New Voltron Coming To Netflix In 2016

[NinjaPug]

Season 5 is out on March 2nd

[sdp]

Just watched the latest season, 6 episode and the new season comes out June 15th, I think I actually prefer this splitting up the seasons, we get new episodes every 3 1/2 months more or less.

This season was fine, there was a lot of action though it also had some slow parts, oddly enough there was no real threat for many episodes. Weird how the war just abruptly ended for the most part. Season ended without any real cliffhanger, I guess they still need to get rid of the factions but whatever.

The whole show is a mess, mostly because as I've stated it's ashamed of being Voltron and it wants to be something else and maybe if it were not Voltron the show could be far more interesting since it's basically holding it down at this point. So much could've been done with the original lore and the 76 episode order instead of this take which would've been better with a new IP.

Sucks that Shiro is still the leader, I loved when they got rid of him and shook things up but due to fan whining they went back to the original line up which was never meant to last this whole time.

[Shark_Blade]

I'm a new fan and just started watching Season 5 (I skipped all the other seasons before it).

I think Shiro is fine but I'm annoyed that he snapped at Lance (told him to shut up) and generally being an asshole to everyone else. I mean he's hot but being a crazy ass doesn't help his case.







I generally saw pics/arts of Lance and Keith together with the team, so to have him away from them is jarring. Hope the future season will put him back together where he belongs.



So I think I'll start Season 1 now that I'm catched up with the current season.

[PApagreg]

So after learning season 5 was just released I decided to like always binge watch it and man does splitting up the seasons in two kinda hurt the show imo. I mean I get what they are doing and trying to ape off the success of shows like Game of thrones and Walking dead by giving mid seasons finales but man is it a pain to endure. But you know despite all of that I did enjoy this season, Lotor being sort of a wild card is interesting, Shiro(or the being that looks like Shiro) being a plant to the high preistess and Allura interacting with Lotor. What I dislike is that muh boi Hunk being left into a corner again. But still good season

[Utrommaniac]

I was hoping Allura would actually get her own White Lion so the team can settle back to where they originally started.

Nice that we finally met Keith's mom.




But Fun Robot was the best part of this season. Especially the scene where it was launched into space while "Amazing Grace" was used for music

[Shark_Blade]

I don't see the significance in meeting Keith's mom in this season tbh. Or anyone's mom in any show - do we need to see April's mom? Goku's mom? Vegeta' mom? Batman's mom?

Nope. Such a meh side story tbh. I rather they focus on the main and supporting characters.

[PApagreg]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

I don't see the significance in meeting Keith's mom in this season tbh. Or anyone's mom in any show - do we need to see April's mom? Goku's mom? Vegeta' mom? Batman's mom?

Nope. Such a meh side story tbh. I rather they focus on the main and supporting characters.

1.Keith's missing mom and his Galra ancestry has been a thing in this show since season 2 and his mom is part of the Blade of Marmora

2. The death of Batman's parents has been the his motivation since decades so bad example there.

[PApagreg]

You know I personally have sort of a love/hate relationship with this show and one of the things I don't like about it is that most of the Galra are too similar. I know there is a story behind it but when the 3 of the contenders for the crown are the same "Grrr strength is absolute" type personalities its kinda boring and the one character who isn't like that gets killed in the end.

[Storm Eagle]

There will be a DVD set for Voltron: Legendary Defender coming out on July 12th. It'll have the first two seasons, and no special features.

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Voltron...-1-and-2/24094

[Shark_Blade]

I rather watch it on Netflix in HD than spending money on the barren and SD dvd. Their marketing dept needs to be fired.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

I rather watch it on Netflix in HD than spending money on the barren and SD dvd. Their marketing dept needs to be fired.

Well...there's a thought. Then again, we still don't have the 2012 TMNT series on Blu-ray.

[Shark_Blade]

I know right. Apparently these companies hate money...

[NinjaPug]

Season 6 trailer:

http://ew.com/tv/2018/06/05/voltron-...6-trailer/amp/

[PApagreg]

You know after hearing Keith's dad talk I'm going to be beyond pissed if we don't hear Keith with a Southern accent.

[sdp]

Just finished season 6 and it's so lack luster, the season finale was hype but they just mishandle so many things that instead of it being an awesome show you think "well it had some cool moments" Slight spoilers for S6 ahead I guess.


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Most of my complains from the show are still on: Music is not memorable enough but at least I know now the classic music is not there because of copyright.

The Lotor heel turn did not work for me since he had already had a face-heel turn, what was the point of redoing it, in fact it almost feels like we're all the way back to S3 or 4 in terms of status quo, what was even the point of the last few seasons if everything is back to how things were?

The shiro reveal was weak but I'm glad he's gone for good now, reviving him because of fan backlash was a big mistake. Again we're back to the Status quo of a few seasons back which was far more interesting. I also like that Kieth is finally the leader we always hoped.

Not enough Voltron in the show named Voltron but that final fight almost made up for it, I wish we had more mech action in this show. They clearly still not have enough experience animating voltron even 6 seasons in because they barely ever feature him but I'm glad he got so much focus in that final episode.

That Galra blonde girl we see this season is such a better design for Princess Allura, brown allura is a cool design as well but that is not the princess. Speaking of Allura, I'm glad she's finally piloting a lion once again.

