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Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes

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The wait for Transformers: Rescue Bots season 3 is almost over. According to Zap2it.com, season 3 will premiere on Saturday November 1 with two new episodes on the newly rebranded Discovery Family. The fun starts at 1:00 p.m. EDT. To get ready for the new season, enjoy the previously seen Rescue Bots season 3 teaser trailer.



Zap2it has also provided names and descriptions for the two new episodes.

Episode 1: Land Before Prime - After discovering an island of dinosaurs, Optimus must embrace his primal side.

Episode 2: Big Game- Optimus Prime's new Dinosaur Mode becomes the target of a big game hunter.
Credit(s): Zap2it.com

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Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615483)
Posted by Zeedust on October 21st, 2014 @ 12:04am CDT
I'm so excited! This is gonna be FUN! Can't wait 'til November 1st!

Bummer that there's no sign of the missing episodes from S2, though.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615499)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 21st, 2014 @ 2:00am CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:I'm so excited! This is gonna be FUN! Can't wait 'til November 1st!

Bummer that there's no sign of the missing episodes from S2, though.

They must have cancelled both.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615500)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 21st, 2014 @ 2:03am CDT
I think I will wait for RID season 1 next year.Not really interested in t-rex mode optimus especially after watching TF4.A t-rex mode suits neither optimus prime nor optimus primal
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615501)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 21st, 2014 @ 2:08am CDT
Oh,by the way,are the rescue bots triple changes?If so, ignore my previous statement.I might look forward to it if prime/primal transforms into both T-rex and truck modes.If not,then another TV show down the drain.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615508)
Posted by hunter4life on October 21st, 2014 @ 3:24am CDT
Oh,by the way,are the rescue bots triple changes?If so, ignore my previous statement.I might look forward to it if prime/primal transforms into both T-Rex and truck modes.If not,then another TV show down the drain.


it seems so. but i wish there would be deceptions vs rescue bots to make it more enjoyable for the older demographic. like bots helping a townsfolk and stopping crime. boring I-) I-) I-) I-). but i never have seen optimus transform into a dinobot, unlike his nemesis, megaton who was a dinosaur in 1996 in beast wars. but optimus's Dino mode is a Hodge-Podge at best for some reason to me. look closely and you will see what i mean. :SICK: :SICK:
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615533)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 21st, 2014 @ 6:20am CDT
hunter4life wrote:
Oh,by the way,are the rescue bots triple changes?If so, ignore my previous statement.I might look forward to it if prime/primal transforms into both T-Rex and truck modes.If not,then another TV show down the drain.


it seems so. but i wish there would be deceptions vs rescue bots to make it more enjoyable for the older demographic. like bots helping a townsfolk and stopping crime. boring I-) I-) I-) I-). but i never have seen optimus transform into a dinobot, unlike his nemesis, megaton who was a dinosaur in 1996 in beast wars. but optimus's Dino mode is a Hodge-Podge at best for some reason to me. look closely and you will see what i mean. :SICK: :SICK:

Thanks!!!!I strongly agree that optimus should have kept his truck mode only.A triple changer sounds cool but looks like they have gone too farImage.
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Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615536)
Posted by hunter4life on October 21st, 2014 @ 6:46am CDT
Thanks!!!!I strongly agree that optimus should have kept his truck mode only.A triple changer sounds cool but looks like they have gone too far.


exactly. i read about what you said in the forums that you said that there should be TRUKK NOT T-REX and i had a good laugh indeed! :D thank you for spotting the horrendous Hodge podge in optimus prime's t-Rex mode.

but......
i found a reference in one of the 2 new episodes. when prime has his t-Rex mode, he becomes a prime hunting target. it relates the time when in the 1980s, the episode 'prime target', optimus is hunted down by a rich British hunter for his head, his head!! anyways, the Hodge podge syndrome has spread to the others and even bumblebee who transforms into a Dino i cant seem to understand.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615586)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 21st, 2014 @ 10:24am CDT
hunter4life wrote:
Thanks!!!!I strongly agree that optimus should have kept his truck mode only.A triple changer sounds cool but looks like they have gone too far.


