 “OK, this is kind of cool.”

What followed was several years of slow building love for the franchise where I fell in love with the Bayverse (Transformers: Dark of the Moon is still one of my all-time favorite movies) and began collecting various toys and playing the video games.

Even through all of this exploration, I had no idea just how massive the community surrounding these Cybertronians was. So when I Googled “Transformers Forum” to ask a simple question about collecting figures, I found much more than I’d bargained for with Transformers World 2005 – a massive fan site dedicated to everything Transformers. And I mean everything. Here they share news, photos and reviews, fan art, fan fiction, polls, discussions about the movies, TV shows and toys and well, yeah, everything.

A preview of the TFW2005 Forums

Once I started interacting with the community, people soon realized that my only experience with the franchise was the live action films and that is apparently some form of unforgivable blasphemy that could not go unanswered. Within a month of joining the website I’d been nudged into live blogging my first impressions of the series that started it all, The Transformers, with “Bayformer Fan Watches G1 & TF: The Movie [BLOG]“.

The thread was massive and took a few years to complete while gathering over 2,000 replies across 110+ pages. All sorts of fans chimed in and everyone was happy to discuss their own introduction to Transformers while reacting to my own reactions and blunders – such as my mishearing of Soundwave sending out his trust cassetticon – Randal.

Perhaps most impressively, through out the entire multi-year blog I never once had any major plot points spoiled for me. Whenever someone slipped up and shared a spoiler, intentional or not, some readers would inform me within minutes and a wonderful moderator by the name of moreprimeland wasted no time removing the fun destroying replies and booting those with ill intentions.

When I finished the original series I was urged to move on to the next, and ultimately I ended up watching way more Transformers than I had ever anticipated including Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Transformers Animated, Transformers Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Each of those blogs brought in new fans who were eager to discuss their favorite show and some of the previous
“ OK, this is kind of cool. ” 

 What followed was several years of slow construction beloved for the franchise where I fell in love with the Bayverse (Transformers: Dark of the Moon is even one of my all - time favorite movie) and began collecting various plaything and playing the video game. 

 Even through all of this exploration, I had no idea just how massive the community surrounding these Cybertronians was. So when I google “ Transformers Forum ” to ask a simple motion about collecting figures, I find a lot more than I ’d bargained for with Transformers World 2005 – a massive fan site dedicated to everything Transformers. And I mean everything. Here they partake news, photos and reviews, fan art, fan fabrication, poll, discussions about the movies, TV shows and toys and well, yeah, everything. 

 A preview of the TFW2005 Forums 

 Once I started interacting with the community, people soon recognize that my only experience with the franchise was the live legal action films and that is apparently some form of unforgivable profanation that could not go unanswered. Within a calendar month of joining the website I ’d been nudged into hot blogging my first impressions of the series that started it all, The Transformers, with “ Bayformer Fan Watches G1 & TF: The Movie [ BLOG ] “. 

 The thread was massive and took a few years to complete while gathering over 2,000 replies across 110 + page. All kind of fans chimed in and everyone was happy to discuss their own introduction to transformer while reacting to my own reactions and blunders – such as my mishearing of Soundwave sending out his trust cassetticon – Randal. 

 Perhaps most impressively, through out the entire multi - year web log I never once had any major plot points spoiled for me. Whenever someone slipped up and shared a plunderer, intentional or not, some reader would inform me within minutes and a fantastic moderator by the name of moreprimeland wasted no time get rid of the fun destroying reply and booting those with ill purpose. 

 When I finished the original serial I was urged to move on to the next, and ultimately I ended up watch way more Transformers than I had ever expect including Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Transformers Animated, Transformers Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise. 

 Each of those blogs brought in new fan who were eager to discuss their favorite show and some of the previous
 “OK, this is kind of cool.”

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A preview oF the tFW2005 Forums

oncE I StaRtEd intERactinG wiTh tHe commuNity, peoPLe sOoN REAlIzed that my only expeRiENCe With the fRanchiSE wAs THe live acTiOn fIlms AND that Is apPArEntly somE form oF UnFoRgivablE bLaspheMy ThaT coUld noT Go unAnswerEd. Within A montH Of joining the weBSite I’d been nudGEd INTo LIve bLogGing my first ImprESsioNs of THe SerIEs thaT starTeD It ALl, The Transformers, wiTh “bayforMer FaN Watches G1 & TF: ThE Movie [BLOG]“.

