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News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Thu May 20, 2010 11:40 am

Hot on the heels of our report that Peter Cullen would voice Optimus Prime in the upcoming "Transformers: Prime" cartoon on Hasbro's "The Hub" network, we get a rumor from Roberto Orci that Frank Welker would be joining the cast, via this thread at the Don Murphy Message Board:

Roberto Orci wrote:Really excited to see what you guys think about it. Seeing Cullen and Welker together in the recording studio was mind blowing.

We do not have information yet on what role or roles Welker will fill. Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more news on Transformers: Prime as we discover it.

Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Thu May 20, 2010 11:48 am

I just peed.

This is good news so far. Even if he's just doing Soundwave's voice. Hopefully though (if it's true) he's the choice they made for Megatron. So far the only bit of the old Megatron voice I've gotten recently was from the PS2 and GBA Transformer games for the 2007 movie.

News Credits: 7 · by **Rick** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:01 pm

I would love to see Welker return as Megatron. In fact, bring back the entire G1 voice cast! Even those who have passed on can be brought back. We have the technology. This would be a nice treat for those of us in our 30s who have kept the brand alive since 84.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:03 pm

OK that's it, I no longer care how this show turns out. This could be teletubbies with TF characters for all I care, the fact that it has Welker and Cullen in it makes it epic.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:10 pm

Oh please...

Oh please...

Let there still be goodness in this tired old world.

News Credits: 1 · by **DaiShanPrime** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:11 pm

Fangasm again. What channel is this supposes be on HUB? Has the channel gone live yet? Yes I'm a noob. Please give me the 411 on this. Thanks

News Credits: 4 · by **capellamusic** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:36 pm

More great news!! I hope he will do his usual characters including Megatron and Soundwave. It would be cool to also have Corey Burton, Greg Berger, Michael Bell and many others, including from other Transformers shows, like David Kaye, Scott McNeil, etc. All excelent choices

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News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:41 pm

Dead Metal wrote:OK that's it, I no longer care how this show turns out. This could be teletubbies with TF characters for all I care, the fact that it has Welker and Cullen in it makes it epic.

For serious

to quote Wayne and garth

"WE'RE NOT WORTHY" *bows* "WE'RE NOT WORTHY" *bows* "WE'RE NOT WORTHY" *bows*

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:50 pm

Awesome, i hope he reprises some (if not all) of his G1 voices. That would be kick ass. I hope the next cast addition we hear about is Bell. If they get all 3 for this show i dont care if it turns out to be the worst TF ever, im gonna watch. Oh and i hope Scott Mcneil gets on to.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:10 pm

Please be Megatron, please be MEgatron... :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:46 pm

transformers prime has just graduated from epic win to EPIC F*KING WIN

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:49 pm

... I have to go change my pants now.

Website · by **Fires_Of_Inferno** » Thu May 20, 2010 2:54 pm

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:... I have to go change my pants now.

I'm sorry, but it made me laugh a bit seeing your quote first and then reading what you posted. XD

"I am a warrior, let the battle be joined..... I have to go change my pants now."

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:07 pm

hmmm ... voice actors ... not enough to save a show if it's written terribly. And I still have no faith in those two hacks who pretend to be writers.

by **Pyrostrata** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:19 pm

Oh.....My.....GOD! :BOOM:

This news just made my day! Cullen and Welker on a Transformers project together again....Pure 100% EPIC win!

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:44 pm

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:... I have to go change my pants now.

I'm sorry, but it made me laugh a bit seeing your quote first and then reading what you posted. XD

"I am a warrior, let the battle be joined..... I have to go change my pants now."

Always happy to brighten someone's day! :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:02 pm

Burn wrote:hmmm ... voice actors ... not enough to save a show if it's written terribly. And I still have no faith in those two hacks who pretend to be writers.

what did they do to be hacks?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:10 pm

Dr. Heavy B wrote:
Burn wrote:hmmm ... voice actors ... not enough to save a show if it's written terribly. And I still have no faith in those two hacks who pretend to be writers.

what did they do to be hacks?

They haven't done anything to ever impress me. All the stuff they've worked on has been material already established (Star Trek, Transformers) or practically a rip off of something else (Fringe-X-Files)

And they really only have Fringe going for them in my eyes. Didn't like Star Trek and their writing on TF is questionable as well.

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:41 pm

Burn wrote:
Dr. Heavy B wrote:
Burn wrote:hmmm ... voice actors ... not enough to save a show if it's written terribly. And I still have no faith in those two hacks who pretend to be writers.

what did they do to be hacks?

They haven't done anything to ever impress me. All the stuff they've worked on has been material already established (Star Trek, Transformers) or practically a rip off of something else (Fringe-X-Files)

then by that logic, NO ONE can write for this series, because transformers is already established. and they'll be ripping off past cannon. because, lets face it, there are only so many ways you can write "came to earth in serch of energy"

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:46 pm

Which is exactly why I don't have much faith in this show.

There could be something different done, and there are probably writers out there who could do it, just not these two.

News Credits: 1 · by **Elita One** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:36 pm

capellamusic wrote:More great news!! I hope he will do his usual characters including Megatron and Soundwave. It would be cool to also have Corey Burton, Greg Berger, Michael Bell and many others, including from other Transformers shows, like David Kaye, Scott McNeil, etc. All excelent choices .

Having Kaye and McNeil in there too would be a big fangasm from me. Great news about Welker maybe being in this :APPLAUSE:

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News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:27 pm

DaiShanPrime wrote:Fangasm again. What channel is this supposes be on HUB? Has the channel gone live yet? Yes I'm a noob. Please give me the 411 on this. Thanks

The Hub is supposed to go live on 10/10/10, and will replace Discovery Kids.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:We do not have information yet on what role or roles Welker will fill.

It's Frank Welker, he's (hopefully) voicing half the cast!

News Credits: 1 · by **Galvatron X** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:43 pm

Dead Metal wrote:OK that's it, I no longer care how this show turns out. This could be teletubbies with TF characters for all I care, the fact that it has Welker and Cullen in it makes it epic.

Agreed! Hearing about Peter Cullen was cool, but hearing about this is something else completely! I am sooooo amped for this show now!