exactly. i read about what you said in the forums that you said that there should be TRUKK NOT T-REX and i had a good laugh indeed! :D thank you for spotting the horrendous Hodge podge in optimus prime's t-Rex mode.

but......
i found a reference in one of the 2 new episodes. when prime has his t-Rex mode, he becomes a prime hunting target. it relates the time when in the 1980s, the episode 'prime target', optimus is hunted down by a rich British hunter for his head, his head!! anyways, the Hodge podge syndrome has spread to the others and even bumblebee who transforms into a Dino i cant seem to understand.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Anyway,yes,OP was hunted by lord Chumley in that episode.By the way,what happened to the rescan upgrades?(The monster truck OP and Motorcycle BB) Will they appear in the show?Image
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615619)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 21st, 2014 @ 12:16pm CDT
What's with all the multiple posting?

Also, Decepticons are the LAST thing this show needs. [-(
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615696)
Posted by hunter4life on October 21st, 2014 @ 4:29pm CDT
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Anyway,yes,OP was hunted by lord Chumley in that episode.By the way,what happened to the rescan upgrades?(The monster truck OP and Motorcycle BB) Will they appear in the show?


i think this season is going to be about autobots becoming Dino bots and mainly helping townsfolk.

What's with all the multiple posting?

Also, Decepticons are the LAST thing this show needs. [-(


firstly, you can never be sure if your post went through to the forums or not and secondly, i understand you completely. this show is aimed at younger audiences but i just want some decepticons being in the show in some way. not in a violent way but in a way that makes them seem like the other villians in the show. nuff said :BOT:.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615703)
Posted by Burn on October 21st, 2014 @ 4:44pm CDT
hunter4life wrote:firstly, you can never be sure if your post went through to the forums or not


Actually you can. If there's a server hiccup and the next page doesn't load, just copy and paste what you've typed, press the back button and hit reload.

That being said, Lockdownhunter, you can use the "Edit" button instead of adding different messages one after the other if no one's replied. Image
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615714)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 21st, 2014 @ 5:17pm CDT
hunter4life wrote:and secondly, i understand you completely. this show is aimed at younger audiences but i just want some decepticons being in the show in some way. not in a violent way but in a way that makes them seem like the other villians in the show. nuff said :BOT:.
But having Decepticons in this show would defeat the purpose of this show's existence. The Decepticons of this continuity equate to the warfare and violence that this show is trying to avoid.

If any Cons were to show up in Griffin Rock, they'd discover that the island is not only full of advanced technology but is also harboring four civilian Autobots unfit for combat. And Megatron wants nothing more than to have every Autobot destroyed, and thus would likely make Griffin Rock his newest target, putting all of the island and its inhabitants in jeopardy.

The only way a Decepticon could could show up and not report back his findings to Megatron would be if said Con was to be killed off before his could make it back to the Nemesis, which is something that would NEVER happen in this show. Or if said Con chose not to return to Megatron for some reason, which would be a pretty dumb thing for that Con to do.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615748)
Posted by hunter4life on October 21st, 2014 @ 7:03pm CDT
Actually you can. If there's a server hiccup and the next page doesn't load, just copy and paste what you've typed, press the back button and hit reload.

That being said, Lockdownhunter, you can use the "Edit" button instead of adding different messages one after the other if no one's replied. Image


oh, my bad. i didnt see that coming! 8-}

But having Decepticons in this show would defeat the purpose of this show's existence. The Decepticons of this continuity equate to the warfare and violence that this show is trying to avoid.

If any Cons were to show up in Griffin Rock, they'd discover that the island is not only full of advanced technology but is also harboring four civilian Autobots unfit for combat. And Megatron wants nothing more than to have every Autobot destroyed, and thus would likely make Griffin Rock his newest target, putting all of the island and its inhabitants in jeopardy.

