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I hope the makers of Teen Titans die horrible gruesome deaths. Oh well, at least the cartoons will be scripted by Americans instead of Japanese, so I'll hold onto the hope that this will be better than the last three series, plot-wise. Seems unlikely though.

The only hope this show has is with the return of the "now you know!" PSA's.

Especially since it's set in Detroit, and aimed at teaching kids lessons. I'd kill to hear any Autobot say.

"Remember kids, don't shoot your homey for stepping on your kicks."

I am really iffy about this one, knowing cartooon network it's going to be meant for kids under the age of ten.

That explains the animation style, I hate it, but it sounds OK for kids? Robots fighting evil humans, well that's just so lazy. I want Autobot against Decepticons, and sure, what not humans, but please, not humans against machines for the entire time. Just lame. It's for kids, so I'm not really going to care to watch.

Echoing what's been said before, this cartoon is clearly for the kiddies. To be honest, I don't think we're likely to get a more "mature" Transformers series in animated form because, let's face it, that's just not where the money is.

We'll have to be happy with the upcoming movie, and of course, the comics, which seem to skew towards an older audience as well.

Okay, I am officially willing to give this a chance...

sniper_samurai wrote:More info about the series up on IGN. Here is what is in the article that hasn't already been mentioned(emphasis added).

IGN wrote:In a move that will certainly raise the eyebrows of longtime Transformers fans, the series is intended as a very different take on the concept, with the heroic Autobots serving as a sort of superhero team that face threats from evil humans most of the time, rather than constantly fighting their longtime enemies, the Decepticons.

The Hollywood Reporter says the plan is to give the robots "more human qualities" on the series, to allow for kids to better identify with them. Cartoon Network's Bob Higgins tells Cartoon Network "We've used the basic Transformers and characters as a springboard, but then we're pretty much reimagining the whole thing. What we're doing with it is basically turning it into a superheroes story. We're really excited that we're able to take this decades-old property and hopefully turn it into something that kids haven't seen or expected from a Transformers series before."

Crap designs + less focus on Decepticons = Pure ****

I'll give it chance but it just seems to be getting worse and worse.

OMG, **** the assclowns responsible for this. This is going to make Bayformers look like high art!

i thought the desgins of these charcters look famlar they look more like teen titans than the starwars animated show this will suck if they decide not to change there minds and add decepticons with decepticons there are no trnaswformers autobots.

its like taking away lex luthor fomr superman and everyone knows how many superman films there where superman fights lex luthor four all together

Well, damnit. I'm all out of rage for this.

That Wyatt guy better show the goods.

It better be good... and fun.. just like the original..

...WTF???

Oh god I pray for the Decepticons ;__; this sucks big time

I don't really know why i'm bothering with this argument again...but:

Can't we wait until we've seen some...like...animation....or some actual storylines....or....maybe the pilot... before plunging into the depths of "OMG THS IZ GONNA B SO LAME LOLZ" and whatnot?

I know TF fans love to whine...but come on!

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Primes face plate better come off.

So far from wat I've seen and read they took everything that TF fans don't like about the past series and embelished on that.

Please keep in mind that I do try to keep an open mind, but the first 26 episodes will air in brief good time slots than straight to 6am.

The 90min episode, aired once on Toonami, then split up for a 6am timeslot.

Another 26 episodes will be greenlit in loo of failing ratings. The first 8 will be shown at a decent time slot, then played in full at 6am.

This will repeat at 6am till the next TF series takes it's place.

The eye-bleeding 2-D animated series is a lame twist on the original high-octane, animated action-adventure series with new characters alongside legends such as Optimus Prime and Megatron(maybe).

Fixed.

Why is it that these studio exec's think that kids are stupid? Do they honestly think that kids cant sit though a 30min cartoon that doest rely on simplistic art style, that they cant follow an ongoing plot over several episodes, chracter deveoplment is a waste of time, etc. etc. I just want to know who exactly they are supposed to be aming this crap at? Because lets be honest here, I dont see many kids watching this when there is stuff like dragon ball, yu-gi-oh, naruto, etc. etc. out there that puts this stuff to shame.

