First Look at Nickelodeon's Transformers: Earth Spark Show

MaximalNui wrote:My sole concern is that, like previous CG shows for the brand, they'll have to rely heavily on a short cast and lots of repaints for background characters. Then again, that might not be a bad thing; it's what forced Beast Wars to focus more on character writing than product shilling.

One interesting thing to note is that the kid mentions "you're a Transformer". With a tone that implies he already knows what that is.

Which, to me, can mean one of three things: either he finds out early what Transformers are and is reacting to something else also being a Transformer (which sounds...rather manipulative and convoluted editing, but not impossible); or Transformers as a brand is well-known on Earth and he discovers real ones exist, like in Digimon Tamers (which would be confusing at first, but bold and new for the franchise); or Transformers are relatively well-known in this continuity and he's surprised to have met one (far more likely and in line with other continuities we had).

Actually, come to think of it, for a franchise where one of the main taglines is "Robots In Disguise", there's plenty of continuities where the existence of Transformers is well-known to the public, or at least the government.

ZeroWolf wrote:

MaximalNui wrote:My sole concern is that, like previous CG shows for the brand, they'll have to rely heavily on a short cast and lots of repaints for background characters. Then again, that might not be a bad thing; it's what forced Beast Wars to focus more on character writing than product shilling.

One interesting thing to note is that the kid mentions "you're a Transformer". With a tone that implies he already knows what that is.

Which, to me, can mean one of three things: either he finds out early what Transformers are and is reacting to something else also being a Transformer (which sounds...rather manipulative and convoluted editing, but not impossible); or Transformers as a brand is well-known on Earth and he discovers real ones exist, like in Digimon Tamers (which would be confusing at first, but bold and new for the franchise); or Transformers are relatively well-known in this continuity and he's surprised to have met one (far more likely and in line with other continuities we had).

Actually, come to think of it, for a franchise where one of the main taglines is "Robots In Disguise", there's plenty of continuities where the existence of Transformers is well-known to the public, or at least the government.

The best with regards to keeping themselves secret was Rescue Bots, who only revealed themselves to the public in Season 4

Sabrblade wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

MaximalNui wrote:My sole concern is that, like previous CG shows for the brand, they'll have to rely heavily on a short cast and lots of repaints for background characters. Then again, that might not be a bad thing; it's what forced Beast Wars to focus more on character writing than product shilling.

One interesting thing to note is that the kid mentions "you're a Transformer". With a tone that implies he already knows what that is.

Which, to me, can mean one of three things: either he finds out early what Transformers are and is reacting to something else also being a Transformer (which sounds...rather manipulative and convoluted editing, but not impossible); or Transformers as a brand is well-known on Earth and he discovers real ones exist, like in Digimon Tamers (which would be confusing at first, but bold and new for the franchise); or Transformers are relatively well-known in this continuity and he's surprised to have met one (far more likely and in line with other continuities we had).

Actually, come to think of it, for a franchise where one of the main taglines is "Robots In Disguise", there's plenty of continuities where the existence of Transformers is well-known to the public, or at least the government.

The best with regards to keeping themselves secret was Rescue Bots, who only revealed themselves to the public in Season 4

And only after a small alien invasion by the Velgrox forced their hand, even.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Is this what will replace Cyberverse?

Yes.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Regardless, I'm surprised to see the return of humans.
I'm currently at season two in Cyberverse. I find the complete absence of humans unsettling and creepy.

The lack of humans in Cyberverse was due to budget constraints. Hasbro gave them such a small budget that gradually got bigger over time, but the makers had to fight tooth and nail just to get a few seconds of screentime for a single human child seen that one season 1 episode with the roadside billboard.