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News Credits: 54 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:46 pm

It's ok but I'm not really liking the human kid, the orange minicon's lack of legs and the fact he looks too much like Rung (i dont hate Rung i just want his look to be unique) sounds like a cool guy though, Sideswipe's anime hair and the fact Grimlock is green.

The animation is also kinda meh but besides that i like how the show is at the moment.

News Credits: 22 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:31 pm

I'm pleasantly surprised. Definitely getting that G1 Hot Rod vibe from Bumblebee. This will be fun.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:41 pm

Cartoon Network has never been good to Transformers. Between killing Animated, burying Cybertron, and the rush-job dubbing disasters that were Armada and Energon, I'm not sure I'd get attached to this one.

Not to mention that Cartoon Network hasn't been kind to action cartoons in general in the last few years.

Sabrblade wrote:This show looks way more exciting than Prime ever was, and almost as fun as Rescue Bots is.

Is there any word on if/when Rescue Bots is actually coming back?

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:50 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Is there any word on if/when Rescue Bots is actually coming back?

According to the panel at BotCon, Season 3 airs this Fall (despite two episodes of season 2 having been skipped and still remain unaired).

Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:03 pm

I didn't like Animated and this looks like a continuation of that, so i am not interested in this cartoon at all.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:06 pm

DMSL wrote:I didn't like Animated and this looks like a continuation of that,

It's not. It's a continuation of Prime.

Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:11 pm

this looks absolutely horrible. and the lame narration does not help.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:23 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
DMSL wrote:I didn't like Animated and this looks like a continuation of that,
It's not. It's a continuation of Prime.

Maybe in the continuity sense, but in spirit and execution it's looking more like Animated/Rescue Bots.

Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:39 pm

Sabrblade wrote:

Alot better than how Disney XD treated "Tron Uprising". :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 2 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:50 pm

Sagitta wrote:
Alot better than how Disney XD treated "Tron Uprising".

And Motor City. And Avengers: EMH.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:53 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:
Sagitta wrote:
Alot better than how Disney XD treated "Tron Uprising".

And Motor City. And Avengers: EMH.

Moral of the story: Both CN and Disney XD have been cruel to the good shows they've aired.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:01 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:Is there any word on if/when Rescue Bots is actually coming back?
According to the panel at BotCon, Season 3 airs this Fall (despite two episodes of season 2 having been skipped and still remain unaired).

It's fall. Can we have some more info? (And are plans still the same after the fall of the Hub?)

Speaking of those two episodes, anyone know what the deal is with that?

And is anyone else expecting RiD and Rescue Bots to stop trying to maintain continuity with each other now that they're on separate networks?

News Credits: 23 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:02 pm

Whoa-oh! Looks WAY better then the teaser we got at Botcon(?).

The Dinobot looks interesting, clearly is a Godzilla homage, but still is kewl.

The Decepticons are very interesting looking.

Judging by the trailer, we have a Cybertron Snarl homage and what I'd suspect to be a Rippersnapper homage. It'd be awesome if they introduced some classic characters/homages like them.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:08 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:And is anyone else expecting RiD and Rescue Bots to stop trying to maintain continuity with each other now that they're on separate networks?

Why would a network change matter when they're both still being made by the same studio?

After all, Prime season 1 briefly aired on Vortexx, which ran the CW, a different network.

Madeus Prime wrote:Judging by the trailer, we have a Cybertron Snarl homage and what I'd suspect to be a Rippersnapper homage. It'd be awesome if they introduced some classic characters/homages like them.

By "Cybertron Snarl homage" do you mean the Elite Guard fembot Strongarm?

The purple Con is a new guy named Underbite:

News Credits: 332 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:11 pm

While I usually prefer cell based animation this has the same soft look as animated which turned me off from the show. While I remember how CN handles shows that it has no vested interest in, Cybertron for example, they are good with their on demand channel which is how I plan to check out RID.

News Credits: 23 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:21 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Judging by the trailer, we have a Cybertron Snarl homage and what I'd suspect to be a Rippersnapper homage. It'd be awesome if they introduced some classic characters/homages like them.
By "Cybertron Snarl homage" do you mean the Elite Guard fembot Strongarm?

*Snip*

The purple Con is a new guy named Underbite:

*Snip*

No, the purple-blue wolf character seen at 0:34.

My only complaints would be Sideswipe's "hair" and the voice actress for Strongarm, just sounds really whiny. I have a feeling the character is going to get real old, real fast.

News Credits: 101 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:39 pm

Beefy fembot transforming into a big truck?! :shock:

Will Bumblebee get some snu-snu?

