Ah yes... Transformers... one of the few things from my childhood I can look back on fondly. There were many old animated shows I loved as a child: GI JOE, He-Man, Ghostbusters and many more... but Transformers is one of the very few I can still look back on fondly. I mean, in this day, you tell someone you like the old He-Man show, they ramble on about how gay it was... and well, in retrospect... there were more then a few eyebrow raising moments... But you say 'I used to love Transformers!' ...and you're likely to be met with cries of agreement.
It's funny to think that in my lifetime, I have seen Transformers born... as a matter of fact the same year -I- was born... and in a way, we've grown a lot together... We went through similar phases... during my Elementary schools years, Transformers was your classic Saturday morning cartoon, filled with all the wholesome, bloodless, non-lethal violence all 80's cartoons had... then, in my High School years, it grew and changed, moving into the digital age, creating wholey beautiful 3D worlds and characters with story and depth, while also exploring more foreign markets, following the path of current day Japanese anime shows, while I know this may seem and odd statement, as Transformers was a japanese product, it never really had the flavor of -anime- so to speak until only a few years ago... And now, in my adult hood, it's grown into it's own, entering the real world, on the big screen, seeing the world as it really is and not as just some "silly cartoon"... but it is also retrospective... going back to it's own youth, revisiting the things it once was and holding them in loving respect.
Transformers Animated seemed at a glance to me... another attempt to market a recognizable brand name to a new, young generation, and defiling my beloved memories... but it was not so! As I began to look into this new image of my beloved series... I found, as I said before, a series that tries, and succeeds, at bringing the same sort of childhood wonder I felt, almost perfectly, to a new generation, while also offering those of us that grew up with it a show that pays beautiful homage to the Transformers we all hold with such reverance.
Jessica mentioned it a few days ago, and it is quite true... my love for Transformers has indeed extended to purchasing their toys en mass... And as an update, our army stands at ten now. Swoop and Oil Slick have joined the crew.
Well, I think that's enough nerdy nostalgia for now...
~Signing off