The only way a Decepticon could could show up and not report back his findings to Megatron would be if said Con was to be killed off before his could make it back to the Nemesis, which is something that would NEVER happen in this show. Or if said Con chose not to return to Megatron for some reason, which would be a pretty dumb thing for that Con to do.


fine, i admit it. its for the kids and i understand completely this is for the children who love the transformers, but i am just used to transformers bashing each other up. on the other hand, every single child loved optimus fighting deceptions in the original cartoon and i believed that they should recreate this on the rescue bots.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615780)
Posted by Zeedust on October 21st, 2014 @ 8:27pm CDT
Lockdownhunter wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:I'm so excited! This is gonna be FUN! Can't wait 'til November 1st!

Bummer that there's no sign of the missing episodes from S2, though.

They must have cancelled both.


I hope not.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615801)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 21st, 2014 @ 10:13pm CDT
hunter4life wrote:fine, i admit it. its for the kids and i understand completely this is for the children who love the transformers, but i am just used to transformers bashing each other up.
Well, the current IDW comics are arguably the most well-received TF fiction on the market right now, and the war's been over in those since 2011.

There's more to Transformers than just fighting, and Rescue Bots has been brilliantly written enough to not only illustrate that point very well, but to also warrant a full third season of more of it. It's a sitcom, something we've never gotten in Transformers before, and has proven successful thus far.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615826)
Posted by hunter4life on October 22nd, 2014 @ 1:16am CDT
Well, the current IDW comics are arguably the most well-received TF fiction on the market right now, and the war's been over in those since 2011.

There's more to Transformers than just fighting, and Rescue Bots has been brilliantly written enough to not only illustrate that point very well, but to also warrant a full third season of more of it. It's a sitcom, something we've never gotten in Transformers before, and has proven successful thus far


i read all the comics about it and i think their G1 plot was a brilliant reboot.

with all due respect, speaking of fresh and new ideas, i know there is more than just fighting. but go back to the 1980s. think about it, when the transformers came out back then, it got every single child and toddlers, adults, you and me and everyone in this forum (well not everyone i meant, just figuratively) and you know what happened? optimus and his band of autobots, always fighting against megatron and his evil deceptions to save the world and it had no negative influence on anyone who watched it. the death of optimus prime in the cartoon movie however, made us learn that we can lose a father figure or dear family member and that life occurs and you must move on.

these days, i as a kiddie fan, would like to point out that i knew the transformers very well. i watched them, all of them and i have just gotten used to the concepts of autobots :BOT: vs evil deceptions :CON: and i admit. it gets boring. Hasbro is trying something new and don't get me wrong, i love no fighting deceptions for a change. but if Hasbro can go back into the golden ages and revive the concept that made the generation one series so successful, that will turn old audiences on. but if you look at it closely, its like a bit of a throwback, just no fighting. nuff said :BOT:

p.s is it really a sitcom? :-? :???: i don't see how.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615859)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 22nd, 2014 @ 6:07am CDT
Lockdownhunter wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
I'm so excited! This is gonna be FUN! Can't wait 'til November 1st!

Bummer that there's no sign of the missing episodes from S2, though.

They must have cancelled both.


I hope not.


Unfortunately,it seems so.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615860)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 22nd, 2014 @ 6:09am CDT
Burn wrote:
hunter4life wrote:firstly, you can never be sure if your post went through to the forums or not


Actually you can. If there's a server hiccup and the next page doesn't load, just copy and paste what you've typed, press the back button and hit reload.

That being said, Lockdownhunter, you can use the "Edit" button instead of adding different messages one after the other if no one's replied. Image

Thank a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: You are awesome!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615864)
Posted by Burn on October 22nd, 2014 @ 6:32am CDT
And yet, you go and do it again ...
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615896)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on October 22nd, 2014 @ 9:19am CDT
Trust me... for a show aimed at toddlers, you want to have less fighting. The first objective of Hasbro with this show is to sell toys to toddlers who's parents don't want violent toys.
The toddler aimed shows (which is why all the Rescue Bots toys are in the Playschool line, Hasbro's toddler line)never have violence in them. Never. Period. As far back as pre school programming has gone, it never espoused violent themes.


Believe it or not, Rescue Bots is educational... at least in basic themes of working together, respecting each other, being confident in yourself, empathy... it's sort of like a robotic Mr Rogers (I had a couple years of early childhood education classes in college, then went into broadcasting... I can pick apart kids shows). I seriously doubt the shows was pitched for having any true conflict. Every episode has a lesson, and that's how they wanted it.

