They finished the script in 3 months with Ehren Kruger
It ended up being terribad of course. lol
Then they quit the Transformers movies altogether to do other work (Star Trek) but they still found time to write the first episodes of Transformers Prime (wich were pretty damn good fun.. unlike the movies)
The difference in the treatment of characters in the show versus the films is staggering....
Arcee specially... throwaway character in the film (Because Bay hated her and wanted her killed) ...central character in the TV show