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You missed my point. Just because Transformers = alien robots that turn into cars and junk does not mean that alien robots that turn into cars and junk = Transformers. I thought the GoBots crack made that clear enough. The Transformers name carries with it a significant amount of built-in expectations beyond transforming robots. But this movie doesn't exactly look like it cares a lot for tradition. On the other hand, it's the sort of stunt that appeals to Bay. So who knows?

Maybe it's a world with fully-functional 1/1 Vf-1J Millias... The dream will never die! And if it is, and Kyon changes it back, I'm gonna shoot him.

Heh. Looks like they pulled the escape program prompt straight out of the novel. And double-heh at the "xterm" title for the popup. I hereby say w00t.

Because the game is based on DYRL, which has a diffrent version of events than the TV show. That clip is supposed to be from before the movie starts. And yes, that is the Prometheus.

"Yo momma" jokes aren't fit for teenagers? I'll be sure to tell them the next time I hear one. Hell, I know college kids that make yo momma jokes regularly. And the muttered "Idiot" was what made that scene.

Well, yeah. Only a fool would say that, especially with Transformers porn floating around out there... But that doesn't really make it a good thing to happen. It would be okay if it wasn't a Transformers movie. Possibly even good. Bay can turn out some good work when he's not busy looking for an excuse to blow something up. But it this ISN'T just a movie about cars and trucks and things that go turning into robots smashing stuff. It's a Transformers movie. And in that context it fails miserably. Maybe I'll wait for someone to do a fandub that replaces all the names with GoBots. Prime's transformation was lame. All those sliding panels are just annoying. Someone should've stopped them somewhere and said "Look, this has crossed out of cool and into distracting. Can we scale this back a little?" It's a neat idea, just... excessively elaborate. ... I wonder if they're gonna do that thing where they jump the car into the air and transform at any point...

Does this mean Kyoto's giving us a Christmas gift I hope I hope I hope?

Whooops.

Yeah... So who wins when the Rocketeer and Genesic Gaogaigar get mad at each other?

There's no indication that the protoculture city was portable either. It could easily have been a permanently tethered island, with no means of mobility.

And then there's copyright, which in it's current state is just hostile. But as far as I know neither Red Octane nor TAC had a patent on the guitar controller design. If TAC had patented it, they could've roasted RO alive. If RO had patented it... well, TAC's prior art should invalidate their patent, but it doesn't always work out that way.

You remember right. Actual enforcement varies with the poltical environment, but the Guitar Hero issue was pretty blatant to anyone that actually took the time to look. I think Red Octane was using it more to stall for time while they made their own wireless guitar than actually get the courts to shut down legitimate competition. Though since they didn't get the injunction they were trying for, it didn't do 'em a lot of good, and only served to raise awareness of the competing brand.

Can you say "wedgie"?

The big "problem" was Red Octane was mad that TAC's 3rd-party Guitar Hero controllers were cutting into sales of their own guitars. Especially the wireless one. It was nothing more than a blatant attempt to abuse the courts to create a monopoly. And it failed miserably. And I agree. ... Oooohhhh... Macross DDR+GuitarFreaks! Dance while you jam!

Nice trailer. Seems like it'll be a good movie if the trailer's any indicator(not that trailers aren't explicitly intended to be misleading, but...) Not sure I like the evil space aliens, but it's not like the Turtles haven't fought those in every other media. Actually, the comics had gray bandannas. It was a black+white comic with colorized graphic novels. I dunno how much input the creators had into what colors went where, though.

And Guitar Hero is a shameless knockoff of GuitarFreaks. Not that I'm objecting, especially given the absolutely STELLAR job Konami's done selling GuitarFreaks... It's just kind of absurd when the GuitarHero people sue the designers of the GuitarFreaks controller for pre-emptively stealing an idea.

Which was a sunken city, exposed for the first time in millenia when the Earth's oceans got burned off(presumably by a Zentradi orbital bombardment). It's safe to assume it floated at one point.

Megatron always was a little "special." Being turned into a purple sex toy just pushed him over the edge.

SHORT CIRCUIT'S IN THERE! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

May 03... I'm a regular whippersnapper.

It's the thread that wouldn't die!

! You, sir, are awesome!

But to be fair, Starscream's ARMS are a major issue because the wings are in the way. And I have trouble making 'Screamer stable. I can neither confirm nor deny rumors that this is because I have him standing on one foot and pinning Hot Rod down with the other.

You could make a spiel about your unhealthy affection for doorknobs...

EVEN Mirage? He's the only wave 2 bot I CAN find!