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DOG LIPS

01-22-2007, 07:12 PM

Bit of animated series news. Hope to get a new section for stuff like this soon.

Thanks to a tip from Phylos, we have new information regarding the upcoming Transformers: Heroes animated series.

Apparently, Tara Strong claims that she will be playing the voice of the only human female character, Sari.

http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=9282

Tara Strong - Batgirl in BTAS, Raven in Teen Titans, Bubbles in PPG.

Also, she is pretty hot: :o

http://www.ecto-web.org/~spookcentral/cast_crew_tara_charendoff.htm

DOG LIPS

01-22-2007, 07:18 PM

From Wiki on the series:

Transformers: Heroes

Not much is known except it will air on Cartoon Network in Fall 2007 and takes place in where earth is cohabitated by humans and robots. Also, veteran voice actors from Beast Wars will do the voices. Recently, information on which Transformers will be in the show was announced. Optimus Prime (who will be a fire truck), Megatron, Bumblebee, Ultra Magnus, Prowl, and Starscream are being auditioned. It also should be noted that Optimus Prime will be younger than the other Autobots. This is the first time since Generation 1 with Rodimus Prime that a younger Autobot has served as leader. Recently, David Kaye (best known for voicing the second Megatron) announced that he will provide the voice of Optimus Prime. This is a new experience for him as he has always voiced Megatron in the dubbed shows, while Gary Chalk has voiced Prime and Primal since Beast Wars. The show will be directed by Alex Soto, who directed the Teen Titans TV series, and the character designer, whom of which is unknown, worked on Teen Titans, Foster's, and Legion of Superheroes. Cartoon Network will also help with the production of the show, and this series will have a different look from the Armada/Energon/Cybertron trilogy (and it won't be anime). Instead, will have a brand new look like nothing seen before in Transformers. Recently, rumors are going around saying that Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, will be providing one of the voices in the show.

tzarinna

01-22-2007, 07:24 PM

Cool,nice find. :up:
Can't wait. :hyper:

Abaddon

01-22-2007, 07:25 PM

she's a cutie.

ShadowBoxing

01-22-2007, 07:36 PM

Prowl is in it? Oh joy!!!!

However it sounds crappy...

Odds are Tom Kenny will do Bumblebee.

DOG LIPS

01-22-2007, 07:36 PM

(and it won't be anime). Instead, will have a brand new look like nothing seen before in Transformers

The fact that it won't be anime and the voice cast rumors are very interesting makes me hyped to see this. :up:

DOG LIPS

01-22-2007, 07:38 PM

Prowl is in it? Oh joy!!!!

However it sounds crappy...

Odds are Tom Kenny will do Bumblebee.

Sure as hell sounds better than a series based on the Bayformers universe. :o:up:

Hunter Rider

01-22-2007, 07:39 PM

Interesting,a young Prime huh ? and i guess this is where the firetruck rumours started for the movie

zer00

01-22-2007, 07:55 PM

Sadly this show will probably suck like all the new ones

Avangarde

01-23-2007, 06:47 AM

Guess I've got to go in without expectations for this one as well........... :(

DOG LIPS

01-23-2007, 08:27 AM

From her own admission on her personal website, Tara Strong has informed the public that she will be voicing a character named "Sari" in the upcoming Transformers Cartoon currently referred to as "Heroes".

A quote from her website reads as such:
"Transformers is coming out shortly after the movie release and I predict will be a big hit. I play the only regular girl character, 'Sari.' She's not a Transformer ... just a little girl!"

Nebins

01-23-2007, 12:13 PM

Sounds cool. I'll definitely be checking it out.

1987olds442

01-23-2007, 12:41 PM

We need Tara Strong, Megan Fox, and Venus Terzo in bikinis and jello :D

arty2

01-23-2007, 03:49 PM

Would've want a serious rework of Gen 1 like the Dreamwave comic series. :(

1987olds442

01-23-2007, 09:49 PM

Would've want a serious rework of Gen 1 like the Dreamwave comic series. :(I think the IDW reboot would actually be better than a Dreamwave one...

skorponok

01-23-2007, 09:56 PM

I <3 Rodimus

ShadowBoxing

01-23-2007, 10:06 PM

I like Rodimus Prime myself actually. Thought he was a great Autobot leader who never got enough credit.

DOG LIPS

01-23-2007, 10:07 PM

I like Rodimus Prime myself actually. Thought he was a great Autobot leader who never got enough credit.

No, he ran the organization right into the ****ing ground.

1987olds442

01-23-2007, 10:09 PM

No, he ran the organization right into the ****ing ground.Now that guy who did that video should be in charge of the new cartoon LOL

DOG LIPS

01-23-2007, 10:11 PM

Now that guy who did that video should be in charge of the new cartoon LOL

I agree 1,000%. :trans::up:

ShadowBoxing

01-23-2007, 10:14 PM

Now that guy who did that video should be in charge of the new cartoon LOL
Kup: "Ah don't let it bother you kid, I'd love to be a Goldbug at my old age I feel like a piece of sh**"
Optimus: "Ah haha...and that's exactly who you'll be from now on Kup, Sh**piece"
Kup "Ah I don't know about that..."
Optimus (Talking over him) "Sh**piece, Goldbug organize a strike force"..

Avangarde

01-23-2007, 11:26 PM

I think the IDW reboot would actually be better than a Dreamwave one...

"I have a dream, that a series is animated by IDW"

sto_vo_kor_2000

01-24-2007, 08:44 PM

No, he ran the organization right into the ****ing ground.

Hahaha!Guess you have seen that video too.I loved it.Have you seen the other one's done by the same guy?

Psionic Force

01-24-2007, 09:11 PM

This should be pretty cool! Been hoping for a decent cartoon to come out again ... Transformers Cybertron sucks!

TheVileOne

01-24-2007, 09:55 PM

Gary Chalk actually didn't play Prime in Robots In Disguise.

Honestly every Transformers show since the Beast Wars saga has been garbage. Maybe this one will be different. A good one would be nice to reinforce to the Hollywood bunch how it's done.

sto_vo_kor_2000

01-25-2007, 01:04 AM

gkokujin

01-25-2007, 07:23 AM

gawd this concept sounds gay.

HUMANS need to be in the WAY.

DOG LIPS

01-27-2007, 06:15 PM

"The Transformers are back! Arriving on Earth of the future, where robots are common place as humanity's servant class. But Earth's robots have a secret that may doom humanity and their unlikely Autobot saviors."

The listing called for 26 episodes, which is a standard CN order for a first season. This jibes with Aaron Archer's comments last Botcon that the next TF cartoon would be produced in the US again.

The Animation studio will not be Gonzo, but Answer and Mook and the cartoon will not be 'Anime' in style.

-The look of the series will be 'brand new' to Transformers.

- The only writer previously connected to Transformers that has submitted ideas for the series is one of the story editors on Beast Machines.

- Character design is being done by talent from the Teen Titans, Legion of Superheroes, Fosters series.

- The Director worked on Teen Titans and X-Men Evolution

- Cartoon Network will be partner in the production of the show.

Update: It seems that an image of what the characters from the new Transformers: Heroes cartoon MIGHT look like can be seen here:

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39853834/

This image was created by aritist Sean "cheeks" Galloway, who is said to be working on the new TV show and has previously worked on DC Comics 'Teen Titans Go!' title.

Spade

01-27-2007, 07:17 PM

Sort of looks like Samurai Jack in animation. Still can't figure out who the focuses of that drawing are supposed to be, though. Perhaps the proposed 'Earth robots'?

Avangarde

01-27-2007, 09:22 PM

Kinda reminds me of the animation style used in that disney movie Atlantis.

Lunar_Wolf

02-04-2007, 08:31 PM

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/258/f/3/Transformers_colored_by_cheeks_74.jpg:huh: Bayformers look way better.

zer00

02-04-2007, 09:16 PM

...what in the name of god

cryptic name

02-05-2007, 12:12 AM

I like Rodimus Prime myself actually. Thought he was a great Autobot leader who never got enough credit.

Rodimus got Prime killed.

sto_vo_kor_2000

02-05-2007, 07:27 AM

Rodimus got Prime killed.

He was Hot Rod at the time.

1987olds442

02-05-2007, 08:58 AM

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/258/f/3/Transformers_colored_by_cheeks_74.jpg:huh: Bayformers look way better.
That was a piece commissioned by one of the artist by a fan. Thats not an official picture of the new series.

Lunar_Wolf

02-05-2007, 09:03 AM

^^^Thank the baby lord *wipes sweat*

DOG LIPS

02-20-2007, 05:43 PM

http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=9568

Spongebob is doing Starscream.

Wait.. that sounded bad. :csad:

Orko Is King

02-20-2007, 10:37 PM

Spongescream square pants?:huh:

DOG LIPS

02-20-2007, 10:38 PM

Starbob Squarescream? :huh:

zanos

03-05-2007, 04:28 AM

Yet another sad attempt to capture the success of the original series. :whatever:

Duo Prime

03-13-2007, 11:02 PM

I am becoming very frightened at some of the things i am hearing about this series. I liked RID, and Armada was O.K., but this non anime thing just sucks, because, they havent got the anime Transformers thing down yet,(well, mabey the Masterforce,Victory, And Zone), They need to get real anime artists on the show, give the TFs a bit more detail and bulk(not "Cybertron" bulk mind you), like more advanced than Gundam Wing.
I seriously hope those bots from Deviant Art are not even remotley close to what they are supposed to be. That crap is way to 3 year old Disney style to be taken any sort of seriously. What the hell is wrong with updating and super-detailing a G1 style show? That to me seems like the best outcome a Transformers show could hope to achieve.

house of f v.2

03-25-2007, 04:25 PM

cool idea

Aeus

04-02-2007, 04:16 AM

I think a Bayformers cartoon could have potential. Don't trash it on what you think may be in the movie.

DOG LIPS

05-12-2007, 09:33 AM

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=133195

I know long time fans are going to be upset. It's like Teen Titans. Gorgeous fluid overseas animation, but incredibly stylized. Even the transforming is simply a spinning swirling blur (i.e. Tasmanian Devil) and it's done.