News Credits: 3 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:09 pm

The cartoon may be okay in the long run. Like every TF show it may have to grow on some, like Animated did for some, and Prime for others. My concern is them going back to CN! They have always screwed with every single cartoon they air. Moving times around constantly, or for most just stop airing them altogether. Look at Animated, whether you liked it or not. Be honest in answering how it felt (for those who wanted it) to buy 2 seasons, then wait what, like 5 years to get the 3rd season which only was released as a complete pack first and then later as a separate season by a completely different company. Go Shout! Factory!!!! Anyway, I'm willing to bet we get the shaft again in one of these previously mentioned asinine ways by CN. Take a company you invest in (HUB) and change it back to what it was, so you can go back to the way you did business before (CN)! What then wait a little bit, get screwed by CN again then change and go back to the HUB again! When will you learn your lesson, CN may be a "boys" channel by ratings, but there are plenty of little girls, and women in this franchise who want to see the shows too. So moving it back to a screwed up company just because it is a "boys" channel is stupid and I'd think somewhat offensive. But more offensive is if we get screwed for another 5 years just for the last season of this show.
On a different note, will it be shown on hubnetwork.com like the others have been or will it be on CN's site? or just on TV? If anyone knows yet!

News Credits: 23 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:10 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Beefy fembot transforming into a big truck?!
Will Bumblebee get some snu-snu?

I doubt it. Sideswipe is a more likely romantic interest. The classic old clean-cut smart girl falling for the charming rogue. Oldest romantic setup in the book. Bleck.

Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:13 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Beefy fembot transforming into a big truck?!
Will Bumblebee get some snu-snu?

More like SHE'S gonna get some snu-snu.

Strongarm looks like a top to me.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:16 pm

The animation looks like a mix of whenever The Armada Trilogy switched to CG with the curvy TFA aesthetic. Cell shaded CGI at 12 frames per second is not what I was expecting.

Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:16 pm

jrgreer74 wrote:The cartoon may be okay in the long run. Like every TF show it may have to grow on some, like Animated did for some, and Prime for others. My concern is them going back to CN! They have always screwed with every single cartoon they air. Moving times around constantly, or for most just stop airing them altogether. Look at Animated, whether you liked it or not. Be honest in answering how it felt (for those who wanted it) to buy 2 seasons, then wait what, like 5 years to get the 3rd season which only was released as a complete pack first and then later as a separate season by a completely different company. Go Shout! Factory!!!! Anyway, I'm willing to bet we get the shaft again in one of these previously mentioned asinine ways by CN. Take a company you invest in (HUB) and change it back to what it was, so you can go back to the way you did business before (CN)! What then wait a little bit, get screwed by CN again then change and go back to the HUB again! When will you learn your lesson, CN may be a "boys" channel by ratings, but there are plenty of little girls, and women in this franchise who want to see the shows too. So moving it back to a screwed up company just because it is a "boys" channel is stupid and I'd think somewhat offensive. But more offensive is if we get screwed for another 5 years just for the last season of this show.
On a different note, will it be shown on hubnetwork.com like the others have been or will it be on CN's site? or just on TV? If anyone knows yet!

To be fair, didn't the Hub significantly cut down season 3 of Prime, relying on a dvd movie to (sort of) type up the loose ends?

Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:17 pm

jrgreer74 wrote:The cartoon may be okay in the long run. Like every TF show it may have to grow on some, like Animated did for some, and Prime for others. My concern is them going back to CN! They have always screwed with every single cartoon they air. Moving times around constantly, or for most just stop airing them altogether. Look at Animated, whether you liked it or not. Be honest in answering how it felt (for those who wanted it) to buy 2 seasons, then wait what, like 5 years to get the 3rd season which only was released as a complete pack first and then later as a separate season by a completely different company. Go Shout! Factory!!!! Anyway, I'm willing to bet we get the shaft again in one of these previously mentioned asinine ways by CN. Take a company you invest in (HUB) and change it back to what it was, so you can go back to the way you did business before (CN)! What then wait a little bit, get screwed by CN again then change and go back to the HUB again! When will you learn your lesson, CN may be a "boys" channel by ratings, but there are plenty of little girls, and women in this franchise who want to see the shows too. So moving it back to a screwed up company just because it is a "boys" channel is stupid and I'd think somewhat offensive. But more offensive is if we get screwed for another 5 years just for the last season of this show.
On a different note, will it be shown on hubnetwork.com like the others have been or will it be on CN's site? or just on TV? If anyone knows yet!

To be fair, didn't the Hub significantly cut down season 3 of Prime, relying on a dvd movie to (sort of) tie up the loose ends?

Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:21 pm

Convoy wrote:The animation looks like a mix of whenever The Armada Trilogy switched to CG with the curvy TFA aesthetic. Cell shaded CGI at 12 frames per second is not what I was expecting.

That frame-rate is a little jarring to me, as well as making it look like limited animation (characters freezing while talking, extreme pose to extreme pose, etc.).