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News Credits: 10 · by **PrymeStriker** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:42 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
BeastProwl wrote:If your going to watch Prime with your daughter, note that it's more mature than Beast Machines! It has real Robo-Gore. Beast Machines is dark, yeah. But not as dark as prime.

Beast Machines isn't really as dark in my opinion, but it sure is creepier and more depressing than Prime. Beast Machines gave me nightmares as a child, especially that Blackarachnia.
I dunno what you guys are talking about, but I LOVED Beast Machines as kid (I was still in grade school when it came on), and I had those kinds of parent who shielded me from everything and anything objectionable. Yet, Beast Machines was considered okay and I came to like it even moreso as I got older and understood it better.

When Beast Machines was out, I was in pre-school. I too had have parents that put me in a metaphorical bubble. Beast Wars was fine for me, probably because I was a little older when I actually bothered to look at more episodes. I have no problem watching Beast Machines now, but back then... :-s

News Credits: 35 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:11 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:When Beast Machines was out, I was in pre-school.

Well, okay, that makes sense.

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:38 pm

So Robots in Disguise and Animated arent as bad as some people make them out to be? As long as my daughter likes it we will watch it then. Hub has been airing Animated in widescreen HD so I was hoping to see it rereleased or wait until I can record it.

I know the Unicron Trilogy has a lot of opinions on quality whether it be plot, animation, dubbing, etc. We may end up watching it. But every series we watch adds more time before I can watch the show I was interested in starting, Prime lol.

Is Prime that bad for young ones? Ive skimmed some episodes because Im buying the Blu-rays in anticipation of us starting it but I havent seen anything crazy yet. Like I said Ive only watched pieces at a time. I know Cliffjumper goes byebye in the first episode or so but I havent actually watched it yet. I guess Prime may be a show I watch each episode first then decide if its ok to watch with her.

News Credits: 35 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:45 pm

Nutimus Prime wrote:So Robots in Disguise and Animated arent as bad as some people make them out to be? As long as my daughter likes it we will watch it then. Hub has been airing Animated in widescreen HD so I was hoping to see it rereleased or wait until I can record it.

I know the Unicron Trilogy has a lot of opinions on quality whether it be plot, animation, dubbing, etc. We may end up watching it. But every series we watch adds more time before I can watch the show I was interested in starting, Prime lol.

Is Prime that bad for young ones? Ive skimmed some episodes because Im buying the Blu-rays in anticipation of us starting it but I havent seen anything crazy yet. Like I said Ive only watched pieces at a time. I know Cliffjumper goes byebye in the first episode or so but I havent actually watched it yet. I guess Prime may be a show I watch each episode first then decide if its ok to watch with her.

There are TONS of varying opinions on all of these shows, so your best bet would be to few them for yourself and form your own.

For me, I hold no delusions over Robots in Disguise, it is nothing great. But I loved it as a kid and consider it a guilty pleasure of mine.

The Unicron Trilogy is a mixed bag. Armada got better as it went on, Energon got worse as it went on, and Cybertron was decent all around.

Go-Bots is just pure zany lulz and catchiness. :lol:

Animated really only gets hated on because of its cartoony art style and quirky characters. But it's really a diamond in the rough with great storytelling and characterization.

Prime is only really dark in certain episodes, but it's only the robots that the violence affects, so there's nothing overtly gruesome on the human side. And it does have its fair share of lighter-toned fun episodes with humor and such.

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:12 pm

Sabrblade wrote:There are TONS of varying opinions on all of these shows, so your best bet would be to few them for yourself and form your own.

For me, I hold no delusions over Robots in Disguise, it is nothing great. But I loved it as a kid and consider it a guilty pleasure of mine.

The Unicron Trilogy is a mixed bag. Armada got better as it went on, Energon got worse as it went on, and Cybertron was decent all around.

Go-Bots is just pure zany lulz and catchiness.

Animated really only gets hated on because of its cartoony art style and quirky characters. But it's really a diamond in the rough with great storytelling and characterization.

Prime is only really dark in certain episodes, but it's only the robots that the violence affects, so there's nothing overtly gruesome on the human side. And it does have its fair share of lighter-toned fun episodes with humor and such.

Welp Ill have to give RiD a shot. I was living in Germany when it aired and couldnt really find the time, or channel lol, to watch it. The Unicron Trilogy I wanted to watch but 156 episodes is a lot to go through before getting to what I want.

And Ill be watching Energon ep 33 solo. Go-Bots Ill have to grab just to have a Saturday morning marathon.