Jochimus

06-19-2007, 07:48 PM

Hoo boy, kiddies...here we go...
http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=10778

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n204/Chaotix12345/scan_05.jpg

Wow. Um...Hasbro seems really dead-set on getting as far away from 'classic'-looking TFs as possible.

deathshead2

06-19-2007, 08:34 PM

More than meets the eye. I really wish my eyes didn't see this. Looks like another failure of a cartoon. Good job hasbro.

DOG LIPS

06-19-2007, 08:50 PM

Ha ha ha ha... ha.... ha....

*Cries*

Spidey Lover 10

06-19-2007, 08:52 PM

oh shiiiiiiit.... HE LOOKS LIKE A ****ING COW!!!!!!

Spade

06-19-2007, 09:12 PM

It's like they're deliberately trying to piss me off by making him blocky yet horribly animated. Unless this series has some of the most amazing Transformers storylines ever, it's pretty much earned a "pass" for me.

It's sad that this new wave of American animation seems to suck so much. The WB and Marvel aren't churning out anything better...

Jochimus

06-19-2007, 09:32 PM

Heck, even this looks better - this from the same artist that drew the two TFs above -

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/148/5/d/roll_out_colored_by_cheeks_74.jpg

cosmicherosa

06-19-2007, 09:48 PM

The above picture looks like a character from MegaMan (RockMan). The official picture from Cartoon Network looks like a piece of garbage crap.

Spade

06-19-2007, 09:54 PM

It does sort of look like Prime if he were done by the Rockman Rockman/ Mega Man: Powered Up crew, but it's a heck of a lot better than the official picture.

Avangarde

06-19-2007, 10:41 PM

Speedball

06-19-2007, 10:42 PM

Yeah...
I'm about to hurl.

Spade

06-19-2007, 10:47 PM

So this is what "Bay's revenge" looks like. Knew he would get back at us for calling his Megatron a scrap metal monster.

Avangarde

06-19-2007, 10:47 PM

It reminds me of that Star Wars: Clone Wars series.

Spade

06-19-2007, 10:49 PM

Unless Tartakofsky is behind this, it won't have a good plot to fall back on. Genndy's art for the Clone Wars was bad, but as a fan he made a cartoon that was even better than Lucas' prequels.

That's right, I said it.

Lunar_Wolf

06-20-2007, 08:03 AM

You've got to be kidding me right? I really don't know what to say. It's so bad...........Real bad..........So bad I can't even waste swear words at it.........I'm lost....................My eyes are hurting...........

Lunar_Wolf

06-20-2007, 08:05 AM

Oh imagine releasing toys for these awkward looking ****ers!

Nathan

06-20-2007, 08:34 AM

Whoever approved that design needs to get his legs brocken.

Is something like this too much to ask for?

http://images.quizilla.com/H/hotrodimusprime/1080981509_sktopprime.jpg

lars573

06-20-2007, 10:21 AM

It's been done. Something new is what's in order. Good or bad.

Spidey Lover 10

06-20-2007, 10:22 AM

So this is what "Bay's revenge" looks like. Knew he would get back at us for calling his Megatron a scrap metal monster.
no, bay IS NOT IN CHARGE OF THIS. THE GUY WHO DID BEN 10 AND TEEN TITANS IS! BLAME HIM!

Golgo-13

06-20-2007, 02:30 PM

Jochimus

06-20-2007, 02:30 PM

Whoever approved that design needs to get his legs brocken.

Is something like this too much to ask for?

http://images.quizilla.com/H/hotrodimusprime/1080981509_sktopprime.jpg

Ah, that's Pat Lee, isn't it? I mean, before the ugliness that preceded Dreamwave's demise?

Benstamania

06-20-2007, 06:19 PM

The animation style on that one sheet or whatever looks horrid.

cosmicherosa

06-20-2007, 07:19 PM

That pictures screams "LAZY CARTOON DESIGNING".

Visionary

06-20-2007, 11:20 PM

Transforms and roll into crap animation!

Muhahaha...what a mess. :D

Lunar_Wolf

06-21-2007, 07:19 AM

More then bleeds the eye:dry:

ShadowBoxing

06-21-2007, 12:13 PM

That pictures screams "LAZY CARTOON DESIGNING".
Especially since all they did was just get those CARTOONCARTOON guys to redraw Optimus old design. They barely changed a thing, it's almost exactly what Powermaster Prime's cab robot mode looked like.

UltimateJustin

06-21-2007, 02:48 PM

It's been done. Something new is what's in order. Good or bad.

Actually, it hasnt been done. Thats a dipiction of G1 Optimus looking badass. While regular G1 Optimus has a design better than any of the modern day interpretations, he didnt exactly look as off the hook sweet as the DW comics. What we should get is G1 characters looking more fearsome and better disigned than in the 80s. What we are getting is a scribble.

Reptile

06-22-2007, 01:04 PM

I Want to beat the artist with a fish

storyteller

06-25-2007, 10:04 AM

Wow did they even try on this? It seems kinda sad to even go from armada standards to this. Will we ever get beast war cgi again?(and it could really look good now)

guitarsingerguy

06-25-2007, 10:12 AM

lars573

06-25-2007, 12:49 PM

A new (and much better drawn) image of the initial 5 Autobts.
http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/004962/tromcart1.jpg
From left to right (the vehicles on the bottom), by no means accurate. Just best guess/rumour. Ratchet, Prowl (yes he has a wheels instead of legs almost like Gizmoduck), Prime, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead.

Source (http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/tvother/004962732.cfm)

sto_vo_kor_2000

06-25-2007, 12:58 PM

Nathan

06-25-2007, 01:04 PM

I hope this gets cancelled after the first Episode.

guitarsingerguy

06-25-2007, 01:33 PM

DorkyFresh

06-25-2007, 02:32 PM

i hate the way they look...

...and that's pretty bad considering i'm pretty open-minded.

Swordmaster

06-25-2007, 03:14 PM

What are the odds that the show is actually good? :csad:

Nathan

06-25-2007, 03:16 PM

It can't be, it just can't.

UltimateJustin

06-25-2007, 03:56 PM

The Transformers should change from vehicles to robots, not from one formless mess to another. Theres nothing cool about a robots that look like a metrosexual teenagers.

Rattrap all ready had the wheel instead of legs thing going on in Beast Machines, and it was retarded then, too. How do we have worse TF shows than TFBW and TFBM? Those were like ten years ago. Why are we getting a show that looks worse than RiD?

Nathan

06-25-2007, 04:01 PM

Yeah, honestly. How did they get from this, to that new deformed crap?

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3717/rid05st7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Golgo-13

06-25-2007, 04:07 PM

That poster looks wrong on sssoooooo many levels.:csad: I refuse to watch such horrid incarnations of my beloved TF's.

Nathan

06-25-2007, 04:10 PM

I just hope they didn't get Cullen to work on this. I wouldn't want him to be associated with such crap.

Spade

06-25-2007, 04:16 PM

1) Why does Prowl need wheels?
2) Why does Bumblebee have to look exactly like his movie incarnation?
3) Why the heck is Bulkhead in the starting lineup?

Visually, this looks pretty bad. But if it can make a faithful adaption like how the movie should have done I'll reserve judgement. Unfortunately, seeing how they've already tried to modernize things just in the beginning stages I'm fairly certain this isn't going to have an epic Samurai Jack-esque tale to tell.

2 G1 disappointments in one year. What are the odds?

lars573

06-25-2007, 04:43 PM

You call that better????????????
Asthetics aside (which I've yet to decide on) yes it's much better drawn than that promo shot of Prime.

Why the heck is Bulkhead in the starting lineup?
Someone claimed he was Bulkhead. I looked at the pic and though Ironhide, someone else though Hound.

2 G1 disappointments in one year. What are the odds?2 G1 disappointments in one year. What are the odds?
This has about as much to do with G1 as RiD or the unicron trilogy. It's a new continuity.

Yeah, honestly. How did they get from this, to that new deformed crap?
This show, like G1, is using the toys as a start point to make the animation models. RiD animation models are near exact replications of the toys.

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 04:56 PM

Avangarde

06-25-2007, 07:46 PM

This must be hasbro's way of saying "well if you think the movie designs are crap you aint seen nothing yet". They better have a decent plot to go along with this because things are not looking good and the show hasn't even started yet. :(

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 07:52 PM

Jochimus

06-25-2007, 08:46 PM

I just hope they didn't get Cullen to work on this. I wouldn't want him to be associated with such crap.

He's not. David Kaye - who's been voicing Megatron since the Beast shows (except maybe for RID) - is voicing Optimus this time out. Corey Burton, who voiced several G1 characters (Spike, Shockwave, Brawn among them, as well as the DCAU's Brainiac and Count Dooku on Clone Wars), is voicing Megatron. And Tom "SpongeBob" Kenny is voicing Starscream.

At this rate the ONLY thing about this show shaping up to be tolerable is the voice cast, IMO.

Avangarde

06-25-2007, 09:08 PM

Did you know they don't show them transforming? They spin into transformation like taz spins.

Game over

Spade

06-25-2007, 09:33 PM

This has about as much to do with G1 as RiD or the unicron trilogy. It's a new continuity.

This show, like G1, is using the toys as a start point to make the animation models. RiD animation models are near exact replications of the toys.

Do we really need to argue semantics? It has Prime, so it's G1-inspired. Just like Armada and all the rest. It's very obvious they're not remaking G1. I'm just saying that for a G1-inspired endeavor it sure is a shame to see the level of effort in the animation and plot outline respectively.

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 09:36 PM

I can't imagine how bad the toys will look. :csad:

And why is it called Transformers: ANIMATED??? Well no duh that it's animated.

It's like calling the movie, Tranformers: Live Action.

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 09:46 PM

I can't imagine how bad the toys will look. :csad:

And why is it called Transformers: ANIMATED??? Well no duh that it's animated.

It's like calling the movie, Tranformers: Live Action.
Oh c'mon, that's the dumbest complaint ever. Did you cry fowl when FOX created Batman: The Animated Series. I mean it was animated and a series...

