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What's this 'for the first time ever' gunk? They're speaking as if they're planning for MORE episodes with Bbee speaking, when it looks like they timed it for the very LAST episode of the series, possibly the last scene before the closing credits.

The whole show is on the brink of it's ultimate end. Does it really matter what he says now? Bit late in the game to start thinking 'Gee, let's give him back his voice'....

Shockwave7 wrote:What's this 'for the first time ever' gunk? They're speaking as if they're planning for MORE episodes with Bbee speaking, when it looks like they timed it for the very LAST episode of the series, possibly the last scene before the closing credits.

The whole show is on the brink of it's ultimate end. Does it really matter what he says now? Bit late in the game to start thinking 'Gee, let's give him back his voice'....

There's still the "Predacons Rising" epilogue TV movie that's coming after, so he could be speaking more in that.

I still don't understand WHY he can't speak in Prime. "His voice box got ripped out!!!" So? They're made out of synthetic materials, with SCHEMATICS. It would have been fine if they said, "well, we need Cybertronium (metal) to build that crucial component..." but even then, you can substitute a pig heart for a human heart, and the patient does fine for a while. As his "voice box" is a non-vital organ, there's no reason Ratchet couldn't synthetically reproduce the "organ" using whatever materials he had available.

Ratchet's supposed to be a doctor. He's supposed to understand how the Autobots function, right???

Anyway, like some of you have mentioned, I'll be incredibly disappointed if BB talks in a flashback only. But then again, the "believable" reason for him NOT speaking was pretty stupid to begin with, so I can only imagine how stupid his sudden voice regeneration story could be (if he speaks in the present).

I'll throw my hat in and say, "spontaneous regeneration".

I wonder if Bumblebee could really could talk properly this whole time but chose not too.

rekka wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Frank Welker already does the prerecorded voice of Bumblebee before the beeps are added in, so I can see them using him.

Though, inner fanboy wish: Forget Dan Gilvezan! Gimme back JOHNNY YONG BOSCH!

JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH! JOHNNY YONG BOSCH!

Unfortunately Johnny will unlikely be the voice because he is a non-union voice talent and unable to do a union voice gig such as Prime. Which sucks because he was a great BB in War for Cybertron.

That's a shame. It's very rare I agree with Sabrblade, but Johnny Young Bosch would've been my first choice.

Maybe it'll be Gregg Berger saying "Me Bumblebee!"

Hope it's not as disappointing as soundwave was last week who sounded like the crap animated version. Is it so hard to replicate the G1 voice?

Why do we have to wait until the last ever episode? Can't they fix him NOW? I bet he only speaks one line right at the end:
"Sir, I wish to stay with the boy."

Windsweeper wrote:Hope it's not as disappointing as soundwave was last week who sounded like the crap animated version. Is it so hard to replicate the G1 voice?

What? Frank Welker used the exact same voice for Soundwave he used for Generation One, and by an extent, Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon. Prime and Animated sound nothing alike: Prime, again, is just Welker's Dr. Claw voice but with very little voice modulation.

Metrosuplex wrote:I still don't understand WHY he can't speak in Prime. "His voice box got ripped out!" So? They're made out of synthetic materials, with SCHEMATICS. It would have been fine if they said, "well, we need Cybertronium (metal) to build that crucial component..." but even then, you can substitute a pig heart for a human heart, and the patient does fine for a while. As his "voice box" is a non-vital organ, there's no reason Ratchet couldn't synthetically reproduce the "organ" using whatever materials he had available.

Well, for one, they're not quite made of synthetic materials. Saying the Transformers are made from synthetic materials is like saying we are. As for the voice box replacement problem, there are only eight Autobots, including Bumblebee. If the one of the Autobots donated his for Bumblebee, Bumblebee can speak, but now the donor can't. And they can't scavenge the battlefield for one either: the ones from the Vehicons (if they even have an actual one) will have been damaged from the firefight. Throwing a voice box together from scraps, like I said before, is like trying to throw together one for us.

The whole notion of Bumblebee not being able to speak has been one the most hair-brained and idiotic things I've ever seen in any series or franchise. Works for an episode, but not for years, spanning movies, a tv series and multiple games. Amazed that it's gone on this long, but it's good to see it's coming to an end.

Metrosuplex wrote:I still don't understand WHY he can't speak in Prime. "His voice box got ripped out!!!" So? They're made out of synthetic materials, with SCHEMATICS. It would have been fine if they said, "well, we need Cybertronium (metal) to build that crucial component..." but even then, you can substitute a pig heart for a human heart, and the patient does fine for a while. As his "voice box" is a non-vital organ, there's no reason Ratchet couldn't synthetically reproduce the "organ" using whatever materials he had available.

Ratchet's supposed to be a doctor. He's supposed to understand how the Autobots function, right???

