Now I'm incredibly thankful that I didn't bother reading the IDW Comics...otherwise I'd be ranting like the rest of you guys...not like that's a bad thing or anything.
.....I heard that snicker when Beast Machines was mentioned....
I guess I'm one of the 10% that don't care about the 80s Transformers...but rather,the ones from the 90s(lol).I don't find it as bothersome anymore that the current stories are G1-esque,however,I still care about better written TF Comics.It's inexcusable that they get away with the writing because of how well Transformers is selling right now.I grew up with a well written Transformers Series,so I expect...well,want for others to follow.
But it is true that about the casual Fans,but it's truly up to them if they want to explore the Franchise...have I not went to explore about certain aspects of G1,RiD,IDW,and DW...I would have been one of those casual Fans.I'm sorry that I can't really talk about the whole difference between IDW and DW and each of their accomplishments...but you did got me interested in picking up these DW Comics.
It seems that IDW is really spreading around in many directions and adapting former Series',which I'm guessing it's causing a huge mess in the Ongoing Comic.Of course this is due to bad editing and quick decisions.Although my assumptions are based entirely of little knowledge of what's going on(and correct me if I am wrong here)but if IDW want to go with new directions for the Ongoing Comic,would it have not been better to slowly move from one direction to another within each comic,instead of putting it all at once?It pretty much worked throughout the ongoing comics in Marvel and DC,which Andy did work on apparently...also...IDW could have followed a similar formula to the ongoing Marvel/DC Comics....but once again,this is due to poor editing and quick decisions.
On the Movieverse itself,I agreed with Daniel said that everyone coming out of the theatre don't go to get Movie stuff.Eventually I got some toys,but I still would rather favour the two TF Series I grew up with know well.Currently,I am disappointed with the direction of writing on all TF Series since the end of the Beast Era,and considering what you guys are saying about IDW,that direction of good writing has not yet returned...and guessing it might never come back.
I'm going to get off topic now,but I really wish that IDW should explore more untold areas that need to be written rather than what they're doing now.I agree that the Original Thirteen was something that I was looking forward to,and I wish that IDW will flesh out more stories that deserved to be told in terms of G1,since this is the most expansive.I'm reading the Marvel TF Comics right now,and I agree that Furman did a great job at that time...but this type of writing needs to go deeper,and I really hoped that IDW would do something like that now that they are handling storylines with G1 characters again,but for now...I'm going away from IDW,perhaps all TF Comics until they put their act together in terms of writing.I know you guys mentioned art as well...but I won't delve into that.
Okay,I'm done with my rant now.Great Podcast guys.
On an unrelated note:
'Soundtape and Dogbot'--Still never gets old.