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 09:48 PM

Did you know they don't show them transforming? They spin into transformation like taz spins.
That better be some kind of joke.

(Although the idea of non "Transforming" Transformers has been used twice to date.)

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 09:56 PM

Oh c'mon, that's the dumbest complaint ever. Did you cry fowl when FOX created Batman: The Animated Series. I mean it was animated and a series...

Well if it was called Transformers: The Animated Series, it would have a better ring to it, instead of Transformers: Animated.

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 09:57 PM

That better be some kind of joke.

(Although the idea of non "Transforming" Transformers has been used twice to date.)

No joke. It's confirmed.

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 10:06 PM

Well if it was called Transformers: The Animated Series, it would have a better ring to it, instead of Transformers: Animated.As I say, I don't know if I really have a problem with that. I mean that's kind of nitpicky.
No joke. It's confirmed.
That I have a problem with. At least in Beast Machines the "Transformations" weren't treated in a silly manner.

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 10:08 PM

Prowl doesn't have wheels for feet, they just make up his calves BTW, his feet are quiet visible below them.

Lunar_Wolf

06-25-2007, 10:10 PM

As I say, I don't know if I really have a problem with that. I mean that's kind of nitpicky.

That I have a problem with. At least in Beast Machines the "Transformations" weren't treated in a silly manner.

Because I'm so dissapointed by everything so far :csad:

The transforming is one of my fav things to see in the Transformers. I mean it is called TRANSFORMERS:csad:

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 10:15 PM

Because I'm so dissapointed by everything so far :csad:

The transforming is one of my fav things to see in the Transformers. I mean it is called TRANSFORMERS:csad:
I know I shouldn't say this but....I'd take Japanese stock animation Transformations like in Energon and Cybertron over this.

Avangarde

06-25-2007, 10:48 PM

I would have to agree with that. Oh lord, and these are only the Autobots, who knows what Megatron and the Decepticons will look like.

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 11:04 PM

Ultra Magnus, Starscream, Megatron and a few others are confirmed for the series so we haven't even seen all the Autobots yet.

DorkyFresh

06-25-2007, 11:08 PM

they need to change the name to "Transformers: Crapulated". i'm sorry but that's a piss poor job...it's kinda sad that i'd almost rather see them draw G1 style. at least there would be a sense of nostalgia. as much as i don't get the nostalgiac feeling from the live action movie....i get next to nothing from those drawings.

ShadowBoxing

06-25-2007, 11:13 PM

Actually it's kind of funny, I do get a nostalgic feeling from these drawings since most of the characters are chocked full of nods to previous characters/incarnations. But the art itself is just stinky poo and doesn't fit well with the robots at all.

The only other positive I see so far is the potential for really cool toys to accompany the line. Some of those designs, assuming they don't try to embody the animation, could make for great toys.

Nathan

06-25-2007, 11:51 PM

This show, like G1, is using the toys as a start point to make the animation models. RiD animation models are near exact replications of the toys.

So, that means we'll be getting crappy toys that can't Transform. Wow, that's just great.

SpideyZERO

06-26-2007, 01:23 AM

I'm worried how the toys are going to turn out...

Spade

06-26-2007, 01:28 AM

I'm worried how the toys are going to turn out...

Have you ever seen cheap plastic used in Asian market knockoffs that's stiff and badly painted? Imagine that here, only with better paint and half of the butchery done in the design alone.

Darth Rockwell

06-26-2007, 04:08 AM

I don't know, I mean this looks like it has the posability to be a little cool. I'll reserve judment tell I see it.

DaneShobe

06-26-2007, 04:16 AM

The problem with "Transformers: Animated" is because... They've always been ****ing animated. For the past 20 years. Until the movie. "Transformers: Animated" makes it seem like them being animated is a new thing, which is very much is not.

Avangarde

06-26-2007, 06:06 AM

ShadowBoxing

06-26-2007, 09:09 AM

I have said it many a time, make a goddam series based on the recent comics by IDW and animated by the same guys. Those guys and the others from the Dreamwave days all piss excellence. It would be animated series of the decade, hands down.Dreamwave? Yeah Pat Lee can kind of kiss my ass. Neglecting payroll and then buying yourself and your friends BMWs with the funds. Yeah, go to hell Pat.

lars573

06-26-2007, 09:29 AM

So, that means we'll be getting crappy toys that can't Transform. Wow, that's just great.
:whatever: I mean they toy and the cartoon model don't look much alike. I mean G1 Prime resembled the toy. But it wasn't an exact likeness like you find in the Unicron trilogy or RiD.

Nathan

06-26-2007, 09:42 AM

And what exactly does that matter anyway? I don't really care how much a cartoon resembles a toy, it's that the deformed Samurai Jack Transformers are crap.

lars573

06-26-2007, 10:00 AM

Nathan

06-26-2007, 10:03 AM

Which doesn't change the fact that the new Transformers look terrible in the least.

lars573

06-26-2007, 10:23 AM

Oh did I not say? I don't think it looks terrible. I want to see it in motion before I make any quality decisions. Sorry.:trans:

k0uger

06-26-2007, 12:07 PM

You call that better????????????

Yes SOOO much better! Now Optimus clearly has sideburns and a bottom goatee.:down

UltimateJustin

06-28-2007, 01:49 AM

TF: Animated, like every other cartoon today, is about a team of superheroes. They dont fight the Decepticons that much, instead they "battle evil humans in superhero fashion." I'm going to kick the bag of the next guy who posts in this thread just to show my contempt.

Eternalzero

06-29-2007, 01:07 AM

Actually it'll look like Teen Titans and The Batman. Same people are doing the show. Plus one of the Beast Machines writers. Which means it'll probably be half decent. And like all TF shows the animation models were created by Derrick Wyatt (the guy who designed the characrters for TT and LOSH) from prototypes HasKara has already made.

I agree, the show's stills might look like crap, but the fluidity and animation of the show (if like Teen Titans at all) will very slick and clean. Should watch and episode and see how it goes.

ShadowBoxing

06-29-2007, 10:34 AM

Sprocket just passed on some VERY interesting info on Transformers:Animated. He was able to talk to a Hasbro guy who told him this:

1) No designs were approved until their transformations could work.
2) All Autobots have special abilities.
3) It's very much a "What if the Autobots were superheroes?" angle.

Jere ya go

ShadowBoxing

07-01-2007, 10:52 AM

We are reporting this as it happens so we apologize, for any grammer or spelling errors as they occure.

Greg Lombard begins the panel by informing the crowd no pictures will be allowed.

On panel are: Aaron Archer, Eric SebenHauer, and Payla....

- What's down in the Hasbro booth shows everything to finish out 2008.

- New Movie (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) Toys (Allspark Power)

- The Allspark has the power to create Transformers and give them more power.

- There will be redecos and new molds

- Incinerator & Airspray shown on Hasbro Tour

- Landmine is a GIJoe looking jeep for Sector 7 (Dune Buggy)

- Helicopter is a Voyager class and the others are deluxe.

- Desert Attack Brawl is a repaint

- Nigh****ch Optimus Prime (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) is a blue and grey repaint

- Robot Heroes continue with G1 an Beast Wars (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) in 2008

- Prime is a Leader repaint

- Retailers like Robot Heroes

- 10-12 new toys (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) by next spring...movie toys

- Sneak Peek at Transformers Animated program

- Partnership (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) between Hasbro and Cartoon Network

- Energon and Cybetron where on too early and didnt get new viewers....this is something they are looking to offer at a new approach to get them back into a good time slot for kids to see the show.

- Hasbro is working on major goals after CN, Eric Sebnehaluer is leading the TA stuff.

- Agenda, What the show is about, Style, Tone of story, toys

- What is the new cartoon about for 2008

- 3 part mini movie coning in January

- Production done in the United States

- New style and tone for animated series

- Reliable stories and characters

- New possibilities for toys (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#)

- Won't loose tradition but also stay current with the times

- Take new perspective to make simpler story

- Quote from press release "Set for Earth"

- Hasbro is not dumbing down the Transformers line but are focused more on humor and characters

- This series will be less robots in disguise (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) with a story of them being more in the city setting.

- Episodic toys, but stays in overall season arc.

- Smaller cast on both sides with more character development

- Action driven with doses of humor

- Marjor focus on personalitiy and abilities

- Familiar and new characters

- Human super-villians and Decepticon villians

- The Transformers are more like superheroes with special powers

- Decepticons will be in the show

- Will be more of a threat and scary because they hide more

- Producer of CN said in the past the same guys always fight and they get no where, So Decepticons will be very tough and they will make a real impact

- Stories will be very plot driven

- Artistic (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) style

- Highly styled and fluid animation

- More energetic and expressive

- Major focus on personality...animation is very smooth and will "blow your mind" - Eric Sebenhauer

- The transforming sequences will be different all the time. No "tazmainian devil.

- Optimus Prime has a helmet and visor that comes down

- There will be two different toys, one with the visor and helmet (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) up and one down

- Earth mode Prime, he looks like classics prime. Will have a trailer this time. Goes away like in G1.

- Bumblebee is the younges and most energetic

- Bulkhead is the big green (http://www.tformers.com/Hasbro-Whats-new-in-2008/8005/news.html#) guy. He's strong - said to be like the Thing from Fantastic Four

- Prowl will be a kung-fu type character

- Ratchet - he's the medic - he is the most experienced vetran

- There are connections to the film... they want them to look like the movie for kids, but not exact

- Grimlock will be a T-Rex - Looks like classic character

- There will be two other Dinobots. "3 crazy dudes" - Eric

- Decepticons....

- Cybertronian Megatron looks dark and that he will change his form in the series

- Starscream looks like an X-Wing jet...swept forward wings...voice by Tom Kinney (Sponge Bob) and has 3 split personalities

- Lugnut is a new character which is sorta like the Incredible Hulk

- Very loyal to Megatron, has missles for hands. He's a jet in alternate mode

- Blackarachnia - looks like beast machines version.

