Quote Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger View Post
Just with the comparison with Star Wars...the cartoons actually add to the story (movies) so that a much larger and more complex picture is drawn in one continuity. Which I like.
I like that to. In the Star Wars universe basically every character you see has some small detail about them, others have vast detailed histories and yet you only see them for half a second in the films.
Aurra Sing comes to mind. She has a big back story and yet is only in Episode I for half a second

On the other hand though, I also like having some stories that a different. The whole What If? thing. Having multiple continuities allows this, and you can see the same thing through different views or ways. It is interesting to see how each Optimus Prime is the same and yet different.

Quote Originally Posted by jaydisc View Post
I like the current three pronged (Movie/Animated/Universe) TF approach. It casts a wider net.
I do too. The main advantage I see is variaty. There is something for everyone (well at least almost everyone)
I like Animated's style, and the figure have some really good engineering and design. But I also like the more traditional style that we see in Classics/Universe. And I also dislike the style seen in the Movie line, we can't win them all, but I can have at least 2 out of 3. The Point I'm trying to make is that this way, we get something that we can enjoy. They may not enjoy as much as if they had put 100% into it, but the pay off is is that you get something to enjoy, otherwise they might take the other road and you would get stuck with something that they put 100% into that you think is 100% crap

Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
WB's Batman animated series followed up on the movies with a new darker/grittier look and that's been really successful.
For Batman:The Animated Series, yes very true, for The Batman, not so much.
The latter was a lot more light hearted. Just look at the way they did the villains, especially Joker, they were crazy and comical. And the latter seasons because a lot more campier. Have you heard the Theme song for Season 3,4 & 5?!?!?!
Think a cross between Hawaiian Surf music and the Batman theme from the 1960s live action TV series with Adam West