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"Grow up nerds. AKA Transformers: who gives a shit."


  

          

I liked Transformers when I was a little kid. At one point, I also tried eating dog food. Children are stupid.

Transformers was stupid show for little kids who were too naive to realize that it was a toy commercial.

So what Michael Bay changed the designs? Who gives a shit?

Fucking nerds trapped in their childhoods. I can't believe it. They'll talk your ear off about how you should take comic books or anime or cartoons or whatever seriously, and then they turn around and act like something like Transformers matters. Like they're defending something.

Listen, if Michael Bay was directing a film adaptation of Watchmen, then I can see getting annoyed. That's a work of literature. If he was directing a version of Batman, I can see being dissapointed. Some variations of that story have been relatively serious.

But this is TRANSFORMERS. You are a GROWN-UP NOW. This is like people being dissapointed that the film adaptation of Kaptain Kangaroo isn't gritty enough. Give me a break.

A few related notes:

The kids cartoons you watched as a kid probably sucked. There have been very few exceptions to this rule. If you are young enough to have watched Batman or Animaniacs, they didn't suck, but they were still unquestionably for kids and not grown adults.

Just because something is dark, violent or only appropriate for adults does not make it sophisticated. Just because kids shouldn't watch/read it doesn't mean adults should.

Superhero comics almost never rise above the level of a supermarket novel. There are a couple of exceptions to this, but don't act like you buying all these superhero comics every week is some literary endeavor. Comics as a medium are just as good as books, but they remain almost exclusively targeted at kids and perpetual adolescents.

If you have ever had even one serious thought about Pokemon, and you are over the age of 14, then go away.

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Grow up nerds. AKA Transformers: who gives a shit. [View all] , PolarbearToenails, Sat Aug-26-06 06:22 PM
 
