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Janice Anderson asks: My four-year-old Transformers Prime superfan, Jackson, would love to know when Season 2 will begin!
Jeff Kline: No specific date yet, but keep an eye out for more news soon. We do know it will be "early 2012." I’m hoping that means late January or early February, but the truth is that the folks making the series are often so narrow-focused—with nearly an entire season in various stages of production simultaneously—that we tend to not be as up-to-speed on scheduling or promotional agendas as you might think!
Kapricia Arabella asks: Out of the all the characters in the show, which one do you feel is the most like you?
Jeff Kline: I’d like to say that Optimus Prime and I are practically twins…but that would be overreaching. The truth is, when a writer is crafting an ensemble, he/she often puts a piece of himself or herself in each and every character. Might be a detail of backstory... a goal...a fear... or a quirk. Because, in general, it’s easier to write dialogue for a character you already have something in common with.
Jocelyn Simmons asks: I read in a commentary on the upcoming Season Two that Raf voice actor Andy Pessoa's voice is "changing"... If it's true, is he going to be replaced, or are you guys going to roll with the punches and make Raf grow up with him?
Jeff Kline: We’re definitely not going to replace Andy. We love Andy. And we’re very happy that, despite our best efforts to medically stunt his growth (kidding!), Andy continues to mature—and tower over many of us in the production office. Bottom line: Andy is a strong enough actor that he can hit that slightly higher, younger-sounding voice register even when it’s no longer his normal speaking voice.
Ben Maddison asks: How important did you feel it was to get back Peter Cullen and Frank Welker for the two iconic rolls they play?
JK: Everyone here at Prime, and at Hasbro Studios, felt it was vitally important to try to put the “band” back together. We weren’t certain either actor would be interested, but—thankfully—both responded to the material and, I suspect, the opportunity to work side-by-side once again.
“Scribble TheAppaloosa Pony” asks: With such a huge selection of Transformers to choose from, many of them being fan-favorites, how do you go about selecting which characters get the honor of starring in Transformers Prime?
Jeff Kline: We knew we wanted to keep our ensemble relatively small, bothfor production reasons and so that we would have the ability to really dig into these characters in a way that only television allows. If I remember correctly, we started with three of the "must-haves" (Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron), and then tried to surround them with ‘Bots and ‘Cons that complemented rather than duplicated their personalities, attributes and histories. We knew we could never please everyone; each fan has his/her favorites, and the Transformers universe is huge. So we all came at it from the perspective of, "Who will allow us to spin the most story?" vs. "Who has the highest ‘Q’ Score?"
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
People wrote:zombybunnie: N_V scares me...I no longer wish that my pants transformed
Burn:Anyone notice how much of a boring party pooper N_V is? He doesn't join in the fun, he's spent the last few years with dodgy builds feeding XP to the Autobots, and he sure as heck doesn't spam.
disruptor96: I forgot how insane you were.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:They either should have started making this show a long time ago, or they shouldn't have decided to make it look so good. Less high quality CGI animation would result in them getting done faster. Yet, they strive for the best, and so force us to keep waiting.
In other words, the really good show looks just okay, while the okay show looks really good.MINDVVIPE wrote:Sabrblade wrote:They either should have started making this show a long time ago, or they shouldn't have decided to make it look so good. Less high quality CGI animation would result in them getting done faster. Yet, they strive for the best, and so force us to keep waiting.
When you weigh the odds like that, though, I am reassured that it is worth the wait. I enjoy showing other people the show only for them to be like "wow" and realize why I like it so much. Even though animated is such a great show, I feel a little less inclined to show it off, just because you would need to spend some time to get to know the show to really appreciate the value, whereas in Prime, it looks/sounds/plays out well from the get go.
Prime premiered at the end of last year. "Darkness Rising" counts as episodes 1-5, and aired in November 2010, with constant breaks taken throughout this year.Darth Bombshell wrote:To everyone complaining about this, I have one question.
You ARE aware that Season One JUST ended, right? Most TV shows, when they run September-May, don't start their new seasons until the following September. Not to mention that Prime premiered at the start of this year to begin with, along with Christmas and New Years, so waiting till early 2012 doesn't seem that big of a deal.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
ubertenorman wrote:What annoys me is that an exact date was given then redacted.
Sabrblade wrote:In other words, the really good show looks just okay, while the okay show looks really good.
Varia31 wrote:http://nooooooooooooooo.com/
... Oh, well. I'm sure the wait will be worth it.
Darth Bombshell wrote:To everyone complaining about this, I have one question.
You ARE aware that Season One JUST ended, right? Most TV shows, when they run September-May, don't start their new seasons until the following September. Not to mention that Prime premiered at the start of this year to begin with, along with Christmas and New Years, so waiting till early 2012 doesn't seem that big of a deal.
Darth Bombshell wrote:To everyone complaining about this, I have one question.
You ARE aware that Season One JUST ended, right? Most TV shows, when they run September-May, don't start their new seasons until the following September. Not to mention that Prime premiered at the start of this year to begin with, along with Christmas and New Years, so waiting till early 2012 doesn't seem that big of a deal.
Janice Anderson asks: My four-year-old Transformers Prime superfan, Jackson, would love to know when Season 2 will begin!
Jeff Kline: No specific date yet, but keep an eye out for more news soon. We do know it will be "early 2012." I’m hoping that means late January or early February, but the truth is that the folks making the series are often so narrow-focused—with nearly an entire season in various stages of production simultaneously—that we tend to not be as up-to-speed on scheduling or promotional agendas as you might think!
Jeff Kline: ...but the truth is that the folks making the series are often so narrow-focused—with nearly an entire season in various stages of production simultaneously—that we tend to not be as up-to-speed on scheduling or promotional agendas as you might think!
Well, we have had a teaser clip since NYCC.Nemesis Primal wrote:On the other hand, until a teaser image or episode summary crops up, I'm going to be ready to sit back and wait.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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