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* 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * 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]]. | * 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. | * Dille appeared on an interview as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 2 DVD set. | ||
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| The name or term "Flint" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Flint (disambiguation). |
Flint Dille (born 1955) is a writer and story editor who wrote episodes for numerous Sunbow Productions in the 1980s, including G.I. Joe, Inhumanoids, Visionaries, and 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"
- "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 (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 Autobots are gunned down by 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 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.
- Dille appeared on an interview as a special feature for Kid Rhino's The Transformers Season 2 Part 2 DVD set.
Convention appearances
- BotCon 2004, 2009, and 2011
