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* Because ''[[Transformers]]'' fans [[Unpleasable Fanbase|never appear to be satisfied no matter what]], almost anything past [[Transformers Generation 1|G1]] is considered Ruined FOREVER to at least somebody. ([http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?s=fe56a06d58c59bdba8c908e4e3641e81&p=65297&postcount=8 Some of them have declared it Ruined FOREVER as early as the second wave of the 1984 toys.]) In fact, as seen by the page quote, the Transformers fandom actually named this trope.

** [[Transformers: The Movie|They Killed Optimus!]]

** The humorous "DETH OF TEH LINE!!1" originated from overreaction to changes in how the G.I. Joe franchise was being handled some time in 2005, is regularly used by some G.I. Joe online forums when some react negatively to new releases or change of plans. It's sort of the Joe equivalent of "RUINED FOREVER".

* ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'' has been prone to this due to the uncertainty of the direction each of the master licensees want to take the franchise which has angered fans due to it's frequent changes. When the 2003 version started, some (and I stress ''some'') of the older fans felt that the franchise was doomed. And when the 2003 version was aged-up in 2007, there was trepidation from some (particularly, fans of Honey Pie Pony, who weren't pleased that [[Put on a Bus|she had retired to Ice Cream Island permanently]], and even then the send-off was only mentioned in a chapter book and not on the TV series officially, and after that the existing fillies, Honey Pie and Ice Cream Island was never mentioned ever again, while others who disliked the Pie-Man voiced their dislikes in the franchise bringing him back). Then there's the 2009 series, which were widely decried by the Educational TV connisseurs who're drawn to the series by the 2003 series being educationally wholesome as lacking in terms of educational content and emphasis on beauty over moral values, the transition to CGI, as well as being nothing more than a 30-minute toy commercial.

*** Until American Greetings' lawyers sent out that cease and desist letter. I recall there were a few people claiming that they will not buy gifts and greeting cards from that company ever again.

* Another American Greetings franchise, The ''[[Care Bears]]'', went through this and are going through this again. Some people decried the franchise as ruined forever when they redesigned the bears in 2005, and now they're going through another round of fire when plans leaked that they're going to ''revert'' back to the pre-2005 designs and fans aren't pleased.

* People are preaching this about ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' solely because Tony is a teenager in this adaption. Granted, perhaps they do remember the actual teen Tony from the comics...

* ''[[Total Drama Island]]''. ''Every single season'' after the first has been accused of this. To wit:

** The third season is called ''Total Drama, The Musical''?<ref>Now renamed Total Drama World Tour, but there was still singing.</ref> EPICALLY RUINED FOREVER!

** And now there's a fourth season, with ''[[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|new]]'' characters? [[Replacement Scrappy|AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE OLD ONES!?]] RUINED FOREVER—FOREVER!!

* ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' recently released some artwork online, and the reception from some sites (especially [[Cartoon Brew]]) was less than positive. Also "Woah, the [[Looney Tunes]] are living in a suburb and looking like something in the vains of [[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]] instead of doing solo cartoons that look like '''a [[Tex Avery|real]] [[Bob Clampett|cartoon]]!'''"

* Similarly, ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' got and continues to get this reaction from fans of the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. kind of stupid once you consider that the characters on this show are technically different from the ones in the original shorts.

* The new pony reboot, ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'', had not gone beyond the first season before fans of the show (both fans of the older generations and just this one) started screaming [[Ruined FOREVER]].

** Haters of the show frequently have this reaction when ponies are added to things they enjoy watching or listening to (such as in the case of PMVs, or remade anime intros featuring ponies, etc.), especially on [[YouTube]], [[Hate Dumb|surprise, surprise]]. Usually their argument for [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|why the show is terrible]] and why they [[Fan Hater|hate all the fans of it]] is that it's "ruining the Internet", or "ruining" the medium the ponies have been applied to, even though it was them who clicked the link and watched the ponified media in the first place. And yes, this does lead to many a [[Flame War]].

** Any [[Relationship Reveal|sign]] of Fry/Leela [[Relationship Upgrade|being more than just friends]] is [[No Hugging, No Kissing|prime fuel for this]]. [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|IT MUST REMAIN]] [[The Simpsons]] [[In Space|IN SPACE!!!]]

* [[Disney]] took over [[Doug]] from [[Nickelodeon]]? RUINED!

* Several Batman fans were appalled after seeing the initial designs and more light-hearted tone of ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''. It's even lampshaded by Bat-Mite in the series finale.

* [[Family Guy]]. About midway through the 7th season Brian began to become more preachy and more episodes began revolving around him and his political views. Other moments have gotten flak too, but Brian's soap box speeches have been the most consistently complained about and hated part of the show for the past few years.

* Many people were crying this when [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Adult Swim]] started [[Network Decay|putting a heavy focus on live-action shows,]] the justification being that as "Cartoon" Network, they should be airing cartoons. As a result, the ratings for the live-action shows were abysmal, despite being constantly advertised and receiving tons of air time. While the CN Real block has since been removed and the network has returned to showing animation again, [[Adored by the Network|they still heavily promote the few live-action shows they have]].