Transformers: War For Cybertron Animated Series on Netflix

[The Caped Knight]

I felt the characterization of Optimus Prime is off and I'm not to thrilled with the voice. I'd rather have Peter Cullen.

 

[TheVileOne]

I felt the characterization of Optimus Prime is off and I'm not to thrilled with the voice. I'd rather have Peter Cullen.

Yeah, Jake Foushee, who I think worked also on Cyberverse, and is still pretty young I think is miscast as Optimus.

I love Peter Cullen and everything, but he can't play Optimus in everything forever. Secondly, I think they used a non-union voice cast for this likely due to budget reasons or Rooster Teeth being the production studio. Not making excuses, but they likely didn't have an unlimited budget here and had to work with what they had.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Yeah, Jake Foushee, who I think worked also on Cyberverse, and is still pretty young I think is miscast as Optimus.

I love Peter Cullen and everything, but he can't play Optimus in everything forever. Secondly, I think they used a non-union voice cast for this likely due to budget reasons or Rooster Teeth being the production studio. Not making excuses, but they likely didn't have an unlimited budget here and had to work with what they had.

The union thing is definitely an issue and Neither Peter nor Frank are happy with Netflix. And honestly I agree with them. These characters are their creations and they are still very capable in voicing them they should be given the opportunity to work.

Peter Cullen just turned 79 years old on July 28. Who knows how long he has left to go. He should still have the right to be asked to voice Optimus.

Frank is more than capable of voicing a darker version of Megatron as we saw in Transformers Prime.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yeah their voices are definitely missed here.

I also hated Megatron owning Prime so easily in the first episode, but hopefully Prime gets his own back at some point.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Yeah their voices are definitely missed here.

I also hated Megatron owning Prime so easily in the first episode, but hopefully Prime gets his own back at some point.

i mean that is exactly my point prime came off weak and That’s not usually the case Optimus often can go toe to toe with Megatron. Also Prime’s leadership isn’t as strong as it’s normally depicted.

 

[TheVileOne]

The union thing is definitely an issue and Neither Peter nor Frank are happy with Netflix. And honestly I agree with them. These characters are their creations and they are still very capable in voicing them they should be given the opportunity to work.

Peter Cullen just turned 79 years old on July 28. Who knows how long he has left to go. He should still have the right to be asked to voice Optimus.

Frank is more than capable of voicing a darker version of Megatron as we saw in Transformers Prime.

Look I understand the sentiment, but they don't own these characters either. The voices of the characters are their creations, but the characters themselves are not. Bob Budiansky and Jim Shooter and a handful of other writers are the guys who created these characters. Not to mention, their designs themselves were from Japanese toylines in the 1980s.

If the production didn't have the money to afford people like Cullen and Welker, that's just how it is. No moral or proverbial rights are violated here.

I think we've been privileged enough to get Cullen and Welker back for the Prime series. Plus ever since the movie franchise became a thing, Cullen got to work on a number of Transformers projects.

But sorry, he doesn't own the role. The Transformers Animated series became very beloved, and Optimus there was voiced by David Kaye.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

i mean that is exactly my point prime came off weak and That’s not usually the case Optimus often can go toe to toe with Megatron. Also Prime’s leadership isn’t as strong as it’s normally depicted.

Yep definitely, but as this is supposed to be early in the War and hundreds of our years ago, I will let them off for now.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I finally got to watch all of this yesterday and if this is the kind of quality Transformers shows we are getting on Netflix than please sign me up for more? I don't even need to see any live action movies anymore after this, because you already know they will most likely screw up by adding way too many human characters and I just don't understand why studios don't think this franchise can work without humans, because this show alone more than proves otherwise IMO. I really loved the animation in this and how war torn and decimated Cybertron looked. I'm not the most knowledgeable when it comes to the Transformers mythology either, but to me The War For Cybertron seems like the most interesting direction to go with this franchise and something I know a lot of fans have been dying to see in live action which is why I also loved that opening scene to Bumblebee so much.

I didn't even mind the voice cast in this even though I did miss Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Frank Welker as Megatron. I thought they all worked just fine honestly and man the guy they got to voice Starscream really on point and pretty damn close to the OG Starscream voice actors, although Chris Latta will always be the best.

 

[Sithborg]

The animation and voice work is fine. Its just that the script and lines they are forcing these actors to read... ooof. Also not a huge fan of them essentially taking what the toys look like and animating them. Their are weird bits from what a toy has that looks off in animation.

 

[TheVileOne]

Chromia had to walk around with that giant backpack.

The seekers' chest canopy pieces go on their backsides.

Now granted, the Seekers had the chest canopy pieces on Cybertron in the original animated series, but when they transformed into Cybertronian tetrajets, their chest canopies didn't end up on their back jets.

I think the writing was actually better here than the Prime Wars trilogy. I think the only line that really bothered me was when Elita-1 said, "Please, consider my concerns." That one made me twitch a little

 

[Primal Slayer]

Ive been watching....and it doesnt have a lot of substance. Storyline feels very flat.

 

[Pennywise]

Transformers: War for Cybertron - Interview with Executive Producer, F – Hasbro Pulse

Second interview has major spoliers!!!!

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Just 2 episodes to go, I really don’t like some of the changes to characterisations of some characters (Shockwave is Megatron’s equal in the comics, not a cowering scientist type), but overall I am enjoying it, and the voice cast is growing on me.

