Hello everyone,
* I have good news and bad news. Bad news: I won't be able to update the blog until early January. The end of the year has been super-busy and I'll be going out of town for the next few days. Good news: the next update will be nice and big and should satisfy anyone disappointed with the previous, Kitaro-themed update (youtube reactions to those videos were rather underwhelming).
* In the meantime, to tide you over, take a look at Dutchbull's recent update. There are many goodies, but my favorites are the videos from Ultimate Spiderman, which include a Goblin TF and several lizard transformations and reversions (first TF, first reversion, second TF, second reversion).
* I'm thinking of creating an occasional feature called "TF Disappointment of the Month," devoted to movies or shows that could have had a terrific transformation scene but totally blew it. December's disappointment is the Atlantis episode "Hunger Pangs." Having the studly Jack Donnelly turn into a werewolf and walk around naked after he turns back: good idea. Having him transform behind a sheet: bad idea, bad, bad, bad! If the best you can do with a werewolf is yellow eyes and pointy teeth followed by a CGI dog, don't fucking bother.
My second nominee for this dubious award would be the two-part film of Pinocchio that recently aired on German TV. The donkey transformations were masked with black smoke--the perfect trick for those whose budgets are as low as their imaginations. Almost every live action Pinocchio has been a disappointment in the donkey transformation department (only this version made an effort). You'd think live-action filmmakers would relish the chance to compete with Disney, but most don't bother.
* One final note: this year the Male Transformations Blog officially passed the 500,000 viewers mark! Thank you readers, and have a merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
