Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
This sht happened how many times already? 100? 200?
This is nothing new. At all.
Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
This sht happened how many times already? 100? 200?
This is nothing new. At all.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
This sht happened how many times already? 100? 200?
This is nothing new. At all.
Business decision: Keeping trademarks upto date.
In-universe lore: Namesakes exist across the franchise.
Example: Beast Wars Megatron. From series lore, took the name of his Decepticon ancestor. He had more depth and characterisation in 3 (or 5, technically) seasons of that show than the G1 originator of the name, at that time. TLDR: Same name. Completely different characters. Sharing some visual characteristics.
No one would confuse G1 Rodimus Prime with UT Rodimus and/or IDW Rodimus. So if that's not the issue, what is?
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
This sht happened how many times already? 100? 200?
This is nothing new. At all.
Business decision: Keeping trademarks upto date.
In-universe lore: Namesakes exist across the franchise.
Example: Beast Wars Megatron. From series lore, took the name of his Decepticon ancestor. He had more depth and characterisation in 3 (or 5, technically) seasons of that show than the G1 originator of the name, at that time. TLDR: Same name. Completely different characters. Sharing some visual characteristics.
No one would confuse G1 Rodimus Prime with UT Rodimus and/or IDW Rodimus. So if that's not the issue, what is?
Funny you mention Power Rangers since the rumor is that this year's season, Cosmic Fury, will be the final season of the series in its current form before Hasbro takes a break next year and reboots it all from the ground up in 2025.Jelze Bunnycat wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Then he should have been given his own name instead of someone else's.
This sht happened how many times already? 100? 200?
This is nothing new. At all.
Business decision: Keeping trademarks upto date.
In-universe lore: Namesakes exist across the franchise.
Example: Beast Wars Megatron. From series lore, took the name of his Decepticon ancestor. He had more depth and characterisation in 3 (or 5, technically) seasons of that show than the G1 originator of the name, at that time. TLDR: Same name. Completely different characters. Sharing some visual characteristics.
No one would confuse G1 Rodimus Prime with UT Rodimus and/or IDW Rodimus. So if that's not the issue, what is?
Sad reality is that character and story rehashes are the way to go nowadays, instead of continuing the same thread like a 20-year-old soap opera. And sooner or later all multi-year running lines get to experience it. He-Man, TMNT, MLP, Super Sentai/Power Rangers, they all do that.
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.'
Super Sentai's been going on since the 70s. King-Ohger is currently the 47th one.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Power Rangers is another one of those shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park. That I'm surprised are still going.
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:Super Sentai's been going on since the 70s. King-Ohger is currently the 47th one.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Power Rangers is another one of those shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park. That I'm surprised are still going.
And Sesame Street is still going, currently in its 54th year.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Power Rangers is another one of those shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park. That I'm surprised are still going.
-Kanrabat- wrote:The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Parks, have the same characters for years who are immortal, non-aging, despite the fact that the world around them do age and go forward. Which make these show more and more bizarre as the DECADES goes by.
In most cases, the key to survival is to grab new audiences as the old ones grow out, and hope that the old audiences help introduce the new younger audiences to the still-going series.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Super Sentai's been going on since the 70s. King-Ohger is currently the 47th one.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Power Rangers is another one of those shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park. That I'm surprised are still going.
And Sesame Street is still going, currently in its 54th year.
It's wild that any show can retain an audience for that long.
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:In most cases, the key to survival is to grab new audiences as the old ones grow out, and hope that the old audiences help introduce the new younger audiences to the still-going series.
It's basically what Transformers has been doing since Beast Wars (well, technically since Generation 2, but that wasn't as much of a success).
The grim 'n gritty edgelords would have eaten it up, but all those who long for the days of G1 Seasons 1-2 would have bawked at it just as they had bawked at G1 Season 3 and TFTM's killing off Optimus Prime.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Sabrblade wrote:In most cases, the key to survival is to grab new audiences as the old ones grow out, and hope that the old audiences help introduce the new younger audiences to the still-going series.
It's basically what Transformers has been doing since Beast Wars (well, technically since Generation 2, but that wasn't as much of a success).
I've always wondered what the reception would have been if HasTak actually marketed and animated G2. In all it's Neons and 90's edge glory!
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.'
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
I've always wondered what the reception would have been if HasTak actually marketed and animated G2. In all it's Neons and 90's edge glory!
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.'
Oh, but remember when Machinima's Combiner Wars was called "the Game of Thrones of animation" by its creators? Probably just because it had a couple of mild swear words? Good times.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Then again, Hasbro will never Okay a Transformers show with the maturity, violence and tone of HBO Spawn. It's why I doubt there will ever be a Last Stand of the Wreckers animated adaptation.
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:Oh, but remember when Machinima's Combiner Wars was called "the Game of Thrones of animation" by its creators? Probably just because it had a couple of mild swear words? Good times.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Then again, Hasbro will never Okay a Transformers show with the maturity, violence and tone of HBO Spawn. It's why I doubt there will ever be a Last Stand of the Wreckers animated adaptation.
Sabrblade wrote:Super Sentai's been going on since the 70s. King-Ohger is currently the 47th one.AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Power Rangers is another one of those shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park. That I'm surprised are still going.
And Sesame Street is still going, currently in its 54th year.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Parks, have the same characters for years who are immortal, non-aging, despite the fact that the world around them do age and go forward. Which make these show more and more bizarre as the DECADES goes by.
There should have been a point, especially in the Simpsons. Wherein they should have put a line in the sand and performed a time skip. It's a trope that can go very wrong. But the family dynamic should have moved forward and evolved at some stage over the last 30+ years!
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Legacy would be a great format for a Transformers anthology series. One off episodes or mini series based on the lesser known/explored parts of the franchise. Transtech, Machine Wars, Marvel Run, Dreamwave, Devil's Due, IDW etc The comics have all had at least one story that would be really cool to see in motion. Giving a proper finale to the cancelled projects too EG Animated.
The line already exists to support the show, after all.
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