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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!]]

** [[Beast Wars|TRUKK NOT MUNKY!]]

** [[Transformers Animated|When there's trouble, you know who to call...]]

** [[Transformers (film)|Optimus Prime does not have flames on his chest! He is not a longnose! Megatro]]...[[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Peter Cullen is back]]!

*** Even the almighty G1 falls prey to this, since there's fans of both the cartoon and comic continuities.

** Hell, to some people, the existence of the franchise in general; even before all the hate began.

* They turned [[Yogi Bear|our]] [[Scooby Doo|favorite]] [[Alvin and The Chipmunks|animated]] [[The Smurfs|shows]] into a live-action/CGI-animated movie?!? It's now Ruined FOREVER!!!

* ''[[Static Shock]]'' and the "Hoop Squad". Were the super-powered basketball players absurdly dumb? Yes, of course they were. Did their appearance mark the show's all time lowest point? Almost unanimously. Was it one of the worst uses of guest-stars ever? Quite easily. Did the show actually get any worse after that? {{spoiler|Not really.}}

** Then there's [[The Movie]]. Which is live action, and involves a 23-year-old Timmy still in primary school with his fairy godparents with CG so bad that it will make the live action [[Yogi Bear]] movie look like something that came out of [[Pixar]]. [[Flat What|What]].

* ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' seems to be undergoing its own version of this right now. While one of the smaller hardcore fanbases out there, the vast majority of said fanbase seems adamantly determined to apply this trope to [[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|the live-action movie]]. Primarily because it dares to suggest that GI Joe might not strictly be a Real '''American''' Hero.

** 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.

* 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.

* An ironic form would be ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', people were angry about the style, mainly the fans of the 90s show and comics, who thought the show would be [[Animation Age Ghetto|kid-oriented]], but after watching a few episodes, it became very well thought of by comic book fans, but [[Fan Dumb|some]] will still try to discredit the show.

* 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!!

** Other things which have ruined the Simpsons forever include: the movie, the butterfinger commercials, the Coca Cola super bowl commercial, the Tik Tok music video in the opening (regardless that anime productions use pop songs in there openings and endings '''all the time'''), and anytime Matt Groening says anything to the press.

** A reviewer at [http://www.avclub.com/ The AV Club] opened one review with an essay about how the Frank Grimes episode, despite being a good episode, ruined the Simpsons forever.

* Vocal anti-furries sometimes complain about their entire childhood being ruined forever after seeing fan art of old cartoon characters, whether sexual or not. Sometimes ''non-fanart'' furry art still gets this reaction, possibly stemming from the idea that [[Animation Age Ghetto|anthropomorphic animals should be limited to kid shows only]].

* ''[[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]]!'''"

* 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]].

*** Episode 26, Best Night Ever: Fluttershy, the shyest, quietest, KINDEST pony in the 'Mane Six' goes into a psychotic rampage? That's way out of character! What were they thinking?! It's ruined forever!

**** (In hindsight, it was clearly done [[Just for Fun]], and others have pointed out that throughout the season every member of the 'Mane Six' had lost their minds once except for Fluttershy, prior to the season finale "Best Night Ever").

*** Lesson Zero. Hoo-boy, Lesson Zero. Within a half hour of the show being aired, there were people online saying the show had started "pandering" to the Brony fanbase, and that the creators were "forced" to make episodes like this, with many even flocking to Lauren Fausts Deviantart account to apologise for what the fans had done to her series.

**** To whit: Twilight slowly going crazy at the prospect of failing the princess, Rarity being a drama queen, Rainbow Dash wearing sunglasses, and Big Macintosh saying “eeyup” and “nope” a lot. Cries of [[Flanderization]] ensued.

*** The news of Derpy Hooves having planned appearances in Season Two's episodes, rather than being a randomly thrown in background character, led to some fans crying foul over the fanservice.

*** The store chain Hot Topic recently selling G4 T Shirts, due to the reputation of the store, and its average customers, current members of the fandom feel that the show and the fandom will be "RUINED FOREVER" by the publicity gained through that store.

*** Rule34 Art exists, but good luck finding a fan who will ''openly'' admit to enjoying them.

* [[Seth MacFarlane]] is rebooting ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and now it's been RUINED FOREVER!!

* Many, many fans cried foul upon learning that the [[Sequel Series]] to ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' would be called ''[[The Legend of Korra|The Last Airbender: The Legend Of Korra]]''. Partly because it's a mouthful, partly because it's an [[Artifact Title]], and partly because it brings up memories of the hated [[Live Action Adaptation]]. Even among people looking forward to the series, you won't find many happy with the title.

* ''[[Futurama]]'' has been accused of both [[Jumping the Shark]] and being ruined forever ever since the fifth "season" (the four movies are counted as this) and the revival.

** 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]].