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News Credits: 767 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:01 pm

Red Leder at TFW2005 has posted something very very scare for UK Animated fans :-(

News Credits: 241 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:08 pm

It's a rumor you know? Frankly, I'm not surprised because it ends sooner than expected, more because it seems to end *this* soon! :shock:

News Credits: 5 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:11 pm

I wonder how much of this is down to it taking such a ridiculous length of time for the toys to hit our shores? So many people who would have bought the stuff have got pissed off waiting and imported it. That's without going into the price differences between the UK and USA...

Oh, and having the show on a channel people might see would help.

News Credits: 2 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:11 pm

Once again the UK fails its fans. But what were we expecting? Not advertising it and putting the cartoon on a channel nobody watches didn't help. A little advertising would have gone a long way to help this series succeed.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:38 pm

ODB's Know my opinion on animated so don't really care

News Credits: 5 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:43 pm

That's kinda shortsighted, Electron. We already shafted with regard to exclusives, now Hasbro UK are looking at not even bothering with mainline stuff. What makes you think this won't carry on to the next TF line?

They really dropped the ball on this, given how visible the brand was following the movie.

News Credits: 14 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:46 pm

I would not be surprised if other countries follow suit. Considering how poorly Animated Figures are selling.

My Wal-mart just can't move Animated.

Soundwave, Grimlock, etc.. have yet to be put on pegs because Prowl and Lockdown are clogging them. I probably counted no less 25 Prowls on the pegs and about 15 Lockdowns.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:56 pm

Sledge wrote:That's kinda shortsighted, Electron. We already shafted with regard to exclusives, now Hasbro UK are looking at not even bothering with mainline stuff. What makes you think this won't carry on to the next TF line?

They really dropped the ball on this, given how visible the brand was following the movie.

you blaming me? OJ

yeh granted we've been shafted due to exclusives, and animated is a main line item so technically, whts next even hasbro UK know TF's are one of there best selling products, not like there gonna pack up and leave

maybe they'll focus on sum other lines? maybe universe sells alot better then we know

but sounds like hasbro UK are giving up on us

News Credits: 5 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:00 pm

Yes, it's all YOUR fault, Electron.

Nah, just saying that this could be bad news for more than the Animated line.

News Credits: 387 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:09 pm

Didn’t I say one time in a thread this line would do poorly? Sorry for the fans of it, but it would seem I’m not far off.

The toys are nearing cancellation in the UK, most say they’re clogging shelves in their areas, season three’s still not green lit, no Omega Supreme in the works…

I sure can’t say things are looking good for this one.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:11 pm

is there an official statement? or hasbro to lazy to give us a half arsed answer

News Credits: 2 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:14 pm

I don't think there's anything official yet, and I don't really expect one. I'm sure we'll find out if nothing else turns up in stores.

It is a supreme class shame because Animated is one of the best cartoons we have had in a long long time, and I don't want to see it go down the tubes because of Hasbro's failure to sufficiently market the toys.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:24 pm

you should hit the streets with bill boards

or the ODB can meet up in black and balaclavas, and raid TF's main competition?

theres my 2 cents

News Credits: 4 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:22 pm

Electron wrote:you should hit the streets with bill boards

or the ODB can meet up in black and balaclavas, and raid TF's main competition?

theres my 2 cents

On occasion I've been known to take good TFs down from high pegs and redistribute them to better and more prominent locations. The sooner they shift that stuff, the sooner they can get more in. That's just another way I do my bit to support the franchise. :-B

It's unfortunate that TF:A isn't doing great in the UK, but it's really all down to the failure to get the cartoon on a channel where it can reach an audience. If they can get it to the point where it can be syndicated onto mainstream channels, things should pick up.

News Credits: 972 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:40 pm

In what would be a heavy blow for our UK counterparts, it appears that the Transformers: Animated line may come to a close far earlier than anticipated.

Red Leader of the TFW Boards has posted:

I recieved a phone call from one of my suppliers this afternoon with regard to the Transformers Animated line, many retailers have wave 4.5 on pre-order from Hasbro, this includes Swoop, Sentinel Prime etc, the bad news is that I recieved a warning that the line may be cancelled before wave 4.5 and not to offer pre-orders for the figures.

As yet there has been no official confirmation, or denial from Hasbro. If and When there is Seibertron.com will let you know.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:42 pm

Will the UK ever get a dinobot Swoop!?

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:05 pm

WHAT!!!

What do you guys mean "no body watches it or the channel" I myself watch spongebob and fairly odd parents evry day aswell as squeezing some american chopper in (i love mikey)and Avatar but that is NOT the subjest.

On the matter, i recently said i did get two voyager figs from my local tesco for £9 each, this may mean they are feeling light hearted or they may be clearing. there no deluxe or any stars wars. they be extending the self barrier for Wall-E.

But dear god please dont cut us off! for once ive nearlly like the cybertron defence team, nearly got all the dinobots and yes! my very first dinobots of all. im enjoying the experience of having a grimlock, snarl and HOPEFULLY a Swoop.

I do hope this is a rumour or hasbro dose change its mind
"because what am i going to spend my money on"
might start buying Gobots or roadbots.

and i do want to start seeing soundwave on the shelves or in back at argos + swoop eventally, sentinal prime and blackarcnia which should be here?

but some good dose come out of this, i may be able to restart collecting my micron legends and galaxy force figs.

after all that i havnt place any emotions in, i feel empty.
I KNOW
ill add my best and most used emotion, i love, hes like richard hammond with his peraly whites. :mrgreen:

Please hasbro dont give up on us, for the past 5 years there been no good toy lines, and when you finally get and make something good, you shun us away! :evil:

please seibertron find out!!

News Credits: 1 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:22 pm

For f**ks sake Hasbro UK....

You finally get you arse to gether, to distribute ugly ass toys for a film that wasnt very good, then when they bring something transformery that is good, you decide to well and truly drop the ball again.

Im very close to giving up and just orderign the waves from BBTS, cuase this is rediculous.

You dont want my business, fine, I wont give it to you, there's more than one way to snag a tf.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:24 pm

could it be to make room for an other TF seires? cus the classics are a big hit. right? they might get their own show. out with the new in with the good and old

or i could be wrong and transformers all around the world could stop being made. just throwing it out there

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:25 pm

My question would be "Why?"

Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:26 pm

Hardly surprising really, a damn shame, but hardly surprising. After going without a show, then with one but on a premium channel, no advertising of any kind, a lack of shelf space at many of the big retailer, the popularity of the movie and so on and so on this line more than any previously unsuccessful in the UK TF line really didn't have a cat in hells chance. I'm surprised the UK got any Aminated figures at all TBQH!

Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:26 pm

could it be to make room for an other TF seires? cus the classics are a big hit. right? they might get their own show. out with the new in with the good and old

or i could be wrong and transformers all around the world could stop being made. just throwing it out there

pRedimus wrote:For f**ks sake Hasbro UK....

You finally get you arse to gether, to distribute ugly ass toys for a film that wasnt very good, then when they bring something transformery that is good, you decide to well and truly drop the ball again.

Im very close to giving up and just orderign the waves from BBTS, cuase this is rediculous.

You dont want my business, fine, I wont give it to you, there's more than one way to snag a tf.

yeah! i if this is true and i happens inthe states i will just get my tfs of ebay, bbts, action hq and some other site im sure :APPLAUSE: