Oh, my goodness gracious ... isn't this one of the signs of the Apocalypse? Wasn't it foretold that when and if Bumblebee left the Transformers' franchise to branch out on his solo career it would spell the doom of man?
I kid, I kid, but maybe not so much as I just read the news over at Deadline.com (link) that one of the beloved centerpieces for the Michael Bay entertainment juggernaut is getting his own spin-off feature. Seriously: do people still watch these films? I think the last one I saw was the flick where they went to the moon or unraveled a lunar conspiracy or something to that effect. Otherwise, the films seem to be largely reasons to invest in a special effects budget.
Now, I don't begrudge the Transformers their success. As you know, I'm probably as huge a fan of All Things SciFi as there is, but at some point methinks enough might be enough and it becomes time to retire a property until such a time as audiences grow hungry for it once more. I'm guessing some accountant has looked at the books close enough to determine how profitable a spin-off could be, so let's all just wish 'The Bumbler' well in this new adventure.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
I kid, I kid, but maybe not so much as I just read the news over at Deadline.com (link) that one of the beloved centerpieces for the Michael Bay entertainment juggernaut is getting his own spin-off feature. Seriously: do people still watch these films? I think the last one I saw was the flick where they went to the moon or unraveled a lunar conspiracy or something to that effect. Otherwise, the films seem to be largely reasons to invest in a special effects budget.
Now, I don't begrudge the Transformers their success. As you know, I'm probably as huge a fan of All Things SciFi as there is, but at some point methinks enough might be enough and it becomes time to retire a property until such a time as audiences grow hungry for it once more. I'm guessing some accountant has looked at the books close enough to determine how profitable a spin-off could be, so let's all just wish 'The Bumbler' well in this new adventure.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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