Though I'd love to see some Decepticon action, particularly since Steve Blum is in their cast, and I'd give anything to have his Starscream back, it is not happening in RB. Well, I guess it is possible... since at various times in Prime Starscream was willing to work with the Autobots when it suited him... and he did show a bit of honor on occasion, I just don't think they will (why wouldn't Starscream, on returning to the Decepticons as he frequently did, not tell Megatron about all that was going on on that island? He probably would tell.)

As for the dino modes, I'm curious to see how that will play out since they laid the foundation for triple changing already with Heatwave. I suspect (not that it was hard to suspect since just before Heatwave got his 3 rd mode Hasbro released the Rescue Dino Bots toys) that the point and purpose of Heatwave's sudden need for a 3rd mode (and then consequently only ever using it twice) was to set the scene for a need to have them all have dino modes; but not give up their vehicle modes. Though it also is possible that they just rescan, but it seemed a little to co incidental to have Heatwave get a third mode that we haven't seen a toy for.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1615925)
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 22nd, 2014 @ 10:58am CDT
Rescue Bots is already bland enough. We don't need to pointlessly add Decepticons to turn an uninspired series into G1 levels of crap.

Episode 2: Big Game- Optimus Prime's new Dinosaur Mode becomes the target of a big game hunter.


Would you call him a....

Beast Hunter?



In all seriousness, I was worried about this concept being handled poorly. By the synopsis for the premiere, it looks like my worries were not without merit. This already sounds really ridiculous. Looks like I'm avoiding season three as well.

Let's see if RiD15 pisses me off instead.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1616011)
Posted by Burn on October 22nd, 2014 @ 4:13pm CDT
ctrlFrequency gets it. Hating on this show is pointless and juvenile. It was never meant to appeal to an older audience.

Yet as part of the older audience, I still enjoy it for its simplicity.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1616013)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on October 22nd, 2014 @ 4:43pm CDT
Burn wrote:ctrlFrequency gets it.


Don't get used to me getting things :p

I didn't like it the first few times I saw it, but then my (now) 4 year old got hooked on it. So I started paying attention to it and found it's got a solid plot and they are trying hard to keep it consistent. Something that doesn't happen a whole lot in TF as we all know.
And now I like it. We sit down all together and watch the new episodes and enjoy it together (except hubby, he still dislikes it). And I've found a new autobot love in Chase... he cracks me up :)
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1616045)
Posted by Zeedust on October 22nd, 2014 @ 8:02pm CDT
Lockdownhunter wrote:
Lockdownhunter wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
I'm so excited! This is gonna be FUN! Can't wait 'til November 1st!

Bummer that there's no sign of the missing episodes from S2, though.

They must have cancelled both.


I hope not.


Unfortunately,it seems so.


You have a source for that, or just presuming? I'm gonna wait for official word, personally.

PrymeStriker wrote:In all seriousness, I was worried about this concept being handled poorly. By the synopsis for the premiere, it looks like my worries were not without merit. This already sounds really ridiculous.


I'm pretty sure Rescue Bots was always a bit ridiculous, in fact I consider that part of its charm.
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 23rd, 2014 @ 8:45pm CDT
Burn wrote:Hating on this show is pointless and juvenile. It was never meant to appeal to an older audience.


...neither were Transformers.

All mediums of storytelling are created equal. I have the same validity to complain about the lack of wit in Breadwinners that I have to complain about a bad episode of Doctor Who. Age demographic isn't an excuse. One of my favorite articles about the "it's for kids" claim comes from the MLP Forums, but considering some of that pertains to another show specifically, I'd like to take out this powerful quote:

Dark Qiviut (MLP Forums) wrote:Whenever you use "it's just a kids'/little girls' show/*whoever audience*," then you're passively calling [...] every single product with an audience in mind inherently weak. Any product worth our time and money respects demographics across the board. Including periphery demographics! Products that do use this excuse are often to be complete garbage.


