G-1 Season 5,Tommy Kennedy found & interviewed.

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JediTricks wrote:Aged badly? He looks exactly his age, mid-30s. Weird. He's not wrinkly around the eyes or mouth, doesn't seem to have deep nasal folds, no hanging jowls.
From the pic i see,He has severe sun damage on his face & the pic was taken in the Winter. He has severe wrinkles in the forehead,around his eyes & all over his face. his face skin is all rough & looks like it's 50 years old. the guy appears to be over weight & has a big head. he probably never works out in a gym,eats fat grease type foods. THE GUY LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN HIS LATE 40'S/EARLY 50'S.
HE DOES NOT LOOK 37.
Are you trying to be offensive here? Are you trolling? Would you walk up to the man and say this to his face? I would hope you or anyone would be more civil and polite in person, and I think it would be appropriate to exercise the same civility here. God forbid you ever put on any weight and get caught in some bad flash photography. Someone on the internet might start calling you old and sun damaged.

Rather than focusing on the man's appearance, I actually read the article and found his recollections interesting. Just another kid actor who worked for awhile and then moved on with his life. Good for him. Sounds like it was a fun experience for him.
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Tigermegatron wrote:
JediTricks wrote:Aged badly? He looks exactly his age, mid-30s. Weird. He's not wrinkly around the eyes or mouth, doesn't seem to have deep nasal folds, no hanging jowls.
From the pic i see,He has severe sun damage on his face & the pic was taken in the Winter. He has severe wrinkles in the forehead,around his eyes & all over his face. his face skin is all rough & looks like it's 50 years old. the guy appears to be over weight & has a big head. he probably never works out in a gym,eats fat grease type foods. THE GUY LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN HIS LATE 40'S/EARLY 50'S.
HE DOES NOT LOOK 37.
Are you trying to be offensive here? Are you trolling? Would you walk up to the man and say this to his face? I would hope you or anyone would be more civil and polite in person, and I think it would be appropriate to exercise the same civility here. God forbid you ever put on any weight and get caught in some bad flash photography. Someone on the internet might start calling you old and sun damaged.
The chances of Tommy Kennedy reading my replies here on TFViews is Zero to none,Thus he won't get offended.

We've all praised/mocked Shia la Beouf,Megan fox,Micheal bay,etc... on all the TF moderated forums. So why should Tommy Kennedy be treated any different or with special treatment.

Sorry part of being a celebrity is dealing with both negative & positive comments,it goes along with the job. Their are several shows/magazines dedicated to ranting/judging about celebrities outfits & appearances.
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Tigermegatron wrote:The chances of Tommy Kennedy reading my replies here on TFViews is Zero to none,Thus he won't get offended.
Well, considering that 'Tommy Kennedy' is a ficticious character and thus can't really read or get offended by anything, I have to agree with you on this one.
We've all praised/mocked Shia la Beouf,Megan fox,Micheal bay,etc... on all the TF moderated forums. So why should Tommy Kennedy be treated any different or with special treatment.
We have? I admit, I've jokingly referred to Shia as 'The Beef' a few times, but that hardly counts as out-and-out mockery. I'm definitely not screaming across multiple posts about how ugly I think the guy is.
Sorry part of being a celebrity is dealing with both negative & positive comments,it goes along with the job. Their are several shows/magazines dedicated to ranting/judging about celebrities outfits & appearances.
Fun fact: This is not one of those shows or magazines. We're dedicated to ranting/judging the outfits and appearances of Transformers toys.

Also, I wouldn't really call Jason Jansen a 'celebrity'. He had a bit part in a short, remixed, syndicated season of a fading promotional cartoon show, then slipped into obscurity so effectively that no one could find him for almost twenty years. He's a half-step above a kid who appeared in a commercial in the eighties, and still seems to be doing remarkably well for himself, in terms of having a life and job and family and all that.

