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The second Season 4 movie, "The Perfect Decepticon", aired today on Teletoon in Canada. But so far, no recordings for online viewing have been found.

Sabrblade wrote:The second Season 4 movie, "The Perfect Decepticon", aired today on Teletoon in Canada. But so far, no recordings for online viewing have been found.

Do you mean recordings of the "Davy Jones/Blackbeard" variety?

If so, then yes, that's true. I've not noticed any of the "third party" streaming services/sites/apps hosting these, but then again, they have been getting released on YouTube a week or so after Canada, right? And the YouTube links don't seem to be geoblocked for anyone here?

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The second Season 4 movie, "The Perfect Decepticon", aired today on Teletoon in Canada. But so far, no recordings for online viewing have been found.

Do you mean recordings of the "Davy Jones/Blackbeard" variety?

If so, then yes, that's true. I've not noticed any of the "third party" streaming services/sites/apps hosting these, but then again, they have been getting released on YouTube a week or so after Canada, right? And the YouTube links don't seem to be geoblocked for anyone here?

"The Immobilizers" was released on YouTube first, a day before its Canadian broadcast and over two weeks before its U.S. Netflix release on November 22.

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The second Season 4 movie, "The Perfect Decepticon", aired today on Teletoon in Canada. But so far, no recordings for online viewing have been found.

Do you mean recordings of the "Davy Jones/Blackbeard" variety?

If so, then yes, that's true. I've not noticed any of the "third party" streaming services/sites/apps hosting these, but then again, they have been getting released on YouTube a week or so after Canada, right? And the YouTube links don't seem to be geoblocked for anyone here?

"The Immobilizers" was released on YouTube first, a day before its Canadian broadcast and over two weeks before its U.S. Netflix release on November 22.

Thanks for the info!

Also youtube's Cyberverse content is geolocked for UK

william-james88 wrote:Also youtube's Cyberverse content is geolocked for UK

Really? I wonder if it will become unlocked later on? I remember that happening to me in Japan with some official Transformers content.

Woot! Episode 2 is available to watch now for me. Will review it later

william-james88 wrote:Woot! Episode 2 is available to watch now for me. Will review it later

So, that's how many days after the initial release that UK-based folks are "allowed" to watch it? A week?

Regardless, that's good to know that it's only a temp thing. Startrek trailers (DISCO, Picard, etc) are all geoblocked outside the US. TRAILERS, for heck's sake.

Yeah, folks are saying it's on Amazon Prime Video in Canada and Teletoon On Demand right now.

A Review of "The Perfect Decepicon"

The second Transformers Cyberverse TV film concluding what Hasbro has labelled as "season 4" is now available in Canada. It appeared on Teletoon and is now available on streaming with whichever package includes teletoon, like Stack TV. I just watched it and here is the review: if you liked the Volcanicus episode, then you will surely like this.

I'll go more into depth of course, but that is the crux of it. It is a fun short movie for kids that never feels overly long and is a great mix of G1 and other continuities combined into a new modern day Transformer saga. And like last time, if you are a soundwave fan, this is a must watch. Both he and Hot Rod, another amazing character from the series, shine here.

I personally really love what Cyberverse has become. We get fun stories with great references for the most die hard fans, definitely feels like the perfect show for fans to watch with their kids. There are some wonderful deep cuts with Onyx Prime lore and Skybyte's love of Haikus. For anyone who wanted a deeper dive into the current leadership roles within the Decepticon ranks than what was hinted at in the previous episode, well it's given. And of course, this is the episode that brings fan favourite Tarn to the mainstream. While you'd think it is jarring to have the leader of the DJD be a main character in a movie for kids, the Cyberverse team makes it work. They give him a new origin and anyone who has not watched the final episodes of season 3 should really watch that first since it ties into that. Other members of the DJD do not make an appearance (tarn is not a member of the DJD here, this is a different interpretation) and we never see his alt mode. While that last part is disappointing, there is an in story reason for it, Tarn is missing some of his parts (at least, we see he's missing parts, so that's what I inferred).

While it is a different interpretation, it is still one I quite liked, and Tarn becoming a legacy character gives greater chances to us getting a toy of him on day from Hasbro. Speaking of toys, while the Volcanicus episode definitely felt like a commercial for all the new Dinobot themed toys in the Cyberverse lines (and even for toys that don't exist, like an actual combiner), there was none of that here. This episode is purely about telling a story, and having loads of action. We get some really awesome moments here, like Arcee riding into battle atop Chromia (get your mind out of the gutter), Repugnas coming to the rescue with his voracious appetite, and Cosmos showing how you shouldn't underestimate a cute little UFO mode. As you can tell, the cast of characters is great and they all have their little moments. It just reminds me of how great a sandbox the Cyberverse show is for creators who love the Transformers lore.

