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Following from yesterday's news about episode 3 of the second season of Rescue Bots, Seibertron.com user Sabrblade has spotted the Zap2it information for episode 4! Read on below.
Tip of the Iceberg
March 15, 2014
An iceberg brings danger to Griffin Rock.
Additionally, fellow fansite TFormers were able to get a look at the first episode of the new season, and have posted three preview clips from the show. We've embedded them below for easier viewing - check them out!
Seibertron.com staffer and talented voice over professional, jON3.0 conducted an interview with fellow voice actor Richard Sellers. Mr. Sellers made an appearance on our news page just the other day, which you can read about here: /transformers/ ... toy/29404/
In the included embed below, Jon discusses his various work with Hasbro and in doing so we find out that Mr. Sellers is the voice of Optimus Prime in the Rescue Bots toyline, Transformers greeting cards and ornaments, plus he's recording material for the Age Of Extinction toy line. Grimlock, as we found out in his previous news bit, is one of his toy projects, with 7 others he can't name at this time.
Also of note, Mr. Sellers had the chance to work with Peter Cullen and found out that Mr. Cullen will be doing all the voice work for the AoE line.
Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!
In our second piece of Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 2 news, we have a brief video clip from the season opener "Road Trip" courtesy of Comics Continuum. Transformers: Rescue Bots seasons 2 begins March 1st with back to back episodes "Road Trip" and "Sky Forest". You can view the clip by clicking here.
Seibertron.com user Sabrblade has spotted a new description being uploaded to TV programming website Zap2It, confirming the airing date for the new season 2 of Transformers Rescue Bots! We've added all the information for the three definite episodes so far below, for your convenience.
Transformers Rescue Bots : Road Trip
S02, E01 (First Aired: March 1, 2014)
Frankie and Doc know the Rescue Bots secret; Cody deals with a teleportation device.
Transformers Rescue Bots : Sky Forest
S02, E02 (First Aired: March 1, 2014)
The Friendship between Frankie and Cody is threatened, when Frankie enters a contest.
Transformers Rescue Bots : One for the Ages
S02, E03 (First Aired: March 8, 2014)
Cody is turned into a grown-up during an experiment, which compromises his spot on the rescue team.
Thanks to fellow Seibertronians Sabrblade and Cyberpath, we get to take a look at some more concept art by Floro Dery, to add to the image heavy post from a while back. The artist has added the images below to the Etsy store previously mentioned, so take a look below at some never seen before G1 artwork!
"Massive grabber from a hole on the spiked moon of the Quintesson planet, from the animated Transformers movie."
"Close shot of the junk lined corridor of the Junkion planet, from the Transformers series."
"The Crystal of Power from "Fire on the Mountain"
"The mechano-beast, from the animated Transformers movie."
Sabrblade has also looked at the image closely, and figured out its actual identity:
A closer examination reveals this to be the combined form of the enigmatic Anibots, who were the prototypical Predacons conceived as an Autobot subgroup instead of Decepticons. So, it isn't actually something that existed in anything official.
The smaller text reveals even more:
"The Anibots: Rhinoceros (Clump), Eagle (Shriek), Lion (Simba), Buffalo (Thump), & Leopard (Pardo).They combine to become the 'Mechano-Beast'. This is the end of the three versions. The 1st version looks like a monster with outer spiketail structure & transforms a second time to an alien spaceship. The 3rd version is a 'Hydra' with five heads. The 'Mechano-Beast' in simplified form."
We have come to learn from the Transformers Collector's Club Twitter feed that Canadian voice actor Cambpbell Lane has passed away at the age of 78. He is well known in the Transformers community for his work on Beast Wars Rampage. You can read an obituary here.
Cam was sent off with much love on January 30, 2014 in his 78th year with his best friend and soul mate, Diane his bride of 32 years, by his side.
He is lovingly remembered by his children, DeeDee, Geoff (Liz, Scythia), Tisha, and Randy ( Anna, Katherine); his grandchildren, Raven, Devon, Hayden and Ethan; and his great granddaughter, Jade. He will also be deeply missed by his siblings, Deirdre, Heather, Peter and Chris and their families; his mother-in-law, Peggy Wood; sister-in-law, Laura Eldridge; brother- and sister-in-law Andy and Donna Wood; his special niece and nephew, Morgan and Ryan Wood; and many close friends, including those regulars at "The Buck."
Cam was known and well respected in the movie, commercial, and voiceover industry. He loved all sports and golf in particular, and was happy if he could help knock a few strokes off someone's game. Cam loved to spend time in the comfort of his home enjoying Diane's great cooking and his cuddly Siamese, Cleo.
Donations may be made in Cam's memory to the Richmond Hospital Foundation or to the BC Lung association. Please remember and celebrate Cam's life in your own special way. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thepro ... jdsCC.dpuf
Time for something else for the little 'bot or 'con in your life! Montco Crafts will be producing Transformers: Prime based Pop-Outz, arts and crafts colouring sheets which allow you to then pop out the character and stand them up for interactive play. The character designs appear to include Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and Bulkhead, a colouring board and markers included in some varieties of the product. Check out the images below.
