AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Immortal Starscream wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Seibertron wrote:This makes me feel bad for the hard working folks at Hasbro and Takara Tomy. No matter what they do ... there's no pleasing all fans. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. The differences in fan opinions is fascinating.
Indeed. I think the only thing that could garner them some more positive feedback is to make something fresh and new again. No nostalgia, no evergreen. Something radically different.
History has proven this idea wrong sadly. In essence most fan-bases in general, not just TF fans, desperately want something new and original... as long as it is also the EXACT same as the original because if you don't you are raping my childhoods its not MY (enter fandom here) etc, etc. death threats, forum tirades.
I'm not talking about cutting off G1 altogether. Too many people within HasTak would never let that die out. Let alone the fans that refuse for any property to be more than nostalgia. But leave them as secondary/collectors lines. Shift away the media focus IE New show/comics/toyline onto a new iteration. At 36 years old, Transformers has legions of fans that have zero connection to G1. Or even the 20th Century itself. Their enjoyment of the franchise shouldn't be locked in an era that is meaningless to them.
That's where that complaint fails at a fundamental level. It's not "your childhood" anymore. It is theirs.
Oh I don't disagree with the sentiment at all. I've been vocal in the past as saying it is time for some new leaders as opposed to always optimus and megs. (kinda also why I have always loved Star Saber so much) Just stating what I have seen time and time again on multiple fan boards, as in typical fan reaction. Fans want new, but they want it to be the same. Some take it very personally. When I said "my childhood" I was quoting fandoms in general, not myself.
I am a geewunner, but if you ask me what I think was the greatest transformers, I will tell you Beast Wars, with Animated and Prime following close behind. though Cyberverse did rock my world... past the first season anyway.
Me, I want new characters and new stories instead of the same old rehash. Not to say that re-imagined versions of my old faves isn't appreciated when done well. As for the generations line as a whole, I have also been vocal in my support of seeing not only beast wars figures, including neo and second, but also the unicron trilogy (despite me not liking most of that one personally) and 2000 R.I.D.
In fact, I am quite surprised we haven't seen more Armada, since that was a line that revitalized the franchise and has a huge fanbase. But then again, I am also surprised to see beastwars as well, since there were rumblings in the not to distant past that some Hasbro execs felt that Beast wars was a mistake. Bottom line though is Hasbro knows it's greater money maker is in G1, so they will feed us that until we collectively get sick from over consumption.