Larry D. Blacharachnia question?
TFBeastwar
Hey Larry,
First off, I want to say I can't wait for season two to start.
You guys did a wonderful job last year.
Now for my question...
Is Blacharachnia getting a new toy? if so does she look more like the show
than the old toy. I have to say the first toy was very disappointing.
While I'm asking, What about Dinobot, Rhinox, and Tigatron? I've read
some information about the Transmetals and the only ones their making are
Waspinator, Tarantulas, Terrosaur, Airazor, Rattrap, and Cheetor.
Charles
Ari X
Larry and Bob probably know about as much about new toy molds as we do.
Like Bob said, they had to go out and buy a majority of the figures.
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DiTillio
>Is Blacharachnia getting a new toy? if so does she look more like the show
>than the old toy. I have to say the first toy was very disappointing.
Nope. Blackarachnia will look pretty much the same this year.
> While I'm asking, What about Dinobot, Rhinox, and Tigatron?
They too will look the same.
Larry DiTillio
Story Editor - Beast Wars
Razorclaw X
I'm a little confused now. I suppose I'll have to watch Aftermath for
it, but... why is it that only some of the characters change into
transmetals and not the others? (Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Inferno,
Rhinox, Dinobot, Megatron....)
And what is the point of a Tarantulas transmetal if he wasn't going to
get his body back??? (I hear a spoiler coming.... :) Or even Terrorsaur?
DiTillio
>Subject: Re: Larry D. Blacharachnia question?
>From: Razorclaw X <spice...@hotmail.com>
>Date: Tue, Sep 30, 1997 15:36 EDT
>Message-id: <343154...@hotmail.com>
>
>DiTillio wrote:
>>
>> >Is Blacharachnia getting a new toy? if so does she look more like the show
>> >than the old toy. I have to say the first toy was very disappointing.
>>
>> Nope. Blackarachnia will look pretty much the same this year.
>>
>> > While I'm asking, What about Dinobot, Rhinox, and Tigatron?
>>
>> They too will look the same.
>> Larry DiTillio
>> Story Editor - Beast Wars
>
>I'm a little confused now. I suppose I'll have to watch Aftermath for
>it, but... why is it that only some of the characters change into
>transmetals and not the others? (Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Inferno,
>Rhinox, Dinobot, Megatron....)
YES, you'll have to wait for Aftermath... Though if you study what I said, you
might find one clue...
>And what is the point of a Tarantulas transmetal if he wasn't going to
>get his body back??? (I hear a spoiler coming.... :) Or even Terrorsaur?
Again, you'll have to watch Aftermath... However I will tell you this, they
don't coordinate what happens on the show with the toys. They just churn the
toys out and follow their own "storyline"
not ours. Hasbro's major concern is selling the toys, so they only care about
how many times new toys make an appearance.
As much as I enjoy Beast Wars, it's tough working on a show you know will fold
the mintue the toy line does.
Doug Kern
In article <19970930214...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
diti...@aol.com (DiTillio) wrote:
> >Subject: Re: Larry D. Blacharachnia question?
> >From: Razorclaw X <spice...@hotmail.com>
> >Date: Tue, Sep 30, 1997 15:36 EDT
> >Message-id: <343154...@hotmail.com>
> >
> >DiTillio wrote:
> >>
> >> >Is Blacharachnia getting a new toy? if so does she look more like the show
> >> >than the old toy. I have to say the first toy was very disappointing.
> >>
> >> Nope. Blackarachnia will look pretty much the same this year.
> >I'm a little confused now. I suppose I'll have to watch Aftermath for
> >it, but... why is it that only some of the characters change into
> >transmetals and not the others? (Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Inferno,
> >Rhinox, Dinobot, Megatron....)
>
> YES, you'll have to wait for Aftermath... Though if you study what I
said, you
> might find one clue...
Maybe thate her new toy will be released next year (1998) perhaps? It
would make sense, and since i have heard rumors that a new Blackarachnia
toy will be in the next batch of Transmetals
You did say that the Blackarachnia has gone under some redesigning in
another post, the stripper one :), so I am assuming we will get to see a
new Blackarachnia in the show, but not in the toy line, until the following
year.
