AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Yet, the award winning part, where it was recognised by the wider world existed when the 80's series had long ceased. Transformers is no different to any other franchise. Star Trek for example. Star Trek garnered acclaim with TNG, not the original series. Stargate is another such example. Wherein someone took the original idea and expanded on it and made something better.
Sunbow is finished and the 80's have been dead for over three decades. Respect the past but learn to let it go.
Transformers is also a 35 y/o franchise, so the "biggest part" is arguable. Fans from the late 90's or 2000's or Bayformers, likely couldn't care less about G1.
I know MANY rabid Star Trek fans that will vehemently disagree. In fact as time goes on I'd say the comparison (if you want to call it that) between original Series fans of Star Trek and Transformers vs everything that came after is becoming more and more close.
One of my closest friends hates TNG, and anything that came after. It's not my thing either way, but it is what it is.
As for Stargate, I do believe the TV series were popular for a time, but now they are pretty much forgotten, while the original film still comes up in conversations. I have the original film on DVD, and while I did see all of SG-1, I cant tell you much about it from memory, and never watched any of the other spinoffs.
Respecting the Past & Letting it go are two diametrically opposed ideas. You can respect the original series without being a fan of it. It's just when you make statement to prevent and/or hinder/eliminate it's continued resurgence in media that fans get upset.
By the same token Original Series fans should not try to hinder/take away the return/resurgence of anything that came afterwards whether they enjoy it or not.
See the anger doesn't come from
having a Galaxy Convoy Deco in Siege. Anger/frustration comes when some fans say *we dont need* any more new 1984 Optimus Primes, or *any more new* Armada, or Bayformers. Let fans have it all, just dont promote the idea that any of it is worthless and needs to end.