 

[Golgo-13]

Grew up watching the 80's show and this is the best incarnation we have gotten since then. I was grinning from ear to ear watching this show. Watched the whole season twice already. I don't mind the changes to some of the characters, most noticeably Bumblebee as I'm not a fan of his anyway, I felt he has gotten too prominent in the TF lore over other characters in the recent year.

The highlight of this was the use of Mirage, who has alway been my favorite TF but only got a handful of lines in the original show.. but got some good screen time in this.

The voices were fine; the actor they used for Prime is close enough to Cullen. As is the voice for Starscream. My only issue with the voices is that the voice effect used for Soundwave makes him inaudible.

I think this Optimus Prime is a relatively new leader, hence why his troops were second guessing him, and Megatron beat him...and if you know the G1 lore from the comics, Megatron is an accomplished Cybertronian Gladiator/Ex Slave, so he is much more versed at combat than the likes of Prime. They showed a mural of gladiator Megatron in the show as well.

Fun fact, the first two TF's shown in the original G1 show were Wheeljack and BB - just like here!

Can't wait for Chapter 2!

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Grew up watching the 80's show and this is the best incarnation we have gotten since then. I was grinning from ear to ear watching this show. Watched the whole season twice already. I don't mind the changes to some of the characters, most noticeably Bumblebee as I'm not a fan of his anyway, I felt he has gotten too prominent in the TF lore over other characters in the recent year.

The highlight of this was the use of Mirage, who has alway been my favorite TF but only got a handful of lines in the original show.. but got some good screen time in this.

The voices were fine; the actor they used for Prime is close enough to Cullen. As is the voice for Starscream. My only issue with the voices is that the voice effect used for Soundwave makes him inaudible.

I think this Optimus Prime is a relatively new leader, hence why his troops were second guessing him, and Megatron beat him...and if you know the G1 lore from the comics, Megatron is an accomplished Cybertronian Gladiator/Ex Slave, so he is much more versed at combat than the likes of Prime. They showed a mural of gladiator Megatron in the show as well.

Fun fact, the first two TF's shown in the original G1 show were Wheeljack and BB - just like here!

Can't wait for Chapter 2!

While that's true, and I loved the Megatron: Origin comic, I thought Prime should have at least got a hit or 2 in. In the comic Sentinel Prime got a few hits in at least during their fight. The Matrix chose Optimus for a reason and it sounded like he was a warrior prior to getting the Matrix. I don't mind Megatron beating him, but for Prime not to get a single hit in and look so weak bothered me.

I also hated how weak Shockwave came across. But overall still enjoying it and 2 episodes to go.

 

[Erik20]

I thought this kind of looked like a Telltale game. I still liked it though, except for Prime being so weak in a fight. I don't think he even had a blaster in this, I can't remember him firing a single shot

 

[Golgo-13]

Prime was handling himself in all the fights, except for when it came to Megatron. I think that makes the stakes higher. If Prime kicked everyone ass, and is portrayed as unbeatable things will get boring very quick. I like that this Megatron is a lot more imposing and feared.

I'm also glad that BB isn't the center of this. How/why he became the poster child for all things TF is beyond me.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Finally finished this and they certainly cranked up the epic ness towards the end for this one. A cameo from one of the guardians was awesome. And Prime at least got a bit of a better showing in the last episode.

I still don’t like some characterisations here, mainly Ultra Magnus and Shockwave. But I could bare it as I enjoyed everything else. Prime’s voice actor sounds a lot like Cullen at times, and seems a good pick to eventually take the mantle.

I also loved seeing Jetfire’s arc and turn actually play out in a TF show, and he made for a suitably badass Autobot once it happened. I am down for the next chapters.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Jetfire's character development was definitely the best part of the show IMO and yeah the guardian showing up at the end was pretty epic. I also thought the voice actor for Prime sounded really close to Cullen and I wouldn't mind it even he did take over the mantle for a while.

I love Cullen man, but unfortunately he can't keep doing that voice forever.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Jetfire's character development was definitely the best part of the show IMO and yeah the guardian showing up at the end was pretty epic. I also thought the voice actor for Prime sounded really close to Cullen and I wouldn't mind it even he did take over the mantle for a while.

I love Cullen man, but unfortunately he can't keep doing that voice forever.

Yeah agree with all of this. Always loved Jetfire but we never actually got to see his turn and the reasons for it, even in the comics, at least the many I read. So it was great to see it play out.

 

[TheVileOne]

Finally finished this and they certainly cranked up the epic ness towards the end for this one. A cameo from one of the guardians was awesome. And Prime at least got a bit of a better showing in the last episode.

I still don’t like some characterisations here, mainly Ultra Magnus and Shockwave. But I could bare it as I enjoyed everything else. Prime’s voice actor sounds a lot like Cullen at times, and seems a good pick to eventually take the mantle.

I also loved seeing Jetfire’s arc and turn actually play out in a TF show, and he made for a suitably badass Autobot once it happened. I am down for the next chapters.

I generally like Todd Haberkorn's work but he was miscast as Shockwave. A fan on YouTube actually redid the voice for one of Shockwave's scenes with a more G1 voice and it actually sounds a lot better.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Any idea when we will get the next part of the trilogy?

 

[Pennywise]

Any idea when we will get the next part of the trilogy?

I’m guessing mid 2021.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I’m guessing mid 2021.

Damn that sounds a long wait, but Covid I guess.