OLD TF FAN on This site

Originally published at TransformersFans.com. You can comment here or there.

Apologies if this may sound a little self promoting but just to
to let you know that the powers that be made it so and
I will be contributing to some articles/blogs in this site.

After all, someone has to speak for the "older" fanbase who would like to share the "Essence" of what made the old animated series go beyond a mere cartoon.
(Cliff Blezinski said it best, "..It is in our blood..")

It wasn't all about the toys,(oh the toys!!!..)
The series took itself "seriously" but felt "modified" for "kiddies".

Today many who grew up with TF Gen-1 look back and remember it in a different light.Better animated like "the TF movie",perhaps in a more "mature" light.

Others wished it could be done for "real".
(I was the one of those who wanted it "REAL")

It was never just about good versus evil.Scratch the surface and you see potential reserved for something that smacks rich of depth beyond that of just an action sci-fi movie.

A potential "trilogy" with a "moralistic message" that strikes a chord where you can feel for each transformer on both sides almost as a living being despite their alien origin.
The similarities between us and them disturbingly alike to show that our problems are "universal". Transformers in dark light but with a few upbeat characters to break the depression.

Almost anti-war like,"The Big Red One" or "Stalingrad" but on a scale as bigger than "The Longest Day" ;with a touch of "Starwars ,A New Hope".
(as some expected from Bay's creation)

Like all who voted "Peter Cullen" in The Don Murphy site
I expected a Timeless Classic void of the constraints of having to be "modern" in order to appeal.
(although IDW changed a few things in their comics.The characters are still indeniably as they are but in more depth.
therein lies respect for the subject in their work)

For me the live action movie left much to be desired in
character ,plot, depth,development and plot/character believability. No sense of being lost in the adventure.
(how many would have loved to see cybertron. perhaps witness some customs/practices)

One would expect the subject become more
developed and not just "This years FX fest" and
Military "homage" for the masses.

Perhaps once the dust has settled and those in question
have had their "FILL", maybe someone would take up the mantle
and do this "subject" with the due care ,respect, authenticity and love that would make Cecil B. DeMille or Peter Jackson proud.

The Transformers' full potential is still unreached.
Maybe not that original a concept but it had more depth in character than most of its predecessors
(did someone in the back scream "Challenge of the Gobots" or "Mighty Machine Men"?),

Till then like many fans I will stand vigil or until die hard fan with deep pockets persuades a director who is worthy to do it justice.