Flint Dille

2012-02-01T22:39:53Z

74.125.59.178: /* Notes */ I just corrected the thing about Starscream being off the show. I thought Chris Latta was great. Still do.

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[[Image:Flintdille.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Not pictured: Lady Jaye Dille.]]
'''Flint Dille''' (born [[1955]]) is a writer and story editor who wrote episodes for numerous [[Sunbow Productions]] in the 1980s, including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[Inhumanoids]]'', ''[[Visionaries]]'', and ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''. As a story editor on the original ''Transformers'' cartoon, he was responsible for approving and supervising the writing of scripts, as well as maintaining continuity, and also developed the origin of the Transformers (in one continuity, at least) in "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]". He now primarily works in the video game industry, and recorded a DVD commentary for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary Edition with [[Susan Blu]] and [[Nelson Shin]].

His last name is pronounced 'Dill-ee'.

==Credits==
===Writer===
* "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]"
* "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"
* "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]]"
* "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]]"
* "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]"
* "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"
*''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (with [[John Zuur Platten]])
* ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]''

===Other===
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' (executive script consultant, seasons 1–3)
* [[The Transformers: The Movie]] (story consultant)

==Notes==
* The "[[Quintesson]] origin" depicted in "Five Faces of Darkness" originates in Dille's rejected Transformers movie script, entitled ''[[The Secret of Cybertron]]''.
* Although ''The Secret of Cybertron'' was rejected, a number of concepts from it made their way into the finished film, resulting in Dille's prominent story consultant credit.
* In "[[Fire in the Sky]]", the [[Autobot]]s are gunned down by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] before a commercial break, only to be revealed to be alive thanks to a [[hologram]] in the next act. Dille inserted the line "Thank heavens for that bogus plot device or we'd be finished" into the script, only to remove it as the episode was recorded.
* Dille once bailed [[Chris Latta]] out of jail. When questioned, Latta claimed to have been arrested for jaywalking. This apparently happened more than once and (Dille claims) was a main factor in phasing [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] out of the series. *** Note from Flint Dille. Ping me on Facebook if you want me to verify this. I NEVER wanted to get Starscream or Chris out of the series. I used him in everything: Inhumanoids, Visionaries, you name it. Chris was brilliant and I really liked the guy. I wouldn't have been hauling myself out of bed to bail out somebody I didn't like a whole lot.
* Regardless, Dille's favorite Transformer is [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]].
* Dille appeared on an interview as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 2 DVD set.

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2004]], [[BotCon 2009|2009]], and [[BotCon 2011|2011]]

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint_dille_1.html An interview with Dille about his time on Transformers]
* [http://www.hannagram.com/visionaries/animated/interview.html Another interview.]
* [http://www.joeheadquarters.com/interviews_dille.shtml Man, this guy gets interviewed a lot.]
* [http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/16887/exclusive-interview-flint-dille/ ''Another one''?]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226863/ Flint Dille at the Internet Movie Database]

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