griftimus prime wrote:how about strike a deal to end this show
If that was part of a larger deal with Cartoon Network to have the Hub produce a new season of TF Animated, I'd be on board with that.
Not to hate on TFPrime, so far it's technically okay, but as the show Animated was cancelled to make way for, it just feels like a letdown, as it lacks the soul and direction of its predecessor. Despite some excess silliness, Animated seemed to have a purpose: to combine elements from all corners of TF history into something new that could resonate with old and young fans alike. The mission statement of Prime seems to be just to make something that looks like a cross between the Bay films and WFC and...meander forward. It even falls a bit flat as a toy commercial because it doesn't make you care too much about the characters (did no one even bother to decide if the "Vehicons" are sentient or drones?) or how their introductions and removals change the dynamic; in most episodes the Autobots are desperately outmatched by the main force of Decepticons, but Wheeljack just flew off at the end of his ep like he had something better to do, so...what are the stakes exactly? Sure we can assume the Cons will conquer stuff in the name of evil and whatnot, but it doesn't give the viewer a reason to care. Did I miss something about how Cybertron could potentially be dezombified and restored?
It still has enough potential to make it worth following, assuming someone at the helm starts caring about where it's going. Our fellow Transfans far south are better off getting this than nothing.
Ah, if only TFA had somehow worked in the Optimus, Malignus, and Bat Robo factions...
Prime is the show that they've always wanted to do.
