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06-14-2012, 08:41 PM | #11 |
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06-14-2012, 09:54 PM | #12 |
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Hasbro killed Animated.
The entire reason Animated was created was to work as a "back-up" if the Transformers movie bombed. The movie didn't bomb. Toy sales were weak (you followed the live-action movie with a total cartoonish looking series), Cartoon Network black-holed the show as they do with all the shows that they don't own a majority in, and Hasbro wanted to bank in on the live-action success, and thus started production of Transformers Prime to tie in with the movie look and feel. Cartoon Network and the designers at Hasbro were already in the process of having a Season 4 planned out and ready to go, and Hasbro chose to kill it. Really sad, as Transformers kind of died for me at that point. |
06-14-2012, 11:24 PM | #13 |
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Quote:
Hasbro killed Animated.
The entire reason Animated was created was to work as a "back-up" if the Transformers movie bombed. The movie didn't bomb. Toy sales were weak (you followed the live-action movie with a total cartoonish looking series), Cartoon Network black-holed the show as they do with all the shows that they don't own a majority in, and Hasbro wanted to bank in on the live-action success, and thus started production of Transformers Prime to tie in with the movie look and feel. Cartoon Network and the designers at Hasbro were already in the process of having a Season 4 planned out and ready to go, and Hasbro chose to kill it. Really sad, as Transformers kind of died for me at that point. |
06-19-2012, 04:24 PM | #14 |
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So it's pretty much a repeat of what happened with the He-Man animated remake a few years back?
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06-19-2012, 04:26 PM | #15 |
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06-19-2012, 06:12 PM | #16 |
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06-19-2012, 07:14 PM | #17 |
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He-Man was also hurt by Mattel's HORRIBLE distribution. If you pack 12 figures in a case, retailers are going to stop ordering if its:
5 x He-Man 5 x Skeletor 1 x Man at Arms 1 x Beast Man I mean really, who thought He-Man and Skeletor would be able to round up a line? Next case of 12? 4 x Battle Armor He-Man 4 x Battle Armor Skeletor 1 x He-Man 1 x Skeletor 1 x Beast Man 1 x Trap Jaw I mean WTF
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06-20-2012, 02:50 AM | #18 |
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It's also thanks to Mattel we never got that comic aswell.
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06-30-2012, 04:19 PM | #19 |
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My future brother-in-law is going to be sad if this is canceled. From what little I've heard of him watching it I can tell he truly enjoyed it.
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