154 episodes? That's quite a commitment! Most series are slated for 2 13-episode 'miniseasons', then extended for another two (or more) if all goes well.

I'm just hoping Cartoon network doesn't put it on for 3 weeks on Toonami then dump it at the 6am spot. Like it's done before!

Or it'll be on one of those cartoon channels that I'm not willing to pay $30 more a month to get.

But on a positive note, I am looking forward to this. I want a good Transformers series again. The Classics line built me up, the Movie destroyed my hopes and hopefully, this will bring me back up again.

"The new series has a good deal of talent onboard, including Sam Register, exec producer of Ben 10, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi and Teen Titans; Vincent Aniceto, line producer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls); and Marty Isenberg, head writer (Danny Phantom, A.T.O.M., X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). In addition, Derrick Wyatt, character designer for smash hit Teen Titans, will take the role of lead designer."
- I have a bad feeling about this...

"The new 2D style that will be the show's trademark harks back to the original 20-year-old cartoon,"
- I have a good feeling about this

"but according to ER, the new Transformers has a different audience in mind."
-different than Cybertron, or different then the old cartoon or different than the 20-year old fans?

I believe this series is a re-hash of the old G1 show with a better story to actually have some consistancy. At Transformerscon, Mike Bell said that the show was based on the old G1 toon. He even auditioned for the part of Prowl again, but didn't get it. Apparently all the old G1 voice actors who're still around auditioned also, but only one of them got it.

Whatever it takes to keep the franchise name alive.