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TV KIDS: What new shows do you have coming up?
DAVIES: We have this great new show, which is kind of the entry point forTransformers for littler boys called Transformers Rescue Bots. Although interestingly, when we reimagined Transformers for a younger generation, typically big brother doesn’t want to watch what little brother is watching, but because the Transformers brand resonates across so many generations and it’s so relevant and relatable, we’re actually finding that while we conceived Rescue Bots principally for 4- to 5-year-olds, the older brother, who is 7 or 8 years old, is also watching with little brother.
We just talked about co-viewing and children wanting to watch with their parents, well, now we have this show where little brother wants to watch with older brother and big brother also wants to watch with little brother, which is a phenomenal opportunity because, again, there are not a lot of shows where you have that kind of multigenerational appeal at all levels. In fact, Rescue Botsinspired us for our new chapter of Transformers, because Rescue Bots is a much simpler show to understand, the transformations are much simpler, and it’s a lighter, brighter, more humorous approach. So a lot of what we learned fromRescue Bots we are now applying to our new Transformers series.
It starts with Transformers; we’ve had several very successful seasons ofTransformers Prime. Excitedly, Finn Arnesen, who runs international distribution for us, is introducing our new Transformers series, which is a lot of fun because it really harkens back to the old Transformers: Generation 1 days. It’s a lighter, brighter more comedic show. It’s still full of all the wonderful characters that our fans love, but it’s really a complete reimagination of our Transformers series, which we will be rolling out next year.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
All three shows are excellent.Noideaforaname wrote:Animated and Beast Wars were aimed at a younger audience than Prime, and those 2 are my favorite TF shows, so I'm curious to see how this new show turns out.
Also, this reminds me I still need to watch Rescue Bots. Well, more than just the Tim Curry episodes...
It's referring to the tone of G1.Noideaforaname wrote:EDIT: I really hope "harkens back to G1" doesn't mean "more G1 movie quotes".
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Originally, it was just a summary that was posted. Didn't see that the first post was edited to include the excerpt.Va'al wrote:That's what we just posted.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Originally, it was just a summary that was posted. Didn't see that the first post was edited to include the excerpt.Va'al wrote:That's what we just posted.
ScoutBumblebee wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Originally, it was just a summary that was posted. Didn't see that the first post was edited to include the excerpt.Va'al wrote:That's what we just posted.
He knows, he's just messin' with ya.
Va'al wrote:ScoutBumblebee wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Originally, it was just a summary that was posted. Didn't see that the first post was edited to include the excerpt.Va'al wrote:That's what we just posted.
He knows, he's just messin' with ya.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
njb902 wrote:Prime was pretty dark I can see them wanting to lighten it up a little.
Shockwave7 wrote:Daaaah, gee Hasbro - I donno - ya think maybe you should bring back TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED?????
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
PrymeStriker wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Daaaah, gee Hasbro - I donno - ya think maybe you should bring back TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED?????
God no.
The art, animation, and characters were poor as it was. On top of that, Hasbro has constantly stated that they want to move forward, not backward with the brand. Bringing back TFA is an example of moving backward.![]()
Point being: Animated's return is implausible. It doesn't need to come back either.
Flashwave wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Daaaah, gee Hasbro - I donno - ya think maybe you should bring back TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED?????
God no.
The art, animation, and characters were poor as it was. On top of that, Hasbro has constantly stated that they want to move forward, not backward with the brand. Bringing back TFA is an example of moving backward.![]()
Point being: Animated's return is implausible. It doesn't need to come back either.
I'll give you its too late to reboot Animated. It had its time and the window is closed, but even if you didnt like the asthetic, and quite a few people don't, Animated had a huge multi generational following. A lot of people loved it, and it wasnt afraid to poke fun or pay homage, not just to the omnipoyent G1, but also to Beast Wa rs, Diaclone, the Japanese series' no one had heard of. It was fun crowd scanning, the same fn we get pickng out Kreons frm the TakTom comics. Like it or lump it, quality wise, it was not a step backward.
Rebooting a five year old series, now that would be kind of a bad idea, but thats a different point.
Henry921 wrote:You can always be counted on to listen to reason, Pryme.
Dead Metal wrote:Have you ever, and i mean ever seen/read/heard something that is completely original and does not copy/homage/pay tribute to something else? Here's a hint: Nope. You never have and you never will.
PrymeStriker wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Daaaah, gee Hasbro - I donno - ya think maybe you should bring back TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED?????
God no.
The art, animation, and characters were poor as it was. On top of that, Hasbro has constantly stated that they want to move forward, not backward with the brand. Bringing back TFA is an example of moving backward.![]()
Point being: Animated's return is implausible. It doesn't need to come back either.
I'm not sure how that paragraph relates to my post. It seems that you're trying to disagree with me by saying that Animated's quality was not a step backward, in which I never brought up to begin with. Can you clarify?
welcometothedarksyde wrote:Well as long as they have Decepticons. Why didn't Rescue Bots have them? Were they deemed too mature for kids?
Because including Decepticons goes against the entire point of that show.welcometothedarksyde wrote:Well as long as they have Decepticons. Why didn't Rescue Bots have them? Were they deemed too mature for kids?
In all honesty, I don't see that much a tonal difference between the two. In fact, I'd be willing to say that G1 seasons 1-2, Beast Wars season 1, Robots in Disguise eps 1-26, the first half of Armada, the first half of Cybertron, Animated seasons 1-2, and Rescue Bots all have roughly the exact same tone.viruscarnage wrote:I'm not too optimistic about this, I'll give it a shot though. I hope it's more like G1 and less like RB.
PrymeStriker wrote:Shockwave7 wrote:Daaaah, gee Hasbro - I donno - ya think maybe you should bring back TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED?????
God no.
The art, animation, and characters were poor as it was.
Well, I'm 23 and have no kids, yet I enjoy Rescue Bots far more than I ever did TF: Prime (and I do really like TF: Prime a lot). Needless to say, I'm anxious for season 2.ScoutBumblebee wrote:Rescue Bots is fun to watch... With my kids. But I wouldn't watch it without them, like I do Prime. So we shall see what the new series brings.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Well, I'm 23 and have no kids, yet I enjoy Rescue Bots far more than I ever did TF: Prime (and I do really like TF: Prime a lot). Needless to say, I'm anxious for season 2.ScoutBumblebee wrote:Rescue Bots is fun to watch... With my kids. But I wouldn't watch it without them, like I do Prime. So we shall see what the new series brings.
I was hooked by the end of the second episode.ScoutBumblebee wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Well, I'm 23 and have no kids, yet I enjoy Rescue Bots far more than I ever did TF: Prime (and I do really like TF: Prime a lot). Needless to say, I'm anxious for season 2.ScoutBumblebee wrote:Rescue Bots is fun to watch... With my kids. But I wouldn't watch it without them, like I do Prime. So we shall see what the new series brings.
I actually do rather like Rescue Bots. I guess my post didn't quite come off that way. But I'm a good bit older than you, and I can say for sure it took RB a bit to grow on me. The first couple I watched with my son, I had a total GEEWUN purist moment where I was like, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHAT HAS BECOME OF MY PRECIOUS TRANSFORMERS?!" But the more I watched, the more I was sucked in and really started enjoying it. I'm quite looking forward to season 2, too. I look for a concrete release date every day, ha! It's just... Different. And if I look at it as different, it works for me. It's meant to be silly, light hearted, not heavy. And that's OK.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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