- Has a diferent origin story... she starts as one character in the begin and then changes..."A villan you can car foe...."

- Human Characters...

- Cept Fanzone is a scientice type guy.

- Sari and Father Issice Sundac

- Sari has a new kind of interaction with Autobots.

- No annoying human side-kick telling TFs what to do

- Autobots are new to earth and they find her to help learn about the earth.

- Human Villians...

- There is a guys name The Archer... looks like robinhood.

- 2nd guy looks big like a gorilla. Some guys has wheels on feet. One looks like a "PinP"

- Ark spaceship...

- Looks like G1 version...sort of

- Nemesis ship is back too

- Dark purple with some kind of pointy things sticking out

- Its like 100x bigger than the ark

- The show is set in Detriot

- In the future

- They dont make cars anymore - now they make robots

- Sumdac tower - looks like upside down spark-plug

- The Toys...

- Animation style allow us to show more personality with each chracter

- Takara and Hasbro designed toys at the same time...they are going very fast on toys designs.

- 90% animation toys accuracy

- New Scultimg style

- No more gimmicks

- Transformation is the gimmick

- Signature waespons and poses

- Attitude and stance...

- Range of motion is great

- Showing the toys now...Prime looks a lot like toon

- He has a axe weapon

- Bumblebee looks like a mini-cooper

- Prowl is a motorcycle, gold and black

- Ratchet is a van

- Grimlock is a Voyager Class and looks less like the classic one

- Megatron looks a vertical-takeoff space fighter with huge gun arm

- Blackarachnia looks very sexy and is very postable

- The Future...

- Working on season 2 of the animated series already

- Will be more familiar with new characters by season 2

- Possibility of a season 3 and 4

- Desire to create brand new characters. with cameos from G1 favorites

- Toys will have a mat/flat paint like Batman toys

- Cartoon now playing

- Very Teen Titans type feel

- Take place in futue in 22nd century

- Autobots crah on detroit and stumble on Allspark and are trying to protect it

- Toon produced in-house at CN

- They fight on Eath and Outter Space

- Megatron is evil looking

- Other Toys...

- Classics are back with Classics 2.0

- Sunstraker and Sideswipe which look very slick but not as G1ish

- "continue realistic styling..."

- They are calling is part of Universe so they can do lots of stuff.

- Both look like Lamborgini's

- Each figure has differen modes

- Octane

- Tripple Changer that turns into Jet and Large army Transport jey

- All are deluxe scale figures

- They are looking to so an Ultra scale toys too

- there will be 2 segments for fall 08

- First toon then Universe line (was classics)

- They want to have TFs for everybody

- Looking in to do licensing program for Universe. Add more real cars and stuff

- Q&A starts

- Universe has plans for Combiners

- They didnt do toon of movie becuase the animated series was being devloped before Movie

- Grimclok will be a voyager

- DVDs for Transformers Animated will be done at some time

- Toon toys will start in March - deluxe, voyager and movie pack

- Universie line does not have firm plans for mini-cons but maybe happen later

- They are wainting to see what Robot Heroes will do before deciding on making large scale toys....

- They want to use Beast Wars characters but nothing planned yet

- A new Ultra Magnus is coming that is NOT a repaint of Prime

- Alternators and Titanim lines will not continue due to time and expense of parts for them and not selling like they wanted

- We will likely get a jazz in Universe/Arcee is a good possibilty to

- Trailers for Prime are too expensive to make. The Animated Voyager Prime will have a tailer that becomes his giant axe weapon.

- If characters are in Toon they will not be used in Classics/Universe line

- There will be a combiner in Classics/Universe

- The proto Titaniums shown on tour will not be made becuase no molds have been made.

- Not plans for seekers in Toon, but its being talked about

- Prowl is being considered for Classics along with Ironhide, Silverstreak and Smokescreen

- Prowl will be in both the Animated line and Classics

- David Kaye is doing Optimus Primes voice

- Susan Blue (voice of Arcee) is producing the voice part of the show.

- Weird Al Yankovic is doing a voice

- No plans to do BOCTON EXCLUSIVE FIGS IN CLASSICS.

- No Thundercraker

- One reason they cant do all the seekers is becuase they have to offer a variety of toys and they dont usually have enough toy space to offer them all

- They spend a lot of time on naming characters. Its difficult with trademarks and such. They try to reuse ones they already own

- The molds for the G1 Dinobots are lost so they prob won't reissue them at this time

- Classics Sunstreak and Sideswipe will have different heads

- May see some common vehicles like steam rollers, gabage trucks, etc... in the Animated Seires

- There may be some Marvel/Transformers crossovers. They are working on them at a corporate level right now.

-MORE TO COME-
There you go

Darth Rockwell

07-01-2007, 12:27 PM

I don't know Blackarcnia was a favorite from Beast Wars. I was really hopeing this show would prove everyone wrong but it seems they may be right all along. :-(

ShadowBoxing

07-01-2007, 12:41 PM

- Prowl is being considered for Classics along with Ironhide, Silverstreak and Smokescreen

- Prowl will be in both the Animated line and Classics

That is such good news

Jochimus

07-01-2007, 06:03 PM

Further details here:
http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9226&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=

Transformers Animated stuff
------------------------------
Going to give us a sneak peak
Better timeslot for TV show than with Energon and Cybertron
Hasbro thinks that we shouldn't be worrying about things as much as we are.
Worked very closely with Cartoon Network.
People working on cartoon are big fans ... I got the impression that they are moreso than the folks at Hasbro
Wanted to diversify, freshen things up.
It's our new Cartoon series for 2008
Production has been brought back to US

Writing Style
------------------------
Return to character development and story telling similar to BW.
Action driven show - very fluid.
Episodic but ties into an overall Seasonal Arc
Smaller cast of Bots with signifciant character development for each individual character.
Action driven with a dose of Humor.
Major fcosu on personality and abilities
Rich action sequences
Familiar and New characters
Human super-villains and Decepticon villains.

Artistic Style
----------------------------
Highly stylized and fluid animation
More energetic and expressive bots.
Major focus on personality and abilities
Grow from Mechanical to Emotive designs
Familiar and New characters
Realistic and Stylized transformations.
1 transformation is tasmanian devil styled.
Will not be anime cut transformations.
You will really see them transform

Summary
----------------------

Set on Earth in the near future in Detroit, the alien Transformers are thrust into a world populated by humans and automatons. As visitors to Earth, the Transformers -- Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Prowl, Bulkhead and Ratchet -- work in the human world interacting with the 'natives' in exciting and humorous ways. Transformers Animated has been created to showcase the heroic Autobots working together to battle the evil Decepticons and save Earth with kid-relatable plot lines filled with humor, distinctive characters persaonalities and dynamic action.

AUTOBOTS
----------------------------
Ratchet - season Autobot, legitimate combat, cybertronian version of the military, like the guy from Full Metal Jacket
Ironhide will be like the Fantastic Four's Thing.
Prowl is like a ninja.
Grimlock is a T-REX!!! HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!!
THERE WILL BE TWO OTHER DINOBOTS IN THE SHOW.
They are 3 crazy dude.
Grimlock looks awesome

DECEPTICONS
-------------------
Megatron is a gun in his Cybertronian mode.
Starscream kind of resembles Cyclonus in jet mode.
Has kind of like a Chris Latta voice
Voiced by Tom Kenny
We will be seeing most of the Transformers in their Cybertronian modes at the beginning of the series.
Blitzwing is a triplechanger (tank, jet, robot) - looks f'in awesome!!!
Kind of a new spin on his character, fun personality quirk: has a split personality
Spinning face gimmick on the toy
Lugnut (similar in body style to Bulkhead)
If Bulkhead is like the Thing, then Lugnut is like the Incredible Hulk.
Lugnut has missiles for hands,
Jet of some sort
BLACKARACHNIA!!! HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE
Different origin story for BA than in BW.
Starts out as a different character entirely, flashbacks, one of the more complicated Decepticons, you'll care more about her.

HUMANS CHARACTERS
------------
Cpt. Fanzone - Police Chief
Sari (girl) and her father Isaac Sumdac

A nod to Isaac Asimov, there, perhaps? (Also note that Sumdac is Cadmus spelled backwards - I wonder if perhaps the new producers aren't comic book junkies...)

Sari's interaction with the Autobots is unlike her interaction in the past shows. It works out better. Not the typical human sidekick.
Sari is an outcast. Looks to the Autobots for friendship.
Human villians - "Angry Archer" (applause), NOT your typical run-of-the-mill Dr. Archeville character. Super villains ...

The Autobots WILL have their Ark. It looks like a stylized G1 Ark. Crowd: Will there be a toy? No response from Hasbro.
The Decepticons WILL have the Nemesis.
Nemesis dwarfs the Ark. It's GIGANTIC.
The Ark is about the size of one of the spikes on the Nemesis.
Nemesis has a purple lighting and black interior.
Ark had warm colors, circular, multi-level
Showed us some shots of what Detroit looks like.
Showed us a shot of the Sumdac Tower's interior.

What will the toys look like?
Toys developed at the same time as the animation designs.
Animation style allows us to show more personality with each character.
90% animation/toy accuracy.
Takara has really helped out with these designs.
New sculpting style.
No more full line gimmicks!!! WOO HOO! Big round of applause ...
Transformation is the feature.
Signature weapons and poses - attitude and stance.
Range of motion is great!
Allows for the characterization to stand out more.
There are some things they won't be able to do because of joints and stuff.
Accessories will transform?
Convey a greater range of style with these characters.
Wow ... just showed us what deluxe and Voyager Optimus Primes. Look awesome. The stylistic sculpting is there ... match up extremely well with the animated versions. Wow. Just wow! I wish you guys could see this.
Deluxe Bumblebee and Voyager class Bulkhead - really staying faithful to animated look.
Archer: can't thank Takara enough for their help with this line.
Really paid off by working daily with Takara and Cartoon Network.
Deluxe Prowl and Deluxe Ratchet
All figures have great articulation.
Artist rendition (3-D model) of Voyager Grimlock.
Voyager Megatron and Starscream: Megatron is a vertical take off Cybertronian vehicle in this image. I'm confused with the gun mode drawing of him from earlier. Maybe the gun mode Megatron is his earth mode.
Deluxe Blackarachnia looks great!
Lugnut and Blitzwing pics ...

