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<div>[[Image:E01 rad gawps.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Transformerology lit.&quot;to tell about Transformers&quot;]]<br />
'''Transformerology''' (from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" Latin]: [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transformer#French trānsfōrmāre], "trans+forma, across the form"; and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek]: λόγος, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/logos logos], "speech" lit. to talk about [[Transformer|Transformers]]) is a faux-serious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree" academic_degree] proposed by [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave Comics]] Creative Director [[James McDonough|James McDonough]] and [[Adam Patyk|Adam Patyk]] in 2004 to describe the learning process needed in compiling the "[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More than Meets the Eye]]" [[Generation One|Generation One]], [[Profiles overview|profile book]], covering 20 years of the franchise history and more than 400 characters. Transformerology specifically relates to a study of the ''fiction'' of the Transformers franchise rather than its toys.<br />
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...we were going to make sure that each profile presented information in a diverse way that kept things interesting, while also ensuring that you didn't need a degree in '''Transformerology''' to get in on the action.<br />
—[[James McDonough|James McDonough]] and [[Adam Patyk|Adam Patyk]], forward to "[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|Transformers Generation One: More than Meets the Eye]]" volume 1.<br />
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To estimate the program level a "degree" in Transformerology represents... The time required to watch/read every episode, comic book sourcebook and novel published in the Transformers lexicon since [[1984|1984]] is between 800 and 1000 person-hours allowing for no breaks, repeats or time for reflection. If one were to ''include'' the kind of repeat-viewings, comparative analysis, speculation, peer discussion and dissection essential to understanding what is essentially one very large convoluted story, the time-investment to acquire a "degree" in Transformerology is roughly equivalent to that of earning a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree bachelor's degree].<br />
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The task McDonough and Patyk faced in 2004, familiarizing themselves with slightly less than half of the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] franchise (much of it in pre-digested form), would have represented about 1/4 of that, perhaps the equivalent of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate#As_an_academic_award undergraduate certificate].<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
Ballpark figure based on ~600 episodes, ~700 comics, three movies, 6 full-length novels, 19 sourcebooks, annuals, specials ''et cetera.''<br />
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This is a ''conservative'' estimate. As a rule of thumb, if an English-speaking fan has seen the Japanese series more than once, they've probably spent enough time studying Transformers to equate to a masters degree. And yes, [[User:Chris McFeely|McFeely]] has a doctorate.<br />
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