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you have 10000 posts on a boho internet message board
Aug 26th 2006
1
i laughed so hard at this
Aug 26th 2006
3
*DEAD*.... boy..do i love those toy commercials...
Aug 26th 2006
4
      that's kinda sad.
Aug 26th 2006
6
           who makes toys? who? adults...right..someone has to make them
Aug 26th 2006
9
           right? like its kids designing those things too
Aug 26th 2006
13
                it's about $$. whatever sells. business.
Aug 26th 2006
31
                     huh?
Aug 27th 2006
136
                          i don't even remember posting in here...
Aug 28th 2006
146
                               dude im convinced ur either high or drunk most times u post here lol
Aug 29th 2006
178
           your life is sad
Sep 03rd 2006
190
I'm 'dissapointed' in your misspelling of 'disappointed'
Aug 26th 2006
2
fair enough :)
Aug 26th 2006
7
      you definately spelled definitely wrong...lol j/k
Aug 27th 2006
92
           I won't dignify this with a respunse.
Aug 28th 2006
161
I mean, the man has a point though -- this movie was ALWAYS
Aug 26th 2006
5
It's less about good or bad...
Aug 26th 2006
8
my only beef with your opinion here is
Aug 27th 2006
135
it's not 1985..86 it's 2006. new consumers...
Aug 26th 2006
10
LETS MAKE A GREEN BATMAN! WHO CARES?
Aug 26th 2006
11
I predict this will be the gulliest post in PTP history
Aug 26th 2006
12
Aug 26th 2006
14
LETS MAKE THE SMURFS BLACK!
Aug 26th 2006
15
i'd watch this shit n/m
Aug 27th 2006
91
Can we make Kingpin black also?
Aug 27th 2006
124
LETS GIVE SPIDERMAN 8 LEGS THATS MORE REALISTIC
Aug 26th 2006
16
FUCK HUGH JACKMAN LETS JUST MAKE A CGI WOLF!
Aug 26th 2006
17
WAIT LETS MAKE SUPERMAN ASIAN
Aug 26th 2006
18
LETS MAKE THE TURTLES LIZARDS
Aug 26th 2006
19
LETS GIVE ROBIN A BEAK!
Aug 26th 2006
20
I just laughed so fuckin hard at this one
Aug 26th 2006
76
LOL @ the image of this in my head. n/m
Aug 27th 2006
120
LETS MAKE DR DOOM A.. oh wait they already did
Aug 26th 2006
21
LIVE ACTION GI JOE LETS MAKE EM FIGHT QAEDA FUCK COBRA
Aug 26th 2006
at first glance i thought this said:
Aug 27th 2006
115
I think we should demand Transformers caters to the fans
Aug 26th 2006
22
LETS MAKE STORM INVISIBLE LIKE REAL WIND
Aug 26th 2006
23
LETS ASK JOEL SCHUMACHER FOR TRANSFORMERS!
Aug 26th 2006
24
AUTOBOT MASTERCARD
Aug 26th 2006
25
      PRIME CHANGING HIS TIRES
Aug 26th 2006
27
           ASHTON KUTCHER FOR MEGATRON
Aug 26th 2006
28
                MAKE RAVAGE A REAL PANTHER!
Aug 26th 2006
35
THE CARE BEARS SHOULD BE NINJAS!
Aug 26th 2006
26
CAREDOGS! BEARS ARENT REALISTIC!
Aug 26th 2006
29
LETS MAKE HERBIE A BMW
Aug 26th 2006
30
* GENTRIFIES SESAME STREET*
Aug 26th 2006
32
*falls over with laughter*
Aug 26th 2006
83
this one made me laugh
Aug 27th 2006
133
MARIA, I'M SORRY
Aug 27th 2006
134
deluge...you a DAMN fool. my ribs. LMFAO n/m
Aug 26th 2006
33
LETS MAKE KERMIT A DOG!
Aug 26th 2006
34
LETS HAVE GHOSTBUSTERS HUNT TERRORISTS!
Aug 26th 2006
36
LETS MAKE ALIEN A HUMAN BUT A REALLY TWISTED HUMAN
Aug 26th 2006
37
LETS MAKE CAPTAIN AMERICA A IMMIGRANT
Aug 26th 2006
38
CAPTAIN ALMOST AMERICA
Aug 26th 2006
39
haha!!
Aug 27th 2006
116
captain unamerican.
Aug 26th 2006
75
LET'S SHOW DR CLAW'S FACE...err they already did that too
Aug 26th 2006
40
LETS MAKE THE GREEN HORNET'S MASK YELLOW
Aug 26th 2006
41
AND KATO MEXICAN RAISED IN THE SHAOLIN TEMPLES
Aug 26th 2006
42
LETS GIVE ARONOFSKY BACK BATMAN YEAR ONE
Aug 26th 2006
43
LETS MAKE DONALD DUCK A GOOSE
Aug 26th 2006
