Transformers have entered its fourth decade of existence. That's forty years' worth of shows, comics, movies, and figures. However, with such age of time. It's time to it something.
Transformers doesn't need to always be for you.
Here's some context. I recently signed back up to Netflix, and I decided to search up Transformers content. What was offered was two-thirds of the WFC series. Earthrise and Kingdom. The 5th instalment of the Micheal Bay movies The Last Knight. Earthspark and then Bot-Bots. It's a show I've never watched, and I don't intend to. I when the show was announced, an influx of fans showed their displeasure by comparing it to the likes of Prime, Cyberverse, Cybertron, and then, of course, Generation One. Because everything must be exactly like those shows, right?
As to why I have a B-127 in my bonnet about it?. For all of us. We were exposed to Transformers at different stages during its over 40 years existence. Some like myself watch Generation One re runs on TV. For others they watched Transformers Prime when it was only a six part pilot. Some may only worship the grounds of IDW, and to some, the Micheal Bay movies are the only exposure to Transformers. My point is for all of us. Our first show is our Generation One. The show you personally don't like? That's someone's introduction to Transformers. That show you don't like ? That movie you don't like? That's someone's Generation One. That's who they associate the franchise with.
Which brings me neatly back to Bot-Bots. Transformers is at its core for kids. It was back in the 80s and it is to this day. Bot-Bots is for kids. Little Timmy is going to associate Transformers with Bot-Bots and it does not matter how much lore you dump on the poor lad. That's gonna be his first exposure. So who are you or I to tell the wee one what he should or shouldn't be watching because I can tell you this. I wouldn't have appreciated someone coming at me telling me.i should only be reading Generation One comics and not watching the show because it doesn't show the umpteen origins for Orion Pax and the Matrix.
It's okay for some shows to be aimed at a younger audience. Not every show needs to be made with Barry and his Autobot Tattoos in mind . "Why can't they just make a show like Transformers Prime?" They did. It was called Transformers Prime.
This isn't a don't like it? Then don't watch it situation. It's a show for toddlers for sparks sake.
Image credit goes to the fantastic TFUK)
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