Transformers

[YellerDog]

How does Shockwave look in the movie game? More Shockwave toys is always good.

[Chux]

Shockwave looks GREAT in the movie game.

[Tigana]

[Advocate]

holy shit.

[YellerDog]

Neat. How much does that thing run?

[Space Pirate Roberts]

$59.99, exclusively at Wal-Mart.

Also, tons of coolness here. Highlight: Fall '08 will bring us "Transformers Universe," which Hasbro is describing as Classics 2.0. Also, what was shown of the new cartoon and its toys at Bot-Con was well-received.

[Advocate]

BOOOOOOOOO!!!

• No mentions of Alternators or Titaniums - had to make some choices based ... $2 million dollars invested in Alternators and die-cast in Titaniums ... Hasbro wasn't getting a return on their investment with those lines so they decided to focus on Classics 2.0.
• The unproduced Titanium molds (Bumblebee, Cosmos, Shockwave and Arcee) could be used for other lines.
  Titanium will end with WW Prowl and WW Grimlock.
  One of the problems with the Titanium and Alternators is that the momentum is hard to keep up. Sounds like those lines just weren't selling.

Stuff I liked ...

• Weird Al will be voicing a character in the Animated series.
• Brawl/Devastator error in Movie is just a continuity error. It is supposed to be Brawl.
• There will be an upcoming Combiner. Not sure if they meant Classics or Animated.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

I really want Shockwave in the Universe line, but not if they just reuse a mold intended for Titanium. I want it to be basically the original version, but better-articulated.

[Advocate]

I'm more pissed they are not continuing the Alternators line ... fucking jackasses.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

Not a fan of the Alternators myself. They feel so flimsy.