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TulioDude wrote:Bumblebee looks way to sleak,but I'm interested on how they animate his transformation.

“We decided on Bumblebee because we wanted to go in a bit of a different direction. We wanted a character-focused film versus an ensemble. He is loved by kids, multiple generations, girls and women. Everyone loves Bumblebee,” continues Warner.

Hasbro is capitalizing on the film’s surroundings with a slate of ‘80s-themed launches including a TV series, a vinyl album and a graphic novel, which the company hopes will “lead a wave of Millennial nostalgia.”

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Hasbro is off to a running start with two new television programs, “Transformers Cyberverse (Chapter 1)” and “Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy.” The first is an animated series from Hasbro Studios and Boulder Media that follows Bumblebee as he attempts to recover his memories on Earth. “Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy” picks up on the “Transformers: Combiner Wars” story line and offers a more detailed look at the franchise’s characters and history.

Though the shows are not set in the 1980s, “Cyberverse” emphasizes the idea of keeping memories alive, while “Prime Wars,” which debuted on Verizon’s streaming service VerizonGo90, was conceived as a way to reach older, devoted fans who have grown up with the franchise.

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The new film comes to life with the help of actress Hailee Steinfeld and action star John Cena. At a time when audiences are looking for more female representation on screen, Waters remarks that “the choice to cast Hailee in the leading role may open the traditionally male brand up to female fans.”

“We felt [Hailee] was right for the picture and we are looking to expand our audience and be as inclusive as possible with the franchise,” adds Warner. “This is a step worth noting for a brand that has traditionally been displayed in the boys’ aisle of toy stores.”

Rated X wrote:Bumblebee is singlehandedly destroying the franchise.

Black Hat wrote:Oh boy, more Bumblebee. Well, I suppose I can't be surprised, but it is a bit disappointing to get the same character over and over again. Now to be fair I like Bumblebee- G1 Bumblebee was actually a really likeable character (helped by Dan's wonderful voice talent), Animated Bumblebee was a refreshingly self-aware example of the "annoying rookie" trope, and honestly I didn't mind movieverse Bee. But the fact ol' Bumbles is getting put into literally every single TF media front and centre is getting predictable and stale, and the fact he's getting put alongside Windblade is not helping matters.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:After reading this I’m thouroughly convinced that Hasbro does not listen to fans. It’s absolutely hilarious how they try and push The Prime Wars cartoons as something fans are rejoicing over, when the criticism has been almost universally scathing.

Absolute Zero wrote:Funny, I remember Starscream being far more popular with women and girls back in the Armada time.

Sabrblade wrote:

Stormshot_Prime wrote:After reading this I’m thouroughly convinced that Hasbro does not listen to fans. It’s absolutely hilarious how they try and push The Prime Wars cartoons as something fans are rejoicing over, when the criticism has been almost universally scathing.

Except on Facebook, YouTube, and other social media outlets (which Hasbro probably does check), as the majority voice about the CW and TR was almost universally blind praise for how GEEWUN they were and how they were SO much better better than all the non-G1 shows and movies we get on TV and in theaters, along with people begging for Hasbro to make more shows like those and at full length and with more G1 voice actors back and with more G1 characters voiced by their G1 actors and G1 G1 G1 G1 G1...

Sabrblade wrote:

Stormshot_Prime wrote:After reading this I’m thouroughly convinced that Hasbro does not listen to fans. It’s absolutely hilarious how they try and push The Prime Wars cartoons as something fans are rejoicing over, when the criticism has been almost universally scathing.

Except on Facebook, YouTube, and other social media outlets (which Hasbro probably does check), as the majority voice about the CW and TR was almost universally blind praise for how GEEWUN they were and how they were SO much better better than all the non-G1 shows and movies we get on TV and in theaters, along with people begging for Hasbro to make more shows like those and at full length and with more G1 voice actors back and with more G1 characters voiced by their G1 actors and G1 G1 G1 G1 G1...

Absolute Zero wrote:Funny, I remember Starscream being far more popular with women and girls back in the Armada time.

That's cuz Starscream was emo in Armada. Girls dug the brooding bad boy loner who had issues and just wanted to be loved.

hausjam wrote:Another thread full of whining and crying about Hasbro and bumblebee. Shocking.

Qwan wrote:

hausjam wrote:Another thread full of whining and crying about Hasbro and bumblebee. Shocking.

Or... another thread full of (at least mostly) valid complaints about Bumblebee's omnipresence and how it's kind of getting stale. You have to admit, he is everywhere right now, and variety is the spice of life after all!

WreckerJack wrote:Please Hasbro, don't turn Bumblebee into Roman Reigns.

In other words we like him when he is not shoved into the spotlight so much that other characters get ignored. One of the best things about Transformers is there are so many characters - please feature more than just Bee. I know that the fact that Bee, Optimus and Megatron are on most of the merch for branding and recognition but we want to keep fans instead of just draw their attention.

It's not that we don't like Bee. I like him a lot, he is a fun and awesome character but too much is too much. Similar to how wrestling fans are bored of Roman Reings, TF fans are tiring on Bee. Its not that people actually dislike Roman (or Bee) its that we want to see balance. We don't like the way the character is being overused when others deserve to be featured.

Bumblebee was the main character in RiD15, he's getting his own live action film and has always been one of the bots to be featured in pretty much every Transformers media ever. Let's give some of the other characters a chance please!