Animated not reflecting the style of the Movie?

[GoktimusPrime]

Although saying that X-Men movie influenced X-Men evolution is a bit of a stretch it still serves to make your point

Well there are varying limits of influence - and there is some influence in X-Men Evolution visually... e.g. the uniforms are darker; Wolverine isn't wearing yellow spandex.

Transformers now has so many totally different continuities (which I don't like) and with the movies we can expect 3 x 2 hr (approx) episodes. If the cartoon was in movie continuity we could have so much more from one Universe.

To be fair, Transformers has never had a single universe/continuity.

The Movie did influence Animated that's why Animated has characters named Bumblebee and Ratchet and a macguffin called the AllSpark.

When I spoke to Eric he told me that a lot of those were "last minute" decisions. Initially Hasbro intended for Animated to be entirely unrelated to the movie - and it is - but then much later on in the developmental stage they decided to put in references from the movie, such as naming their Cosmic MacGuffin(TM) the AllSpark(R). I'm not sure if the inclusion of Ratchet was influenced by the movie or not - we've had Red Alert (who was called Ratchet in Japan) in the Unicron Trilogy. But I read somewhere that Bumblebee was originally slated to be Hot Shot, but they later changed him to Bumblebee - I think that was a later decision made that was influenced by the movie.

So there are influences from the movie, but as TheDirtyDigger said, it's a relatively minor influence. I would have preferred a greater/stronger influence.

Again - JMHO yo.

Story wise, if the Animated series expanded on the movie it would have more or less a blank slate as the movie had about as much plot and characterisation in it as the AHM comic series.

Oooh! A double janglies-kick to Bay and McCarthy!

[kup]

Well there are varying limits of influence - and there is some influence in X-Men Evolution visually... e.g. the uniforms are darker; Wolverine isn't wearing yellow spandex.

Because he prefers his orange spandex better!

[GoktimusPrime]

Well it's a brownish-orange which is similar to Wolverine's brown and tan costume from the comics - only with more black.

[Gutsman Heavy]

But I read somewhere that Bumblebee was originally slated to be Hot Shot, but they later changed him to Bumblebee - I think that was a later decision made that was influenced by the movie.

I read that aswell.

Also that Ratchet replaced a female Red Alert,

[ANIMATED SPOILERZ, Maybe...]who will be showing up anyway. Hot Shot too I think...

[i_amtrunks]

If what has been leaked about Season 3 is true, Gutsman then you are correct on your "Spoilerz".

[GoktimusPrime]

I would preferred a cartoon based on the Classics toys (as a G1 reboot, which is what Animated is) over Cartoon-Network stylisation - and without the goofy human villains. Invisible-Pink-Unicorns know I hate those human villains. (-_-)

[STL]

I think we have to separate what we as fans want and what is commercially possible. I think Hasbro has in mind a larger market it wants to take and dominate. While I would love nothing more than a single universe dedicated to G1 and reimagining those toys or adding more to G1 like Drift from IDW, I do accept Hasbro runs a business and that they'll do what they see as being commercially practicable and I honestly think they're doing well.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah but there's nothing to say that a non-Cartoon Networky TF series wouldn't be marketable... after all, all other TF series up till now haven't been in this style and they managed to succeed well enough for 23 years. And as my comparisons with X-Men, Batman, Spider-Man etc. illustrated, other franchises have been able to produce series following movie franchises which have been more influenced by them yet still targetted at kids. You can make a line that simultaneously appeals to adults and kids - Beast Wars proved that this was possible. It does require more effort and dedication though.

[springah]

Yeah but there's nothing to say that a non-Cartoon Networky TF series wouldn't be marketable...

This is why youre not in the industry, Gok. Theres much more to it than the fans point of view.