Talk:Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Question submission

Save some face for me!

Heh, so nobody's asked yet why Optimus Prime is now a bloodthirsty Jack Bauer? --ItsWalky 00:01, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

For example: "Dear Hasbro, I really enjoyed Optimus Prime's line in the new movie, "Give me your face!" Can we have a new Prime toy with a face-taking action feature so that I can reenact this defining character moment at home? Far too many of my Decepticon toys still retain their faces." --ItsWalky 00:03, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

I was trying to figure out a not-bitchy way to ask something like, "The screenwriters have said that they wrote Revenge of the Fallen to an older sensibility (with more swearing and vicious action) to parallel the aging of its protagonist Sam. Yet presumably the target audience of the toys remains in the same bracket as always. How do you justify marketing the movie product-line to children who are too young to watch the film?" - Jackpot 02:41, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

Greg Lombardo has said that kids can experience the movie through storybooks and Fast Action Battlers. These toys and books are seen as a replacement for the movie-watching experience. --ItsWalky 08:57, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

I think that phrase should have its own page like "'til all are one". It should be the new Autobot rallying cry.Riddlerj 00:09, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

Jackpot, the answer to your question is simple: $$$. Sadly, marketing toys based on movies that's too adult for little kids has been going on for a long time ('Aliens', 'T2', etc.). Of course, I would love to hear Hasbro's explanation. - Zadok Rox 08:33, 9 July 2009 (EDT)

Slag=Snarl

Hey Detour, that question was asked by a couple of sites late last year! --abates 23:56, 8 July 2009 (EDT)

Great, now I need to think of another question. --Detour 00:45, 9 July 2009 (EDT)