AllNewSuperRobot wrote:By the same token, if anything other continuities were more diverse with the roster. G1 would throw the spotlight on Carnivac, the blood feud between Swoop and Divebomb etc
Other than Prime/Megatron, both Beast Wars and Unicron Trilogy were new casts. There comes a point, wherein trying to appease an often petulant first generation fanbase, you need to realise they aren't a majority. The Geewunners didn't spend millions on Bayformers. They don't buy all the toys, video games etc
They are a loud minority.
Listen to them, sure. But don't let a series more that 30 years old be dictated by them. As I've said before, Mattel learned that lesson the hard way with He-Man's last revival.
Randomhero wrote:I have and will argue they already did remake G1. It was called Transformers Animated. People hate it when I say that when I say and disagree because they hated it but Animated is the closest to a G1 remake we’ll ever get that until cyberverse comes out and proves what hasbro claimed which is intended to be a G1 like series
because that’s when they’ve completely run out of ideas.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:because that’s when they’ve completely run out of ideas.
Exactly. The only reason why Transformers (and TMNT, for that matter) has been able to outlive other 80's contemporaries is because they move with the times. There is a part of the fanbase that needs to learn to let go of 1984 and move into 2018. Likewise HasTak need to stop pandering to them to the extent that they do. It's why, as you said before with my question, I don't like to compare continuities.
The way I see it, when it comes to all characterisation, that was then, this is now.
Randomhero wrote:G1 fans are spoiled pretty well.
ZeroWolf wrote:It's funny about the discussion about redoing g1, when they show off pictures of the new toys for the next generations line and it's g1 again this is another reason I'll miss mtmte and ll, because they tried to do something different, it wasn't for everyone but at least it wasn't beating a dead horse called g1 toon.
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:On the Lost Light topic, I cannot help but agree with Rodimus. He had a good Andy run, but then MTMTE sort of kept oscillating him and could not keep a rhythm.
I do however think IDW has done great justice to Trailbreaker, Cyclonus, Whirl, Swerve, and Tailgate. 3 practically no ones, a season 1 guy few people really appreciate or like, and Cyclonus. They killed Cyclonus and Whirl, they really did.
I'll tell you what though, I think the most controversial character, in a bad way, from IDW was Star Saber though. Squeaky clean to mass murderer in the name of religion. That pissed a ton of people off
Randomhero wrote:I know it’s not a popular opinion but I really want the brand to take time off from autobots and Decepticons. I was like 10-11 when Beast Wars happened and it was maximals vs Predacons then Maximals vs vehicons and I was blown away. “Where’s the autobots? Where’s the Decepticons? That guy has Optimus Primes face but it’s a bat and that guy is named megatron and he’s an alligator! What is this?” And I loved it! And yes beast wars was totally new and of course G1 got snuck in here and there but it was different! I still remember the day I went into a store and saw RID prowl, sideburn and x-brawn and said “what are these?! That’s an autobot symbol!!!” I was 15 or 16 and that was nostalgia. I was like “alright they’re back!”
It felt good to be in 2001 and see an autobot logo on a toy. That feeling will never come back but boy I’d embrace it if we got a new line that introduced some new factions and new heroes and villains. Never happen because brand recognition is a requirement now and the majority would hate it but I’d love it.
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