The future
-------------------------
Working on season 2 already.
More familiar and new characters.
Possibility of season 3 and 4.
Desire to create brand new characters ... with cameos by G1 favorites.
Toys will have a "matte" finish like Batman Animated.

AllSpark looks like a Matrix/
Optimus has an axe.
Megatron has a sword.
The animation is really slick looking. Everyone is going to love this.
Optimus Prime doese have a mouth and a face shield.
The transforrmation of Optimus Prime looked really cool.
My opinion has officially changed
Optimus says: "transform and roll out."
Opening audio is very cool: hip hop, rock type style.
No transformation audio yet.
The Optimus Prime axe is awesome.
Showed us a space scene.
Optimus pole-vaulted with an extended version of his axe.

2 segments for fall 2008: Transformers Animated and Transformers Universe (Classics 2.0). I have the impression that the G1 styled font "Transformers Universe" is the official name for Classics 2.0.

Why not a cartoon based on the movie? The movie is it's own Universe.

Animated Optimus Prime has a detachable trailer.

Getting more and more difficult to make just a trailer without a feature.

Probably will not do a character in Animated and Classics at the same time.

Susan Blu is the voice director for Transformers Animated.
Hasbro has little to do with voice casting (which translates to they really don't have anything to do with it).

Weird Al will be voicing a character in the Animated series.

Might be a garbage truck or school bus type vehicle mode Transformer in Animated.

David Kaye also confirmed that Weird Al is the voice of the garbage truck - a neat nod to TF:TM '86, if I do say so myself.

Could possibly be more female Transformers in later episodes of Animated.

Grimlock will have his familiar talk in the Animated series.

More from Davie Kaye's Q&A, http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9171&sid==

Now to the really interesting stuff about the animated cartoon that he shared:

-This cartoon they are recording the voices together in the same room.
-Appearing characters that he mentioned:

Prowl (Jeff Dennis)
Prime (David Kaye)
Bumblebee (Bumper Robinson--'Chris Rock' like)
Ultra Magnus (Jeff Dennis-- very Robert Stack-y)
Arcee (Susan Blu reprisal?)
Black Arachnia (Cree Summer)
Grimlock (David Kaye --did a SNL Phil Hartman Frankenstien-y voice as an example)
Lugnut (David Kaye)
Starscream (Tom Kenney)
Ratchet (Corey Burton)
Shockwave (Corey Burton)
Megatron (Corey Burton)
Jazz (Phil LaMarr, of MadTV fame)
Blurr (Reprised by John Moschita)
Bulkhead (Bill Fagerbacky-- Patrick from Spongebob)

All in all, this sounds better than what it appeared we were going to get, IMO. I can't wait to hear Burton voice Shockwave again, and LaMarr was one of hopefuls for voicing Jazz in the movie, so I'll get to hear him yet. And after seeing Moschita reprise his FedEx ad schtick on VH1's I Love The '80s 3D...the man's voice has not slowed a bit. :oldrazz:

At the risk of sounding like a 'blasphemer', my faith in this show being halfway-decent is starting to look up again.

Darth Rockwell

07-01-2007, 06:35 PM

I don't know it is like being on a roller coaster. I mean I'm all up for a decent updating of Transformers, think that is what the movies will be, but I don't want to see them get screwed either.

ShadowBoxing

07-01-2007, 08:01 PM

Hmmmm this cartoon is actually sounding better now...

Lunar_Wolf

07-01-2007, 09:19 PM

Really don't like the idea of it being based in the future.
Be nice if Spike was in it.

deathshead2

07-01-2007, 09:20 PM

I can't belive they've already started on a second season and the first isn't even out yet.

Lunar_Wolf

07-01-2007, 09:23 PM

I can't belive they've already started on a second season and the first isn't even out yet.

They must be very confindent in it.

deathshead2

07-01-2007, 09:24 PM

They must be very confindent in it.
I guess. Even though the past 2 shows have both failed in the ratings.

Lunar_Wolf

07-01-2007, 09:27 PM

I guess. Even though the past 2 shows have both failed in the ratings.

Unicorn trilogy was awful:cmad: Alot of it was ****ty voice acting.

ShadowBoxing

07-01-2007, 11:12 PM

Unicorn trilogy was awful:cmad: Alot of it was ****ty voice acting.
Armada: Terrible voice acting, but great story if you stuck with it past Smokescreen's death.
Energon: erm...yeah skip that. Although they had some interesting human relationships going on in that one.
Cybertron: Pretty decent voice acting. The story was touch and go at times, but overall it was nicely done. The only drag was the race episodes which went on forever.

UltimateJustin

07-11-2007, 12:35 AM

Seriously, the bad character designs will make it hard to stomach, but I'll give it a chance. Being written by douche from Beast Machines doesnt sound like the writings going to help it though.

Noir

07-21-2007, 03:17 AM

http://wizarduniverse.com/_images_/004962/tromcart1.jpg

Childhood memories *Transforming noise* Crushed pile of ****.

Lunar_Wolf

07-21-2007, 12:34 PM

It would have been great if they used the movie designs and ideas.

Reptile

07-21-2007, 12:35 PM

oh god those make me want to punch babies

Lunar_Wolf

07-21-2007, 12:36 PM

I wonder if we will see something on it at comic-con?

Noir

07-21-2007, 12:42 PM

why is Optimus's one thigh stick-thick and the other is bigger than Bumblebee's entire body?

Reptile

07-21-2007, 12:45 PM

why is Optimus's one thigh stick-thick and the other is bigger than Bumblebee's entire body?
um... perspective?

Noir

07-21-2007, 12:50 PM

um... perspective?
well its horribly bad perspective.

Think of it like this, if you did that pose would you thigh magicly turn into a twig although it'd only be like a foot away from you tops.

Lunar_Wolf

07-21-2007, 12:54 PM

well its horribly bad perspective.

Think of it like this, if you did that pose would you thigh magicly turn into a twig although it'd only be like a foot away from you tops.

Look at Bucketheads lower have. It's so ****ing small. Horrible portions.

ShadowBoxing

07-21-2007, 02:37 PM

I wonder if we will see something on it at comic-con?
Yes. The toys are being premiered there...and a clip.

Lunar_Wolf

07-21-2007, 11:12 PM

Yes. The toys are being premiered there...and a clip.

Sweet!

I hope the toys look good.

lars573

07-24-2007, 07:30 AM

It would have been great if they used the movie designs and ideas.
They are using movie ideas. The Autobots find the allspark buired in Detroit.

Darth Rockwell

07-25-2007, 11:19 AM

Have there been any more pics? Like what Starcream and and Megatron look like?

Lunar_Wolf

07-25-2007, 04:16 PM

Have there been any more pics? Like what Starcream and and Megatron look like?

Nothing released yet. Megatron and Starscream better look decent.

lars573

07-27-2007, 09:16 AM

http://www.db-destiny.net/squirrels/TFADeceps.jpg
Here you can see the decepticons in shadow. Megatron, Starscream, Blackarachnia, and possibly Lugnutz and Blitzwing.

Spidey Lover 10

07-27-2007, 09:20 AM

in case u don't know, Weird Al's playing Wreck-Gar on TF Animated!

"They see me mowin'/my front lawn/i hope they don't think i'm so WHITE AND NERDY!"

u guys know the rest, right! if so, go ahead and resume where i left off.

Nathan

07-27-2007, 11:34 AM

Why does Starsceam have this stupid ass long face...

Spade

07-27-2007, 11:47 AM

Starscream could kill a man with that chin. And I suppose they thought Movie Megatron was going to be so widely accepted that they would be fine porting over his exact same look from the film to the animation? Oh yeah, that'll help loads in people accepting this cartoon.

Jochimus

07-27-2007, 12:43 PM

Why does Starsceam have this stupid ass long face...

...because it's better than insect mandibles?

I kinda like his Disney-villain chin; in that respect, it kind of plays up the character's long-standing sense of vanity.

Lunar_Wolf

07-27-2007, 02:51 PM

http://www.db-destiny.net/squirrels/TFADeceps.jpg
Here you can see the decepticons in shadow. Megatron, Starscream, Blackarachnia, and possibly Lugnutz and Blitzwing.

Starscream's face looks like it's melting. Megatron looks like the movie version, which is not bad. Whoever that is left to Megatron, looks like G1 Megatron.

Some of the designs I'm fine with, others I hate.

lars573

07-27-2007, 04:57 PM

Starscream's face looks like it's melting. Megatron looks like the movie version, which is not bad. Whoever that is left to Megatron, looks like G1 Megatron.

Some of the designs I'm fine with, others I hate.
I'm fairly sure it's Blitzwing. If it is, that is but one of his faces. His gimmick is a split personality. He has many faces (like Man-E-faces from He-man) and a spinning head thing going on in the toy.

Remy LeBeau X3

07-28-2007, 12:30 AM

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 08:55 AM

I'm not trying to sound like a pessimist but I don't like the way the characters are drawn, or the fact that Optimus is the youngest Autobot in this show either. I don't really see it being successful. In my opinion if there is to be a new animated Transformers cartoon, the characters should look closer to their movie counterparts, I mean let's face it that is why there's even going to be a new tv show. They should bank of the movie plot as much as they can. I think the characters should also be the same ones from the movie. It'll give them more personality and of course they can add some more characters too. If they did this in animation or CGI like the Transformers movie game, that would be killer.

