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Months after it first aired in the USA, Canada, UK and other international markets, Transformers: Animated will also begin airing in Australia in a little over a months time.

While it has been known for some time that Pay TV operators Foxtel would have the series beginning in May, an Official start date has been found by Super Mega Happy Fun Convoy over at TAAU in his Foxtel guide listing.

The opening Episode is listed to air on Cartoon Network at 9am (EST) on Saturday 31st of May 2008.

No confirmation as yet on when Transformers: Animated will have it's Free-to-air television debut.

Man, It must really suck to be a TF fan in Australia.....

It can... Energon and Cybertron got terrible air times for their only showing on TV (6am Saturdays).

However Australia and New Zealand have been getting various Waves of figures released earlier than they have in the USA, so it's not all bad.

Plus we got to see the movie first as well!

i_amtrunks wrote:Plus we got to see the movie first as well!

Well except for you. Because you were too disgruntled to be trusted near Bay.

But we also got MP-02 Magnus, and a number of other toys weeks before they were released in the US.

Saturday @ 9am ... i'm sure that'll clash with some cheesy MTV reality show. Oh decisions decisions ... maybe i'll just go cook sausages for fundraising.

gosh darn it i have been waiting and now i need to wait more to find out when its on free to air!?!?!?!!?!? arrgh (does lugnuts punch at the screen)

In this age of the internet, do any Aussies actually watch TV as it is broadcast rather than using YouTube and Torrents?
Torchwood, Doctor Who, Transformers Animated... I'm fully up to date with them because of the internet. I don't even have my TV plugged in.

spiritofcat wrote:In this age of the internet, do any Aussies actually watch TV as it is broadcast rather than using YouTube and Torrents?
Torchwood, Doctor Who, Transformers Animated... I'm fully up to date with them because of the internet. I don't even have my TV plugged in.

ive restored to that its just i need the toys soo badly

Geez, took 'em long enough! I can finally watch Animated on the big screen instead of on my little laptop here. But it's only the opening episode!

Lugnuts!

spiritofcat wrote:In this age of the internet, do any Aussies actually watch TV as it is broadcast rather than using YouTube and Torrents?

You need to know something about the internet in Australia.

We make Mexico look good.

That being said, I actually do still watch tv now and then, mostly for the Australian made content, Discovery Channel, and the wrestling (Smackdown actually airs in Australia before the US).

Otherwise it's all torrents for me.

I guess Australia getting crappy air times for TF shows is to make up for you having all them damm hot women.

I "research" all my tv as well, since all my shows get such bad treatment by the Aussie Television stations, but still, it's nice to know that the show will be airing here soon. The way that Transformers figures have still been selling, I'm sure there are plenty of fans (young and old) who cant wait for new Transformers figures to arrive.

First Gen wrote:I guess Australia getting crappy air times for TF shows is to make up for you having all them damm hot women.

ooh really? well there are alot of nice women in australia but as my brother tells me after being on his foreing exchange to america he says the women there are way much better

i_amtrunks wrote:I "research" all my tv as well, since all my shows get such bad treatment by the Aussie Television stations, but still, it's nice to know that the show will be airing here soon. The way that Transformers figures have still been selling, I'm sure there are plenty of fans (young and old) who cant wait for new Transformers figures to arrive.

My biggest gripe with Transformers on Australian TV is the lack of promotion it gets and often overshadowed by CN produced shows and Hannah Barbera shows, or cut and butchered for Toasted TV.

The toys sell well, VERY well. Just imagine if CN actually promoted TF.

kuzzy wrote:

First Gen wrote:I guess Australia getting crappy air times for TF shows is to make up for you having all them damm hot women.

ooh really? well there are alot of nice women in australia but as my brother tells me after being on his foreing exchange to america he says the women there are way much better

I think it's a case of getting accustomed to something for so long that when you get to experience something different it's better because it's different.

That and i've found American women have a weakness for the Australian accent.

Burn wrote:My biggest gripe with Transformers on Australian TV is the lack of promotion it gets and often overshadowed by CN produced shows and Hannah Barbera shows, or cut and butchered for Toasted TV.

The toys sell well, VERY well. Just imagine if CN actually promoted TF.

Yes I remember how terribly Toasted TV ripped apart Cybertron, they do the same thing to other shows as well.

And the toys do sell very well, Cybertron sold like hotcakes on Mothers Day, and I presume that because of the extra build up of fans thanks to the movie, that Animated will sell even better than Cybertron, and maybe even surpass the Movie.

i_amtrunks wrote:

Burn wrote:My biggest gripe with Transformers on Australian TV is the lack of promotion it gets and often overshadowed by CN produced shows and Hannah Barbera shows, or cut and butchered for Toasted TV.

The toys sell well, VERY well. Just imagine if CN actually promoted TF.

Yes I remember how terribly Toasted TV ripped apart Cybertron, they do the same thing to other shows as well.

And the toys do sell very well, Cybertron sold like hotcakes on Mothers Day, and I presume that because of the extra build up of fans thanks to the movie, that Animated will sell even better than Cybertron, and maybe even surpass the Movie.

remember the days beastwars was on 7 after school? those were the days, i would even try my best to act sick just to miss out on soccer practice and watch the show

kuzzy wrote:remember the days beastwars was on 7 after school?

No. I'm old.

Burn wrote:

kuzzy wrote:remember the days beastwars was on 7 after school?

No. I'm old.

oh lol

kuzzy wrote:remember the days beastwars was on 7 after school? those were the days, i would even try my best to act sick just to miss out on soccer practice and watch the show

Yeah because I travelled a fair whack to and from School, so I always missed out, unless I went to someone more locals place after sport or something!