teh animation, why? well, more toys is good toys yes?? well not if repaints clog shelves and reduce interesting new output.
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby microclone » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:04 pm

Dr. Z wrote:HOPES

More new show characters.
Other combiners.
Bigger gimmicky toys (ultra/leader/supreme).

FEARS

Non-show repaints.
Non-Animated molds from previous lines sold in Animated packaging.


I second that (non animated moulds) I hate it when hasbro does that, like the crappy/average cybertron/energon moulds into the movie line, sure its more toys for kids but i reckon it stifles innovation by simply allowing the lazy way out. Im not sure that will happen with animation, im not sure its creators will cheapen or dilute the essence of the show/toys, well i hope not anyway.

what i waant to see is an honest to goodness cartoon/toy tie in where character is all and $$ sucking repaints are seen as cheap.
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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby City Commander » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:05 pm

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Nekoman wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Nekoman wrote:My hopes: That it fails horribly, the show gets canceled and Hasbro gives us something better.

My fears: That it gets a second season.


Second season is alreay in pre-production or production.

It will have a second season and it will do very well.

Well now all I have to say is, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO My lIfe IS pAin! WHy HaSbro maKe mOOre bAd toYs? ME no lik AnziMated!



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Re: animated toy hopes and fears

Postby microclone » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:06 pm

Nekoman wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Nekoman wrote:My hopes: That it fails horribly, the show gets canceled and Hasbro gives us something better.

My fears: That it gets a second season.


Second season is alreay in pre-production or production.

It will have a second season and it will do very well.

Well now all I have to say is, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO My lIfe IS pAin! WHy HaSbro maKe mOOre bAd toYs? ME no lik AnziMated!


luckily animation dislikers seem in a minority now.
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