Ill get Animated as soon as all the episodes have aired in widescreen. They may have already actually. The comparison shots show its much better than when it originally aired. In any case, since I have all the other series to watch first I should have plenty of time to get Animated.

Prime just seems like a well balanced show for all ages. Not that Id say the others werent but the art direction, voice acting, toys, etc. of Prime really hook me. So when Xmas arrives we may have started Prime, and if we did, she will have plenty of Prime toys as a surprise.

Theyre sitting in the closet waiting to be opened and Im in the process of getting the other deluxes and voyagers.

News Credits: 35 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:19 pm

Nutimus Prime wrote:Welp Ill have to give RiD a shot. I was living in Germany when it aired and couldnt really find the time, or channel lol, to watch it.

Thing is, it was never released on DVD in the U.S. (only in the UK).

Nutimus Prime wrote:Go-Bots Ill have to grab just to have a Saturday morning marathon.

Well, it was only four episodes and released very weirdly. The first two episodes were on a pack-in VHS tape that came with one of the toys, and the other two episodes were aired on TV only twice and in Chicago and New York areas. But, all four can be found on YouTube or downloaded (in low quality only, though) here.

Nutimus Prime wrote:Ill get Animated as soon as all the episodes have aired in widescreen. They may have already actually. The comparison shots show its much better than when it originally aired. In any case, since I have all the other series to watch first I should have plenty of time to get Animated.

Don't forget Armada, Energon, and Cybertron, just for completion's sake.

Nutimus Prime wrote:Prime just seems like a well balanced show for all ages. Not that Id say the others werent but the art direction, voice acting, toys, etc. of Prime really hook me. So when Xmas arrives we may have started Prime, and if we did, she will have plenty of Prime toys as a surprise. Theyre sitting in the closet waiting to be opened and Im in the process of getting the other deluxes and voyagers.

So is everyone else since all the good ones are so hard to find these days.

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:29 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Thing is, RiD was never released on DVD in the U.S. (only in the UK).

Go-Bots was only four episodes and released very weirdly. The first two episodes were on a pack-in VHS tape that came with one of the toys, and the other two episodes were aired on TV only twice and in Chicago and New York areas. But, all four can be found on YouTube or downloaded (in low quality only, though) here.

Don't forget Armada, Energon, and Cybertron, just for completion's sake.

Was debating Netflix for RiD but hadnt actually looked yet. I hate to say but I guess Ill have to turn to other sources for it.

Go-Bots I figured Id have to turn to alternate sources for.

I edited my post regarding Unicron Tiilogy, you just responded too fast.

News Credits: 35 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:57 am

Nutimus Prime wrote:Was debating Netflix for RiD but hadnt actually looked yet. I hate to say but I guess Ill have to turn to other sources for it.

Yeah, the only TF cartoons on Netflix are G1, Beast Wars, Prime, and (finally!) Rescue Bots.

However, this here is a playlist of all 39 episodes of RiD on YouTube.

The Unicron Trilogy was released on DVD back in the mid-to-late 2000s. Armada came in two boxed sets, and both Energon and Cybertron each were in their own boxed sets.

Animated only had its first two seasons relased an only in SD widescreen, but I figured you'd go the HD widescreen versions the Hub is airing anyway.

And then there's the DVDs for the three Japanese G1 cartoons that Shout! Factory released. Fair warning about these. The subtitles give several characters names that do not belong to them. They did this because Hasbro wanted to apply the names of their old 1987-1989 G1 toys to those who shared the same toy molds in Japan, despite the characters not being the same. :roll:

Also, this old thread here is a bit outdated, but might be of some use to ya.

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:45 am

Thanks. I spent a solid day or two organizing/ researching everything Transformers lol. Time well spent now that we are actually working our way through the backlog.

Regarding Netflix I meant the physical DVDs. They occasionally have obscure things in stock. Armada and Cybertron are there but Energon only has a compilation not the whole series. I have most everything from alternate sources anyway but I always try to go legit if available... or reasonably affordable.

News Credits: 35 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:34 am

Nutimus Prime wrote:Thanks. I spent a solid day or two organizing/ researching everything Transformers lol. Time well spent now that we are actually working our way through the backlog.

Regarding Netflix I meant the physical DVDs. They occasionally have obscure things in stock. Armada and Cybertron are there but Energon only has a compilation not the whole series. I have most everything from alternate sources anyway but I always try to go legit if available... or reasonably affordable.

well, that old topic link I sent you also has some YouTube playlists for certain series and such.

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