MYoung23 wrote:Action cartoons rarely last beyond 3-4 seasons no matter how good they are perceived to be.
Dagon wrote:To address the initial question, I don't know. Animateds' success or lack of is just like the movies: if you like it you are somehow in the class of the next evolution of human being, and are therefore able to comprehend things that mortals don't like, and if you don't like it, you're only disliking it becuase it's popular to do so, and you feel that great a need for popularity that you bandwagon shows and movies just ot fit it. I didn't care for Animated, but it's always a shame when a cartoon gets the ax.
I'm just reading through for a couple of minutes and wanted to tag along with this idea here.
For some reason, there was this idea floating around that Prime was going to be/was planned to be the TF cartoon for the foreseeable future, stretching over 5+ years, and I guess my response was always that people believe that load of horseradish? Honestly? 5+ years for a cartoon? I know, inb4 Simpsons/Flintstones/Family Guy/other obviously major network/prime time shows. Really, a TF cartoon that would run for more than 3 or 4 seasons? The original ran for three season in the States, Beast Wars for 3 (so there's two of the best, or most popular, or influential) and people honestly think that there's going to be a cartoon that runs for more than 5 years?
We're not talking about like, niche animation like the Adult Swim stuff, and not about the mainstream Fox stuff. If it does last for that long, I'll necrobump this thread to apologize. But seriously, people really think that a TF cartoon will run over 5 years and not eventually just lose its audience and/or appeal?
Rodimus the Prime wrote:I worked on TV shows, actually. I did Story Boards, Lip-syncing, but mostly Character design. I did certainly see my share of politics though; shows that would get sabotaged because so-and-so on the Producing side didn't want to push it, or promising shows that would end up in limbo because of disagreements or non-interest or some silly reason. So, yeah, I'm not in the least bit surprised to hear that politics was a factor here. Pity too, because a season 4 would have been awesome!
I feel you on what you're saying about Animated. I'd just recently finished watching season 3. While the first season was a bit rocky in places (well, just with those human villains), I really loved the new take on the typical Universe. I loved the Decepticons as hulking brutes that the Autobots were generally hard-pressed to fight. I especially liked the notion of making Optimus a lower Captain, with Prime as a rank, and Ultra Magnus as the Military leader. Just added a new dose of freshness to things. And as you noted, Megatron and Starscream haven't been that fun since TF:The Movie.
My only issue: not enough Rodimus Prime!
Rodimus the Prime wrote:Dagon wrote:To address the initial question, I don't know. Animateds' success or lack of is just like the movies: if you like it you are somehow in the class of the next evolution of human being, and are therefore able to comprehend things that mortals don't like, and if you don't like it, you're only disliking it becuase it's popular to do so, and you feel that great a need for popularity that you bandwagon shows and movies just ot fit it. I didn't care for Animated, but it's always a shame when a cartoon gets the ax.
That's cool man. I hope I didn't give the impression that all were lowly peons for not liking TFA or whatnot. I don't like it when people do that, either, its childish.
Chupacabra Convoy wrote:1: Cool, what shows did you work on if don't me mind asking? Also, I was studying to be a Computer Animator, but then I found accounting pays more, and is a lot less tedious. And yes, season 4 would've rocked, but that ending was just so epic on so many levels. To be an Autobot in that crowd must have felt like being in American the day WWII ended.
2: Yeah, giving the Autobots an underdog status was brilliant. I didn't mind the human villains so much, except for Prof. Princess. I think the idea of human characters competing with Transformers with superpowers/advance tech has merit to it, and quite frankly the only way to ensure a consistent chance of success without a huge cost in lives. In addition, I loved Sentinel Prime. He was a self serving jerk, and he loved to give Optimus crap at any chance he could get, but that what made him great. Huge difference from the thousands of yes men that usually surounds Optimus.
3: Pick up the toy. It is awesome. Kind of wish it a had smirk though.
Rodimus the Prime wrote:From Cg to Accounting eh? Cool man! All the sweeter if your making more bread!
Rodimus the Prime wrote:Oh man, Sentinel Prime was an absolute riot! I loved his character too! Funny thing is is that this was my first intro to the character, and therefore the standard I'll measure all future Sentinel Primes to!
Rodimus the Prime wrote:Duuuuuude....If I could only find it! I would be one happy TF nut . Trouble is is where I'm currently living; St. Louis seems to be the last place in the country to ever get anything, if at all. Not the end of the world of course; I'll find him somehow, as he's my #1 priority figure right now!
ComicBookBoo wrote:i will tell you the 100% truth because i was there... Hasbro wanted to do a new Toon that tied into the movieverse more... so they cut their strings while they could
Rodimus the Prime wrote:ComicBookBoo wrote:i will tell you the 100% truth because i was there... Hasbro wanted to do a new Toon that tied into the movieverse more... so they cut their strings while they could
Ahhh...now there's something I've not heard! Very interesting! Thanks for sharing that!
So I guess that's where Prime comes in. What you're saying makes sense too, because despite what Hasbro is saying about it being the same continuity as WFC, it has little in common with WFC, from the designs to all the contradictions in the story.
I can't help but wonder if the popularity and overwhelmingly favourable reception toward WFC has affected Hasbro's stance about TF:Prime, i.e. why they're slow to make toys, and quick to try and tie it in with WFC, when they're clearly not the same story.
ComicBookBoo wrote:The thing with most video games is they have short shelflife popularitys, but recently games like ArkhamAsylum really tapped into "cult collectors" and i think War For Cybertron has done the same, the game was welcomed better than Hasbro had hoped and still ties into the WarWithin - classics vibe.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Shadowman wrote:ComicBookBoo wrote:The thing with most video games is they have short shelflife popularitys, but recently games like ArkhamAsylum really tapped into "cult collectors" and i think War For Cybertron has done the same, the game was welcomed better than Hasbro had hoped and still ties into the WarWithin - classics vibe.
The only problem with that is that War for Cybertron wasn't even close to Arkham Asylum's reception or sales.
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