Ron Friedman - Revision history

https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Ron_Friedman Ron Friedman - Revision history 2026-09-14T17:55:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1914475&oldid=prev AutovoltGTS at 12:10, 11 May 2026 2026-05-11T12:10:17Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:10, 11 May 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l19">Line 19:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Transformers (2023) issue 27]] features a tribute to Friedman in its letters page. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[[Transformers (2023) issue 27]] features a tribute to Friedman in its letters page. </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*In the ''Icons Unearthed: Transformers'' documentry series, Friedman revealed that he had based [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] off his actual wife in real life. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td></tr> </table>

AutovoltGTS https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1879069&oldid=prev AutovoltGTS at 13:30, 11 December 2025 2025-12-11T13:30:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:30, 11 December 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201208/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201208/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Notes==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[[Transformers (2023) issue 27]] features a tribute to Friedman in its letters page. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td></tr> </table>

AutovoltGTS https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1869714&oldid=prev AutovoltGTS at 12:13, 15 October 2025 2025-10-15T12:13:24Z

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AutovoltGTS https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1868920&oldid=prev ItsWalky at 15:28, 10 October 2025 2025-10-10T15:28:20Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:28, 10 October 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{factions|hofgold}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]]–[[September 15]], [[2025]]) was an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]]–[[September 15]], [[2025]]) was an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">During a Transformers team panel at [[New York Comic Con]] 2025, Friedman was inducted posthumously into the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Role on ''The Transformers''==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Role on ''The Transformers''==</div></td></tr> </table>

ItsWalky https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1865295&oldid=prev Cyberlink420 at 02:42, 23 September 2025 2025-09-23T02:42:55Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:42, 23 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>[[September 15]], [[2025]]) was an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">–</ins>[[September 15]], [[2025]]) was an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

Cyberlink420 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1865294&oldid=prev ItsWalky at 00:10, 23 September 2025 2025-09-23T00:10:58Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:10, 23 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l19">Line 19:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2073225/ Ron Friedman] at the Internet Movie Database</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2073225/ Ron Friedman] at the Internet Movie Database</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/ronald-i-friedman-transformers-writer-dead-gi-joe-1236526596/ Ron Friedman, ‘Transformers’ and ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Writer, Dies At 93] at Variety</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Ron}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Ron}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Writers]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Writers]]</div></td></tr> </table>

ItsWalky https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1865293&oldid=prev ItsWalky at 00:09, 23 September 2025 2025-09-23T00:09:55Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:09, 23 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]] - [[September 15]], [[2025]]) <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932]] - [[September 15]], [[2025]]) <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

ItsWalky https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1865292&oldid=prev ItsWalky at 00:09, 23 September 2025 2025-09-23T00:09:45Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:09, 23 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Ron}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:RonFriedman_Writer.jpg|right|200x|thumb|I killed all your childhood heroes.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">born </del>[[August 1]], [[1932]]) is an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Ron Friedman''' ([[August 1]], [[1932<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] - [[September 15]], [[2025</ins>]]) is an American television writer. Friedman wrote for live action shows such as ''Fantasy Island,'' ''Chico & the Man'', ''Starsky and Hutch'' & ''The Odd Couple'', while in animation, he scripted all four mini series for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', the first season of the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel Action Hour]]'' shows, ''[[Iron Man]]'' & ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' (in which he played the role of Blastarr), and the developer for ''Bionic 6''.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When he won a talent search to write the ''G.I. Joe'' pilot, he was working as a play doctor and trying to properly break into Broadway. This would kick off his work in animation.<ref name="ToddMatthy">[http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/ Interview with Todd Matthy]</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

