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I'm pretty sure that this is what they meant, but I do think that these guys reference one another more than those other universes did, too. Then again, Exodus contradicts itself in the same book, so it's just part of how many cooks they've got in the kitchen, I think.
You have the AllSpark Almanac II? It reveals plot details on what Season 4 could have been. But yes, Megatron escaped jail. It sounded awesome.
Nope. I think I need the AllSpark Almanacs, but man is this an expensive fandom to try and keep up with. I don't tend to dabble and play in TFA, which is a shame. I kind of avoided it at first, but it grew on me and surprised me with those little hints of depth. And yeah.... Blurr's death... wow. It was just thrown out there.
Taking your word on the Marvel comic version. I'm actually only a recent fan to the TF lore, so I have 27 years of stuff I need to catch up on. D: Watched some G1 (will work on rest), and will get to the Unicron Trilogy. That one in particular is going to take some time: I just watched the first three episodes of Armada and I almost died from sheer stupidity. One baby step at a time, Neo.
...I wish you the best of luck. One of my more prolific fic friends tends to say that canon is more 'guidelines than actual rules'. It's way easier to think of everything like that if you go cross continuity. Because, wow. I love G1 in that trainwreck kind of way that people like things they enjoyed as children. But it's awful and ridiculous. Hilariously ridiculous, which makes it entirely watchable in that laughing to keep from crying kind of way.
As for Marvel.... there are things that no one wants to talk about in there. Years of old comics doing what they could to bring comics to the print floor? I mean. There is insane going on throughout the years. I keep meaning to watch Armada, but really want to get it in sub. I like watching shows in the original language they were created in, and boy is that an awful dub from what I've seen. But I also have a hard time watching the anime versions because.... well.... it's so anime. I have TF Victory, but we've only managed to get through a few episodes while shaking our heads. I never went G2, Headmasters or Masterforce or any of the rest, either. Ugggh. Sooo much.
Though, I highly recommend Beast Wars. Fan favorite concepts like sparks and 'slag' as a curse word all came from them. The CGI is really old, but it does improve after the first season, and Mainframe had the most beautiful sense of humor in their writing. Very sad they got bought out.
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I have a love for behind-the-scene stuff and artbooks/supplementary materials in general and both AllSpark Almanacs are amazing. Chock full of goodies for the series, including plot details on what Season 4 would have been. If you're interested, the first one is about 15 bucks at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Animated-Allspark-Jim-Sorenson/dp/1600104878/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326419385&sr=8-1
"I love G1 in that trainwreck kind of way that people like things they enjoyed as children. But it's awful and ridiculous. Hilariously ridiculous, which makes it entirely watchable in that laughing to keep from crying kind of way."
Oh, who doesn't have or guilty pleasures and whatnot? I watched the 1986 TF movie and though it's not going to win any award for best story, I think that film is kick ass. Awesome soundtrack, awesome animation, awesome epicness. It's pure entertainment and honestly, really stupid. But I love that film. Sometimes the really bad and/or ridiculous can be fun. ^^
"well.... it's so anime. I have TF Victory, but we've only managed to get through a few episodes while shaking our heads. I never went G2, Headmasters or Masterforce or any of the rest, either. Ugggh. Sooo much."
Damn it, I forgot about those. Soooo much.
"Though, I highly recommend Beast Wars. Fan favorite concepts like sparks and 'slag' as a curse word all came from them. The CGI is really old, but it does improve after the first season, and Mainframe had the most beautiful sense of humor in their writing. Very sad they got bought out."
Beast Wars/Machines is something I watched as a kid back when it aired, so I'm way ahead of ya. Of course, back then, I had no idea it was part of a much bigger franchise. I did rewatched BW last year and still amazed how well it holds up. Will get the DVD boxed set one day.
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I'm laughing inside since it looks like these went up in price overnight. They're 20 now. I might keep an eye on them, though. Would be worth taking a look.
Sometimes the really bad and/or ridiculous can be fun. ^^
Honestly, if you're in the TF fandom for the long haul, tolerance of bad is a bit of a requirement. Take what's good and nod along with the rest. That's pretty much the entire history of the franchise....
Damn it, I forgot about those. Soooo much.
Sooo much. The GI Joe vs Transformers comics. Dreamwave. And I heard Energon was so awful. So awful. I know lots of people who watched Armada but couldn't go any farther in the Unicron trilogy because of hte rampant levels of bad. And this is from people who watched G1 all the way through Headmasters.
I did rewatched BW last year and still amazed how well it holds up. Will get the DVD boxed set one day.
I think if I had to really pick an absolute favorite for all of TF, Beast Wars would be it. I also saw it back when I was younger and it was airing and didn't make a connection to the entirety of Transformers. But the characters. The humor. The characteeers. Dinobot, Rat Trap. Inferno. The list goes on and on of amazing characters I love to bits for being the morons they were written to be. Back then it probably didn't hurt that it was made by the guys doing Reboot, either.