The Energon Pub

[Hotrod]

Transformers have made their way into Time Magazine. Recently Time Magazine featured an article titled, "Boys Who Like Toys". The article mentions how fans have had an influence on the upcoming Transformers Movie. You can check the article out by clicking here.

[Liege Evilmus]

We kept the name alive and proved that a following of the name was large enough to draw in a crowd.

So they took the name and and made a film that they had in mind.

The End

[Salazaar]

Wait, didn't Nelson say that the fans didn't have an influence at all??

[Seibertron]

That was an enjoyable read. I think the fans had an overall positive effect on the execution of the Transformers movie, even if we didn't get everything that we wanted as fans.

[Salazaar]

Wha? The fans were overall ignored, except for the VOs, and that was to keep us from boycotting because we didn't like George Clooney. Nelson himself said that the designs were already signed and approved by the time they were leaked. The only thing that was changed was Peter Cullen, and his voice will be spewed from the mouth of a babboon.

[Chris Bot]

Us fans have a very, very minor influence on getting things changed and/or corrected.

A critic of a comic book movie, neither of which I can remember right now, said it best when talking aboot fan outrage over changing everything,

"Who cares about the fans?"

This notion is most likely shared by studio heads and most filmakers who tackle beloved franchises.

[Optimus_julio]

we dindt influenced **** !!! they took the name of transformers and f&$^ up megatron, they add a nose and flames to optimus prime, starscream looks like avispanator (my spell sucks lol)......

[Optimus_julio]

and they realize that they f!@# soundwave so bad they decided to give the excuse that was frenzy

[ShGarland_1383]

Bleh. I'm not seeing the influence either. I feel we've influenced Clerks II more than we did this movie. And I rather enjoyed watching Randal making fun of Elias' fandom.

[Kayevcee]

"Wait, didn't Nelson say that the fans didn't have an influence at all??"

I believe his actual statement was that fans did not influence the design aesthetic of the movie's characters- unfortunately, a lot of people couldn't see past them and, as we will no doubt see as this thread progresses, certain individuals were most put out that the only thing they cared about was also the only thing they couldn't change.

-Nick

[Ericus Prime]

Us fans have a very, very minor influence on getting things changed and/or corrected.

A critic of a comic book movie, neither of which I can remember right now, said it best when talking aboot fan outrage over changing everything,

"Who cares about the fans?"

This notion is most likely shared by studio heads and most filmakers who tackle beloved franchises.

That to me seems disrespectful. Without the fans, the franchise wouldn't be around long enough to make a movie. The fans are the majority of the people going to see a movie based on a franchise they love, if you alienate them, they won't show.

I bet the people who says the fans don't matter are grade a A$$HOLES! Just like Uwe " F**K up everything I touch" Boll!

[Chris Bot]

Yeah I wanted to reach into the tv screen and strangle the guy

[1337W422102]

There is only so much money to be made off the fans. The rest of the revenue from the movie will come from the 'omfg r4ndum 4cshUn m00vee is guna s33 it lolz' crowd.

[Fireblast]

We fans sure had a say in this garbage. Oh yeah, it's been like telling a deaf person to move. If we had a say in this I wouldn't feel Transformers on the verge of sucking (anyways we still have perveted Kiss Players line along with the Sports Label for people with foot fetish).

[OptimusIsHot]

Hey Ryan-
This is practically the same article that I wrote. I forgot to send you a copy. I'll forward it to you.

[Wheeljack35]

A new term for us G1 fans

"Alpha Fans"

[lockepsb]

we influenced it? wow hard to believe since Michael Bay is running the helm full speed into a brick wall...

[GetterDragun]

We got Cullen in Time Magazine. Mission accomplished.

[Salazaar]

We got Cullen in Time Magazine. Mission accomplished.

Hugo Weaving playing a frozen metal vagina. Mission accomplished!

[Sentinel Maximus]

We didn't influence sh*t! Boy what a 'crock of BS'. Mr. Bay went ahead full speed and didn't give a damn what everyone else thought. 'The ink was dry' before we had any say about how the robots looked like. So stupid. If they actually did the blocky style, they probably could have saved some money and added in a few more characters CG'ed the Ark at least. I don't care to see hundreds of moving parts (or something to that nature) in Optimus's hand as Shia has stated.

[Kimmer]

does the article mention that we fans(mainly g1'ers) in fact had no influence at all and that bay and the rest of his people decided to pretty much ignore the origins and spit on us fans that were there since the beginning. oh, and also they've **** up every design so badly that it's a freaking joke but oh wait they got cullen so that should make up for all the screw ups they've made.

[DesalationReborn]

And the poor performance of Grindhouse, the double feature from two fanboy deities, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, shows that fanboy love can get you only so far. Plenty of people heard about the movie--a three-hour '70s-exploitation-style gorefest--but decided it was an inside joke they weren't going to get. "There's this perception that the geeks have inherited the earth," says Smith, "but if they had, Grindhouse would have grossed $100 million. It plays to a marginalized culture."

No-- it just sucked. It didn't get hit out on the internet, and, even when people finally heard about it maybe a month before it came out, it looked like a piece of crap (and pretty much looked the same thing Tarintino ever does).

On the other hand, there have been rumors about a transformers movie for years now, which bases itself on a fanbase going back near 25 years. If that fanbase wasn't so desperate for a movie, they would mot put up with this crap and trash this thing and shut it down for good-- but again, I'm just glad to see robots. Minority, yes, but, when 8 million nerds talk to 10 people each, those people talk to people, and you very shortly get a flux that influences worlds.

[Ultra Markus]

the fans didn't have much influence(IF ANY) on how starscream should look.
if not the body at least make the head look like starscream, at first look someone would see this new incarnation as a completely new character, i certainly would. I'm sure that there were some things that fans had some influence on, but not as much as there could've been.

[skywarp-2]

Ok, so the moral to the story is, hard core fans can make a difference, and by blogging and doing exactly what we do here on Seibertron.com and many other sites, we can influence pop culture.. thats kinda cool.. nice article..

[Ultra Markus]

and another thing that article was an insult to every tf or sci-fi fan
"Hard-core fans represent a small piece of the viewing public, but they influence geek culture, journalists, Wall Street. You don't want them to trash your project." If these fans embrace a project, as they did 300 and Heroes, they can kick-start a hit."

what a bunch of B.S.