Transformers Invade Pasadena For The 17th Annual Transformers Convention

TRANSFORMERS Fans From Around the World to Experience “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” Brand Exhibition Of The Epic Global Entertainment Franchise

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (May 31, 2011) – Thousands of fans from around the world will celebrate the enduring popularity of the iconic TRANSFORMERS brand from Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), as the 2011 TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as “BOTCON” returns to Pasadena on June 4-5.  Less than a month before the highly anticipated debut of the new Paramount Pictures film TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, Hasbro, in partnership with The TRANSFORMERS Collectors’ Club, will be offering opportunities to engage in and learn about the TRANSFORMERS brand that can only be experienced at BOTCON. (…more)

Apologies for the Downtime

As you probably might have noticed yesterday, TFV’ s domain was down for the first part of the day, and it took a while longer for the proper domain name to propagate to ISPs’ nameservers. This was a one-time issue that has been corrected and steps have been taken to ensure this won’t happen again. So, sorry about that downtime, and thanks for sticking with us.

Vote for your choice in the 2011 Transformers Hall of Fame

TFV has again been invited by Hasbro to participate in this year’s Transformers Hall of Fame. We’re polling our readers to find out which Transformers character should be included in the second TF Hall of Fame alongside Hasbro’s choices of Ironhide, Ratchet, and Soundwave, who will join the 2010 winners of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, and Beast Wars’ Dinobot. Click here to cast your vote!

Transformers Prime Q&A is Here

Last month, Hasbro invited us to submit a question to the TF: Prime cartoon’s producers. The answer was sent back today, just in time for the season premiere of Transformers Prime on The Hub. Keep reading for the answer…

TFviews.com: What is the goal of Transformers: Prime – beyond just capitalizing upon the movie series’ audience momentum, why was TF:Prime created? On its own merits, what is it trying to say, what effect is it trying to have on TF fans, is there an intention to sustain it as a series? (…more)

TF: Prime Q&A Coming Up, What Should We Ask?

As we at TFV participate in Hasbro’s Transformers Q&A program, we’ve been invited to ask this Friday, January 21st, 1 question of the TF: Prime production teams. This is an exciting opportunity, but only 1 question about the newest Transformers show means we need to figure out what’s the best question to ask. And fast! So please participate in the TF:Prime Q&A thread we’ve got going on, and check back for the answer on February 7th.

TFviews’ 2010 Year in Review Discussion

Happy New Year! For the past 3 weeks, we’ve been reviewing 2010 in Transformers, and it’s still an ongoing discussion. So come on in and share your opinions with us. Who are your favorite figures from this year and why? Click here to check out TFV’s 2010 Year in Review.

Hasbro Correction to Q&A Continuity Answer

Hasbro has sent out a correction to the fan community over a recent answer they gave about what continuity TF:Prime is in. Click in to read their statement.
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Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #14

Our readers came up with these 2 questions to send in a month ago, and today Hasbro has supplied us the answers. To what does Hasbro attribute the popularity of G1? And why vehicle-only drones in the PCC line? Click in to read ‘em.
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Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #13

Our readers came up with these 2 questions to send in on September 13th, and today Hasbro has supplied us the answers. Will there be movie 1 & 2 character updates in the movie 3 line? And how are Transformers addressing overly-complicated transformations? Click in to read ‘em. (…more)

Hasbro Answers to TFviews Questions #12

Our readers came up with these 2 questions to send in on August 9th, and today Hasbro has supplied us the  answers. Are there figures that get planned for repaints but don’t make it? And what’s up with bendy sword accessories? Click in to read ‘em. (…more)