Then there's the whole Bigbot/Skir fiasco. Man, this brings back memories.

i would like to know what Mr. Skir said, in a nut shell, since i probably won't be buying the box set... if anyone cares to post it.

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Anakin... you're breaking my heart

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:tflaugh sorry but the more i watched BM the more i realized that i didn't like it in the context it was presented (read: with the BW characters)

Then there's the whole Bigbot/Skir fiasco. Man, this brings back memories.

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what happened?

Then there's the whole Bigbot/Skir fiasco. Man, this brings back memories.

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what happened?

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Bob Skir hatred abound. At almost amazing levels. I never cared one way or another. The fact that Bigbot was involved makes it worse.

Then there's the whole Bigbot/Skir fiasco. Man, this brings back memories.

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what happened?

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Bob Skir hatred abound. At almost amazing levels. I never cared one way or another. The fact that Bigbot was involved makes it worse.

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The show alienated both G1 and BW fans, some of whom got rabidly insanely angry about it. Oh well. It's just too bad that more fans weren't able to approach the show on its own terms, and insisted upon interpreting it through the lens of previous shows, despite the fact that the show was intentionally deviating from canon. I can't wait to see the reaction to the TF movie.

 

I hate fans. Seriously.

I Liked BM...I am actually glad that I saw it and BW only once they came to dvd...allowed for more of a constructive view. It was definatly interesting and faced paced. I guess the fans were a lot more fanatical back then then now ;-) Btw what is this TT that we didnt get but got RID instead? Im not following that? Oh and you can yell at me now but I LIKED RID  :-D

I Liked BM...I am actually glad that I saw it and BW only once they came to dvd...allowed for more of a constructive view. It was definatly interesting and faced paced. I guess the fans were a lot more fanatical back then then now ;-) Btw what is this TT that we didnt get but got RID instead? Im not following that? Oh and you can yell at me now but I LIKED RID  :-D

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I liked RiD too

 

Transtech was the next series in development after Beast Machines; Hasbro was going to gradually take things back to a more "vehicle-based" TF series. It would have included characters from the G1 and Beast eras... at least if the names were any indication ("Optimus Prime", "Cheetor", "Shockwave", "Starscream", "Blackarachnia", "Silverbolt", etc.). There are design sketches and a few proto pictures floating around the 'net, featuring some very interesting hybrid designs (such as an Optimus Prime that turned into a Vehicon-ish looking truck and looked MUNKY-ish in robot mode). It never got off the ground, however, and Hasbro decided to go with Armada instead. A few elements of Transtech made it into Armada, though -- most notably the idea of the Mini-Cons. Armada Megatron and Scavenger were also *very* loosely based on their Transtech counterparts.

I liked the RID toyline, and I've only seen a little of the TV show. Transtech sounds like it would have been the next logical step in the BW/BM continuity. I really don't think RID was the problem. It was what came AFTER RID that stirred things up.

I Liked BM...I am actually glad that I saw it and BW only once they came to dvd...allowed for more of a constructive view. It was definatly interesting and faced paced. I guess the fans were a lot more fanatical back then then now ;-) Btw what is this TT that we didnt get but got RID instead? Im not following that? Oh and you can yell at me now but I LIKED RID  :-D

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I liked RiD too

 

Transtech was the next series in development after Beast Machines; Hasbro was going to gradually take things back to a more "vehicle-based" TF series. It would have included characters from the G1 and Beast eras... at least if the names were any indication ("Optimus Prime", "Cheetor", "Shockwave", "Starscream", "Blackarachnia", "Silverbolt", etc.). There are design sketches and a few proto pictures floating around the 'net, featuring some very interesting hybrid designs (such as an Optimus Prime that turned into a Vehicon-ish looking truck and looked MUNKY-ish in robot mode). It never got off the ground, however, and Hasbro decided to go with Armada instead. A few elements of Transtech made it into Armada, though -- most notably the idea of the Mini-Cons. Armada Megatron and Scavenger were also *very* loosely based on their Transtech counterparts.

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Yes. Very, VERY loosely.

I liked the RID toyline (for the most part), and I've only seen a little of the TV show. Transtech sounds like it would have been the next logical step in the BW/BM continuity. I really don't think RID was the problem. It was what came AFTER RID that stirred things up.

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RiD was intended to be a "filler series" to gauge interest in a vehicular TF toy line. Which seems silly in retrospect of course...