Canon

[griffin]

Not impossible, but what an incredible FLUKE that an alien world with NO biomatter or biosphere (or even soil) can sustain an Earthlike atmosphere! What are the odds?!?

I don't see how atmospheric elements (oxygen, nitrogen are the main components) have to be tied to biomatter elements (carbon)? Our atmosphere existed before (carbon-based) life began.

Cos it's fun for us nerds! <snorting.laff> That's why I enjoy reading books like this which basically takes the Star Wars universe and tears it to shreds with science! It doesn't mean I've liking Star Wars, but I still find it an interesting read.

When we watch or read fantasy and scifi we often suspend disbelief of high improbable or impossible things; but every once in a while I find it interesting to stop and think about what would be possible and what wouldn't. As Kevin Smith once said, if you ever had a rocket pack you'd "burn your ass off."

That's something that bugs me... there are people in fandoms that like to rant on, to seriously evaluate, justify or question the plausibility of a fictitious story and its plot devices, but then turn around to say that it all shouldn't be taken seriously when more plausible, opposing science or theories are brought in to it.

Ok, well as we're talking indepth analysis of everything:

What are peoples thoughts on the Timescale of Transformers History?

For mine, it's just far too ridiculously long. They've been fighting for millions of years. The same characters. They must be pretty crap at fighting if they've been battling for that long.

I really think G1 needs to be redone. Keep big events, and if need be, move some of them. Get the Ark to crash on Earth later if need be, it can't just sit there for millions of years while the War carries on at home.

Go back and do G1 right.

In my various stories I wrote back in the mid-90s, I never prescribed to the 4million year concept. It just wasn't plausible when you see how much damage they cause in just on year. (Regardless of later claims that the war had periods of peace throughout that time - which would have to be lengthy periods... so wouldn't be the same war. We have wars here separated by just a few years, and they are given different names or objectives.)

In one story I wrote, I had the conflict lasting about 5000 years, on and off, with them crashing on earth in present day (to be revived immediately).

And if the war, any war, goes for that sort of extended period of time, it's no wonder the Movie Optimus is so bloodthirsty and callus.