No Apology Tour Necessary Hasbro: Why Optimus Prime's Death Was the Best Thing to Happen to The Transformers: The Movie

No Apology Tour Necessary Hasbro: Why Optimus Prime's Death Was the Best Thing to Happen to The Transformers: The Movie

Hot Rod did nothing wrong. Yes, you heard me, I said it, darnit! By now you’ve likely seen the news that Hasbro is rolling out a tongue-in-cheek 1986 Apology Tour for the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie (1986). What are they apologizing for, you may ask? Why, killing off Optimus Prime of course, one of the most beloved and iconic characters in Americana history. During the mythical 80’s, Transformers was a societal juggernaut – a…

The Death That Broke a Generation: Transformers Apologizes 40 Years Later

Your therapist will need to find another patient to help them with their next mortgage payment, as you might not need their expertise much longer after today. Well, it’s not like you will wipe the emotional trauma of watching Optimus Prime get gunned down by Megatron in one afternoon, but finally, the healing can begin in earnest. 40 years after the animated film’s release, Hasbro‘s Alyse D’Antuono (Vice President, Global Brand & Franchise Strat…

Things To Do In Los Angeles: The Transformers: The Movie: The Apology Tour

Optimus Prime is dead! Now, you can relive the trauma of the 80's movie that destroyed a generation's childhood. Seriously, they were totally out of touch with kids back then. It be like killing one of the KPop Demon Hunters in their movie. To make up for the trauma, 40 years later, Hasbro is having it's horribly named (on purpose) The Transformers: The Movie: The Apology Tour. So, special events, screenings of said sad movie and a whole line of…