I guess we're just a little surprised and taken aback (not that we should be) that the first thing you brought up about the guy was how ugly you thought he was. It's not like Jason Jansen was renowned for his sterling good looks in the first place, so the dude's appearance really shouldn't be a major topic for discussion.
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BWprowl wrote:
Tigermegatron wrote:The chances of Tommy Kennedy reading my replies here on TFViews is Zero to none,Thus he won't get offended.
Well, considering that 'Tommy Kennedy' is a ficticious character and thus can't really read or get offended by anything, I have to agree with you on this one.
We've all praised/mocked Shia la Beouf,Megan fox,Micheal bay,etc... on all the TF moderated forums. So why should Tommy Kennedy be treated any different or with special treatment.
We have? I admit, I've jokingly referred to Shia as 'The Beef' a few times, but that hardly counts as out-and-out mockery. I'm definitely not screaming across multiple posts about how ugly I think the guy is.
Sorry part of being a celebrity is dealing with both negative & positive comments,it goes along with the job. Their are several shows/magazines dedicated to ranting/judging about celebrities outfits & appearances.
Fun fact: This is not one of those shows or magazines. We're dedicated to ranting/judging the outfits and appearances of Transformers toys.

Also, I wouldn't really call Jason Jansen a 'celebrity'. He had a bit part in a short, remixed, syndicated season of a fading promotional cartoon show, then slipped into obscurity so effectively that no one could find him for almost twenty years. He's a half-step above a kid who appeared in a commercial in the eighties, and still seems to be doing remarkably well for himself, in terms of having a life and job and family and all that.

I guess we're just a little surprised and taken aback (not that we should be) that the first thing you brought up about the guy was how ugly you thought he was. It's not like Jason Jansen was renowned for his sterling good looks in the first place, so the dude's appearance really shouldn't be a major topic for discussion.
Various internet TF fan on various TF forums have praised/mocked micheal bay on his job record & physical appearance/intelligence/attitude. Various internet fans have complimented megan foc for her beauty or mocked her for her so called plastic surgery or bad acting talent. depending on if one is a shia hater or fan various internet fans here & elsewhere on the various TF forums have either mocked or praised shai's acting & physical appearance. So why should jason jansen receive special treatment,it goes with ther job title of being praised or not praised by the public/media.
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Tigermegatron wrote:Various internet TF fan on various TF forums have praised/mocked micheal bay on his job record & physical appearance/intelligence/attitude. Various internet fans have complimented megan foc for her beauty or mocked her for her so called plastic surgery or bad acting talent. depending on if one is a shia hater or fan various internet fans here & elsewhere on the various TF forums have either mocked or praised shai's acting & physical appearance. So why should jason jansen receive special treatment,it goes with ther job title of being praised or not praised by the public/media.
Some Transformers fans wallow in the mud, so why not do it too? That's a pretty low standard for discussion, honestly.
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Also, the older, leathery skinned fellow on the left is not Janson. The young pale faced guy on the RIGHT is Janson.
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Shockwave wrote:Also, the older, leathery skinned fellow on the left is not Janson. The young pale faced guy on the RIGHT is Janson.
I know which one is Janson,it's the guy with the blonde hair & sun damaged/red blotchy white face.
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Tigermegatron wrote:
Shockwave wrote:Also, the older, leathery skinned fellow on the left is not Janson. The young pale faced guy on the RIGHT is Janson.
I know which one is Janson,it's the guy with the blonde hair & sun damaged/red blotchy white face.
His skin is fine, it's a shitty quality pic. Judging from your previous post I assumed you were looking at the other guy. With the tan. Y'know, with skin that's actually seen sunlight.
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oh for fuck's sake
BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.
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Also, I wouldn't really call Jason Jansen a 'celebrity'. He had a bit part in a short, remixed, syndicated season of a fading promotional cartoon show, then slipped into obscurity so effectively that no one could find him for almost twenty years.
Exactly. He did not even know how many people were actually looking for him.

He's a half-step above a kid who appeared in a commercial in the eighties, and still seems to be doing remarkably well for himself, in terms of having a life and job and family and all that.
And, that is the shame of it all really. He deserves more. He deserves more recognition and scrutiny.

Some Transformers fans wallow in the mud, so why not do it too?
Exactly. Why should we be tearing him down....unless we are tying to build him up! Before we can make him stronger, we have to strip him to his core. His most primal state of being.

I want to help this guy...uh Jansen. I want to put him on the map. Because I care. I care about him being a celebrity, and I want him to get his name in the papers. He lives in New York, so at least a few of us will be able to get there. We have members to the north and south of where he lives. And, we have more than a few members to the west while there is nothing but impassable ocean to the east.

We approach this Jansen guy and tell him that we are there to help. If he does not like it, well, he is going to be outnumbered.


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-thinking that a good old fashioned frame up will get him in the papers......
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