I guess it could be considered true that the fans had major input in the making of this film... if you completely ignore all the dedicated fanboards and only count Bay fans and the 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is totally underrated and your puerile namecalling is the pinnacle of high humor, Mr. Murphy' crowd that posts on his board as 'hardcore fans'.
1Big\"F\"ingRayOfSunshine wrote:
Exactly, what is the point of 25 years of canon if it is nothing but different universes and alternate timelines that rewrites itself as it see fit. Between the old marvel comic, the cartoon, the newer stuff there is no canon but merely origins and deaths that fit in with the current storyline at the time. People want to cry and whine because its different and the quote of "people fear change" is an ideal example of how a lot of the fandom is acting, a lot of people have had change of hearts and some are still adament but no matter who made the movie and who did the designs someone will always complain about something.
Edit: Theres a reason "they" are writing movies and "we" are on websites dissecting their every decision.
The canon of the G1 cartoon and various comics differed, true, but the overall premise and characters (including their general appearance) remained the same. Yes, the post Beast-Wars lines are all alternate universe but does anyone above the age of 13 really hold either the cartoon or the comic Armada/Energon/Cybertron series in as high regard as the G1 tie-ins? Is there even an Armada/Energon comic anymore?
It's like, if a Gundam movie initially declared to be UC is made and when it turns out to be a mix of Seed and G-Gundam, going "look, it's Gundam, it's constantly changed over the years with different canons and universes, get over it".
Also, Family Circus, Fusco Brothers, and Garfield still run in the paper every day in spite of the fact that Garfield hasn't been funny for at least as long as I've been alive and Family Circus and Fusco Brothers have never been. Is there a reason Bill Keane writes comic strips and I don't? Maybe, but either way Family Circus still sucks.