Even with that said, I've watched a enough of Rescue Bots (almost entirely from season 1) to know that this show was not created without an adult demographic in mind. This series is meant to be enjoyed by all ages. As such, I, or anyone else for that matter, can complain about the storytelling of Rescue Bots if they have a justifiable point of view. I've been waiting for Rescue Bots to pull something, not original, but unique enough to be interesting and have so far been disappointed. Regardless, I was still intending on trying the season three premiere and, like my post states, the synopsis sounds ridiculous.

Nemesis Primal wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:In all seriousness, I was worried about this concept being handled poorly. By the synopsis for the premiere, it looks like my worries were not without merit. This already sounds really ridiculous.


I'm pretty sure Rescue Bots was always a bit ridiculous, in fact I consider that part of its charm.


For me, there's a line drawn between entertaining risibility and pure farcicality. The premise of this premiere seems to lean more toward being downright asinine.
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Posted by Burn on October 23rd, 2014 @ 10:16pm CDT
So by that reasoning it would be perfectly accetable to let a kid watch American Horror Story.

And yes, Transformers was never intended for an adult audience, it was aimed at kids to sell kids toys.

Those kids grew up.

Transformers had to grow with them but also be able to relate to the kids, who are the primary target market for the toys.
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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 24th, 2014 @ 12:57am CDT
Burn wrote:So by that reasoning it would be perfectly accetable to let a kid watch American Horror Story.


American Horror Story is not the type of series that could be enjoyed all across the board to begin with, nevermind the maturity level. Even some of its age demographic wouldn't dare go anywhere near that genre. With that aside, adults are mature enough to watch, let-alone analyze, a cartoon. Young children usually don't achieve these skills until they're mature enough to handle the material. Much less would a parent allow their child to watch that in the first place.

Most importantly, the fact that American Horror Story is a show for adults doesn't excuse it from critique. You claim that because it's for kids, we as an older demographic should not analyze/complain about it. Does that mean that I, as a teenager, cannot break apart the storytelling of Breaking Bad because it is for adults? That's a pretty condescending statement to make.

Storytelling is an art. Whether it's a book, film, or TV series, the art exists to be criticized. Putting down someone who takes a passion in analyzing stories because it's not for their demographic is rather insulting. Avatar: The Last Airbender was for 7 year olds, but its writing challenges the sharpest of minds because the writers took an honest effort in creating something that everyone would enjoy.

And that's the reason Rescue Bots is disappointing. Yes, it's rated TV-Y. But how is it that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has more competent characters and storytelling as well as a better way of conveying its morals than a show with the same key demographic? And by that, I don't refer to key demographic as children. I refer to key demographic as all ages, since both show's creators made their respective shows not for kids, but kids and their parents. That's where Rescue Bots fell flat for me. The concepts were clearly written to attract both audiences, but delivers the most elementary storytelling devices ever conceived. There's no excitement, no tension, not even the slightest form of uniqueness in anything it presents, to the point where you start to ask yourself why you should even bother to continue.

In short, "it's for kids" is a cop out. Mature shows are able to challenge their audience. Children's programming should be able to do the same, not just for the children it attracts first, but the adults craving a good story that might stumble upon it. That kind of attitude generalizes people and their interests. "Only these people can like A. And you shouldn't like B because you're supposed to like A." It's basically like saying "girls can't enjoy sports because they're for guys," or "white people shouldn't listen to rap because it's for black people."

And yes, Transformers was never intended for an adult audience, it was aimed at kids to sell kids toys.

Those kids grew up.


Well, sure. But by your logic, y'all should've grown out of Transformers by the time G2 came around. Why are you still here? :???:

Transformers had to grow with them but also be able to relate to the kids, who are the primary target market for the toys.


Toys are a different medium, as you can't exactly analyze a piece of plastic the same way you can the complexity of a story. However, that doesn't mean adults who collect them shouldn't angrily piss themselves when something like PRiD Airachnid is put out there.
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Posted by Burn on October 24th, 2014 @ 1:22am CDT
Let me put it this way then.

I feel that age demographic IS an excuse. Seriously ... adults picking apart a cartoon that ties into a toy line clearly aimed at the kindy/pre-school market? No, that's not right.

