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IGN: I don’t know if you’ve heard of cynical people on the Internet, but they do exist. You know that some adult fans will say, “Oh, they’re going to make it a total kid thing now. It’s going to just be for kids!” What would you say to that, as far as the balance you’re looking to strike?
Orci: I would say that clever wit always makes it something more adult. I think the look of it, you may find, is more kid-friendly. But we certainly don’t intend to be any less entertaining or any less Transformers. But there is a little bit of truth to that. I won’t deny that also, yes, we’re trying to make sure that younger kids who really love Transformers aren’t put off by its intensity.
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Eat my ass funpub.
Burn wrote:And this is for taking Nemesis Maximo seriously.
*high fives Silly in the face*
carytheone wrote:I can't be assed to do any better right now.
MINDVVIPE wrote:....GRAAAHHH!!!!!!![]()
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Just kidding. Although its too bad it will be less intense. I felt Animated was pretty intense even for its cartoony look, so hopefully he means that loosely.
Bouncy X wrote:i don't get this trend lately of having cartoons last 2 or 3 seasons and then end them...only to have a new "version" start up shortly after. whats wrong with cartoons lasting 5 to 10 seasons like any normal show?
like in this case in particular, it was apparently a well performing and obviously well received show so why end it? and when end it so prematurely with a half season and then a movie? why not at least give it a full season like the first two? and this seems to have happened to all the Transformers show that have come since G1.
EagleBot13 wrote:I think people are reading to much into this. No were dose it say that any past transformers cartoons were "too intense". I think that they are just trying to make sure people know that it will be "kid friendly". I mean,transformers are supposed to be for kids. Right?
Metrosuplex wrote:The problem is that Prime is considered too intense for kids. As many have said, "what's so intense?"
I can answer that: remember the train robbery episode with the introduction of Mech and Silas? I bought the book adaptation (for kids) and it completely removed Mech from the episode. There you go: human villains in a robot cartoon is TOO INTENSE.
I think the big problem is how badly TMNT is kicking Prime's @$$. Kids talk about TMNT and buy the toys; not so with Prime. Those toys mostly go to adult collectors, and Hasbro is clearly more interested in kids (look at their abysmal MP releases compared to Takara).
The new cartoon will aim to capture kids like TMNT has, and I , quite frankly, hope it fails. Hasbro refuses to acknowledge its core demographics and I find hubris leads to inevitable failure. Or pride comes before the fall.
TMNT is a tough horse to beat; but if Prime toy sales have floundered, Hasbro can either try to get the kiddies again (as is happening now) OR they could consider tailoring the product to their real customers. To put it simply: imagine the sales potential of a TF line with characters we want, rather than a billion variations of BB and Optimus.
I'll be shocked if new TF doesn't pimp the hell out of BB and Optimus: clearly Prime failed in that regard specifically, Hasbro could say.
njb902 wrote:
Kids are their real customers.
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