I agree.
The animation so far looks horrid.
I'll fully judge it when I see a trailer and see what the animation looks like in action.

lars573

07-28-2007, 10:23 AM

I'm not trying to sound like a pessimist but I don't like the way the characters are drawn, or the fact that Optimus is the youngest Autobot in this show either. I don't really see it being successful. In my opinion if there is to be a new animated Transformers cartoon, the characters should look closer to their movie counterparts, I mean let's face it that is why there's even going to be a new tv show. They should bank of the movie plot as much as they can. I think the characters should also be the same ones from the movie. It'll give them more personality and of course they can add some more characters too. If they did this in animation or CGI like the Transformers movie game, that would be killer.
Doing that would for sure kill the show, imagine a TF show without Megatron. At least until TF2 comes out then he magically shows up. Look at MTV's Spider-man. It was totally hamstrung before it got out of the gate because it did what your talking about. Hasbro has stated that the movie is it's own thing. Sperate from everything else continuity wise. Teaching them young that TF's aren't the same from one thing to the next.

Chris B

07-28-2007, 11:00 AM

I'm interested in seeing how this show plays out. It is the first North American-produced Transformers series in awile, which is a good thing for me. None of the Japanese stuff did anything for me.

Jochimus

07-28-2007, 02:45 PM

Some more TF:A info from the SDCC panel - http://tformers.com/SDCC-Transformers-Animated-Panel/8194/news.html

3:05: Transformers Animated
+ Panel members from "Transformes Animated" are Sam Register, Matt Youngberg, Derrick Wyatt, and Mary Isenberg + The show is make for 6-11 year old demographic
+ Since kids dont read comics any more.

Sad, but true, I imagine.

+ This has been a partnership with CN and Hasbro.
+ They are using Hasbro, CN and Japanese desigers to do this.
+ The aim to offer a new look for the Transformers after the movie went for the realistic look
+ Everyone at CN and Hasbro are all big TF fans. They know and love the brand and are excited to see some new ides coming along.
+ Derrick Wyatt said his challenge was to design new TFs to be more humanesque and expressive.
+ Matt Youngberg is working with the Japanese to make the production more fluid and more full of life.
+ Japanese studios do that kind of work best so they went with the animation in Japan.
+ Eric Sebenhaler says the challenge was to go from brick styling to a more organic style that CN wanted to see. Eric works with CN guys sharing deisgn ideas and such.

In other words, the radical design change was what CN wanted. :whatever:

+ Aaron Archer says that they wanted to focus on four characters with more to come and choose what characters and vehicles they would like to add to the story
+ Also, Dinobots are coming back!

Hells yeah!

+ The Animated show is a reinterpretation show. New feel.

Um...what else is new?

+ Some video stuff is being showcased.
+ This carton is influenced by the Mighty Orbots
+ Voice of Lickdown will lance hendrikson.

I'm sure that's LOCKDOWN (sp), and damn...Bishop voicing a TF? Some G1 voice actors, Weird Al as Wreck-Gar, and now this...VERY interesting.

3:19 P.M. Animated Toys
+ Extra special care to match faces to toon look.
+ A lot the toys have a glossy finish and a matte / stain finish - new look
+ Toys shown:
Autobots: We see a Deluxe, Voyager Prime - Cybertronian Verision and Earth Modes; Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Prowl, Ratchet, Deluxe Slug and Grimlock;

Wonder if that's supposed to be SLUDGE instead of Slug.

Decepticons: Starscream and Megatron, Lugnutz is a lot like Hulk, and Blitzwing is a 2-faced character; Deluxe Lockdown transforms into a Corvette-type vehicle - their version of Bulkhead; Deluxe Blackarachnia and Soundwave - Soundwave has a guitar that turns into Laserbeak;

I honestly hope one of the sites posts some pics, just to see whether this is cool or cheesy as hell.

+ Steps in toy to vehicle - vehicle to toy being shown.

Well, judging by previous reports, Hasbro really relied a lot on Takara to make the Animated designs work as transformable toys. *prays for pics later on*

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 03:41 PM

I hope we see some pictures. I hope the toys look good. With the rather odd designs, I'm worried about the toys.

lars573

07-28-2007, 05:33 PM

Wonder if that's supposed to be SLUDGE instead of Slug.
Maybe, probably not though. They didn't keep up the usage so they may have lost it.

Jochimus

07-28-2007, 05:46 PM

A couple of the protos at SDCC - http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=8194&start=0

Bumblebee
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8194/DSCF1376.JPG

Bulkhead
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8194/DSCF1378.JPG

Starscream
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8194/IMG_0088.jpg

lars573

07-28-2007, 05:49 PM

Anyway pics. First up the ones that they didn't bring prototypes for.

Deluxe (Cybertronian form), and Voyager (earth form) Optimus Primes.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1299.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1300.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1301.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1302.jpg
For clarity the the Cybertonian form is the coloured one.

Prowl and Ratchet.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1308.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1309.jpg

The two Dino bots they showed
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1310.jpg
Slug and Grimlock. Grimmy is voyager and Slug is deluxe.

lars573

07-28-2007, 05:51 PM

Soundwave+Laserbreak and Blackarachnia
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1330.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1331.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1329.jpg
Laserbeak is the guitar Soundwave is holding in bot mode BTW.

Blitzwing and Lugnut
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1323.jpg

Megatron (Cybertronian form) and Starscream
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1318.jpg

lars573

07-28-2007, 05:53 PM

Starscream
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1374.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/lars573/DSCF1394.jpg

Jochimus

07-28-2007, 05:54 PM

Preview clip at SDCC: http://enewsi.com/

A couple eyebrow-raising moments and the obligatory little brat protagonist aside, I kinda like it. :yay: :trans:

Nathan

07-28-2007, 05:54 PM

It's interesting. All Autobots have been re-done from scratch, but for the Decepticons they seem to re-use the designs from previous cartoons/Movies. Megatron is clearly based on his latest Movie incarnation, Blacharachnia is from Beast Wars and Starscream looks like from Armada.

Jochimus

07-28-2007, 06:01 PM

Prowl and Optimus
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8194/IMG_0145.JPG

Super Kal

07-28-2007, 07:00 PM

I think I'll just stick to Transformers Armada...

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 08:09 PM

Preview clip at SDCC: http://enewsi.com/

A couple eyebrow-raising moments and the obligatory little brat protagonist aside, I kinda like it. :yay: :trans:

Thanks for posting this!

First off the animation is not as bad as I thought it might look.
I still don't like how the TF move at times. Almost they are move out of proportion or like they are made of jelly. The whole anime crappy effect to the show I don't like. Prowl also did the ****ing Taz spin :cmad:

Music is awesome!

Grimlock looks kickass.

Love Starscreams voice.

The girl looks very ****ing annoying.

The toys look good.

Jochimus

07-28-2007, 08:45 PM

Prowl also did the ****ing Taz spin :cmad:

Now that I think about it, the Taz-spin transformation is probably with reference to him being a ninja-type as he's been described - in other words, he's transforming THAT FAST (you'll note the other TFs do have definitive transformations).

TF:A looks to be Hasbro's effort to "reintroduce" G1 to a new generation, given how much more G1 homage this show has in comparison to all the more recent series (the Skyspy, Arcee, the Dinobots, the Ark instead of the Axalon [Primal's ship in BW], Weird Al/Wreck-Gar, the theme song) - obviously a twenty-plus year old cartoon won't cut it.

Starscreamer

07-28-2007, 09:19 PM

Grimlock, Arcee and Starscream look like G1 carbon copies...also notice those 3 got the biggest cheers. People WANT G1 (OR SOME FORM OF IT) back because its what worked best

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 09:43 PM

Grimlock, Arcee and Starscream look like G1 carbon copies...also notice those 3 got the biggest cheers. People WANT G1 (OR SOME FORM OF IT) back because its what worked best

prime got no cheers:csad:

Spade

07-28-2007, 09:46 PM

It was...okay. I was really turned off by the designs. Bumblebee sounds like a Rattrap ripoff. Prime's design is bad enough, but the face and VA are way, way off. Megatron was speaking a little low-key but he suffices. Starscream was a good highlight. All in all, the material seems like it's capitalizing a bit too much off of giant mecha animation like Armada and only scoring patchy positives for me. I get the feeling that the highlights of the whole really will be the G1 references. Something about the kid and the setup tell me that I'm going to be weathering the series rather than enjoying it.

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 09:48 PM

Spade

07-28-2007, 09:53 PM

I find it a bit odd that they didn't use Spike or a recurring character. I'm getting that "we're capitalizing off of G1" vibe, but there's no Spike to be seen. Just a little girl who looks more like cannon fodder than anything. Her design's more like something out of Ben 10.

Lunar_Wolf

07-28-2007, 09:54 PM

Randomhero984

07-28-2007, 11:21 PM

here's a link to a gallery that tformers has with most of the characters in the new show. Toy and cartoon images:

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=8194&start=0

Also here is a page where the first look of the animation:

http://tformers.com/SDCC-Transformers-Animated-Clip-Preview/8196/news.html

sto_vo_kor_2000

07-28-2007, 11:54 PM

[quote=Randomhero984;12316237]here's a link to a agllery that tformers has with most of the characters in the new show. Toy and cartoon images:

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=8194&start=0

You could have mention that they werent on the first page of that link.......just kidding looking thru it all I saw repaints of the movie line and the new classic line as well so thanks

deathshead2

07-29-2007, 12:10 AM

Also here is a page where the first look of the animation:

http://tformers.com/SDCC-Transformers-Animated-Clip-Preview/8196/news.htmlThis looks very teen titanish. The animation is decent though. The voices will take some getting use to, its going to be really hard hearing Op with what use to be Megs old voice actor. All the other voices we heard like Megs, starscrem and BB were horrible. Oh and im going to call it right now, I already hate that little girl and im sure she will be very annoying. I really hope ths ends up like teen titans did. Where the first season sucks the final rocks then all the later season are pretty good.

Spade

07-29-2007, 12:12 AM

You didn't like Starscream's voice...? I thought it did a great homage to the original VA of the G1 Starscream.

Nathan

07-29-2007, 03:01 AM

Preview clip at SDCC: http://enewsi.com/

A couple eyebrow-raising moments and the obligatory little brat protagonist aside, I kinda like it. :yay: :trans:

I'm not feeling it, at all. And what's with that stupid brat and the jetpack?

Nathan

07-29-2007, 03:05 AM

You didn't like Starscream's voice...? I thought it did a great homage to the original VA of the G1 Starscream.