But you feel otherwise.

And I'm okay with that. I don't agree with it.

Just don't force your logic onto my arguments. I'm too damn stubborn to budge.

And please don't twist my words out of context.

PrymeStriker wrote:
And yes, Transformers was never intended for an adult audience, it was aimed at kids to sell kids toys.

Those kids grew up.


Well, sure. But by your logic, y'all should've grown out of Transformers by the time G2 came around. Why are you still here? :???:

Transformers had to grow with them but also be able to relate to the kids, who are the primary target market for the toys.


By clearly splitting my comment you twist it out of context.

But like I said, I still believe that critiquing a cartoon primarily aimed at, and linked to a toy line primarily intended for the kindy/pre-school market is pointless. Don't bother trying to tell me otherwise, but got right ahead if you really truly insist, it won't make a damn difference to me.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go enjoy Rescue Bots and their fun little figures in my little sandbox.
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Posted by ctrlFrequency on October 24th, 2014 @ 9:17am CDT
Let me take you back to the 70's... The Muppet Show. A show geared towards kids but was the first to have an appeal to adults.

The argument that it (Rescue Bots) should not be critiqued as a child's show is a bit off. It is made for children. But as they discovered with the success of the Muppet Show, putting in content to appeal to adults is vital.

Parents actually do watch children's shows with their kids. And the networks/creators/writers know this. Parents are more willing to buy the toys for the kids if they like the show too. I will be honest, we have a tendency towards Chase around here because I like the character (even though the 4 year old is playing with Heatwave and Blades right now).
Parents don't necessarily take more interest in what their kids are watching these days, just that those airing the shows are more aware that the parents are there.
So things are put in to the shows to appeal to the parent.

Basically, advertisers work like this, and in the case of the Transformers, Hasbro is an advertiser (they make shows to sell their toys).

Children don't have money spend. Period. They can't go out and get a job and earn money. Their parents have the money.

The way it used to go was they had to convince the kids to convince their parents to buy them toys. Now it's a little more passive aggressive. They convince the parents they want to buy the toys and the kids bug the heck out of their parents (until you break down and tell them that they have to behave for the rest of the week and maybe you will get them a toy but secretly you want to get it regardless because they just came out with a new cool looking one that you intend to play with when the kids go to bed)until they get the kid the toy.


Very long explanation to get to the point that yes, it is a kids show. Otherwise we'd have more toys with a less simplistic transformation process. And why all the toys are in the Playschool line and not the older children's line.
Preschool geared things are almost sacred, they are held to an entirely different standard because they are in the key developmental stage for learning for children. So no, you can't critique a preschool show as you would other shows. Anything adult in those shows are purely for ratings/sales

If we were talking about any of the other Transformers cartoon (besides G1, because that was the 80's and it was weird back then.)then I would say that yes, those shows are for adults and children. They're adult shows made more kid friendly (appeal to the widest demographic possible and yet again, adults have income, 12 year olds don't). But preschool is preschool. They are made for kids and to be less annoying to adults.

(yeah again, early childhood ed meets broadcasting meets mom of two boys... who happened to love Transformers in the 80's)
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Posted by Zeedust on October 24th, 2014 @ 8:09pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:In all seriousness, I was worried about this concept being handled poorly. By the synopsis for the premiere, it looks like my worries were not without merit. This already sounds really ridiculous.


I'm pretty sure Rescue Bots was always a bit ridiculous, in fact I consider that part of its charm.


For me, there's a line drawn between entertaining risibility and pure farcicality. The premise of this premiere seems to lean more toward being downright asinine.


I agree that there's a line. What we seem to differ on is where that line is.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617819)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 28th, 2014 @ 10:49pm CDT
Zap2it has dropped the titles and descriptions for Rescue Bots season 3 episodes 3 and 4. Episode 3 is called "Too Many Kades" while episode 4 is titled "Phantom of the Sea." Zap2it gives the following descriptions.

Episode 3 - Too Many Kades
Cody and the Rescue Bots show Kade a valuable lesson in teamwork.