44
LETS BUILD PINOCCHIO FROM METAL
Aug 26th 2006
45
AND MAKE GEPETTO SCOTTISH
Aug 26th 2006
46
WE CAN MOVE NEVERNEVERLAND TO THE USA!
Aug 26th 2006
47
BREAKIN 3: LETS HAVE THEM PLAY SOCCER
Aug 26th 2006
48
LETS MAKE THE HULK BLUE! AND HIS SHORTS WHITE AND A HAT
Aug 26th 2006
49
LETS REMAKE KILLER TOMATOES AND USE APPLES
Aug 26th 2006
50
PAC-MAN SHOULD BE SQUARE..AND ONLY CHOMP BAMBOO
Aug 26th 2006
51
LETS MAKE BLACK PANTHER A WHITE GUY IN BLACKFACE
Aug 26th 2006
52
LETS HAVE WESLEY SNIPES PLAY BRUCE LEE IN THE NEW BIOPIC
Aug 26th 2006
53
LETS GIVE TWO FACE TWO HEADS
Aug 26th 2006
54
LETS HAVE SKELETOR LOOK LIKE A OLD MAN
Aug 26th 2006
55
LETS GIVE DARTH VADER A WHITE SUIT
Aug 26th 2006
56
AND NIPPLES
Aug 26th 2006
57
      *DEAD*....n/m
Aug 26th 2006
59
      Dog, I'm chokin' here
Aug 26th 2006
73
      Hahaha. n/m
Aug 27th 2006
121
LETS MAKE A DOGTOWN MOVIE AND HAVE THEM RIDE BIKES
Aug 26th 2006
58
*choking*
Aug 26th 2006
77
LETS MAKE JURASSIC PARK WITH ALL GORILLAS
Aug 26th 2006
60
on a plane
Aug 28th 2006
148
LETS MAKE A NWA BIOPIC WITH NSYNC AS NWA
Aug 26th 2006
61
wow...is justin Ice Cube??
Aug 27th 2006
118
      Lance Bass = Eazy
Aug 27th 2006
122
..so megatron doesn't transform into a hand-held gun anymore?
Aug 26th 2006
62
heath is a very good actor.
Aug 26th 2006
63
..yeah, he is-
Aug 26th 2006
78
:)
Aug 28th 2006
165
RE: Grow up nerds. AKA Transformers: who gives a shit.
Aug 26th 2006
64
i love the direction this post took
Aug 26th 2006
65
LETS REMAKE IT AND MAKE PENNYWISE A ACROBAT
Aug 26th 2006
66
RE: i love the direction this post took
Aug 26th 2006
74
LETS DO A MOVIE BOUT THE BPP AND HAVE EM WEAR WHITE HOODS
Aug 26th 2006
67
LETS MAKE MY LITTLE PONIES DONKEYS
Aug 26th 2006
68
LETS PUT THE HUNCHBACK IN THE EMPIRE STATE
Aug 26th 2006
69
LETS MAKE THE 7 DWARFS NORMAL PEOPLE
Aug 26th 2006
70
LOTR: LETS CHANGE THE RING INTO A NECKLACE
Aug 26th 2006
71
LETS CHANGE BIG BIRD INTO A DUCK
Aug 26th 2006
72
AND DONALD DUCK INTO AN EMU
Aug 26th 2006
79
      AND DAFFY DUCK INTO A TIT MOUSE
Aug 26th 2006
80
           AND HOWARD THE DUCK INTO MELVIN THE SHREW
Aug 26th 2006
81
           lol @ 'tit mouse.'
Aug 27th 2006
123
dude.. you just made Seth Green cry
Aug 26th 2006
82
ha!
Aug 27th 2006
90
Trust me, this argument never works and will get you nowhere.
Aug 26th 2006
84
I have a lot of respect for nerds.
Aug 27th 2006
137
      Yeah like arguing over using skits vs. sketches
Aug 28th 2006
139
           POST OVER...
Aug 28th 2006
154
ARK EYEV
Aug 27th 2006
85
Edited.
Aug 27th 2006
86
lol @ Luge goin to work on this post. plz don't stop.
Aug 27th 2006
87
This post is funny...
Aug 27th 2006
88
LETS MAKE A NIKE BIOPIC USING ADIDAS SHOES
Aug 27th 2006
89
Fuck it -- I wanna watch like half the things Deluge posted
Aug 27th 2006
93
Agreed n/m
Aug 30th 2006
187
There are two responses regarding this rant...
Aug 27th 2006
94
Well said, The Doc... n/m
Aug 27th 2006
95
^^^ Good shit. n/m
Aug 27th 2006
126
preach!
Aug 27th 2006
131
I appreciate a genuine response
Aug 28th 2006
138
      More on that....
Aug 28th 2006
143
      We don't look at it through rose-colored glasses
Aug 28th 2006
149
      LTDAO!
Aug 28th 2006
150
      I hear you man...
Aug 28th 2006
162
      if I may interject
Aug 28th 2006
145
           This is where The Doc was going
Aug 28th 2006
151
           Buckshot is sorry he missed The Doc's previous post
Aug 28th 2006
153
                you're being totally fair...
Aug 28th 2006
164
                     oh absolutely
Aug 28th 2006
166