Anyway, like some of you have mentioned, I'll be incredibly disappointed if BB talks in a flashback only. But then again, the "believable" reason for him NOT speaking was pretty stupid to begin with, so I can only imagine how stupid his sudden voice regeneration story could be (if he speaks in the present).

I'll throw my hat in and say, "spontaneous regeneration".

The episode in which BB loses his TCog explains why they can't just replace or fix it.

Windsweeper wrote:Hope it's not as disappointing as soundwave was last week who sounded like the crap animated version. Is it so hard to replicate the G1 voice?

Looks like someone needs an ear inspection.

I think Bumblebee should speak at some point of Transformers Prime, at least we should heard how hes voices supposed to sound like.

However, we all know they do it for purpose, firstly, these makes BBB more kid appealing character, and secondly, is really nice Bayformers reference.

I'm ready to bet the when he speaks, it will be throught the radio, using voice clips, like in the movies, which was great for the first film where at the end, he speaks normally (and had a nice sound too!)

but then ROTF happened and he returned to radio clips again

can someone explain to me, because for christ's sake, I can't figure out, while the Allspark restored Frenzy's entire body, without even touching him!!!!, Bumblebee's voice box wasn't functionnal in ROTF and DOTM, while it was repaired in the first movie???

damn you, Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Ehren Kruger!!!!!

TFP Bee is far worse than Movie Bee for me. At least Movie Bee can construct fragmented sentences.

Mykltron wrote:TFP Bee is far worse than Movie Bee for me. At least Movie Bee can construct fragmented sentences.

Yes, but Movie Bee isn't voiced by Frank Welker.

Mykltron wrote:TFP Bee is far worse than Movie Bee for me. At least Movie Bee can construct fragmented sentences.

damn right

but this ''mute-talk-through-the-radio-or-beep-like-r2-d2'' is getting pretty old...
time for a change

Deathscythetransform wrote:but this ''mute-talk-through-the-radio-or-beep-like-r2-d2'' is getting pretty old...
time for a change

Making him not-mute again isn't better in any way possible. Then, he becomes annoying crap that won't shut up. Not like having him speak is any more of a "change" then having him mute; they're both old. The only alternative is canning him completely, which they WON'T do to one of their biggest characters.

You're stuck in a headlock with this one.

PrymeStriker wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:but this ''mute-talk-through-the-radio-or-beep-like-r2-d2'' is getting pretty old...
time for a change

Making him not-mute again isn't better in any way possible. Then, he becomes annoying crap that won't shut up. Not like having him speak is any more of a "change" then having him mute; they're both old. The only alternative is canning him completely, which they WON'T do to one of their biggest characters.

You're stuck in a headlock with this one.

In this case, Will Friedle is not annoying. He's awesome, charming, charismatic, and hilarious.

Sabrblade wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

Deathscythetransform wrote:but this ''mute-talk-through-the-radio-or-beep-like-r2-d2'' is getting pretty old...
time for a change

Making him not-mute again isn't better in any way possible. Then, he becomes annoying crap that won't shut up. Not like having him speak is any more of a "change" then having him mute; they're both old. The only alternative is canning him completely, which they WON'T do to one of their biggest characters.

You're stuck in a headlock with this one.

In this case, Will Friedle is not annoying. He's awesome, charming, charismatic, and hilarious.

I'm not talking about speaking once; I'm talking about a whole series, like G1 and Animated, in both Bumblebee would not shut up and made him annoying as crap.

And........OMG IT'S RON STOPPABLE!!!!!!!

PrymeStriker wrote:...OMG IT'S RON STOPPABLE!!!!!!!

Kim Possible was a part of my childhood.

Mindmaster wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:...OMG IT'S RON STOPPABLE!!!!!!!

Kim Possible was a part of my childhood.

Ron Stoppable, Terry McGinnis/Batman, Eric Matthews, Lion-O, Blue Beetle, Doyle Blackwell, Deadpool...

Like I said, he is awesome.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:...OMG IT'S RON STOPPABLE!!!!!!!

Kim Possible was a part of my childhood.

Ron Stoppable, Terry McGinnis/Batman, Eric Matthews, Lion-O, Blue Beetle, Doyle Blackwell, Deadpool...

Like I said, he is awesome.

I have reason to believe that you are fanboying out over this.

viruscarnage wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:...OMG IT'S RON STOPPABLE!!!!!!!

Kim Possible was a part of my childhood.

Ron Stoppable, Terry McGinnis/Batman, Eric Matthews, Lion-O, Blue Beetle, Doyle Blackwell, Deadpool...

Like I said, he is awesome.

I have reason to believe that you are fanboying out over this.

Well, I guess I have been watching some reruns of Boy Meets World, lately.