Episode 4 - Phantom of the Sea
The Rescue Bots and the Burns family get on a ghost ship that emerges once every ten years.

Rescue Bots season 3 premieres Saturday November 1 at 1:00 pm EDT on Discovery Family.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617826)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 28th, 2014 @ 11:15pm CDT
Boy, episode 3's title sure doesn't tell us ANYTHING about what goes on in the episode. :P
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617831)
Posted by Flashwave on October 28th, 2014 @ 11:27pm CDT
[musically] "...and where are the clones,
Send in the clones
Don't bother, they're here..."

Whoo! November new episodes? What decade? I hope we don't have to wait as long as we did for S2. :P
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617838)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 28th, 2014 @ 11:37pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:[musically] "...and where are the clones,
Send in the clones
Don't bother, they're here..."

Whoo! November new episodes? What decade? I hope we don't have to wait as long as we did for S2. :P
Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 air this Satuday.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617840)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 29th, 2014 @ 12:00am CDT
ok..not bad
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617947)
Posted by PrymeStriker on October 29th, 2014 @ 11:16am CDT
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades


Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

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Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1617960)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 29th, 2014 @ 12:11pm CDT
PrymeStriker wrote:
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades


Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

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If we get a bunch of Kade clones all jumping around saying "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!!!", I will likely die of laughter. :lol:
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618044)
Posted by Zeedust on October 29th, 2014 @ 7:51pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades


Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

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If we get a bunch of Kade clones all jumping around saying "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!!!", I will likely die of laughter. :lol:


I will settle for a bunch of Kade clones jumping around saying any word over and over. Or making them all sit still while Chase is talking about something for hours on end (The most boring thing available.)
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618374)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 30th, 2014 @ 8:45pm CDT
Anyone cared to mention rescue bots season 3 episodes 5 and 6?


http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome


http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unfinished_Business

I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :michaelbay: :michaelbay: :michaelbay: :michaelbay: :michaelbay:
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618378)
Posted by Zeedust on October 30th, 2014 @ 8:53pm CDT
Lockdownhunter wrote:http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome


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Lockdownhunter wrote:
I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



:DANCE: :DANCE: :DANCE: :DANCE:

:BOWDOWN: We're not worthy! We're not worthy! :BOWDOWN:

Welcome back, Rescue Bots. I've missed you.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618388)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 30th, 2014 @ 9:19pm CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Lockdownhunter wrote:http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome


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Lockdownhunter wrote:
I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



:DANCE: :DANCE: :DANCE: :DANCE:

:BOWDOWN: We're not worthy! We're not worthy! :BOWDOWN:

Welcome back, Rescue Bots. I've missed you.


LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Rescue bots is a nice tf series IMO.

The most awesome Seibertron member I like is called Nemesis Primal.Head to toe he is awesome.His name reminds me of a potential awesome character.(You have earned my respect)
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618428)
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on October 30th, 2014 @ 11:49pm CDT
The details of new Transformers: Rescue Bots episodes keep coming from Zap2it. We now know the titles and descriptions for episodes 5 and 6. Rescue Bots airs Saturdays on Discovery Family. Keep on reading if you would like to know.

Episode 5- Unfinished Business
Before coming to Earth, the Rescue Bots must return to space to complete one last mission.