ItsWalky https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Ron_Friedman&diff=1772261&oldid=prev Cyberlink420 at 01:43, 15 July 2024 2024-07-15T01:43:23Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:43, 15 July 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One thing he says he did in a 2013 interview was to "take that limited information" from the Marvel-created character bios "and create characters somebody cared about", often figuring out how the voices may work. He also claimed if you look at those bios, "it’s not a character... Those descriptions mean nothing. It’s like reading the ingredients on a package of Twinkies".<ref name="ToddMatthy"/> [[Larry Hama|Some people]] [[Bob Budiansky|would disagree]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One thing he says he did in a 2013 interview was to "take that limited information" from the Marvel-created character bios "and create characters somebody cared about", often figuring out how the voices may work. He also claimed if you look at those bios, "it’s not a character... Those descriptions mean nothing. It’s like reading the ingredients on a package of Twinkies".<ref name="ToddMatthy"/> [[Larry Hama|Some people]] [[Bob Budiansky|would disagree]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friedman produced two drafts for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', both of which would have the basic structure of the film but with quite different characters and details. While most of the cast are different in his first draft, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] appeared from the start<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079478771748865 Chris McFeely twitter thread on the first draft, 20th August 2022]</ref> and he said he fought with [[Hasbro]] to include her as his daughter was a fan of similar cartoons. (Female Autobots appeared on the show first [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production information|but the script was written after]] the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie#Production_timeline|first draft of the film]]) Despite so connected to killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that he had an interview titled "He Killed Optimus Prime", he claims he told Hasbro that killing Prime was a bad idea; "to physically remove Daddy from the family, that wasn’t going to work."<ref name="ToddMatthy"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friedman produced two drafts for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', both of which would have the basic structure of the film but with quite different characters and details. While most of the cast are different in his <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[The Transformers: The Movie (</ins>first draft<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)|first draft]]</ins>, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] appeared from the start<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079478771748865 Chris McFeely twitter thread on the first draft, 20th August 2022]</ref> and he said he fought with [[Hasbro]] to include her as his daughter was a fan of similar cartoons. (Female Autobots appeared on the show first [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production information|but the script was written after]] the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie#Production_timeline|first draft of the film]]) Despite so connected to killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that he had an interview titled "He Killed Optimus Prime", he claims he told Hasbro that killing Prime was a bad idea; "to physically remove Daddy from the family, that wasn’t going to work."<ref name="ToddMatthy"/></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201208/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201208/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Waybacking link</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:28, 3 June 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friedman produced two drafts for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', both of which would have the basic structure of the film but with quite different characters and details. While most of the cast are different in his first draft, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] appeared from the start<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079478771748865 Chris McFeely twitter thread on the first draft, 20th August 2022]</ref> and he said he fought with [[Hasbro]] to include her as his daughter was a fan of similar cartoons. (Female Autobots appeared on the show first [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production information|but the script was written after]] the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie#Production_timeline|first draft of the film]]) Despite so connected to killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that he had an interview titled "He Killed Optimus Prime", he claims he told Hasbro that killing Prime was a bad idea; "to physically remove Daddy from the family, that wasn’t going to work."<ref name="ToddMatthy"/></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friedman produced two drafts for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', both of which would have the basic structure of the film but with quite different characters and details. While most of the cast are different in his first draft, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] appeared from the start<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismcfeely/status/1561079478771748865 Chris McFeely twitter thread on the first draft, 20th August 2022]</ref> and he said he fought with [[Hasbro]] to include her as his daughter was a fan of similar cartoons. (Female Autobots appeared on the show first [[The Search for Alpha Trion#Production information|but the script was written after]] the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie#Production_timeline|first draft of the film]]) Despite so connected to killing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that he had an interview titled "He Killed Optimus Prime", he claims he told Hasbro that killing Prime was a bad idea; "to physically remove Daddy from the family, that wasn’t going to work."<ref name="ToddMatthy"/></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The script he turned in was judged "incoherent" by writer/story editor [[Flint Dille]] and creative director [[Jay Bacal]],<ref>[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://web.archive.org/web/20200128201208/</ins>http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/flint-dille/flint-dille-2.html Flint Dille interview on the Cybertron Chronicle]</ref> who submitted their own script, "[[The Secret of Cybertron]]", but when it was turned down, Dille spearheaded the re-writing of Friedman's script into the version seen on-screen. Despite Dille's involvement, Friedman had negotiated to receive sole credit as writer, so Dille is only credited as "story consultant" for the film, but his name actually ''precedes'' Friedman's onscreen, signifying the extent of his involvement. A similar situation arose in the production of ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', which was predominantly penned by "story consultant" [[Buzz Dixon]], but again, credited solely to Friedman.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==References==</div></td></tr> </table>

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