Oh so it's Justice League/teen titans with Transformers characters. Gee you wouldn't want to be original now would ya Cartoon Network...

It's like buying one of those Transformer's bikes. Sure it's Bumblebee plastered all over it but it really has nothing to do with Transformers, it's still the same old poopy bike.

I thought Hasbro liked the Transformers brand. I guess the money speaks more than a lasting quality image. Even a brand as strong as Transformers has been can't take much more of a beating.

If they wanted kid freindly images why not make it based on the new designs of the robot heroes. They are cute. They could be like lil bush on comedy central.

Oh well nothing has been good since beast wars. Still I am more a G1 person.

Nk

No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

"The Batman" "Teen Titans" "Ben 10" "kid-relatable plot lines"...ugh!

OK, "Teen Titans" was not horrible but "The Batman" and "Ben 10" are!

Grrr...[punches a hole in the wall]

This is yet another example of why Takara is so much better than Hasbro. Takara gives us Masterpiece and Binaltech. Hasbro gives us Michael Bay and now this...

[wishing he could thrash everyone involved with diluting the Transformers brand since 1985 and get away with it]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Okay, so far I've gone all the way through with the idea that I'm dubiously anticipating it. We were clearly looking at TT-style animation from the get-go, but I figured, yeah, Transformers can handle that, and as long as the writing's up to snuff, then it's worth at least giving it a crack.

I still hold with that attitude, but I must admit that given this information I'm somewhat more 'worried' now (the 'worried's in inverted commas because, let's face it, I hardly watched the last three series anyway).

The fact that they've made this more of a superhero gig kind of misses the point of Transformers. I like that they're interacting with humans (I thought, initially, in an RiD fashion), but the fact that humans will be their main adversaries is more concerning.

Good stories come from heroes taking on impossible odds, and if their opponents are weaker, it just looks like bullying. With the Decepticons, you have foes that only the Autobots can handle. By the sound of it, in this version there's nothing the authorities couldn't deal with on their own - surely bringing in a team of super-powerful alien robots to do the job for you is just taking the piss?

Hopefully they haven't completely written out the Decepticons... maybe they'll be brought in as a special treat now and again, or as a final threat in the last few episodes of the series...

I have a feeling the toys will look like My first Transformer

**** "everyday heroes who do good deeds that triumph over evil" i don't want to see that i want giant **** robots fighting. is that to much to ask for?

All I gotta say that they better have a good story line going if they want this to be successful. The previews that have been shown are already making fans doubtful and anyone who thinks kids aren't picky about what they watch is fooling themselves.

I wanted to post this here as well.

If it's anything like Teen Titans, this will be excellent. That series was panned by people for being too kiddy....Though more often then not, the episodes were quite serious. They had some funny ones of course, but a lot were very dark. Not to mention that the animation itself was extremely fluid. People are already trashing this when they've effectively seen nothing except for a picture. I don't have a problem with that for the most part. I just wish folks would hold off until they've seen a couple episodes.

Hell Titans first episode was pretty generic. It wasn't until the end of the first season where things really started getting good. I could see this being the same way. Having the Decepticons staying in the background for most of the first season, manipulating the humans into doing things for them. That way the Autobots think the humans are the cause of all the problems since they came to Earth. I mean come on guys, it's the writer who did the 2003 Ninja Turtles and X-Men. Those were both excellent series.

They say in the synopsis that the shows aren't linked....Freakishly enough they said the same thing about Teen Titans. And for the most part each episode was it's own self contained story. But many had a little thing happen that made you realize something was building in the background. I can definitely see them taking this approach. And I personally can't wait to see this show. Certainly a breath of fresh air compared to that Anime bullshit we've had for the last 4 series.

Just to let ya'll know, I won't be the Nay sayer who repents on his view!!!!

This show will so suckass!!! It will make Teen titans look engaging and serious in comparison...