Don't worry Rob, I'll defend you. With my awesome Capitalization Skills.

Rob's not suggesting they do a complete overhaul of the series. And the sex change comparison is just silly. Although, if Starscream were a girl, it would explain all the sexual tension...

I just watched Miami Vice about a week ago. Besides the fact that my favorite pistol and a sweet-looking car were used (and what cop can afford a Ferrari?) the movie was utter garbage. My sister, normally a calm and level-headed woman who grew up watching the TV show, was practically having a fit on the sofa.

"You didn't get that angry when we watched the Ricky Bobby movie."

"That was different! We knew that was going to suck! This had potential to be good."

And this 20-year old TV series did have potential. First of all, not that much needed to be updated -- there's still drug trafficing in South Florida. Hell, you can do the show or movie twenty years from now, and everything would be the same, except the cars and the guns. And it's not like the original was the Greatest Show on Earth. ("You have to be ice cold to survive that place, and you're not even cool. You're red hot." And before you complain that I've said that quote before, give me a break. My Uncle Bob's in the episode, so I watch it all the time. He co-starred with Ron Pearlman. ) In an ideal world, the movie could have easily surpassed the TV show in quality.

So, basically, as everyone warmed me before we rented the movie...the movie sucked, which is a shame because the idea was good and Jamie Fox can act. I don't know how they managed to make the dialouge worse, but they did. Sweet Jesus on a whole-wheat creacker.

So, I'm trying to say that updates are needed, but there are one or two more ingredients that will really decide if the movie sinks or floats. Plot, for one. So, really, Megatron can be a purple tank, Bumblebee can be a can opener, as long as the story's engaging, I'm set.

That, and someone should say the word 'shit'.

Question for all of you concerned about the changed: what if they made a GIJoe movie? Let's face it, you go to the airport wearing a Cobra mask, you're going to get your ass busted by someone (although, that would make an awesome 'Robot Chicken' bit). I know squat about GIJoe, but wouldn't they have to make some serious updates. First of all, we're won the Cold War. Second...it's a movie about terrorists. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that would need to be handled...delicately.

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...so...as long as he's yellow then, right?

I never got the Goldbug thing either. Wasn't it like for one episode?



It was a result of the Transformers vs. GI Joe comic book mini wherein he was destroyed and had to be re-built. I don't think the history was ever explained in the teleseries.



But I didn't watch GIJoe or read the comics, and I saw the Goldenbug thing. I think he died near the end..near when Optimus came back from the dead (boy that was weird). The oddest part was it was very close to the end of the series, so it didn't make any sense.

Then again, a lot of things didn't make sense.

"You're either lying or stupid."
"I'm stupid! I'm stupid!"
Megatron and Starscream