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:''Ben Yee is a [[Human|human]] in the real-world and [[Beast Wars|Beast Wars]] [[Continuity family|continuity families]].'' | |||
Ben began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Ben became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Ben's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.) | <div style="border: 1px solid black; float: right; width: 150px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px;background:white;"> | ||
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<sub>This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least.</sub> | |||
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'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant. | |||
Ben began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[Alt.toys.transformers|alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio|Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward|Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Ben became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs|Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Ben's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.) | |||
When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Ben as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor. | When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Ben as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor. | ||
Ben would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman]] on IDW's Beast Wars source books. | Ben would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman|Simon Furman]] on IDW's Beast Wars source books. | ||
Ben is also noted in the fandom for running a long-standing personal Transformers web site, which hosts the episode scripts for many ''Beast Wars'' episodes. | Ben is also noted in the fandom for running a long-standing personal Transformers web site, which hosts the episode scripts for many ''Beast Wars'' episodes. | ||
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==Writer== | ==Writer== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===Beast Wars=== | ||
* [[The Agenda (Part III)]] (Transformers consultant) | * [[The Agenda (Part III)|The Agenda (Part III)]] (Transformers consultant) | ||
* [[Beast Wars Sourcebook]] | * [[Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] | ||
* Commentary, Madman Entertainment's Region 4 ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets | * Commentary, Madman Entertainment's Region 4 ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets | ||
===Timelines=== | ===Timelines=== | ||
* [[Descent into Evil]] (writer) | * [[Descent into Evil|Descent into Evil]] (writer) | ||
* [[Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant) | * [[Dawn of Future's Past|Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant) | ||
* [[Dark Heart of Sandokan]] | * [[Dark Heart of Sandokan|Dark Heart of Sandokan]] | ||
* [[The Razor's Edge]] | * [[The Razor's Edge|The Razor's Edge]] | ||
* [[Shattered Glass]] | * [[Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]] | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Beast Wars: Visitations script reading=== | ===Beast Wars: Visitations script reading=== | ||
[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink|Visitations}} | [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony|Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink|Visitations|Visitations}} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers] | * [http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers] | ||
* [http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com] | * [http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com] | ||
[[Category: Fandom]] | [[Category:Characters without visuals]] | ||
[[Category: Fun Publications]] | [[Category:Beast Wars characters]] | ||
[[Category: Humans]] | [[Category:Fandom]] | ||
[[Category: IDW]] | [[Category:Fun Publications]] | ||
[[Category: Mainframe]] | [[Category:Humans]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:IDW]] | ||
[[Category:Mainframe]] | |||
[[Category:Real people]] | |||
[[Category:Writers]] | |||
Revision as of 05:39, 19 March 2009
- Ben Yee is a human in the real-world and Beast Wars continuity families.
<div style="border: 1px solid black; float: right; width: 150px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px;background:white;"> <div style="text-align: center;">You can't see me!</div> <img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/8/8e/NoImages.jpg/150px-NoImages.jpg" width="150" height="255" border="0" /><br /> <sub>This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least.</sub>
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Benson "Ben" Yee is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.
Ben began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to alt.toys.transformers. While the Beast Wars cartoon was in production, writers Larry DiTillio and Bob Forward frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Ben became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the Beast Wars cartoon: during the episode "Dark Designs", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Ben's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books.)
When the Beast Wars story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Ben as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of Ravage as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor.
Ben would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with Simon Furman on IDW's Beast Wars source books.
Ben is also noted in the fandom for running a long-standing personal Transformers web site, which hosts the episode scripts for many Beast Wars episodes.
Writer
Beast Wars
- The Agenda (Part III) (Transformers consultant)
- Beast Wars Sourcebook
- Commentary, Madman Entertainment's Region 4 Beast Wars DVD sets
Timelines
- Descent into Evil (writer)
- Dawn of Future's Past (story consultant)
- Dark Heart of Sandokan
- The Razor's Edge
- Shattered Glass
Fiction
Beast Wars: Visitations script reading
Megatron blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling Antagony to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. Visitations