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J-Beez With the Remedy
Razorclaw X wrote:
> I'm a little confused now. I suppose I'll have to watch Aftermath for
> it, but... why is it that only some of the characters change into
> transmetals and not the others? (Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Inferno,
> Rhinox, Dinobot, Megatron....)
Well, there's always the possibility that these characters are dead. At
this point, Blackarachnia's consciousness has been subverted by
Tarantulas', Inferno got his head blown off (I assumed he was killed the
first time I saw OV), Tigatron might have been outside Axalon when the
planet began to blow up (I don't remember, but his chances of survival
seem slim if that's the case), and (again, I don't remember for certain)
I think Dinobot and Rhinox were subdued by the Predacons who got into
Axalon, so there's a chance they're also dead. As for Megatron, well,
if Optimus is indeed permanently dead, it would be pretty fair for him
to die, too. And even if none of these folks are dead as of now, it
wouldn't be terribly hard for Bob and Larry to write their deaths into
the series.
Of course, Larry told us that BA got a new, sexier body this season, so
it seems unlikely she's gone; but maybe she'll be a transmetal in the
show without a toy (after all, Megarex and Apetimus didn't have toys
until halfway through the first season). Maybe Has/Ken will surprise us
with the much-anticipated 'anatomically correct' BlackArachnia for the
1998 1/2 season (heh, heh).
Another possibility: all of the aforementioned TFs have rather
formidible offensive and/or defensive capabilities in their current
beast modes, so perhaps they don't _need_ to become transmetals as much
as, say, a Rattrap or a Terrorsaur.
Still another possibility: those TFs who became transmetals suffered
extensive damage to their biological components when the planet's
energon was detonated. Since there's far less now (after all, much of
it has been destroyed), the don't _need_ to be animals to survive
outside, so they just repair themselves with mechanical rather than
organic components.
At any rate, I can't wait for "Aftermath" and the rest of season two.
>
> And what is the point of a Tarantulas transmetal if he wasn't going to
> get his body back??? (I hear a spoiler coming.... :) Or even Terrorsaur?
Seems like a definite spoiler to me. Sometimes I wish they had killed
off a few of the season 1 characters and introduced a few of the newer
ones, like replacing Tarantulas with Manterror. It would have been
transcendential to see CGI gestalts (of course, they'd take forever to
model and create, so I guessed from jumpstreet that they wouldn't be in
the show...oh well, one can always dream).
--Jordan Beasley, who needs to find a way to improve his TV's reception
before the new season begins...
John Bartos
J-Beez With the Remedy <jbea...@pomona.edu> wrote in article
<3432D3...@pomona.edu>...
> Tarantulas', Inferno got his head blown off (I assumed he was killed the
> first time I saw OV), Tigatron might have been outside Axalon when the
I don't think Inferno would be killed off, considering how many Inferno
toys that Kenner still has to sell. :)
John
jrus...@nac.net
>As much as I enjoy Beast Wars, it's tough working on a show you know will fold
> the mintue the toy line does.
>
>
>
>
>Larry DiTillio
>Story Editor - Beast Wars
Is there any way for the show to carry on even after the toys stop
selling? I realize the show is made to boost sales, but is it
possible (not probable,..... just possible) that the show could be
carried on. I'm a big fan of the show and I'm sure there are many
others as well. Shouldn't all the fans count for something? Other
than just people to buy the toys. I'm sure that not every fan goes
out and buys all the toys. But just because we can't buy all the toys
doesn't mean the show doesn't have its own worth.
People can dissagree all they want but I feel the story and graphics
are superior to most everything else on TV at the moment (one major
exception is Babylon 5 - sorry guys but that show rules). Especially
considering BW is only half an hour.
James
Robotech_Master
> Well, there's always the possibility that these characters are dead.
> At this point, Blackarachnia's consciousness has been subverted by
> Tarantulas', Inferno got his head blown off (I assumed he was killed
> the first time I saw OV),
In the end of "Spider's Game", Inferno was blown to bits and pieces,
but he was quite obviously back.
