The fan reaction from older fans towards Prime and Animated leave me in no doubt that the franchise is in safe hands in regards to the tv side of things. The problem seems to be toy distribution.

I directed a theatre show mid-last year and gave a little TF as a gift to the 3 members of my cast. I wasn't looking to get them involved intone franchise but simply give them a gift that reflected my tastes (sort of, as they were little movie verse things)

But the franchise is in good shape going forward, and this board seems to have new members every day. Perhaps we've been spoilt over the past few years with both tv and movies happening simultaneously, which hit been seen since the 80's, but S we cool off this year and relax with Prime and the comics, things are returning to normal.