Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie

Timstuff · 05-20-2010, 12:59 PM

As most of you likely remember, Rachel Taylor was the female hacker from the first Transformers movie. Since her character is already established, that positions her as an ideal replacement for Megan Fox. If they try to shove in a new character then it's going to feel tacked on and stupid, but if they make Sam's new love interest someone who's already established then it feels more natural. I think the audience would be more willing to forgive it if Sam was suddenly with someone else if his new love interest was a pre-existing character.

Picture this: Mikela can't handle all the robots and baysplosions in Sam's life, so she packs up and leaves poor Sam in a rut. Later, Sam runs into that gorgeous blond techie that he met shortly after he got Bumblebee. Now that Sam's a bit more grown up, Maggie now notices him in a way she didn't when they first met. Being a little older and more experienced than Sam, she helps him move on, and the two of them have a spark. Being a government technician who works with the Transformers, Maggie is already accustomed to a dangerous lifestyle like Sam's, and can cope with it much better than Mikela could.

Personally, even though the Maggie character's role in the first film was fairly small, I found her to be much more interesting than Fox's Mikela character. She was smart, inquisitive, and proactive, whereas Mikela was just kind of there. Maggie was not afraid of getting into trouble to solve the mystery, whereas Mikela just sort of followed Sam around. If Sam ended up with Maggie instead of Mikela it would be an upgrade IMO.

Figs · 05-20-2010, 01:04 PM

She's cute but annoyed the hell out of me in the first film. I would rather have a new face come in plus I never really cared for the hacker group to begin with.

Dr Lee · 05-20-2010, 02:05 PM

Didn't she basically talk about how she thought it was a mistake to have done TFTM?

The Apatow Crew · 05-20-2010, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Lee

Didn't she basically talk about how she thought it was a mistake to have done TFTM?

Yeah, shes a pacifist and said she didn't even know why what she called a so called War movie. and if they Asked her to come back she would say no.

Timstuff · 05-20-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Apatow Crew

Yeah, shes a pacifist and said she didn't even know why what she called a so called War movie. and if they Asked her to come back she would say no.

Well, so much for that.

Avengers-Report · 05-21-2010, 01:39 AM

No real reason to bring her back, maybe just because Fox is gone.

DW4 · 05-21-2010, 02:23 AM

No.

She served her purpose in the first film.

*Dead*End* · 05-21-2010, 03:07 AM

Unless there is a need for her character, with her special set of skills, her falling for Sam would probably be hard to sell.

Mr. Earle · 05-21-2010, 09:06 AM

She was really hot and her accent was the icing on the cake! I loved her in TF1!

Doc Ock · 07-16-2010, 03:39 PM

I liked her.....10 times more than Megan Fox.

I thought she was a good character...

Golgo-13 · 08-02-2010, 07:13 PM

I thought she was o.k in TF1. It was her scenes that played off of Anthony Anderson that were annoying...

05-20-2010, 12:59 PM	#1
Timstuff Banned User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 19,920	Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie As most of you likely remember, Rachel Taylor was the female hacker from the first Transformers movie. Since her character is already established, that positions her as an ideal replacement for Megan Fox. If they try to shove in a new character then it's going to feel tacked on and stupid, but if they make Sam's new love interest someone who's already established then it feels more natural. I think the audience would be more willing to forgive it if Sam was suddenly with someone else if his new love interest was a pre-existing character. Picture this: Mikela can't handle all the robots and baysplosions in Sam's life, so she packs up and leaves poor Sam in a rut. Later, Sam runs into that gorgeous blond techie that he met shortly after he got Bumblebee. Now that Sam's a bit more grown up, Maggie now notices him in a way she didn't when they first met. Being a little older and more experienced than Sam, she helps him move on, and the two of them have a spark. Being a government technician who works with the Transformers, Maggie is already accustomed to a dangerous lifestyle like Sam's, and can cope with it much better than Mikela could. Personally, even though the Maggie character's role in the first film was fairly small, I found her to be much more interesting than Fox's Mikela character. She was smart, inquisitive, and proactive, whereas Mikela was just kind of there. Maggie was not afraid of getting into trouble to solve the mystery, whereas Mikela just sort of followed Sam around. If Sam ended up with Maggie instead of Mikela it would be an upgrade IMO.

05-20-2010, 01:04 PM	#2
Figs Banned User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 26,624	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie She's cute but annoyed the hell out of me in the first film. I would rather have a new face come in plus I never really cared for the hacker group to begin with.

05-20-2010, 02:05 PM	#3
Dr Lee Feet first into hell Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12,386	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie Didn't she basically talk about how she thought it was a mistake to have done TFTM? __________________ Dan Weldon 1978 - 2011

05-21-2010, 01:39 AM	#6
Avengers-Report Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,738	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie No real reason to bring her back, maybe just because Fox is gone.

05-21-2010, 02:23 AM	#7
DW4 Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 664	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie No. She served her purpose in the first film. __________________ PSN: BloodOps "In my book, experience outranks everything."

05-21-2010, 03:07 AM	#8
DeadEnd* Jesus Christ = my Saviour Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest of the U.S.A. Posts: 573	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie Unless there is a need for her character, with her special set of skills, her falling for Sam would probably be hard to sell. __________________ "We are all just food for rust." ~ Dead End

05-21-2010, 09:06 AM	#9
Mr. Earle Banned User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,929	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie She was really hot and her accent was the icing on the cake! I loved her in TF1!

07-16-2010, 03:39 PM	#10
Doc Ock The Spider-Totem Awakens Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oklahoma, US Posts: 8,552	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie I liked her.....10 times more than Megan Fox. I thought she was a good character... __________________ Keep Hope Alive: Fox's days are numbered.

08-02-2010, 07:13 PM	#11
Golgo-13 Cadburys Creme Eggs Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Creative Mind Posts: 24,781	Re: Bring back Rachael Taylor as Maggie I thought she was o.k in TF1. It was her scenes that played off of Anthony Anderson that were annoying... __________________ "And a man, a man provides. And he does it even when he's not appreciated, or respected, or even loved. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he's a man." - Gus Fring

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