I don't know about everyone else, but I personally hated G1 Starscream.

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 09:04 AM

The toys and re-paints look great.

Silver Knight

07-29-2007, 11:47 AM

Who is the new Lukus guy? He apparently looks like the Hulk. Any pics?

deathshead2

07-29-2007, 11:51 AM

You didn't like Starscream's voice...? I thought it did a great homage to the original VA of the G1 Starscream.
The voice actor they used for the last 3 transformers shows sounded much better and alot like the old starscream voice actor. Heck they even used the same guy to play cobra commander just like the old G1 voice actor. This new guy starscream he aint.

deathshead2

07-29-2007, 11:52 AM

I'm not feeling it, at all. And what's with that stupid brat and the jetpack?In shows nowadays the networks believe you have to have some kind of little kid, so then the kids watching can have a better connection to the show making them fell like there part of it.

Silver Knight

07-29-2007, 12:56 PM

Who is the new Lukus guy? He apparently looks like the Hulk. Any pics?
Anyone?

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 01:03 PM

Anyone?

What Luckas guy?

Silver Knight

07-29-2007, 01:13 PM

Lokus or something like that is a new character that is "like the Hulk" and I really wanna see a pic of him.

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 01:15 PM

Lokus or something like that is a new character that is "like the Hulk" and I really wanna see a pic of him.

His name is abomination.
Haven't seen any official picture of him yet.
Go to the Hulk section, maybe someone in there can give you details on it.

Silver Knight

07-29-2007, 01:16 PM

No no no no no.

-- Lugnutz - a lot like The Hulk

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 01:21 PM

http://www.db-destiny.net/squirrels/TFADeceps.jpg

Well this is the only picture to come from the new show that has all the TF in it.

Silver Knight

07-29-2007, 01:29 PM

Hmm maybe its the guy ontop of Bumblebee.

I wonder if there are any toy pics of Lugnutz.

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 01:49 PM

Hmm maybe its the guy ontop of Bumblebee.

I wonder if there are any toy pics of Lugnutz.

There is a few toy pics from the show one or two pages back. Also there is two links, one is a trailer of the show and one is pics of lots more toys.

Lunar_Wolf

07-29-2007, 01:50 PM

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=albu...m=8194&start=0 (http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=8194&start=0)

Also here is a page where the first look of the animation:

http://tformers.com/SDCC-Transformer...8196/news.html

Here is the links

Rocker22

07-29-2007, 03:39 PM

I think this has great potential.

Silver Knight

07-30-2007, 07:17 AM

There is a few toy pics from the show one or two pages back. Also there is two links, one is a trailer of the show and one is pics of lots more toys.
Which one of Lugnutz from the trailer?

Screencap?

Lunar_Wolf

07-30-2007, 09:25 AM

Which one of Lugnutz from the trailer?

Screencap?

I think it's the one with the red eye in the centre.

Silver Knight

07-30-2007, 10:02 AM

I think it's the one with the red eye in the centre.
Ok thanks, I see him on the promo but not in the teaser..

lars573

07-30-2007, 06:50 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cVtVZP5tjWY
Clip caught by a handcam at the SDCC autograph session.
-Shows Prime and Ratchets Cybertronian forms
-Prime's faceplate only comes up for battle (ala the movie and Beast Wars)
-The traditional tranformation sound is heard when they transform
-No anime-esque double takes like TT had
-Shows the allspark, and the space bridge.

Lunar_Wolf

07-30-2007, 07:11 PM

Silver Knight

07-31-2007, 08:11 AM

Thanks for the clip.

Will Jazz be in this cartoon?

Lunar_Wolf

07-31-2007, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the clip.

Will Jazz be in this cartoon?

imdb says yes.

Silver Knight

07-31-2007, 09:52 AM

imdb says yes.
Awesome! Pic?

lars573

07-31-2007, 10:02 AM

ShadowBoxing

07-31-2007, 11:10 AM

No pics, and IMDB could be/is dead wrong. Jazz is on the plate for Classics 2. Meaning that they have no plans to use him in Heroes. At least for 2008. Or if he's in Heroes his alt form will be totally different than what it's traditionally been. IE not a sports car.
Actually Hasbro slates BOTH Prowl and Jazz for Classics 2.0 and the cartoon. They also said these would be the only two characters (besides Prime and Megs) who would do this.

Silver Knight

07-31-2007, 12:49 PM

So wait, Jazz is in the cartoon correct?

ShadowBoxing

07-31-2007, 02:00 PM

So wait, Jazz is in the cartoon correct?
Yes, he will be a smaller role much like Ultra Magnus, Grimlock, Arcee and the Dinobots....supposedly each of those characters get one episode a piece devoted to them.

Silver Knight

08-01-2007, 01:04 AM

Yes, he will be a smaller role much like Ultra Magnus, Grimlock, Arcee and the Dinobots....supposedly each of those characters get one episode a piece devoted to them.
Ohh awesome!

So do we know what car he is yet?

Spider-Bat

08-02-2007, 07:16 AM

I just saw the trailer for the new cartoon from comic con, what the hell was that!

It's crap! You'd think after having such a cool movie they'd want a serious looking show, not something that looks like it's meant for 2 year olds. that little girl in the show looks like a toddler, more like a toddler's doll. So dumb.

Does anyone know how to make good looking cartoons anymore?!

It's all blocky, simple garbage, like teen titans crap and that horrid The Batman.

All that type of anime like teen titans just sucks, and this is worse!:cmad: I can't believe those mindless idiots cheered for that garbage! BOO!!!

Jochimus

08-02-2007, 07:27 AM

^
:whatever:

Silver Knight

08-02-2007, 10:16 AM

Anyone know what car Jazz will be?

Jochimus

08-02-2007, 04:16 PM

Anyone know what car Jazz will be?

Some kind of sports car, apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_Animated Given how many of the minor characters sport a resemblance to their G1 counterparts, I'm guessing Jazz will probably be the same.

Autobots

* Optimus Prime: New leader of the Autobots transforms into a futuristic fire truck, and wields an axe.
* Bumblebee: The youngest member and covert spy of the group. Transforms into a vehicle similar to his Classics version.
* Ratchet: seasoned Autobot Medic, legitimate combat, Cybertronian version of the military.
* Bulkhead: Tough Autobot and will be similar to the Fantastic Four's Thing. Colour scheme is based on G1 Hound.
* Prowl: His alt-mode is now a Motorcycle and he fuctions as a ninja for the group.
* Jazz: Disguised as a sports car, this bot likes earth culture and its slang.
* Grimlock: a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Leader and member of the subgroup Dinobots. Beast mode is in the same colours as his G1 version; wields a sword.
* Slag: Triceratops Member of the subgroup Dinobots.
* Swoop: Pteranodon Member of the subgroup Dinobots.
* Ultra Magnus: Seasoned Autobot commander and friend of Optimus Prime.
* Blurr: The fast talking energetic Autobot.
* Arcee: One of the few female Autobots. Her alt-mode is a jet. Robot Mode is nearly identical to the G1 design.
* Wreck-Gar: A garbage truck with a parodying sense of Humor.

Decepticons

* Megatron: a gun in his Cybertronian mode, futuristic jet in Earth mode; also wields a sword.
* Starscream: resembles Cyclonus in jet mode. Has forward-pointing wings. Colour scheme is the same as G1 Starscream. Headscuplt looks similar. Voiced by Tom Kenny.
* Blitzwing: a Triple Changer (tank, jet, robot); a new spin on his character, he has a split personality. Spinning face gimmick on the toy.
* Lugnut: (similar in body style to Bulkhead), Lugnut has missiles for hands and is a jet of some sort.
* Blackarachnia: Different origin story than in Beast Wars. Starts out as a different character entirely, flashbacks, one of the more complicated Decepticons. Transforms into a black-purple spider.
* Soundwave: His alt-mode is now based on a Scion xB and his minion Laserbeak now transforms into a Guitar. Similar colour as his G1 version.
* Lockdown: a 1980s style black Corvette design with a Supercharger. He is calculating and has been described as being like Boba Fett; has a hook for a right hand.
* Shockwave: The military operations commander for the decepticons, and is very loyal to Megatron.

Silver Knight

08-04-2007, 01:19 PM

I dont get the dinobots..

I mean how would Dinos be in public without the humans seeing them.

Get what Im trying to say?

Jochimus

08-04-2007, 01:38 PM

I dont get the dinobots..

I mean how would Dinos be in public without the humans seeing them.

Get what Im trying to say?

Actually, giant dinosaurs, even robotic ones, would probably scare the crap outta humans, which would drive them away in panicked droves...

...which makes their alt-modes IDEAL in situations where the Decepticons may already be in position inside a city or other public area where there's lots of civilians. Sending in the Dinobots to scare off humans would ensure a reduction in civilian casualties (as well as a sh**load of destruction). :oldrazz:

ShadowBoxing

08-04-2007, 03:11 PM

Ohh awesome!

So do we know what car he is yet?
Yes, it is very awesome. Especially the voice cast signed for the roles. Phil Lamaar (John Stewart - Green Lantern) as Jazz was an awesome cast. A Robert Stack impersonator for Ultra Magnus (seeing as how the real Stack is dead). And Weird Al for Wreck Gar. Great, great picks all around. I think this series may outdo the past three by leaps and bounds.

Lunar_Wolf

08-04-2007, 08:22 PM

Yes, it is very awesome. Especially the voice cast signed for the roles. Phil Lamaar (John Stewart - Green Lantern) as Jazz was an awesome cast. A Robert Stack impersonator for Ultra Magnus (seeing as how the real Stack is dead). And Weird Al for Wreck Gar. Great, great picks all around. I think this series may outdo the past three by leaps and bounds.

I think anything imo is better then the unicron trilogy

Silver Knight

08-05-2007, 02:14 PM

Actually, giant dinosaurs, even robotic ones, would probably scare the crap outta humans, which would drive them away in panicked droves...

