This whole insistence on everything being connected to the Bayverse would be funny, if not for the fact that Lorenzo is actively hurting the movies and the franchise as a whole by following this mindset and using his power as a producer to force these restrictions.
Thanks to him, all future Transformers films now have to be set before 2007 and can't have long-term changes that'll contradict it, and Megatron (who's "supposed" to still be frozen in the Hoover Dam) and most of the other main Decepticons can't appear in major roles in the live action ones. Everybody else working on these movies wants to use those characters and go all in on moving the franchise forward with the clean slate and the goodwill that Bumblebee gave them, but they can't do that, and it's solely because Lorenzo won't allow them to.
Keep in mind, The Last Knight full on underperformed, and any future sequels in that continuity were straight up cancelled specifically in favour of continuing a new story arc with Bumblebee (which was originally meant to be a standalone prequel). Meaning the Bayverse is already effectively dead, and Lorenzo is now hindering future films to (kind of) follow its continuity for literally no reason.
(Bumblebee shows him and the other differently-designed Autobots first arriving on Earth in the 80s)
Lorenzo: It's just a little G1-esque, it's still good, it's still good!
(Transformers: Rise of the Beasts shows Unicron invading Earth in the 90s rather than being the Earth itself)
Lorenzo: It's just a little retconned, it's still good, it's still good!
(Transformers One takes place on a different-looking Cybertron with entirely new actors and character designs)
Lorenzo: It's just a little animated, it's still good, it's still good!
Fans: It's rebooted.
Lorenzo: I know.
If Yelena is a top and Ava is a bottom, would that make Yelena a Ghost Rider?
In hindsight, with me getting obsessively into these franchises when they were both making a comeback at the same time, this was bound to happen sooner or later…
Quietly puts this in my notes for future reference…
In a recent rewatch of the movies, I tried to find all the named businesses and brands that are in the movies for world building sake (minus bands and entertainment acts cause thats a different list). So here is, in semi chronological order, all the ones that appear in the second movie! There should be minimal overlap between the lists as I only included old ones if we learned new info. Anyways, I'll try to finish the shorts soon!
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New Moon Theatre - The new rebranding of the old Moon Theatre, including a name change!
Dusty’s - I did mention it last time but the color scheme has now changed from orange to green.
Sun’s Up! FM - A radio station seen on a billboard when Suki is in taxi. Also seen advertising on Redshore’s main strip.
Drama Club - An organization advertising on the street the taxi drives down.
Canal Promenade - The riverwalk and canal area that Buster falls into.
Antiques - A business along the Canal Promenade.
Laundry Service - A business along the Canal Promenade. Funnily enough, it is also seen later advertising in Vacation Newspaper.
Gophers & Associates - A law or real estate group advertising along the Canal Promenade.
Tanning Lotion - A product advertising along the Canal Promenade. Also seen advertising on Redshore’s main strip.
Lounge - An establishment along the Canal Promenade.
Bee Rich - The magazine Eddie was featured on on Buster’s coffee table. I'm not kidding, that's the name.
Rick’s Club - The club Ash performed at.
Pop Soda - Also has returned but now we know it has a lime flavour! That’s my second favourite soda flavor so it gets a shoutout.
Stage Left - A brand of storage for stage props and band equipment we see at Rick’s. We later see it at Crystal Theatre.
Safe Travels LTD - A travel company seen advertising behind the Canal Promenade and the Bus Station. It is then seen throughout Redshore.
Redshore City Bus - A bus line that seems to run from Calatonia to Redshore, though it is likely to have lines to other major cities nearby.
Critter Deli - A deli in front of the Bus Station.
Ginny’s Chips - A type of chips shaped like smiley faces.
Chips Potato - A type of chips in Mrs. Crawly’s supply box.
Babilonia - A hotel/casino on Redshore’s main strip.
Catty’s Bar - A bar on Redshore’s main strip.
Zeus - A hotel/casino on Redshore’s main strip.
PawJack - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.
Raincow - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.
Atlas - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.
Sand-Witches - A sandwich chain advertising on the Raincow billboards.
FireRock - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.
Soda - A drink that has a new lime hibiscus flavour that was advertising on Raincow’s billboard.
Eclips Gagaming - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop, seemingly an arcade of sorts.
O4A Fashion - A fashion brand advertising on a billboard next to a Loopee sign.
Karaoke Party Club - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop.
Money Exchange - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop.
Dony’s - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop seemingly associated with the Atlas casino/hotel.
KeyLight - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop seemingly associated with with the Atlas casino/hotel.
PNJ Agency - Another building behind Crystal Tower.
Crystal Entertainment - The entertainment company owned by Jimmy Crystal.
Crystal Tower - The seemingly main offices of Crystal Entertainment.
Mist - A cleaning product seen in the supply closet the troupe hides in.
bog - Another building behind Crystal Tower.
Hot News - A news station heavily focusing on gossip and celebrity culture owned by Crystal Entertainment.
Crystal Tower Hotel - A luxury hotel heavily featuring an indoor water park along with several restaurants and stores that is owned by Crystal Entertainment.
Ice Cream Paradise - An ice cream store in Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.
Donuts - A donuts and pastry shop inside Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.
Cherry Blossom - An establishment inside Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.