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E v en  thr ough all of thise xp l oration, I had  no id ea ju s t  ho w m assive the  c ommun i ty surr o un d i n g t h ese Cybertron ians was. S o  wh en I G oo gle d  “Tran sform er s  Fo rum” to ask  a s imple que stiona bout co l lecting  figur es,  Ifoun d  m uc h m or e  th a nI’d bar gained f or  w ith T rans f o r m ersWor ld 2 005 –  a massive fa n s ited edi cated  to e very th ing T ransfo rmers .And I mean ever ythi ng. Herethe ysha re  news ,  photo s a ndreviews , fan a r t,fa n f ic tion, polls, discu ss i o ns  about t he mov i es ,T V showsan d t oysa n d wel l, y e ah , everyt hing.Apr eview o fthe TF W2 005  Fo rumsOnce  I sta rted int eract i ng with the co m munity, peopl e  s o o nr eali zed  that my on ly e x peri ence wi tht he fr anchi se wa s  the live action fi lm s andthatis apparently  some form o f  unforgi vabl e  b l asphemy that c ouldnot go una n swered.Withi n a mont h of join i n g the we bsi teI’d  be e n  n udged into li v e  blo gg ing myfir st impr ess ion s o f t he  series t hat star te dit  a ll,  TheT ransform er s,wi th“Bayf o rmer F an Wa tche sG1 & T F: TheM ov i e  [BL OG ]“ .

T heth readwasm ass ive and  took a f ewy ears  t ocomplet e while gathe ri ng over 2, 00 0 r eplies a cross 11 0+ pages. All sorts off ans chi med  in a nd e veryone w ashappytod iscuss  their  ownin tro d u ction t oTra ns formers wh i l e r eacti ng  tomy ownreactions and blun d ers  – such as my  mi shea r i ng  of So u ndw av e  se n d ing out his tru st cassett ic o n– Randal.Per ha ps most  impres sivel y , throu gh out th e entiremu lti- y e arblog I nev er oncehad any m a jor p l ot  poin tsspoile dfor  me.Whenev e r s omeon e slip pe d up a nd sh ar ed a spo iler, intentional or no t, som e rea der s would i nfo r m m e withinminu tes and awon der ful m ode r atorby t h enam e  of m orep r imeland w a st edn o  t ime removin g t hefun d est r oyingrepl ies and booting t h ose with ill i nten t i ons .
W henIfinished the o rig in a l  seriesIwas urged t o move o nt o the  next,  and u ltimate l y  I endedup w atc hing waymor eT ransfor me rs than I  had  e ver an ticipa t ed i n c luding Beast War s and B eastM ach ines,  T ransfor m ersAnimated,Transformer s Prim e an d Tra nsforme rs : Robo tsin  Disguise. 
Each ofthose  blogsbr ough t i n newfans w ho we re e ag erto discus s th e ir  f a vor iteshowan d so me of the previous 
 “OK,_this is_kind of cool.”

What followed_was several_years_of slow_building_love for the_franchise where I_fell in love with_the Bayverse (Transformers:_Dark_of the Moon is still one of my all-time favorite movies) and began collecting_various_toys and_playing_the_video games.

Even through all of_this exploration, I had no_idea just_how massive the community surrounding these Cybertronians was._So_when I Googled_“Transformers Forum” to ask a simple question about collecting_figures, I found much more than_I’d bargained for_with_Transformers_World 2005 – a_massive fan site dedicated to everything_Transformers. And I mean everything. Here_they share news, photos and reviews, fan_art, fan fiction, polls, discussions about_the movies, TV shows and_toys and_well, yeah, everything.

A preview of_the TFW2005 Forums

Once_I started_interacting with the_community, people soon realized that my_only experience with_the franchise was the live action_films_and that is_apparently_some_form of_unforgivable blasphemy that_could_not go_unanswered._Within a month of joining the_website_I’d been nudged into live blogging my_first impressions of the_series_that started it all,_The Transformers, with “Bayformer Fan_Watches G1 & TF: The Movie_[BLOG]“.

The thread_was massive_and took a few years to complete while gathering over 2,000_replies across 110+ pages. All sorts_of fans chimed in_and everyone_was_happy to discuss_their_own introduction_to Transformers while reacting to my own_reactions and_blunders – such as my mishearing_of Soundwave sending out_his_trust cassetticon – Randal.

Perhaps most impressively,_through out the entire multi-year blog_I never once had any_major_plot_points spoiled for me. Whenever_someone slipped up and shared a_spoiler, intentional or_not, some readers would inform me within_minutes_and a wonderful moderator by the_name_of moreprimeland wasted no time removing_the_fun_destroying replies and booting those_with ill intentions.

When I finished the_original series I was urged to move on to_the next, and_ultimately I ended up watching_way_more_Transformers than I had ever anticipated including Beast Wars and_Beast Machines,_Transformers Animated, Transformers_Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Each of those blogs brought_in new fans who were eager to_discuss their favorite show and some of the previous