The Energon Pub

[Hotrod]

We have some good news for G1 fans living in the United Kingdom. The original G1 cartoon will be returning. The Real AC of Allspark.com has reported that the cartoon will air on Sky Digital Channel POP. To read the original post click here.

[mattyc1007]

cant wait but at what time

before 7am - 12 am i aint gonna be able to watch it im in bed

[Ericus Prime]

That's good for England BUT WHAT ABOUT THE U.S.!!!!

[Bouncy X]

so just a question to anyone here from the UK....will all the cuts/edits they do to cartoons for violence there.....how badly has transformers been treated? i figure since robot on robot violence it probably isnt too bad but just curious

[Liege Evilmus]

Yet another reason to say Lucky UK!

[Roboto750]

That's good for England BUT WHAT ABOUT THE U.S.!!!!

Agreed! C'mon Cartoon Network! C'mon G4! C'mon Sci-Fi! Let's get the good TF show back on TV! The time is perfect!

[mattyc1007]

so just a question to anyone here from the UK....will all the cuts/edits they do to cartoons for violence there.....how badly has transformers been treated? i figure since robot on robot violence it probably isnt too bad but just curious

i live in the uk to answer your question

transformers dont really get treated that much but when they do you hardly notice it, also a example megas xlr best program aswell as transformers in britain isnt changed at all as my family went too america florida not some time ago
we found out it was the same violance but the americans have newer episodes

[ShGarland_1383]

Yeah, why in the UK but not in the US? Lucky blokes!

[Bartrim]

We've had G1 screened several times over within the past two years in Australia on pay tv channell Boomerang.

[Roboto750]

We've had G1 screened several times over within the past two years in Australia on pay tv channell Boomerang.

We have Boomerang here in the US as well. I just wish they would actually show something like TF!

[YouFearGalvatron]

This is BS.

What about us here in Bumf***, Texas?

Where are our G1 re-runs?!

[Leonardo]

I always thought POP was geared towards a younger audience. The most mature cartoons I've seen on there are Super Mario World and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

[Optimus Frimal]

I always thought POP was geared towards a younger audience. The most mature cartoons I've seen on there are Super Mario World and Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

So what! Its going to have G1 on it! This will be the first time I'll be able to watch a G1 episode and remember it! As all the others were when I was about 3!
Now, if only we could get a channel to re-show Beast Wars, God I loved that show, but I can only really remember the episodes I've got on video and DVD

[City Commander]

Yays! Let's hope it's on after I get home from college. Cos I so wanna watch it on tv again, just like in the old days...

[City Commander]

Yes but Leo, I watch Super Mario World. And transformers are a kids line. We just happen to love it also ;D
Looking forward to this one quite a bit. Get em to love G1 while they're really small, and soon enough we'll have a new wave of G1ers to help fight Hasblo!!!

[Leonardo]

O, don't get me wrong, I watch Mario and Sonic, too. I've grown up with those fellows. I just imagined TF was aimed at slightly older children, not the Thomas the Tank Engine age group that POP seems to be for. Either way, it's good news.

[Skullgrin140]

Does anybody Remember Boomeraction on Boomerang that happend a few years back!? Because Transformers should really go on boomerang, Pop isnt really much of a channel to put a great cartoon on.

[Bumblekid]

This great because i've never watched it. I'm thirteen and only seen the modern ones (Armada, Energon and Cybertron) This is an awsome time to see it and become a proper fan.

[Leonardo]

I remember Boomerang. I didn't realise it wasn't around anymore, though.

Shinobicon, you don't have to watch G1 to be a proper fan. If you've watched those cartoons and enjoyed something about Transformers enough to sign up here you must already be a proper fan!

[magnusupreme]

go England! and yes we got the lucky charm

[Psychout]

In your face yanks!

Is POP on Virgin media or just on Sky?

[Magnus' Mate]

so just a question to anyone here from the UK....will all the cuts/edits they do to cartoons for violence there.....how badly has transformers been treated? i figure since robot on robot violence it probably isnt too bad but just curious

Actually, I'm pretty sure the Transformers series have never been edited for violence here, but occasionally for time. Back in the day, we used to get one G1 episode spread out over a week and cut into 3-4 minute segments!

To be honest, the UK censor's obsession with cutting cartoons for violence has by & large disappeared in recent years. Case in point - when the Ninja Turtles first came over here in 1990, they were renamed the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and all scenes with Michaelangelo's nunchukus (sp?) weapons were cut. The live action movie was also heavily cut.

However, the 2003 series kept the Ninja Turtles name, and no scenes were edited.

So, the censors have relaxed a little in recent years!

(The only other 1980s cartoon that I recall also being heavily edited was Thundercats, again for Panthro's nunchukus weapon...)

[Leonardo]

To be honest, the UK censor's obsession with cutting cartoons for violence has by & large disappeared in recent years. Case in point - when the Ninja Turtles first came over here in 1990, they were renamed the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and all scenes with Michaelangelo's nunchukus (sp?) weapons were cut. The live action movie was also heavily cut.

Sometimes that made Hero Turtles look like it had a lot more animation errors than it actually did, as sometimes scenes were rejigged, either deliberately or accidentally, so certain things didn't make sense.

When was Transformers stripped into 3-4 minute segments? I remember it used to happen to Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Big Breakfast and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show on TV-AM (later GMTV).