by Autobot032 » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:28 am
- Weapon: Switch Blade Tail
Saw all three episodes. I'm actually quite impressed.
The animation, at first, is jarring but grows on you and you tend to get used to it rather quickly.
The voice work is actually quite good, but I must call attention to Constance Zimmer's performance as Strongarm, because you can tell she's reading from a script and has a bit of a whine to her voice in certain performances, while the rest of the cast are just flat out acting. (And they're good at it, too.)
The robot designs are still not my favorite, they're just so...busy. (Fortunately the toys eschewed this.) Too many colored "lights" and doohickies. Detracts from enjoying the animation models fully.
Characters are definitely this show's strong suit and also it's biggest problem. Bumblebee is middle of the road, he's not offensive, but he doesn't strike you as a wow type of character either. He's more the safe bet of the cast.
Strongarm is just annoying, and Zimmer's voice just magnifies this. (I don't mind her spouting the rules and regulations, but she just refuses to listen to anything. Really annoying.)
Sideswipe is alright, it's odd to think one of the Glee kids is now a Transformer. (He's really good in the role, too.)
The humans (I didn't take the time, nor do I really care, to memorize their names.) they're the usual cannon fodder, not really that super important to the series right now kinda deal. Not annoying or in the way though, so that's a plus.
Steeljaw looks to be a great villain just biding his time, but the voice actor doesn't quite work for him, I thought. Needs to be a bit more gravelly.
Sharkticon? *sighs* Felt literally nothing for him at all, just kind of a random, lower rung Batman's Rogue's Alley villain. Not needed and really boring.
And then we come to the two scene stealers.... Grimlock and Underbite. Oh, heck yes, more please! Grimlock is quite possibly the best of the Autobots. He's funny, he's dense and he's just a lot of fun. Underbite is one of those ridiculous villains with the cockamamie plans that go awry, but he has so much fun doing it. In fact, I liked him so much, I bought the One-Step. (Yes, that much.)
And finally... Well, at least his toy looks cool... Fixit. I know he's supposed to be some sort of comedic relief, but he doesn't work for me in that department, at all. His voice box issues just drive me up a wall. Shouldn't, I know, but they do. Yuck.
As of right now, things are shaping up nicely and I have no problems with the series. I can feel, but not quite see, that it's a sequel to Prime. Fortunately, they played smart and didn't give you a time frame, so if Jack, Raf and Miko are never mentioned, it's most likely that they're old, dead and buried. I see that Mairghread Scott is a writer (or producer? Can't remember.) and if I remember correctly she had something to do with Dinobots making an appearance in Primeverse somehow (outside of WFC/FOC) and that kind of worries me. Not her talent, she's quite talented, but that she has input as to whether or not the Dinobots get to make an appearance. I realize the Aligned Continuity is a mess and nothing ties together all that well, but Prime/Beast Hunters/Predacons Rising and Robots In Disguise do tie together quite well, so far. Neither show contradicts the other.
If you remove WFC/FOC from it and look at it as a standalone set of series, then it works and Grimlock can be explained away easily enough, but if you keep it all tied together, then his current character doesn't work and unravels everything making it a real mess.
So, here's to hoping the Dinobots from the games don't make an appearance here. As for the show itself? I do recommend checking it out, especially if you're a Primeverse fan, because there's a lot of fun to be had and the humor more often than not, works.
NOTE: Realize that I am not a perfect Christian, nor do I profess to be. I apologize if anyone's ever offended by me, I'm not perfect. Don't hold my posts and opinions against other Christians.