D.C. Douglas, voice of Chase on Transformers: Rescue Bots, joined the Best Damn Video Game Podcast to talk about Rescue Bots, his voice acting career, and more. (Please note that there is some language and adult discussion in the video, so be aware if you choose to watch from work.)
Douglas gives a great overview of Rescue Bots, and how the show is a great introduction to the Transformers universe for young kids. He mentions that on Rescue Bots, there is no death, destruction, or Decepticons, which is an issue for some people. But he feels the series is a great start for young kids who are not quite ready to see the conflict of some more mature Transformers series, to get them interested in the franchise. But, Douglas says, Rescue Bots isn’t necessarily just for kids.
Once you’ve watched like, 3 episodes in a row, you kind of like, get into it, you know it’s like, for a 6 year old, but ah… the writers write the show...for what makes them laugh. So it’s stuff that works for kids but it ALSO works for adults.
D.C. Douglas talks about voice acting, and knowing that he wanted to be a voice actor as young as 7 years old, and became involved in community theater by 11. By age 19 he was in Hollywood doing auditions, where he met with a woman who he believed was auditioning him for an acting workshop. He was actually auditioning for a voice-over workshop, and the woman told him that he should consider studying voice acting, as it would help every facet of his acting. D.C. took her advice and studied voice acting, and made an effort at on-screen acting. After some time of small parts and extra roles, Douglas got into a group that handled crowd noise for commercials and the like, and he then segued into a variety of other commercial work, which evolved into anime work. He started doing some work in video games, becoming well known for Resident Evil and Mass Effect, among others.
He goes on to discuss how he ended up doing the video game voice acting he has done, as well as some motion capture work. Douglas covers a range of topics including how he feels about and relates to his fans, charities he likes to work with, what his life was like growing up, and more. Douglas also shares his advice for advice for aspiring actors, or people who are interested in voice acting:
If it’s your dream, and you want to do it, do it no matter what anybody else says. It’s, it’s-you don’t know how long you’re going to live. And so money is never a guarantee, you will figure all that stuff as you go...
The video is a little over an hour, so take a little time and give it a watch.
Shout! Factory has also updated their listing for their Transformers Armada: The Complete Series with cover art. This set is scheduled to release on March 11th for $37.99. They are also offering a limited lithograph while supplies last. Check out the cover art, product details, and lithograph below.
PRODUCTS DETAILS
SPECIAL OFFER: Order this directly from ShoutFactory.com and receive an exclusive lithograph! Only 150 were printed, so these are available while supplies last.
The Unicron Trilogy Begins
The fight between the valiant Autobots and treacherous Decepticons continues, but the fate of the war may lie in the hands of the small, power-enhancing Transformers known as Mini-Cons. With the aid of the Autobots, the Mini-Cons escape Cybertron, but their safety is short-lived after an attack cripples the ship and forces it to crash land in Earth’s solar system. Now, after millions of years in stasis, the Decepticons have been alerted to the Mini-Cons’ whereabouts and it’s up to the Autobots to protect them as well as all of humanity.
Discs: 8 Format: NTSC
Video region: Region 1
Color: Color
Language: English
Thanks to our friends at Shout! Factory we have the cover art for the upcoming release of their Transformers Energon: The Complete Series. The set is scheduled to release on May 6th with a $37.99 price tag. Additionally they will be releasing Transformers Energon, Vol. 1 a week later on May 13th. It features the first seven episodes on one disc for a price of $5.97. Check out the cover art and details for each below.
PRODUCTS DETAILS
The Unicron Trilogy Continues
Ten years of peace have passed since Unicron’s destruction, but all of that’s about to change. A mysterious enemy has unleashed the Terrorcons on the Autobots’ cities, gathering energy for plans of total domination. Enter a newly revived Megatron and the universe is in for a war unlike any it’s ever seen between the Autobots and Decepticons. And once again, Earth is caught in the middle!
Can Optimus Prime and his valiant Autobots — alongside their human allies — protect the Earth against this new threat? Find out with the complete series of Transformers: Energon!
Discs: 7 Format: NTSC
Video region: Region 1
Color: Color
Language: English
PRODUCTS DETAILS
Ten years of peace have passed since Unicron’s destruction, but all of that’s about to change. A mysterious enemy has unleashed the Terrorcons on the Autobots’ cities, gathering energy for plans of total domination. Enter a newly revived Megatron and the universe is in for a war unlike any it’s ever seen between the Autobots and Decepticons. And once again, Earth is caught in the middle!
Can Optimus Prime and his valiant Autobots — alongside their human allies — protect the Earth against this new threat? Find out with Transformers: Energon!
Includes The First 7 Exciting Episodes!
Discs: 1 Format: NTSC
Video region: Region 1
Color: Color
Language: English
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