Episode 6- No Place Like Dome
Doc gives the Vigilant Computer a second chance to protect the island.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618435)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 31st, 2014 @ 12:12am CDT
The Discovery Family November 2014 highlights PDF has some extended episode descriptions for the six known season 3 episodes. Specifically, "Too Many Kades" and "No Place Like Dome" have more details in their descriptions than those provided by Zap2it.
  • Land Before Prime premieres Saturday, November 1 at 1p
    Optimus is forced to embrace his primal side when the Rescue Bots discover an island of
    dinosaurs.
  • Big Game premieres Saturday, November 1 at 1:30p
    A notorious Big Game Hunter has set his sights on Optimus Prime's new Dinosaur Mode.
  • Too Many Kades premieres Saturday, November 8 at 1:30p
    Cody and the Rescue Bots teach Kade a valuable lesson in teamwork after Doc's imaging
    chamber produces exact replicas of him
  • Phantom of the Sea premieres Saturday, November 15 at 1:30p
    The Rescue Bots and the Burns family board a ghost ship that appears only once every
    ten years.
  • Unfinished Business premieres Saturday, November 22 at 1:30p
    The Rescue Bots return to space to accomplish their last mission before coming to Earth.
  • No Place Like Dome premieres Saturday, November 29 at 1:30p
    When Doc creates a giant dome to shield Griffin Rock from a hurricane, he inadvertently
    gives the Vigilant Computer a second chance to "protect" the island.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618459)
Posted by Lockdownhunter on October 31st, 2014 @ 1:39am CDT
Cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618462)
Posted by Flashwave on October 31st, 2014 @ 1:58am CDT
hunter4life wrote:
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D Anyway,yes,OP was hunted by lord Chumley in that episode.By the way,what happened to the rescan upgrades?(The monster truck OP and Motorcycle BB) Will they appear in the show?


i think this season is going to be about autobots becoming Dino bots and mainly helping townsfolk.

What's with all the multiple posting?

Also, Decepticons are the LAST thing this show needs. [-(


firstly, you can never be sure if your post went through to the forums or not and secondly, i understand you completely. this show is aimed at younger audiences but i just want some decepticons being in the show in some way. not in a violent way but in a way that makes them seem like the other villians in the show. nuff said :BOT:.


Well, if it makes you feel any better, the :CON: shows up on the sewer pipe walls in the shrink ray episode. ;)

I for one do NOT want to see Cons. I like Cons, I like the idea of the Rescue Bots having to protect Griffin Rock from Cons, but the story isn't geared that way. Cons are violent, messy, sneaky things and I doubt the rescue Bots have much actual Combat training. Sure, Heatwave beats up on a cactus a lot, But I have a sneaky suspicion even the Vehicons would be too much for the gang. I'd rather see the human villains, like Silas (although as Sabr has pointed out before, chronologically we've reached the point where Prime razed the roof on Silas...). Actually, what I'd like to see is more Rescue Bots. I think this would be a great way for Hasbro to refresh the trademarks on Hot Spot, re-introduce the ProtectoBots (Minus Blades, but you could always use Flyup) as another Rescue Team, or possib;y THE rescue Team. With Hot Spot as the Director of Operations or something. Slap the Defensor name on a starship if you want to avoid combiners.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618494)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 31st, 2014 @ 6:38am CDT
If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the :BOT: and :CON: in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618498)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on October 31st, 2014 @ 7:05am CDT
Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the :BOT: and :CON: in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline



It's probably temporary and when it's all over he rescans a semi truck and goes back to the Prime we all know and love.
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618508)
Posted by Gallifreyan Autobot on October 31st, 2014 @ 7:46am CDT
ctrlFrequency wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the :BOT: and :CON: in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline



It's probably temporary and when it's all over he rescans a semi truck and goes back to the Prime we all know and love.


Probably though since the beast modes have vehicle kibble they temporarily have three modes
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1618850)
Posted by Zeedust on November 1st, 2014 @ 8:46pm CDT
Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the :BOT: and :CON: in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline


Well, as of today we have a potential answer: Prime stopped using dino mode because it was a threat to his mental health and made him a danger to those around him.

So, how are they gonna justify dino-fying Heatwave, Chase, and Blades?
Re: Transformers: Resue Bots Season 3 Premieres November 1 With 2 New Episodes (1619008)
Posted by ctrlFrequency on November 2nd, 2014 @ 3:45pm CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the :BOT: and :CON: in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline


Well, as of today we have a potential answer: Prime stopped using dino mode because it was a threat to his mental health and made him a danger to those around him.

So, how are they gonna justify dino-fying Heatwave, Chase, and Blades?


I was wondering that too.

I was a bit worried the Dino modes would be handled poorly with a weak explanation, but they handled it well for both Optimus and Boulder. That gives me faith Heatwave, Chase, and Blades will be handled well.

Kudos to the writers. Even though I didn't think it was their strongest stories, the reasoning why the Dino modes came about was explained and plausible (within the Transformer world)

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