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by Sparky Prime
Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

And yet, the simple fact that Kup and Jazz don't want to tell anyone else that The Matrix Is Gone shows that there is at least some kind of value to it. All that shows me is they don't want the troops to take another blow to morale with things as bad as they already are, it doesn't say anything abo...
by Sparky Prime
Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:48 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

The Matrix is important *because* the Autobots attach great value to it. That is the important thing, that that Autobots *clearly*, indicated by dialogue and actions (including the Kup scene you earlier cited), place high value on the Matrix. McCarthy is just giving readers credit by assuming they ...
by Sparky Prime
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:49 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

Lets say he did not know about Unicron, and only wanted to take over Cybertron, was his regime really such a bad one to live under? Plenty of Autobots seemed to get along just fine under Shockwave. For the time being, but is Shockwave to be trusted? Clearly, he was planning something big given the ...
by Sparky Prime
Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:01 pm
Forum: Transformers Live-Action Movies
Topic: Say it ain't sooo: Bay calls it quits
Replies: 26
Views: 6794

Re: Say it ain't sooo: Bay calls it quits

Sam Raimi. You know you want it. It won't happen, but you know you want it. God no! While I enjoyed the Spider-Man films, but I think they could have been so much better than they were. Peter was WAY over obsessed with MJ in all 3 movies and as O86 said, "lots of wanky angstmongering" isn...
by Sparky Prime
Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:43 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

Uh, you yourself have said that knowing they lost the Matrix would be a blow for the Autobots. Yes, a blow to an already extremely low moral. Telling them they'd also lost the Matrix would be like kicking them when not only already down, but have been kicked a couple times already. It's not like th...
by Sparky Prime
Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:39 am
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

As you just said, giving the Autobots more bad news would not be helpful. Letting them know the Matrix was gone would only make their behavior worse. In other words, the Matrix clearly has enormous political/propaganda/symbolic value. I am glad you do understand that. I'm not seeing how you put tha...
by Sparky Prime
Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:14 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

As I said, several times above, the Matrix is clearly very important in context. Yes, but how important is it in this context? I don't see that they're saying it is as important as you make it out to be. If nothing else, losing the Matrix is likely to be really upsetting to the Autobots, while the ...
by Sparky Prime
Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:12 am
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

Uh, yes, I did read what you wrote, and I answered your question about the importance of the Matrix. As I said, based on the way Kup and Jazz were talking about it, the Matrix is *that* important in context. The fact they do not spend pages after page talking about it does not make it less importan...
by Sparky Prime
Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:15 pm
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

Clearly, the Matrix *is* that important in contexr. Are you actually reading what I'm saying? I'm not saying the Matrix isn't important. It's how important it is I'm questioning. You keep saying it's a symbol for Megatron winning. But is it? Clearly Optimus doesn't have to have it to be the Autobot...
by Sparky Prime
Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:19 am
Forum: Modern Comics / Generations | Universe | Classics
Topic: Shane McCarthy interview
Replies: 104
Views: 24480

Re: Shane McCarthy interview

I am note sure how AHM is a cliche, or at least more a cliche than a good amount of everythimg else the franchises has produced the last few years. If nothing else, I do not recall too many "established member of the team is a traitor" plots where the traitor is a member of the original c...