> Tigatron might have been outside Axalon when the planet began to
> blow up (I don't remember, but his chances of survival seem slim if
> that's the case),
He wasn't. Remember, he said he felt he owed a debt to the planet and
wanted to be the one to fly the pod?
> and (again, I don't remember for certain) I think Dinobot and Rhinox
> were subdued by the Predacons who got into Axalon, so there's a
> chance they're also dead.
Nope. Rhinox was definitely alive. Right before the pod blows up,
Rhinox, in the CR chamber, looks up and gasps, "Optimus..." Pretty
firm evidence he's still alive. And Dinobot is just too ornery to
kick off from a dose of cybervenom.
> As for Megatron, well, if Optimus is indeed permanently dead, it
> would be pretty fair for him to die, too. And even if none of these
> folks are dead as of now, it wouldn't be terribly hard for Bob and
> Larry to write their deaths into the series.
True.
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Chris Gilligan
jrus...@nac.net wrote:
> >As much as I enjoy Beast Wars, it's tough working on a show you know
> will fold
> > the mintue the toy line does.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Larry DiTillio
> >Story Editor - Beast Wars
>
> Is there any way for the show to carry on even after the toys stop
> selling? I realize the show is made to boost sales, but is it
> possible (not probable,..... just possible) that the show could be
> carried on.
> James
The G1 comic lasted for years after the toys became unpopular. Why
couldn't the show?
Eric Harding
Because the toy company helps to subsidize the production. If the toys aren't
selling, the company stops giving money towards the production.
Eric
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MicroZone
>>The G1 comic lasted for years after the toys became unpopular. Why
>couldn't the show?
>
If Mainframe is willing to both foot the bill for the show (nearly $500,000 per
episode plus other design costs) and pay out a licensing fee, then in theory
Beast Wars could last for many years after the toys do. But if the show is
still so popular that Mainframe would be willing to continue doing that, odds
are the toys would still be doing quite well too so this theory is kinda moot.
:-)
MicroZone
Iggy Drougge
Den 03-Okt-97 16:11:47 nedtecknade Chris Gilligan (cgilliga@stevens-
tech.edu) följande:
>jrus...@nac.net wrote:
>> >As much as I enjoy Beast Wars, it's tough working on a show you know
>> will fold
>> > the mintue the toy line does.
>>
>> Is there any way for the show to carry on even after the toys stop
>> selling? I realize the show is made to boost sales, but is it
>> possible (not probable,..... just possible) that the show could be
>> carried on.
>The G1 comic lasted for years after the toys became unpopular. Why
>couldn't the show?
He said "fold", as in being shut down. The US comic folded along with the
toy line, right? And the UK comic followed suit shortly thereafter.
Anyway, I believe Hasbro is more willing to support a comic/show based on a
new toy line than a discontinued one.
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Picard42
Eric Harding wrote:
> In article <34350B33...@stevens-tech.edu>, Chris Gilligan <cgil...@stevens-tech.edu> wrote:
> >jrus...@nac.net wrote:
> >
> >> >As much as I enjoy Beast Wars, it's tough working on a show you know
> >> will fold
> >> > the mintue the toy line does.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Larry DiTillio
> >> >Story Editor - Beast Wars
> >>
> >> Is there any way for the show to carry on even after the toys stop
> >> selling? I realize the show is made to boost sales, but is it
> >> possible (not probable,..... just possible) that the show could be
> >> carried on.
> >
> >> James
> >
> >The G1 comic lasted for years after the toys became unpopular. Why
> >couldn't the show?
> >
>
> Because the toy company helps to subsidize the production. If the toys aren't
> selling, the company stops giving money towards the production.
>
> Eric
>
But if Hasbro makes money on the show, toy line or no, why dump it? Money is money.
- Picard42 -
Alden Bates
Picard42 (mmr...@psu.edu) writes:
>Eric Harding wrote:
>> Because the toy company helps to subsidize the production. If the toys aren't
>> selling, the company stops giving money towards the production.
>
The whole point of the show is that it promotes the toy line. If
the toy line stops selling, they'll assume that the show will stop
being popular too...
That's not necessarily the case, but these are company execs we
speak of. They won't take the risk of making another series if
they don't think it will sell.
Alden Bates.
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