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Post by Falconhood on Oct 29, 2006 5:45:35 GMT -5
KISS the rock band as Transformers would be SO much better(not that i know ANYTHING about the real KISS Transformers, but when i first heard "KISS" and "TRANSFORMERS" in the same line, this is what i was hoping for:
Gene Simmons= a Dragon
Ace Frehly=a Jet
Paul Stanley=a space ship
Peter Criss=a panther
does this sound right? or would they be a different vehicle/animal?
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Post by howieh on Oct 30, 2006 10:15:34 GMT -5
Not a bad thought but it reminds me of StarWarsformers.  |
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Post by howieh on Oct 30, 2006 10:16:00 GMT -5
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Post by Falconhood on Oct 30, 2006 18:37:50 GMT -5
i do NOT understand why some ppl hate SWTF?  ? i think it is a golden idea! I personally would like to see MORE lines adopted by Transformers: Dukes of Hazard General Lee Knight Rider's KITT Xena: Warrior Robot (transform into a chakra, or something) Star Trek (Klingons, Borgs, and Ferengi! o my!) Red Dwarf Battlestar Galactica BayWatch (some of the rescue boats and jetskis) The Cat from Outerspace(the 1970s Disney movie) Batman(into a Batmobile) Blue Beetle Elektra Woman and Dynagirl ... i mean, the list could go on forever! |
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Post by howieh on Oct 31, 2006 6:30:59 GMT -5
I don't hate SWTF. I just don't think that the two flavors mix quite well together. I like a few of the toys (Millennium Falcon, ARC fighter).
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Post by coldiron on Oct 31, 2006 12:19:38 GMT -5
Man, I do. I cringe every time I see them. Nothing but a marketing ploy to try and make more crap to sell. I think they look fine as vehicles, but to transform into a semi robotic living character, they just look awkward as robots.
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Post by paladin on Oct 31, 2006 13:04:28 GMT -5
Star Wars and Transformers, each standing alone, represents a rich SF world with awe inspiring designs that have delighted our imagination for decades. But when stitched together all Frankenstein-like into the monstrosities that are the "Star Wars Transformers" toys, each dilutes, if not outright diminishes, the other.
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Post by Falconhood on Oct 31, 2006 19:53:08 GMT -5
oh, so it is the MIX. i guess since i am a mix(MultiRace), i like things that are mixed. like BraveStarr the cowboy indian. When i was a kid i mixed my legos to have castles with computers and lazers. Grape Kool-Aid mixed with LemonAde is better than the individual flavors. Grits MIXED with Eggs is better than alone. Amalgam comics ROCK, JLX, Amazon, Speed Demon, etc.
i personally LOVE hybrids.
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Post by howieh on Nov 1, 2006 7:00:35 GMT -5
Well that makes sense. Granted, the toys are a good idea and there are some real winners made. Just hard for us to get the notion that the two can be combined. It's neither a knock at TFs or at SWs.
PS. When I first heard "Kiss TFs" I also thought they meant Simmons and the gang.
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Post by paladin on Nov 1, 2006 10:50:26 GMT -5
oh, so it is the MIX. i guess since i am a mix(MultiRace), i like things that are mixed. like BraveStarr the cowboy indian. When i was a kid i mixed my legos to have castles with computers and lazers. Grape Kool-Aid mixed with LemonAde is better than the individual flavors. Grits MIXED with Eggs is better than alone. Amalgam comics ROCK, JLX, Amazon, Speed Demon, etc. i personally LOVE hybrids. Comparing Star Wars Transformers to a mixed race coupling is really not fair. They're just not comparable at all. A more appropriate analogy for Star Wars Transformers would have been crossing a monkey and a goat. Ain't gonna be pretty, dude.  But generally, mixing stuff up is hit and miss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Depends on your taste, I guess. |
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Post by coldiron on Nov 1, 2006 13:06:01 GMT -5
I don't care for the combing of the two for marketing reasons. I would accept them though if they were well designed. The robot modes look awkward and the heads look even worse.
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Post by toymachine on Nov 1, 2006 20:57:28 GMT -5
SW Transformers would have worked bette, if they had Transformer robot modes and Star Wars Alt Modes.
For example: Starscream with a Tie Fighter alt mode.
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Post by Falconhood on Nov 1, 2006 21:18:45 GMT -5
Well that makes sense. Granted, the toys are a good idea and there are some real winners made. Just hard for us to get the notion that the two can be combined. It's neither a knock at TFs or at SWs. PS. When I first heard "Kiss TFs" I also thought they meant Simmons and the gang. Hopefully GENE Simmons, and not RICHARD Simmons. I always wondered..what if Richard Simmons sang for Kiss "I want To rock and Roll to the oldies ...4 more, and 3 more....I'm a pony, i'm a pony!" |
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Post by coldiron on Nov 1, 2006 22:09:09 GMT -5
SW Transformers would have worked bette, if they had Transformer robot modes and Star Wars Alt Modes. For example: Starscream with a Tie Fighter alt mode. This might have been better. |
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Post by Falconhood on Nov 2, 2006 22:02:47 GMT -5
wow, i guess i am the only person that likes SWTF! all i hear about them are complaints. Well, i will go on record as saying i think it is a great idea(of COURSE it is a money-making idea, but that doesn't make it bad.).
I prefer the bad-guys, but wouldn't mind a few goodies.
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Post by paladin on Nov 3, 2006 0:58:36 GMT -5
wow, i guess i am the only person that likes SWTF! all i hear about them are complaints. Well, i will go on record as saying i think it is a great idea(of COURSE it is a money-making idea, but that doesn't make it bad.). I prefer the bad-guys, but wouldn't mind a few goodies. Don't worry, falconhood. I'm sure alot of gradeschoolers like them, too! I KEED! I KEED! ;D But seriously, since toys are SUPPOSED to be for kids anyway (right guys?  ), then its great if this stuff appeals to kids. |
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Post by Falconhood on Nov 3, 2006 5:30:54 GMT -5
i dunno. Do these sell well? I don't work at a toy store anymore, so i don't SEE stuff sold. I just know my wal-mart is stuffed with pegs full of these...and Cybertrons. The only thing i know about, is my 7th graders are intensely into Naruto, but i don't know about the toys, just the Manga books.
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