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That would be very awesome, indeed. A remake of the G1 Transformers would be incredible. They sometimes flirt with the idea, but for some reasons there always has to be a new hook, or a new charatcer, something altered that just makes it impossible call it anywhere near faithful.
One thing that Transformers did that I thought was pretty adult, was that even though these things were robots, the concepts of life and death were there. Right at the start of the animated movie, Megatron fucked up some of my favourite Autobots. There was some serious emotional weight there. And I didn't even watch the movie when I was a child. That weight is still there to this day, after not having watched the series for years.
I wouldn't go overly adult with it, but human characters should die, and the occasional loss of an Autobot or Decepticon would add depth to it. Unfortunately, as sad as it is, the whole purpose of Transformers is to pretty much sell toys. The whole creative aspect of it comes second to the making of the quick buck.
Hell, the only reason they did the animated movie was because they wanted to bring in new toys. I'd love to see a Transformers remake where the creativity and emotional drive behind the show was the key focus, and the marketing was just a side product.
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