That's all I will say for now aside from saying I hope that this is not the end of Cyberverse. This film will be dropping on youtube soon (no specific date given) and both films will be available on Netflix November 22.

primalxconvoy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Woot! Episode 2 is available to watch now for me. Will review it later

So, that's how many days after the initial release that UK-based folks are "allowed" to watch it? A week?

Regardless, that's good to know that it's only a temp thing. Startrek trailers (DISCO, Picard, etc) are all geoblocked outside the US. TRAILERS, for heck's sake.

Will is Canadian, so it's still geo-locked for UK audiences. However I wonder if it has anything to do with the UK broadcaster, of if it may pop up on their website

Just a link I found, do with it as you wish.
other fansite Cartoon forum

By the way, I believe the title has a double meaning and refers to someone else by the end.

I hope we get a toy of this version of Tarn :]

optimeow wrote:I hope we get a toy of this version of Tarn :]

Meh.... This show basically made him a group of soulless Vehicons.

Tarn and the rest of the actual DJD deserve REAL quality Generations figures.

Man, that was incredible. Cyberverse really is the Transformers cartoon that gets the medal for "Most Improved Series".

Sabrblade wrote:Man, that was incredible. Cyberverse really is the Transformers cartoon that gets the medal for "Most Improved Series".

While I think that final fight is one of the best action packed transformers sequence we ever got, I did have 1 problem with the editing. There is a crucial moment that feels similar to the scene in Infinity War where they are trying to remove the gauntlet from Thanos and there is a really rough cut where you feel completely disoriented to the point where I actually thought we had entered a dream/illusion sequence.

Sabrblade wrote:Man, that was incredible.

Did a particular scene remind you of The Last Knight ... but good?

This series is just so good. The Immobilizer was such a great movie, it was a lot of fun! The Dinobots, the mercenaries, the wholesome Grimlock/Arcee friendship, everything was a lot of fun! This series really is the best isn't it

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Man, that was incredible.

Did a particular scene remind you of The Last Knight ... but good?

Frankly no because I've more or less blocked most of that movie from my mind's memory.

"The Perfect Decepticon" is now officially on YouTube (it's been uploaded before unofficially by other people, but this time it's Hasbro's Transformers channel):

Randolph Heard interview:

It's all fantastic

Wow, that was the best thing Cyberverse has ever produced! There were great character interactions, believable stakes, and the ending really felt earned.

I've never been blown away by Cyberverse; There were some fun moments and interesting concepts, but the format compressed it too much for its ideas and characters to really grow. But these two movies have been able to take great advantage of their extended running time and tell excellent stories with new spins on the franchise's lore. I was really impressed!

Even though I think Cyberverse's biggest flaw was not doing enough to establish their versions of characters, I still appreciated all of the callbacks to the characters' histories (Teletraan X affectionately calling Windblade 'Not Crew', Jetfire and Sky-Byte's rivalry getting referenced when Jetfire came to the latter's aid, Shadow Striker and Bumblebee's history, etc.) They did a good job of making the finale nostalgic without being overly sentimental. It made the characters feel much more established. Even Astrotrain's death felt like it carried some weight, even though I've no attachment to this version of the character (again, my main issue with the series). Soundwave, on the other hand, managed to win me over by the end of season three by exploring his relationship with Laserbeak. His sacrifice did feel emotionally impactful, poor sad Laserbeak (sad noises)
Also, having just gotten Thunderhowl's toy, I'm glad he had a big role in the episode. Was always disappointed that he, like many others, was a one-and-done, but especially with representation in the toyline you'd think they would have tried to do more with him. I enjoyed his character (and the toy is actually pretty nice)
Dinobots also surprisingly endearing for having just shown up; love that they carried over Sludge's particular dimwittedness, his scenes were funny.

The stand out was Tarn, though, hands down the best televised TF antagonist since, like, what, Prime Megatron? Superb reimagining of the character from the comics. At first I though he was going to be an in-name-only version, and I was at best mildly bemused at the reveal of his ploy, but he was played so charismatically, and used the 'DECIEVED' line so well that I not only accepted it, I was quite taken with how legitimately ruthless they were able to make him. No other Cyberverse villain was able to reach that level, and I can't recall offhand any RID villain to do so either. Full Marks for Tarn. Let's go Generations leader class?

"The Immobilizers": 8/10
"The Perfect Decepticon": 9/10