Comments on: Isle of Rangoon: B.O.T. http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/ Toys are serious business. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jin Saotome http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78698 Jin Saotome Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78698 They need to work on their creepy more. They need to work on their creepy more.

]]> By: kyojikasshu http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78118 kyojikasshu Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:50:18 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78118 My theory on the reason they did an episode with a bunch of highschoolers doing a science project is because 1985 had seen the release of no less than three teen-nerd movies: <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Science_%28film%29" rel="nofollow">Weird Science</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Science_Project" rel="nofollow">My Science Project</a>,</i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Genius" rel="nofollow">Real Genius</a></i>. My guess is the show writers wanted a piece of that, and the result was this episode. My theory on the reason they did an episode with a bunch of highschoolers doing a science project is because 1985 had seen the release of no less than three teen-nerd movies: Weird Science, My Science Project, and Real Genius. My guess is the show writers wanted a piece of that, and the result was this episode.

]]> By: The Isle of Rangoon » A big shoutout from (and back at) David Willis! http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78040 The Isle of Rangoon » A big shoutout from (and back at) David Willis! Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:28:05 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78040 [...] David Willis of It’s Walky, Shortpacked! and Dumbing of Age (among others) fame guest starred in our review of Transformers: B.O.T. and today gave us a shout-out on his blog.  [...] [...] David Willis of It’s Walky, Shortpacked! and Dumbing of Age (among others) fame guest starred in our review of Transformers: B.O.T. and today gave us a shout-out on his blog.  [...]

]]> By: Zycrow http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78021 Zycrow Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:32:24 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78021 Seems to me like they need to work on their sound equipment. Most of the time I could barely understand them. Seems to me like they need to work on their sound equipment. Most of the time I could barely understand them.

]]> By: Jin Saotome http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78018 Jin Saotome Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:55:46 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78018 The review, the puppets, oh god the whole thing was unwatchable. The episode in question I can handle.... just not the hotel-bedroom-puppet thing. It felt like it was leading me up to watch some cheaply made snuff porno flick. The review, the puppets, oh god the whole thing was unwatchable. The episode in question I can handle…. just not the hotel-bedroom-puppet thing. It felt like it was leading me up to watch some cheaply made snuff porno flick.

]]> By: Zycrow http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-78005 Zycrow Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:28:34 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-78005 Yeah I seem to remember BOT had some good Swindle moments, but the whole thing gets swept up in "borderline psychotic children build Tik Tok and force smart girl to do things for them" nonsense. Yeah I seem to remember BOT had some good Swindle moments, but the whole thing gets swept up in “borderline psychotic children build Tik Tok and force smart girl to do things for them” nonsense.

]]> By: Firestone http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-77994 Firestone Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-77994 Is that now Sad Walky Away music? Is that now Sad Walky Away music?

]]> By: Derik http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-77967 Derik Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:11:32 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-77967 I liked B.O.T. :( It had the Protectobots. I liked B.O.T. :(

It had the Protectobots.

]]> By: Brasca1 http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-77960 Brasca1 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:49:22 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-77960 I saw this one years later and I agree it is quite terrible, but when you're a kid growing up in the 80s when some families (like mine) didn't have a VCR you tended to overlook how crappy some of the Transformer episodes are. I saw this one years later and I agree it is quite terrible, but when you’re a kid growing up in the 80s when some families (like mine) didn’t have a VCR you tended to overlook how crappy some of the Transformer episodes are.

]]> By: Pyynk http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/isleofrangoonbot/#comment-77954 Pyynk Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:37:21 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7383#comment-77954 I have a weird affection for this episode, almost completely because of the spotlight on Swindle, but truthfully ... yeah, not that good. I have a weird affection for this episode, almost completely because of the spotlight on Swindle, but truthfully … yeah, not that good.

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