           That's the whole POINT though...
Aug 28th 2006
163
                RE: That's the whole POINT though...
Aug 29th 2006
167
LETS MAKE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS IN THE ZOO
Aug 27th 2006
96
LETS MAKE YOGI BEAR A KOALA
Aug 27th 2006
97
LETS GIVE INSPECTOR GADGET A SUITCASE FULL OF GADGETS
Aug 27th 2006
98
LETS MAKE ASTERIX & OBELIX VIKINGS
Aug 27th 2006
99
oh! he went there!
Aug 28th 2006
144
oh no u didn't!
Aug 29th 2006
172
LETS MAKE GARFIELD A SIAMESE
Aug 27th 2006
100
LETS MAKE THE MUPPETS WITH REAL ACTORS
Aug 27th 2006
101
im sorry, but this needs its own post n/m
Aug 27th 2006
129
      I agree. n/m
Aug 27th 2006
130
LETS MOVE MOWGLI TO THE SAHARA
Aug 27th 2006
102
LETS MAKE POPEYE A CONSTRUCTION WORKER
Aug 27th 2006
103
LETS MAKE SCOOBY DOO A LITTLE KID
Aug 27th 2006
104
LETS HAVE SNOOPY LAY ON A BED ALL DAY
Aug 27th 2006
105
lol! n/m
Aug 27th 2006
127
LETS MAKE DINORIDERS ON EARTH
Aug 27th 2006
106
WITH HORSES
Aug 27th 2006
107
LETS MOVE THE FLINTSTONES TO THE ICE AGE
Aug 27th 2006
108
LETS PUT THE JETSONS IN PRESENT DAY!
Aug 27th 2006
109
AND REPLACE ROSIE WITH A MEXICAN
Aug 27th 2006
110
      now we all know rosie is black.
Aug 27th 2006
114
LETS MAKE POLICE ACADEMY IN LAW SCHOOL
Aug 27th 2006
111
LETS HAVE THE SNORKS LIVE ON LAND
Aug 27th 2006
112
^^^Thought Stella was the next big thing.^^^
Aug 27th 2006
113
The DVD shorts are still classic tho n/m
Aug 27th 2006
128
With all due respect to you, push on with this bullshit.
Aug 27th 2006
117
Wow! I left this post when it had 6 replies...
Aug 27th 2006
119
never seen someone blackout on a post before n/m
Aug 27th 2006
125
^^^ watched GoBots as a kid, still mad Transformers was more popular
Aug 27th 2006
132
The funniest thing about this post is...
Aug 28th 2006
140
LETS MAKE DAVE CHAPPELLE WITHOUT DAVE!
Aug 28th 2006
141
oh wait..
Aug 28th 2006
142
My two cents...
Aug 28th 2006
147
As I have said repeatedly in this thread...
Aug 28th 2006
160
      lol. but that's slightly arrogant, no?
Aug 29th 2006
168
      and can i just add: SOURCE MATERIAL!!!
Aug 29th 2006
170
      ^^just wrote an essay on Transformers: Beast Wars^^
Aug 29th 2006
174
           lol. that ain't nothing.
Aug 29th 2006
176
           ^^just READ an essay on Transformers: Beast Wars^^
Aug 29th 2006
177
                ^^thinks I read his Beast Wars essay^^
Aug 29th 2006
179
                     you cut me. u cut me deep just now.
Aug 29th 2006
180
      This is how I see it:
Aug 29th 2006
175
go jump off a building n/m
Aug 28th 2006
152
...said the dude in his 30s still hosting a college radio show
Aug 28th 2006
155
capital L. n/m
Aug 28th 2006
156
Hey...
Aug 28th 2006
159
(also, I'm 25)
Aug 29th 2006
185
LETS MAKE SNOW WHITE AND CHANGE THE APPLE TO PROZAC
Aug 28th 2006
157
REMAKES COSBY SHOW W/ MRS HUXTABLE AS A SINGLE MOM
Aug 28th 2006
158
Fuck this chump!
Aug 29th 2006
169
Says the dude who interviewed Daniel Clowes on his college...
Aug 29th 2006
171
IMA REMAKE EDDIE'S RAW & DELIRIOUS
Aug 29th 2006
173
ARCHIVE.
Aug 29th 2006
181
Fuck the Archives. Frank changed that shit 2 a fuckin depository
Aug 29th 2006
183
Let's make Batman, Tony Starks!
Aug 29th 2006
182
BRUCE WAYNE HES A COOL EXEEEEEEEEEEEC
Aug 29th 2006
184
In my experience, really focused obsession is indicative of
Aug 30th 2006
186
no. it only seems serious because someone is on the attack.
Sep 03rd 2006
189
I just came in to say I agree with everything you said
Sep 03rd 2006
188

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