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by **XDMan** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:09 pm

The end of the Prime franchise? Aw. :sad:

Well, this has been as successful as G1, Beast Wars and possibly Animated.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:10 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote: Bring back Cullen too just tell him to stop doing his old man prime voice and tell him to do normal Optimus Prime.

Peter is 71 years old. Do you expect him to sound the same when he was 43? He's doing his "normal" Optimus Prime voice, but people age, and it sounds older. You do know that he was 43 when he did his "normal" Optimus Prime voice, right?

At least this Optimus voice isn't edited with a vocoder in Prime, like the Movies (and to some extent, G1). :roll:

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:08 pm

Disappointed if this is true, but if it is, I'm not neccesarily surprised. Prime has done wonderful things as a cartoon, but three seasons seems to be the average lifespan of a TF cartoon nowadays

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:18 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
Megatron Wolf wrote: Bring back Cullen too just tell him to stop doing his old man prime voice and tell him to do normal Optimus Prime.

Peter is 71 years old. Do you expect him to sound the same when he was 43? He's doing his "normal" Optimus Prime voice, but people age, and it sounds older. You do know that he was 43 when he did his "normal" Optimus Prime voice, right?

At least this Optimus voice isn't edited with a vocoder in Prime, like the Movies (and to some extent, G1).

Then have him voice Optimus like he did for the Orion Pax episodes. An Average Joe we can all relate to instead of a pontificating stiff whose only emotion is anger or nothing.

by **amtm** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:37 pm

Boo. Transformers Prime has been the best series since G1. If they are going to end it, they'd better have a real wrap-up at least, instead of some dumb open-ended "there will be a sequel so we can sell more toys" type thing.

I am not a big fan of animal Transformers, as animal modes don't lend themselves to transformation very well, or at least most of the toys have done a poor job of it so far, so I am not enthused about a "beast hunters" theme. Maybe we'll get a few pleasant suprises like some updated Classics Dinobots, but I'll probably end up spending about as much money on any beastformers as I have so far on the Prime toys, which is none. (I love the show, but hate the look--it's the worst of both worlds, Animated and Movie.)

by **Gundamu** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:46 pm

I agree with the though that Beast Hunters will pick up where Prime leaves off. Makes sense.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bubbah** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:48 pm

IF this is the end of Prime, I'll be extremely disappointed. I really like this series and was really hoping to see it continue and see where it was going. I really like the cast and will be sad to see them go but I'm not going to freak out and worry just yet. Hasbro has stated that this alligned continuity is what they're sticking with for a while so I'm pretty sure that Beast Hunters is going to be a crossing into point for the next portion, much like A/E/C had or Beast Wars & Beast Machines.

What I'm really hoping for is that Beast Hunters is going to be Prime's version of the G1 movie. After the movie, the G1 series continued but with a completely rebooted cast. I'd be ok with Prime season 3 doing this, and Prime continueing into season 4 & 5 following the cast of Ultra Magnus and Thundertron (since they have upcoming toys) as the story follows up on Exodus/Exiles type setting and introducing more characters. Then after a couple seasons of that, have it all lead back to Team Prime on Earth, with a merging of story lines for some epic conclusions and events.

by **starwarrior1227** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:50 pm

NO!...
NO!
oh gosh, NO!
nonononononononononononononononononnononononnonononononononononononononnonoonononono!
NO!
i mean i didnt want prime to last a decade, but this is too short!

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:05 pm

starwarrior1227 wrote:NO!...
NO!
oh gosh, NO!
nonononononononononononononononononnononononnonononononononononononononnonoonononono!
NO!
i mean i didnt want prime to last a decade, but this is too short!

Prime wasn't going to last a decade. It was going to last 5 years. The Aligned continuity family is supposed to last a decade. That's not going to change.

by **starwarrior1227** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:11 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
starwarrior1227 wrote:NO!...
NO!
oh gosh, NO!
nonononononononononononononononononnononononnonononononononononononononnonoonononono!
NO!
i mean i didnt want prime to last a decade, but this is too short!

Prime wasn't going to last a decade. It was going to last 5 years. The Aligned continuity family is supposed to last a decade. That's not going to change.

oh.....still...
NO!
NO!
TOO SHORT!!
NO!

