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May 25, 2003
more than meets the eye..
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now i luved a lot of cartoons when i was little--like superfriends, gijoe, my little pony (im kiddin...seriously)--so its hard to name a favorite. but transformers was right up there..
great premise, good stories, maybe a little too much bumblebee (and yeah, it always confused me that starscream sounded like cobra commander), but it was a fantastic show. esp to supplement the greatest toys ever made..
i mean, isnt it pure genius to have a car--or gun or plane or wutever--transform into a robot?? its a little boys dream! plus, its TWO toys in one!!
so w/ the adrenaline pumpin and my mouth droolin, i pondered over which were the best transformers of all time. and heres wut i came up w/ (in order)..
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| almost as sad as when arnold died in t2.. |
F - optimus prime: i wanna say he is inarguably the consensus favorite but no opinion is 100%. prime was awesome in every sense--the respected leader who everyone knew could kick a$$, had a great voice in the cartoon, and was a money toy (remember roller?). and man, that heart-wrenchin death scene in the movie <choke>..
F - soundwave: faithful and dependable no. 2 robot of the decepticons who likewise had a coo voice and remained the strong and silent type. okay, so he was a tape player but he sure had some nifty tapes. "laserbeak, prepare for flight.."
C - grimlock: the "leader" of the dino-bots (how coo were they) most likely cuz he was a t-rex. grimlocks main contribution was providin a certain amount of comic relief to the cartoon esp w/ his forrest gump-like talk: "me grimlock bash brains!"
G - skyfire: the f-14 who was never prominently featured in the cartoon, although his first episode was awesome (frozen in ice, discovered by the decepticons, then later became an autobot). he made for an awesome toy, however--remember those long, bendable legs?
G - ravage: one of soundwaves tapes who transformed into a panther. rocked in the cartoon and rocked even more as a toy..
ive only seen bits and pieces of the new transformers series (called armada, i believe?), but i dont think they dont make em like they use to--maybe its cuz im too grown up now..
yeah, which is why i am right now writin about cartoons and toys..
Posted by chars at May 25, 2003 11:59 PM
Comments
Megatron was truly uber too. He was probably the best character on the cartoon. So much power, but totally surrounded by incompetence. His toy was fun too, pretty hard to transform, and plenty of accessories. A scope, buttstock, and a silencer. He would have been even more awesome if you could put pop-caps in him and shoot.
The Armada cartoon blows. They just fight for these retarded mini-cons which really end up not turning the tide of battle all that much. The comic series rocks though. I haven't had a chance to see the toys yet, but they porbably suck like most toys these days. When did they start getting so expensive?
I can still remember my Soundwave toy. I used to hold it up to my ear and pretend it played music. Oooh, how I fooled those around me. More than meets the eye!
Posted by: Harry at May 26, 2003 02:23 PM
you know, transformers never did it for me... i always liked robotech and dragonball over that
Posted by: mungmungdog at May 27, 2003 03:24 PM
Charles -- send me your e-mail address -- I need to send you my flight info -- and I know your wife doesn't check her stinking e-mail anymore --you have too much time on your hands, and you need to put more pictures of the princess dog on your site
Posted by: A - mo at May 28, 2003 04:56 PM