Title: Transformers Animated
Description: The New Show
Enigma Zero - July 11, 2007 01:48 PM (GMT)
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The other Transformers line launching next summer will be based on the recently announced animated series on Cartoon Network. The series, which is being animated at the CN studios, will incorporate more humor, more expressive designs and more self-contained storylines to make the show more easily accessible to old and young fans alike. The five Autobots are Optimus Prime (a semi), Bumblebee (a sports car), Bulkhead (a massive armored vehicle), Prowl (a motorcycle) and Ratchet (the grizzled veteran ambulance), although it has been confirmed that Grimlock and two other Dinobots will show up, as well as other new and familiar faces.
On the Decepticon side, we have Megatron (a vertical-takeoff Cybertronian fighter jet), Starscream (a jet), Blitzwing (a tank and a jet), Lugnut (a brutish bomber jet with bombs for hands) and Black Arachnia (a spider). Starscream will be voiced by Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), and Kenny is apparently doing his best to channel the voice of the late Chris Latta, who did Starscream’s voice in the 1980s cartoon. The Triple-Changer Blitzwing will suffer from multiple personality disorder, and will have a rotating set of faces that he will cycle through, even in toy mode. Megatron will get an Earth mode at some point in the series, and Black Arachnia is apparently of questionable allegiance.
The Autobots arrive in futuristic Detroit—now a center of robot production, instead of cars—in their ship, the small, messy Ark. They’re followed to Earth by the Decepticons (in their massive ship Nemesis) because the Autobots have come into possession of the Allspark, the source of all Cybertronian life. In Detroit, they make friends with scientist Isaac Sumdac and his daughter Sari, who live in Sumdac tower, and they protect the citizens from both the Decepticons and superpowered humans, including foes who shoot fire, acid and even arrows in the case of the Angry Archer (named for Transformers product manager Aaron Archer). The Decepticons may not play a large role in every episode, but when the writers do have them show up, it will be a big deal. There’s also a human army officer named Captain Fanzone.
The toys based on the series will follow the character designs with 90 percent accuracy, and they’ll be fully transformable. The first few assortments include: Cybertron Prime (Deluxe), Earth Prime (Voyager), Bumblebee (Deluxe), Bulkhead (Voyager), Prowl (Deluxe), Ratchet (Deluxe), Grimlock (Voyager), Megatron (Voyager), Starscream (Voyager), Lugnut (Voyager), Blitzwing (Voyager) and Black Arachnia (Deluxe).
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Source: Toyfare
Malach - July 11, 2007 04:05 PM (GMT)
Why do I see too much of Krypto the SuperDog in this?
Enigma Zero - July 11, 2007 05:49 PM (GMT)
I dunno, to me it looks to be more of a Teen Titans: More Than Meets The Eye vibe. =D
Oplasma45 - July 11, 2007 05:53 PM (GMT)
Oh god...and they're also making a new Spider-Man cartoon to boot. Is nothing sacred anymore?!?
Malach - July 11, 2007 06:04 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Enigma Zero @ Jul 11 2007, 01:49 PM) |
| I dunno, to me it looks to be more of a Teen Titans: More Than Meets The Eye vibe. =D |
I hope your right . . .
Pilaf - July 12, 2007 12:26 AM (GMT)
The lack of self-contained storylines is one of my favorite parts of transformers :(
EDIT: Also the fact that it was not primarily comedic.
TheUnknownSeries - July 12, 2007 03:20 AM (GMT)
I really don't like the drawing -_- I which they made look more like Mega XLR
Sesshomaru - July 12, 2007 03:44 AM (GMT)
enigma is this an early april fools joke?
i hope that this is on teen titans level
but what did they find wrong w/ the old animations that made them look like robots instead of cheap super heroes
snake - July 12, 2007 04:15 AM (GMT)
If you think this is bad.. your gonna freak when you hear about Alvin and the Chimpmunks: The Movie .
As for that animated Transformers thing, I bet it will end up being on Kids WB or Fo Kids.
Enigma Zero - September 25, 2007 05:38 PM (GMT)
Time for an update. I found a pic of The Decepticons...
Fujiwara - September 28, 2007 11:50 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (snake @ Jul 11 2007, 10:15 PM) |
If you think this is bad.. your gonna freak when you hear about Alvin and the Chimpmunks: The Movie .
As for that animated Transformers thing, I bet it will end up being on Kids WB or Fo Kids. |
The transformers cartoon is gonna be on Cartoon Network.
I kinda like how they looked originally. Even though, I just saw the firtst 3 episodes on YouTube. I can't believe I wasn't born to see this. I only managed to see the movie that came out in July. I missed out big time.
Malach - December 11, 2007 02:32 PM (GMT)
So, growing with Tranformers: Movies, Animation, and Toys. I never really got a good handle on their continuity, well no wonder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers_%28fiction%29Someone really needs to take all this info and do a reconnoiter on it, and straighten it all up, this is worse the the DC universe.
LinkMaster™ - December 12, 2007 01:52 PM (GMT)
Yeah, I saw a commercial, it's to be on day after Christmas. And hour & half special preview.
xaviersxmen - May 11, 2008 06:44 PM (GMT)
I was gonna start watching this but after the ast one being a flop to me I didnt start it. I dont think they can top Beast wars.
Enigma Zero - May 18, 2008 09:24 PM (GMT)
I accidently watched this show with my son yesterday and saw what might be the ONLY episode of this show worth watching so far. They introduced Wreck-Gar and guess who did the voice? Yup....Weird Al Yankovic. This is the only the second episode I've seen from start to finish. I've seen most of them in a "few minutes here and there" capacity and...yeah...this is the only episode I've seen that didn't suck rocks through a paper straw. It's was genuinely funny and quite entertaining. :D
LinkMaster™ - May 20, 2008 12:02 PM (GMT)
The series is alright & fairly good, I notice it has a hint of a comic book feel to it, more so then the past episodes.
Malach - May 20, 2008 02:53 PM (GMT)
Show isn't too bad, although the girl that hangs with them in annoying
TOYI1SOCCER - May 20, 2008 06:55 PM (GMT)
I kinda easy on this show; I will say is an okay show, I stop by and watch it when my nephs are watching it but "Mua (Toyi pointing at herself)making the time to watch it? No way" is not that exciting like the old ones :mellow:
Well at least is a show that surpasses our quality codes otherwise my nephs will not be allowed to watch yet.
I admit I miss the original show, which by the way.. my nephs wouldn't be allow to watch ^_^
Enigma Zero - May 22, 2008 12:08 AM (GMT)
I think my biggest problem with this show, in all honesty, is that I can't help but feel slighted since I traded Armada/Energon/Cybertron which were just so much better than this show. I haven't felt this bad about Transformers since.....BEAST WARS. Of course, that show was an extra special let down because it wasn't just a horrible Transformers series. It was a horrible Transformers series made by Mainframe, which made it extra sad.