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:25 pm

starwarrior1227 wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
starwarrior1227 wrote:NO!...
NO!
oh gosh, NO!
nonononononononononononononononononnononononnonononononononononononononnonoonononono!
NO!
i mean i didnt want prime to last a decade, but this is too short!

Prime wasn't going to last a decade. It was going to last 5 years. The Aligned continuity family is supposed to last a decade. That's not going to change.

oh.....still...
NO!
NO!
TOO SHORT!!
NO!

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:45 pm

I wonder if this has anything to do with Hasbro's mishandling of the toyline. They aren't selling because there are too many damn Bumblbees. But like the DotM line it's because they screwed up distribution, not a lack of interest.

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:00 pm

Please PLEASE don't let takara make the next show, We've had such a good run since that boondogle of RID/Unicron Trilogy. :PRAY:

by **G1 Smoketreader** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:05 pm

If Hasbro believed in the way they handled their product, they would let it last longer.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:28 pm

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... on-175936/

UPDATE Jeffrey Combs confirmed today 9/16/2012 that there will be a fourth season of Transformers Prime - the series will NOT end with season 3. Early cutoff rumor untrue."

So it IS continuing. Yay!

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:41 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-3-will-be-16-episodes-not-the-final-season-175936/
UPDATE Jeffrey Combs confirmed today 9/16/2012 that there will be a fourth season of Transformers Prime - the series will NOT end with season 3. Early cutoff rumor untrue."

So it IS continuing. Yay!

WHEW! That was a close one. Yayayayayayaya!

:APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:47 pm

It'll be a shame when PRIME finishes, but as they say all good things must come to an end. And those that don't end tend to become less and less of a good thing as time goes on. I only hope that Hasbro allows PRIME to end with a proper conclussion. I'll welcome whatever takes over so long as the quality remains. Perhaps the replacement series will give an insight into which characters will be appearing in Transformers 4.

by **Justanormalguy** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:16 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Justanormalguy wrote:Hmmm, I may have to look into this. I would like to know what "Beast Masters" is though.
That was a typo on Burn's part. He meant "Beast Hunters".

Oh ok. I wonder what that may be. Return of beast modes?

by **Justanormalguy** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:18 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/transformers-prime-season-3-will-be-16-episodes-not-the-final-season-175936/
UPDATE Jeffrey Combs confirmed today 9/16/2012 that there will be a fourth season of Transformers Prime - the series will NOT end with season 3. Early cutoff rumor untrue."

So it IS continuing. Yay!

WHEW! That was a close one. Yayayayayayaya!

*Does the happy dance* :DANCE:

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:26 pm

Justanormalguy wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Justanormalguy wrote:Hmmm, I may have to look into this. I would like to know what "Beast Masters" is though.
That was a typo on Burn's part. He meant "Beast Hunters".

Oh ok. I wonder what that may be. Return of beast modes?

It's Season 3(or 3.5) of Transformers Prime. We speculate the introduction of the Dinobots and Star Seekers.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bubbah** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:43 pm

Well we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But remember, the same person who started the rumors is the one who debunked them haha. Obviously Prime is continueing into a season 4 but Combs has said nothing about Ratchet going forward, AND there's still the "iteration" comment he made, so there's obviously going to be a large change/shake up in the middle of season 3. And for all we know, season 3 may be 26 episodes, the 16 episode cutoff is for Combs/Ratchet ... We'll just have to wait and see, while resting comfortably knowing "the show will go on"

by **Downbeat** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:46 pm

Whatever actually happens, I hope what comes next for Transformers cartoon-wise features better writing. Animated is still the gold star standard for writing in a Transformers product marketed to children in my eyes, even if it felt like a stop-gap cartoon because of its poor animation/low budget.

I'm hoping for something featuring writing by Barber, Roche, or Roberts, or even character designs by Roche. Nick's artstyle would translate incredibly well to a show.

News Credits: 1 · by **njb902** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:51 pm

You can all stop freaking out now, we'll at least until rodimus2006 discovers this thread.

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:21 pm

njb902 wrote:You can all stop freaking out now, we'll at least until rodimus2006 discovers this thread.

That's kind of rude (but true).

But I'm surprised nobody has updated the news post. What's up with that?

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:19 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
njb902 wrote:You can all stop freaking out now, we'll at least until rodimus2006 discovers this thread.

That's kind of rude (but true).

But I'm surprised nobody has updated the news post. What's up with that?

Maybe no one's submitted the news or alerted any of the news staff yet.