The worst part about it is the guy that does the voice for Starscream is the guy that does the voice for Spongebob. Listen to the laugh and you’ll see what I mean.
This show is much better than any one of us would dare to believe.
The worst part: The figures for this series have some of the best engineering that has been applied to transformers. They almost always look exactly as they appear in the show (sans the ridiculous repaints)
@...Tardex:
dude- the “awesome” original show was a multi-year long commercial.
A bad one, since the toys couldn’t do 90% of what they advertised (and an excellent one, since an entire generation gets butthurt over alterations)
the new show isn’t the same as the old one. it is tailored to people who are specifically NOT YOU.
The new toys are pretty awesome for today’s kids.
If you want to bitch over childhood cartoon raping, complain about the severe infractions perpetrated by the newer x-men series (in both plots and art) and the star wars cartoon network abomination.
While it’s true the toys came first, both Transformers and GI Joe were good cartoons. If they weren’t I’m sure we would have found something better to watch. Look at how many toy/cartoon things came out in that period, and how many actually survived. The Thundercats knock offs alone are in the dozens.
There have been a series of CG Transformers, the better one being Beast Wars and the shittier one being that godawful one that took place on Cybertron. I think they were trying to advertise a return to happier days.
Beast Wars was teh shit though. I remember when they found the original Optimus Prime’s ship, the Ark, and Primal Optimus made a comment about how this ancient “die-cast technology” was lost to the ages–referencing the original die-cast metal transformer toys. Zing!
Beast Wars rocked socks. Earlier Transformers cartoons were the originals and thus beyond reproach. This is just ADHD targeting crap with a sprinkle of bad japanimation for good measure.
And when Beast Wars came out, what did people say?
“OMG Dat sux!! Optimus is a truck not a monkey!!”
And it turned out to be one of the most memorable TF series to date. Complete with nods to the original show out the wazoo and a decent degree of depth to the cast.
Just saying. The newer show isn’t the horrible garbage people paint it as. Its not as good as BeastWars but hell they’re at least trying rather than repackaging another Jap show thats godawful.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really hate this JAPANIMATED crud… i know the originals were JAPANIMATED but this new stuff really is friggin weak!
Blasphemy.
I’ve seen this show. Its not that bad, but its not that good either
No. Just, no….
Further raping of my childhood memories… *sigh*
So much pain, so little lube.
The worst part about it is the guy that does the voice for Starscream is the guy that does the voice for Spongebob. Listen to the laugh and you’ll see what I mean.
THEY LOOK LIKE CATS! WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS TO US?!
This show is much better than any one of us would dare to believe.
The worst part: The figures for this series have some of the best engineering that has been applied to transformers. They almost always look exactly as they appear in the show (sans the ridiculous repaints)
@...RSIxidor: Get the fuck out of MCS now!
@...Tardex:
dude- the “awesome” original show was a multi-year long commercial.
A bad one, since the toys couldn’t do 90% of what they advertised (and an excellent one, since an entire generation gets butthurt over alterations)
the new show isn’t the same as the old one. it is tailored to people who are specifically NOT YOU.
The new toys are pretty awesome for today’s kids.
If you want to bitch over childhood cartoon raping, complain about the severe infractions perpetrated by the newer x-men series (in both plots and art) and the star wars cartoon network abomination.
Wait…haven’t transformers ALWAYS been animated? Just sayin’….
While it’s true the toys came first, both Transformers and GI Joe were good cartoons. If they weren’t I’m sure we would have found something better to watch. Look at how many toy/cartoon things came out in that period, and how many actually survived. The Thundercats knock offs alone are in the dozens.
When the hell did the Autobots start using flails and sharp blades? I thought only the Decepticons used anything threatening.
@...Shanghai_Factor:
There have been a series of CG Transformers, the better one being Beast Wars and the shittier one being that godawful one that took place on Cybertron. I think they were trying to advertise a return to happier days.
Beast Wars was teh shit though. I remember when they found the original Optimus Prime’s ship, the Ark, and Primal Optimus made a comment about how this ancient “die-cast technology” was lost to the ages–referencing the original die-cast metal transformer toys. Zing!
Beast Wars rocked socks. Earlier Transformers cartoons were the originals and thus beyond reproach. This is just ADHD targeting crap with a sprinkle of bad japanimation for good measure.
And when Beast Wars came out, what did people say?
“OMG Dat sux!! Optimus is a truck not a monkey!!”
And it turned out to be one of the most memorable TF series to date. Complete with nods to the original show out the wazoo and a decent degree of depth to the cast.
Just saying. The newer show isn’t the horrible garbage people paint it as. Its not as good as BeastWars but hell they’re at least trying rather than repackaging another Jap show thats godawful.
Yeah, but this is to Transformers as what Loonatics Unleashed was to Loony Tunes.
@...Nemo Intermundorum: DONE! This cannot be fought. No such rebuttal exists.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really hate this JAPANIMATED crud… i know the originals were JAPANIMATED but this new stuff really is friggin weak!