Transformers On the Move Again 435
jonerik writes "In a sequel of sorts to Monday's post on Max Headroom, the Associated Press (by way of CNN) is reporting on the revival of the Transformers. Perhaps the ultimate '80s TV cartoon experience, the Transformers were (and still are) also marketed as a seemingly endless collection of toys; robots that could transform into cars, trucks, planes, and almost anything else their designers imagined. Rhino Records has just released a 4-DVD boxed set of the show's first season, and Hasbro is considering a reissue of the original '80s toy line, something that Japan's Takara Toy Company has already done, with great success."
The DVD Set is Good (Score:4, Informative)
I hope they reissue the toys in the US, I'd buy some. I just won't pay what the Japanese imports cost.
Re:They never stopped? (Score:3, Informative)
Screw the kids. Optimus prime needs to be in my computer room next to his 20 year old brother.
link to the Transformers encyclopedia (Score:2, Informative)
There is also always a lot of Transformers stuff for sale at Ebay pretty much at all times.
Re:i love it...bring back more... (Score:2, Informative)
That's what Boomerang [cartoonnetwork.com] is for. Its a 24 Hour network of "Classic Cartoons"... their focus might be a little earlier than the 80's, but they still show a lot of of the cartoons that I used to watch when I was younger.
Dreamwave's new comic book (Score:3, Informative)
The first issue is long sold out (poor you, it was really, really good); the second issue should be out next week.
Beast Wars (Score:2, Informative)
rec.toys.transformers.moderated (Score:4, Informative)
And don't forget BotCon [botcon.com]! I've been there a couple of years...it was a blast. I'm looking forward to a time when I might be able to go again.
Heh. CNN is actually coming fairly late to this whole Transformers revival thing. I was there while it happened.
Re:This IS a big deal, actually (Score:2, Informative)
Hasbro, which also owned GI Joe, decided to release three movies through Sunbeam Productions that summer: GI Joe, TF, and My Little Pony. GI Joe, which had an slightly older audience, wanted to kill of Duke strictly for dramatic purposes. The management figured they could just phase new characters into the show to generate more toy sales and didn't need to actually kill anyone else off. However, the idiots upstairs decided that killing off all the previous characters was a great idea and instructed the authors of TF: The Movie to do so, over the objections of the managers.
This turned out to be a HUGE mistake, as the body count caused TF: The Movie to be a dismal box office failure. GI Joe: The Movie ended up as a multipart TV series and the ending was quickly changed so the Duke turned out OK. A great example of how top-down creative management can severely screw with a entertainment powerhouse.