Tea Salon - Seemingly a tea parlor and spa in Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.
Crystal Tower Theatre - The theatre that is within Crystal Tower Hotel. It has a minimum of six stages. Out of this world was located on said sixth stage.
Lift-Bub - A construction equipment brand used by Crystal Theatre.
Redshore News - A newspaper used during the hunt for Clay Calloway.
Rock News - A newspaper used during the hunt for Clay Calloway.
Facilisi - A fashion magazine displayed in the costume and design studio.
Scene - A fashion magazine displayed in the costume and design studio.
Cars - A newspaper the tech crew frog is reading during rehearsal that is entirely about cars.
Vacation - A newspaper the tech crew frog is reading during rehearsal that is entirely about vacations and only costs a dollar a year to get. Guys, this dude is like constantly reading these. I’m starting to think he doesn’t like his job.
Sylvia’s Bakery - A cake and coffee shop advertising in Vacation Newspaper.
Air Sun One - A airline advertising in Vacation Newspaper
Marock - A music store near the Crystal Hotel.
Eclips - A hotel/casino near the Crystal Hotel.
Newshore - A hotel/casino near the Crystal Hotel.
TV underdog - A TV studio near the Crystal Hotel.
Royalty Rental Cars - The rental place Mrs. Crawly got the red car from that specializes in luxury vehicles.
Loopee - The shop where Johnny buys his new skateboard, though we also see it advertise on the main strip as well.
StarTV Channel - A tv channel seemingly about celebrities that is advertising in the square where Nooshy is performing.
Digital Seeds - A company/brand that is advertising in the square where Nooshy is performing.
Canyon Cafe - The cafe that Johnny and Nooshy got to to discuss the training contract. It has a vintage western style.
Lunch Paris - A brand on one of Porsha’s shopping bags.
Alfonso’s Ice Cream - Alfonso’s ice cream truck that he has seemingly been running since he was a kid, which is super cool cause I knew a kid to do the same thing.
Raadio - The brand of speaker that Nooshy has.
Fruity Juicy - The food truck behind Alfonso’s that serves smoothies.
Sweet Jazz Cafe - A cafe near Crystal Hotel.
Community Food Service - The organization that the gang are working with during their parole.
Lantani Car Rental - A rental spot right across from the garage.
WOAW - A brand that Porsha has a shopping bag for in her bedroom.
Flowers - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.
Orion - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.
Deckard Inc - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.
Beckaro’n Hotel - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.
Xendary - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.
Boom Vinyl Records - A records store right behind the Crystal Square bus stop.
Tattoo Shop - An establishment advertising on a billboard seen along Redshore’s main strip.
XEND - An establishment seen along Redshore’s main strip.
The Majestic Palace Theatre - Apparently a famous theatre and hotel combo, commonly shortened to ‘The Majestic’.
The Majestic Palace - The hotel side of the Majestic Palace Theatre.
Knowing the Pop Trolls' habits of terrible parenting, Val being a lost Pop baby who was adopted and raised by the Rock Trolls actually makes way too much sense.
Jinx: I know you're sweet on her. Hope you had a chance to… y'know…
Vi: Oh, um… be right back!
(grabs Caitlyn and runs off somewhere private)
I can't stop thinking about the fact that Tigress probably totally forgot this happened (maybe seeing Po at the Dragon Warrior ceremony in the first movie jogged her memory…?) and she still has no idea how much that one little smile made Po's day and stuck with him forever.
Just One Glance
Synopsis: Set a few months after the events of the Secrets of the Scroll, and years before the events of the first Kung Fu Panda film, The Furious Five make their official debut as the new protectors of the Valley of Peace. Po, not really knowing who they are but remembers seeing them when they fought Boar together, and having enough memory to carve their action figures out of wood, sees them presented to society for the first time as masters. He is in awe of their skills and awesomeness, but one young Tigress catches his eye.
If the events of Secrets of the Scroll was about the day Po fell in love with Kung Fu, then this is about the day he started crushing on Tigress.
Based on a short script I wrote a couple years ago (or longer, I can’t remember.) You can feel free to read the script here on FF.net.
I have been wanting to create a comic or animatic for this for a long time to get it out of my head, and I finally had some time to work on it over a weekend (emphasis on 'some'), so it’s not perfect, but enough to get the idea across lol. I can’t do voices, so had to add subtitles, but if anyone is interested in adding a voice over for these characters, let me know lol. 😂 Took some liberties, too, but I hope you KFP/TiPo fans enjoy nonetheless! 🐼 🐯 🍜
Pro-Israel antisemitism is not an oxymoron. Arthur Belfour was an antisemite, Richard Spencer is an antisemite. The goyische Zionist who shot that antizionist Jewish protester is part of a long tradition of antisemitic Zionism.
Astrid: (posing seductively) Draw me like one of your dragons.
Hiccup: Uh… okay… "Astrid Hofferson. Sharp Class. Speed: Unknown. Size: 5'9. Extremely dangerous, never engage -"
Caitlyn: I know this is a bad time, but I was kidnapped straight out of the shower, I've been tied up for hours and I am so hungry. So can I at least have that cupcake while you two are sorting out your family shit?
Jinx: *eats the cupcake whole just to spite her*