...which makes their alt-modes IDEAL in situations where the Decepticons may already be in position inside a city or other public area where there's lots of civilians. Sending in the Dinobots to scare off humans would ensure a reduction in civilian casualties (as well as a sh**load of destruction). :oldrazz:
Does it not seem strange giant dinosaurs are roomeing the streets?

I still dont get the whole dinobots thing.

Lunar_Wolf

08-05-2007, 02:38 PM

Does it not seem strange giant dinosaurs are roomeing the streets?

I still dont get the whole dinobots thing.

Blame Wheeljack, he created them.

Jochimus

08-05-2007, 04:40 PM

Blame Wheeljack, he created them.

Uh, that's only in the G1 cartoon. The comics are a different story; both Marvel and IDW posit them as coming to Earth searching for Shockwave in the prehistoric past (although in IDW's case the Ark didn't crash land four million years back) and in most G1-based comic continuities Grimlock is at least as intelligent as Starscream (his stunted speech is attributed to a vocabulator glitch; he would use that to his advantage to trick his enemies).

I only hope if TF Animated keeps Grimlock's stunted speech pattern, it also preserves his comic-book I.Q. (or at least makes him less stupid than he was in the G1 'toon).

Does it not seem strange giant dinosaurs are roomeing the streets?

Well, if people are running away from them screaming and messing their pants - as I suspect would probably happen in real life - I don't think anyone would be in a position to care, really.

Lunar_Wolf

08-05-2007, 05:26 PM

Uh, that's only in the G1 cartoon. The comics are a different story; both Marvel and IDW posit them as coming to Earth searching for Shockwave in the prehistoric past (although in IDW's case the Ark didn't crash land four million years back) and in most G1-based comic continuities Grimlock is at least as intelligent as Starscream (his stunted speech is attributed to a vocabulator glitch; he would use that to his advantage to trick his enemies).

I only hope if TF Animated keeps Grimlock's stunted speech pattern, it also preserves his comic-book I.Q. (or at least makes him less stupid than he was in the G1 'toon).

Well, if people are running away from them screaming and messing their pants - as I suspect would probably happen in real life - I don't think anyone would be in a position to care, really.

I'd pretty much think they will go with the G1 routh. Bad speech and bad IQ.

ShadowBoxing

08-05-2007, 07:54 PM

Uh, that's only in the G1 cartoon. The comics are a different story; both Marvel and IDW posit them as coming to Earth searching for Shockwave in the prehistoric past (although in IDW's case the Ark didn't crash land four million years back) and in most G1-based comic continuities Grimlock is at least as intelligent as Starscream (his stunted speech is attributed to a vocabulator glitch; he would use that to his advantage to trick his enemies).

Not quite true. Grimlock came to Earth searching for Shockwave in IDW, he was already ON earth, dormant in the Ark when Shockwave landed in Marvel. He was simply activated by the Ark's defensive systems to engage.
As for his IQ. Originally he was dumb as a brick, or just about as, in the comics. Arrogant, and a blowhard. Bob Budinsky kept his intelligence levels somewhere around what it was in Season 2 or late Season 1 of the show (not as abyssmal as Season 3). Simon Furman, who loved Grimlock to death, was the one who retconned in a considerably amount of intelligence onto the character. He was at least as smart as Prime when Furman wrote him, just not nearly as moral or compassionate.
I'd pretty much think they will go with the G1 routh. Bad speech and bad IQ.
G1 doesn't have one route.

Lunar_Wolf

08-05-2007, 07:57 PM

Not quite true. Grimlock came to Earth searching for Shockwave in IDW, he was already ON earth, dormant in the Ark when Shockwave landed in Marvel. He was simply activated by the Ark's defensive systems to engage.

As for his IQ. Originally he was dumb as a brick, or just about as, in the comics. Arrogant, and a blowhard. Bob Budinsky kept his intelligence levels somewhere around what it was in Season 2 or late Season 1 of the show (not as abyssmal as Season 3). Simon Furman, who loved Grimlock to death, was the one who retconned in a considerably amount of intelligence onto the character. He was at least as smart as Prime when Furman wrote him, just not nearly as moral or compassionate.

I loved in the G1 cartoon how the Dinobots would **** the ark up inside. This happened more then once as far as I remembered. I also loved Grimlocks robot mode. Hated that they kept him in alt mode mostly in season 3.

spidergrant

08-06-2007, 01:44 AM

i dont like how this show looks. I think they should make a cartoon continuing the movie but if they make a sequal it might screw stuff up

Silver Knight

08-06-2007, 12:21 PM

So what do the dinobots transform into?

Lunar_Wolf

08-06-2007, 01:26 PM

So what do the dinobots transform into?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3e/Grimlock.jpg/240px-Grimlock.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Grimlock.jpg)This to

this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Grimlock.JPG/800px-Grimlock.JPG (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Grimlock.JPG)

Silver Knight

08-06-2007, 02:24 PM

Thanks dude, still seems very odd to me.

Lunar_Wolf

08-06-2007, 04:45 PM

Thanks dude, still seems very odd to me.

Look up on wikipedia about them. They might make more sense to you.

Jochimus

08-06-2007, 05:34 PM

To go a step further, here's the TF Animated Grimlock proto -
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8198/tfagrimlockr.jpg
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8198/tfagrimlockv.jpg

Outside of the G1 colors (not shown here, of course, but on the preview clip) and the sword, I kinda like these newer versions of Grimlock with the haunches and the raised tail.

MaskedManJRK

08-07-2007, 03:42 AM

Eh, the design is kinda crappy, but the animation looks good and so does the voices, so I'll give this a shot. :up:

Silver Knight

08-07-2007, 11:11 AM

Lunar_Wolf

08-07-2007, 11:24 AM

Thanks, is he a good guy?
Grimlock is good. He had be over aggressive. In the G1 cartoon he hated taking orders from the other autobots. In one ep he didn't want to help the autobots out. Himself and the other dinobots have destroyed the inside of the art more then once. They are not mean just not smart enough to grasp things at times.

You will like this.

2-aTbHsZJ9g

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-07-2007, 11:43 AM

Grimlock is good. He had be over aggressive. In the G1 cartoon he hated taking orders from the other autobots. In one ep he didn't want to help the autobots out. Himself and the other dinobots have destroyed the inside of the art more then once. They are not mean just not smart enough to grasp things at times.

You will like this.

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Dude I love his video's.Have you seen the rest of them??????????

Lunar_Wolf

08-07-2007, 11:47 AM

Dude I love his video's.Have you seen the rest of them??????????
Yeah, my fav is Heavy Metal Fight:woot:

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-07-2007, 12:15 PM

Yeah, my fav is Heavy Metal Fight:woot:

Mine's is "the rude awakening of Optimus Prime" and I love Shockwave's burden too.

MaskedManJRK

08-07-2007, 12:33 PM

Yeah, my fav is Heavy Metal Fight:woot:

Yeah, if not just because of the joke about Optimus' "other" phrases in these things.

OPTIMUS: Autobots! Transform and--
CHIP: And f**k Megatron right up his ass?
AUTOBOTS: ...
OPTIMUS: ...Uh, actually, I was going to say, "Roll out."

:woot:

Lunar_Wolf

08-07-2007, 01:13 PM

Mine's is "the dark awakening of Optimus Prime" and I love Shockwave's burden too.
Love in Shockwaves Burden when CHIP says ''Courage!!!'' everytime his on screen.
Yeah, if not just because of the joke about Optimus' "other" phrases in these things.

OPTIMUS: Autobots! Transform and--
CHIP: And f**k Megatron right up his ass?
AUTOBOTS: ...
OPTIMUS: ...Uh, actually, I was going to say, "Roll out."

:woot:

Optimus: I'm gonna go play with uh teletran or something:woot:

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-07-2007, 02:04 PM

Love in Shockwaves Burden when CHIP says ''Courage!!!'' everytime his on screen.

Optimus: I'm gonna go play with uh teletran or something:woot:

The rude awaking of Optimus Prime.............You've run this orginization right into the F#*king ground Hot Rod.

Silver Knight

08-10-2007, 12:51 PM

katiserge01

08-20-2007, 08:08 AM

Prowl and Optimus
http://tformers.net/g/albums/8194/IMG_0145.JPG

well to be honest, i seem to like prime's toy more than his animation. the toy looks hot! his animation, especially when his face is covered by the faceplate, looks like *ahem* a cow. does the faceplate retract--the way it does in the movie--to show his face in the cartoon?reversely, what if the series does take off in such a way that it would affect the production of the movie sequel? just fodder for the imagination...

Lunar_Wolf

08-20-2007, 09:33 AM

well to be honest, i seem to like prime's toy more than his animation. the toy looks hot! his animation, especially when his face is covered by the faceplate, looks like *ahem* a cow. does the faceplate retract--the way it does in the movie--to show his face in the cartoon?reversely, what if the series does take off in such a way that it would affect the production of the movie sequel? just fodder for the imagination...

Yes the faceplate retracts like the movie.
If the series does not take off, it won't effect the sequel. The movie attracted all kinds of people, where as this cartoon will mostly attract kids. Kids will still a Transformers movie no matter what and the movie was already a success. People also know the movie makers have nothing to do with this cartoon.

Silver Knight

08-20-2007, 11:40 AM

Can anyone post a link to the heavey metal fight cartoon.

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-20-2007, 11:43 AM

Can anyone post a link to the heavey metal fight cartoon.

The real one or the spooff?

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-20-2007, 11:47 AM

Silver Knight

08-20-2007, 12:52 PM

The spoof.

sto_vo_kor_2000

08-20-2007, 07:22 PM

The spoof.

Click the link in my last post before this one you'll be able to watch it

katiserge01

08-21-2007, 07:48 AM

and what about bumblebee's animation? would he ever have a recognizable face in the series? it seems to me that he would only have his battle mask on. i hope it retracts, just like prime's does.

Silver Knight

08-21-2007, 11:03 AM

Thanks, so will Jazz look like he did in the movie?

Lunar_Wolf

08-21-2007, 11:06 AM

Thanks, so will Jazz look like he did in the movie?

No pics of jazz has been released yet.