Comments | the_starhorse: So I was watching the old Transformers eps the other day...

the_starhorse

So I was watching the old Transformers eps the other day...

Dec 22, 2011 06:51

...and they are pure gold. :D I was home sick the (again), and I just put the Transformers DVD on play and immersed myself in a few hours of silly. ( Here are some random observations: )

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tiamat1972 December 23 2011, 02:02:35 UTC

Can't argue with any of them. Just a few things that make G1 pure love.

Could you explain one thing to me though? Sunstreaker picked Chip up out of his wheelchair and PUT HIM ON HIS SHOULDER? And then called him a hero?

How the holy heck is that in character?

the_starhorse December 23 2011, 20:45:31 UTC

I know, that is so out of character. I guess they had to make the killer Autobot more kid-friendly? :)

Sunstreaker: >:[

tiamat1972 December 26 2011, 23:50:58 UTC

I prefer the nasty version. Sunstreaker is more fun when he's pissy instead of nicey.

penumbra369 December 23 2011, 06:08:34 UTC

I HEART NERD CITY.

smokescreen's voice is inconsistent -- sometimes soft-spoken, sometimes slick. neither on their own sounds quite him. maybe if they were fused together somehow...

*splorfle at white-boy jazz* oh, but he tries so hard. ;)

methinks i gotta re-watch the show myself once time opens up!

the_starhorse December 23 2011, 23:46:07 UTC

I know! Nerd City makes the show. I LOVE it that the TFs aren't just Super Good Guys versus Super Bad Guys. They're all just people, most of whom are a little dorky. It just makes the show so endearing.

rusty_chevy December 23 2011, 08:15:48 UTC

9. Jazz. Totally dances like a white boy.

HEY HEY HEY YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

But seriously, the animators really had no clue what they were doing, like, 97% of the time. XD

1. Tracks. Has anyone noticed that in addition to being fabulous, Tracks whoops some serious ass?

Yep. On a long-ago "Ten Favorite TFs and Why" meme, I noted that, if one actually pays attention to "Make Tracks" and "Auto-Bop," one will note that Tracks is really a stand-up guy.

the_starhorse December 23 2011, 20:47:50 UTC

Hee hee...I'm sure Real_Jazz has the moves. Cartoon_Jazz needs some help though.

Tracks. I have always loved Tracks. The defamation of his character has always seemed unfortunate to me, because as a kid, I just thought he was righteously cool. He's quirky, kicks butt in battle, and despite his pissing and moaning, actually treats people pretty nicely. I always imagined that he and Sideswipe hit it off. He's probably on-again, off-again with Sunstreaker, but then, who isn't? Plus, in addition to being a cool guy, Tracks is a FLYING BLUE CORVETTE. Enough said.

:D

thayle December 23 2011, 10:50:36 UTC

AND I KNOW WHAT EPISODE EACH OF THOSE THINGS IS FROM XD

Oh man, it has been almost a year since I watched any of the G1 cartoon at all. I am totally doing exactly that sometime this holiday. That show got me through an entire semester of boring labwork once, lol. I hope it made you feel all warm and better inside ;)

the_starhorse December 23 2011, 20:49:24 UTC

LOL. So I'm not the only nerd in the room. XD

It's been a while since I watched these, too, but they're really hitting the spot lately. I plan to watch more this weekend. They're so dorky and so charming at the same time. I think it's the characterizations. Nobody's perfectly good, and nobody's perfectly evil. Even Megatron shows some common sense once in a while, and you KNOW he keeps Starscream around because he secretly enjoys his company. This show is priceless.

thayle December 23 2011, 22:08:08 UTC

When I hit number twelve I thought to myself, "Golly, I don't think I ever noticed that part", and then I was opening up Dinobot Island Part 2 in QuicktimePlayer before even stopping to think about it, LOL. My cartoon memory is made of win XD

When I first watched any of the show back in high school, Megs and Screamer's natty bickering was pure joy for me XD.

I must share this with you if you have not seen it. Someone on Deviantart once redrew this comic:
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/09/happytogether.jpg

...replacing them with Megatron and Starscream but changing NOTHING else.
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmm3qrAVpG1qeygamo1_500.jpg
(I could only find a small version of this on the person's blog. It's no longer on Dev, sadness.)

the_starhorse December 23 2011, 23:50:14 UTC

I saw that somewhere too, and DIED. It's SO true. Honestly, if they'd really wanted to kill each other, one of them would have managed it eons ago. Megatron and Starscream are pure comedy gold.

Wish I could remember where I saw that comic. Probably originally on DA, because I recall seeing the larger version. That's funny stuff.