He's a freelancer who happens to have had Hasbro as a client, he's not an employee.
So? Hasbro still pays him good money… and he defends Hasbro, while lots of Transformers fans are quite unhappy with their decisions… so his view is obviously biased…
Here's the problem about backstage drama, it tends to affect what's happening onstage if it's bad enough.
I agree… but MOTU, and every other property out there has it, and we as fans don't need to know that… some WANT to know that, it's human nature to know about the bad things that happen to people backstage, there wouldn't be tabloids other-wise…
Emiliano has helped fill in the gaps about some of the strange decision-making going on with MOTUC. If the truth needs to be said, you gotta go for it. Who cares if it spoils everyone's visions of sugarplum fairies at Mattel.
It's a perfect wake up call to anyone thinking about breaking into the industry.
A wake-up call? Hahahaha… It's the corporate world… whoever doesn't think that's how it is in ANY CORPORATION is quite simply: A) Ignorant B) Not cut for the corporate world...
As a MOTU fan, how could you not want to know why one of the biggest talents to hit the brand has been pushed out? No use in pretending it has nothing to do with MOTU because it does and he has contributed far more to it than most.
Again, I love his work, and I like Emil, BUT the only reason he has been pushed is because he didn't play by Mattel's rules… it sucks, but that's what it is? What else is there to learn?
Again, THAT is the corporate world… Even if Emiliano were working actively with Mattel on MOTU, crap like that would still be happening, as it does in Hasbro, but it doesn't affect him, so he doesn't have a reason to vent about it.
As for ENJOYing it, I don't think he has much time to chuckle when he gets kicked out of the org, gets his facebook suspended, or has his ideas blatantly ripped off with no credit. Whether you agree or not, the man has paid a steep price for daring to voice his opinions on the matter. An opinion is all he really has.
Again, by his own will… You have to realize that your actions have consequences, either good or bad…
All the big corporations protect themselves… and are quite vicious… nothing new here.
Yeah it is baloney actually. You are making some seriously wild speculation there.
Perhaps, but that's how I perceive it, you obviously know a lot more than most of us, but if you read Emiliano's blog it's quite obvious more of a "sour grapes ranting diary" than actually informative… Again, I am not saying Mattel hasn't done pretty pathetic things, but as I mentioned above, Emiliano chose his own path…
For some one who claims to care little you seem to know enough to out the person for airing it rather than what is actually being aired.
What is being aired? Emiliano doesn't like TG, TG doesn't like Emiliano, Mattel is a corporate entity and TG acts as an employee of such entity. Emiliano wants things his way, TG too, and both aren't in the same channel.Those are the facts as they are portrayed to us by Emiliano, since we DON'T have access to ALL the information. Everything else is just opinions...
And I will also echo what Frank very appropriately said.
That's OK,
I know it's come down to either you're Team Emiliano, Team Val or Team ToyGuru…
Personally it think THAT'S what's baloney…
It seems to me behind the scenes, the Toy Industry itself is quite the dirty back stabbing business as it is...you'd be surprised how much competition there is and how jealous some folks can be who are involved in it.
It's been like that since the 80's… or even before...
I think you are spot on Teemu.
Just you guys wait until the documentary Toy Masters comes out.
(poster by myself and Emiliano).
I saw the trailer for that during the first Power-Con when Emiliano was still friends with Val… and ha was having a really nice conversation with ToyGuru too… They all seemed to be getting along nicely back then…
Hopefully this doesn't go the way of the MOTU movie and just be on the backburner for years and years.
