Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Black Hat wrote:I'm cautiously optimistic.
Skritz wrote:Black Hat wrote:I'm cautiously optimistic.
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
I was referring to the amount of product, not the quality or perceived accuracy.LE0KING wrote:ScottyP wrote:The Movie universe has been spoiled with product going on 13 years now with only very short breaks. My theory is that this isn't how its fans will react when it eventually (doesn't yet!) looks like the future of Movie products is just a MPM twice a year. I'm being overly and unfairly general with this, but I think Movie-verse fans are the "spoiled children" in our hobby in for a rude awakening when these things get a proper reboot and Hasbro moves on. At that point, welcome to the club - we have Mini-Con faction symbol shaped cookies, RiD 2001 on VHS but no VCR, and the tears of Derrick J Wyatt in cold freezeZeroWolf wrote:Let me put it this way, if Studio Series put the last of the movie characters out, movie fans wouldn't complain if the line finished.
Calling movieverse fans spoiled children when the G1-ers are complaining that their third generations astrotrain figure doesn't look exactly like a poorly drawn 35 year old cartoon seems a bit nescient.
ScottyP wrote:I was referring to the amount of product, not the quality or perceived accuracy.LE0KING wrote:ScottyP wrote:The Movie universe has been spoiled with product going on 13 years now with only very short breaks. My theory is that this isn't how its fans will react when it eventually (doesn't yet!) looks like the future of Movie products is just a MPM twice a year. I'm being overly and unfairly general with this, but I think Movie-verse fans are the "spoiled children" in our hobby in for a rude awakening when these things get a proper reboot and Hasbro moves on. At that point, welcome to the club - we have Mini-Con faction symbol shaped cookies, RiD 2001 on VHS but no VCR, and the tears of Derrick J Wyatt in cold freezeZeroWolf wrote:Let me put it this way, if Studio Series put the last of the movie characters out, movie fans wouldn't complain if the line finished.
Calling movieverse fans spoiled children when the G1-ers are complaining that their third generations astrotrain figure doesn't look exactly like a poorly drawn 35 year old cartoon seems a bit nescient.
Put more politely, Bay Movie toy fans are in for a cold dose of reality when years start to go by with little-to-no product. If the reactions to Studio Series having non-Movie things introduced - based on a rumor - are any indication, then generally speaking in broad strokes this segment of fans seems to not be ready for that.
Rodimus Prime wrote: When was the last time we got a Megatron that wasn't a **** tank
LE0KING wrote:I'll do you one better, when was the last time we got an entirely new cast of characters?
TFanPage101 wrote:Its also possible '86' is just the number of the figure, like SS06 is Starscream
UnderYourCloset wrote:ew why, keep G1 in the G1 lines, unless they're actually in a live action style movie. Studio Series is for the big boy stuff. Wth.
Skritz wrote:Black Hat wrote:I'm cautiously optimistic.
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
Sentinel_Primal wrote:I would argue that the reason there is this type of reaction is because it's not "non-movie things" but rather because it's more G1, which has already consumed the mainline
Stargrave wrote: Sad to see this bitterness still so rife in my favorite hobby, everyone’s kind of quick on the draw to paint fans as certain categories of fans. I get it, but it’s lame. Every time I see GEEWUN I immediately tune you out because it labels your argument as angry venting for me at least it undermines any message you’re striving to make and excludes a big part of the fandom.
G1. It’s just more civil written that way.
On a personal note SS is the redemption of a series of movies that pretty much everyone agrees is a disjointed series of dumpster fires a buffet of a hot messes with little to no tangible continuity from one movie to the next. It was like the first five issues of an old Image comic a few big moments strung together with vacuous crap. Almost anyone who was a fan of G1 that lived through those movies coming out was disappointed. So everyone’s got a perspective. At least the SS toys are awesome.
Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
At least IDW's got your back.Sentinel_Primal wrote:Or I'm just desperate for more Beast Wars and worried that it's 25th anniversary won't be celebrated because they'd rather celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the movie by pushing Beast Wars to the side and only tossing out a new Cheetor and maybe reissuing POTP Optimal and calling it a day
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
That's fair. Though as pointed out -Sentinel_Primal wrote:
I would argue that the reason there is this type of reaction is because it's not "non-movie things" but rather because it's more G1, which has already consumed the mainline
That's the way I look at it. Until there's verified info that G1 is co-opting/actually taking over Movie Studio Series and not just an expansion of it/running alongside of it, I see no reason to be upset.EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:TLDR: We're still getting Bayverse stuff, so I'm happy.
The thing is, it's already been "running alongside of it". Both Studio Series and the WFC Trilogy are Generations lines, one being for the movies and one already being for G1. That there is going to be even more G1 stuff added into the non-G1 live action movie Generations line on top of the already existent other G1 Generations line is what's troubling people.ScottyP wrote:Until there's verified info that G1 is co-opting/actually taking over Movie Studio Series and not just an expansion of it/running alongside of it, I see no reason to be upset.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:At least IDW's got your back.Sentinel_Primal wrote:Or I'm just desperate for more Beast Wars and worried that it's 25th anniversary won't be celebrated because they'd rather celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the movie by pushing Beast Wars to the side and only tossing out a new Cheetor and maybe reissuing POTP Optimal and calling it a day
LinaNui wrote:Just an FYI, looks like someone on TFW found a few more Studio series listing for TF2 jolt, TF2 BB with Sam, TF2 Sideswipe, Grindor with ravage,
LinaNui wrote:and 86 gnaw
Nemesis Primal wrote:LinaNui wrote:Just an FYI, looks like someone on TFW found a few more Studio series listing for TF2 jolt, TF2 BB with Sam, TF2 Sideswipe, Grindor with ravage,
...well, at least they haven't given up on finishing the casts of the movies SS was actually made for, super stoked about Jolt and I know a lot of people here are probably excited about Grindor & Ravage-LinaNui wrote:and 86 gnaw
...Needlenose gets shafted AGAIN! The polls mean NOTHING!
Gauntlet101010 wrote:So there's even art of G1 Wheelie riding G1 Grimmy. Welp, I was wrong about it probably being repaints. Carry on arguing!
As a guy who used to get every version of G1 Grimlock I have to admit I'm a bit G1 Grimlocked out. The MP version is probably the best version if you want that. I may get this, but it's sort of a toss up. Gnaw, on the other had, is always welcome.
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