I continue to have a love/hate relationship with this show, so many cool things going for it only for them to waste them. Let's see where things go, since it's a new page I'll repost my wish list for the rest of the 78 confirmed episodes we'll be getting. We're at 52 now so that means we have 4 more "split" seasons or two more 13 episode seasons whichever way you want to take a look at how Netflix handled the show after season 2:
Vehicle Voltron episode (only 1 episode come on)
Voltrex/Stealth Voltron (both awesome designs)
Classic Theme (even if for the final episode only)
Sven to join the "real" universe (Maybe now that Shiro is gone for good)
Robotic Prince Lothor ( I guess it can happen now that he's "dead")
The Crew from the voltron revival in the early 2010s, even if just random characters we see one day.

[ranger_scout]

The series will end with its eighth season.

http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/07/2...-announcement/

Also,

Spoiler:

Shiro has been confirmed to be an LGBTQ character. He was going to marry someone named Adam, but he broke things off to join the Kerebos mission instead.

http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/07/2...iro-boyfriend/

[sdp]

It really isn't big news, I don't know why everyone is only now reporting on it, look at this thread, I found out the Netflix deal was a 78 episode deal a long time ago. Getting excited over 13 episode seasons is dumb, I prefer the half seasons they were going for since it made the wait easier. The wait for Season 2 was too long and constantly getting episodes even if "half" of the 13 episodes was still better. Now we'll likely have to wait until next year before the last season instead of getting them released slowly.

Sorry for being a buzzkill.

Sad the show is ending but hope it was a success, Netflix doesn't release numbers, do we know how the toyline is doing? I have a lot of problems with Voltron but I want MORE stuff like it and to see it improved, less pandering to the tumblr crowd and more action but I loved the art, the animation, the serious setting, etc. I could just do with better writing.

[sdp]

Halfway through the latest season and it feels a bit slow, some nice moments but overall the show is doing the usual things. I liked the game show episode, not a bad season so far but without Zarkon/Lotor the Galra don't seem as big of a threat.

Edit: Finished the season, slight spoilers I guess I liked the Earth setting, the lion/voltron battles wish we had gotten more like those during the whole series, still drags plenty in other parts. The Galra without their leaders are now just boring villains, did they not plan this out? For a show that had 78 episodes from the start as a full run surely planned things very poorly. So is all the controversy over Shiro not being Gay enough or treated well? that fandom is so unlikable and unaware of themselves.

Originally Posted by Unworthy tinker

However, recent contreversy seems rather harsh. It seems that this season is practically disowned by the fandom, and not for many practical reasons. That, or, the minority acts as if it's flawless. I would like to present more moderate opinions here.

What is the fandom like? I was familiar with the Voltron fandom before Legendary Defender and it was fine, during the first season they all seemed super happy with the show but that was mostly a few 40 somethings who grew up with the original show and the new shows fandom is mostly newer generations. I do know this show is full of the worst of the Tumblr/DeviantArt fandoms that latched on to all the pandering the show went for and there's never pleasing that crowd no matter how much you pander.

Also, the final season will premiere this year. Speculation is because Dreamworks wants it over with because of the toxic fandom. I don't think that's the case, but I won't deny, I wouldn't be surprised.

Edit: oh, and the toys flopped.

When they announced this season would be 13 episodes and so soon since the previous season I knew something was up and that it was likely the final season would be released this year since the order was always 78 episodes. It seems rather odd for them to do this but I doubt the fandom is that toxic, I mean My Little Pony had no problem with its fandom despite the bad press.

Netflix keeps the viewership count to itself so we have no idea how popular the show really is and sucks about the toyline since this might seal the fate for other exclusive action cartoons on Netflix that need toylines but then again the bad tumblr/deviant art fans are all about their shipping/original art/creepy fanfics than buying toys. I thought the show was a success, why are they dumping it all this year? At least it got a full story to tell unlike the two previous Voltron revivals and revived the franchise that hadn't gotten a break since it premiered but if it bombed it might seal the fate for future ambitious animated projects on Netflix.

Edit: I did some digging and the theory seems to be that Lionsgate wants to finish Netflix's contract as quick as possible since they're moving to Hulu, apparently they've been doing the same for other of their Netflix shows.

[PApagreg]

Whelp just watched season 7 and man does it feel like the writers don't plan ahead. This is season 7 and we are just now getting Keith and Shiro's backstory and what happened to Keith's father. Another problem I have is that the Ty Lee alien is apparently a sadist, I may not have perfect memory of the show but has she always been like this and what happened to Adam is a waste. Also apparently Shiro has a disease where he won't perform in peak physical conditions but we saw him moving just fine in the earlier seasons. Despite that however the season is actually pretty good while the main antagonist were kinda weak(they feel like Zarkon-lite) I did enjoy the trip to Earth but the fight happening on Earth not only shakes up the status quo but also gives us more background to the characters. Its nice seeing Lance's and Hunk's families and I like how there was some internal conflict when Pidge's dad tried to inform the Earth populace. While fighting for a planet isn't really anything new we do get higher stakes on a emotional level what with the Paladins wanting to return home but only to find it war torn and under Galra control.Overall good season but my god do the writers need to work on their forethought.

[sdp]

Last season is out, crazy how we got 78 episodes constantly since its premier 2 years ago. Too bad they didn't take this 78 episode order to their advantage, so much more could've been done knowing they knew exactly how many episodes they had to work with.

I'm halfway through the last season and it's mostly the same problems the show has had in its entire run, I'd just like to comment that they made a great job in making Witch Haggar a threat so far. Apparently the tumblr crowd turned on the show becase it didn't do what their headcanons wanted them to, so the show sacrificed character development and story to pander to this crowd only for it to not be "enough" for them

I found why tumblr hates the season

Spoiler:

Tumblr melting down over the entirety of season 8 is some of the best schadenfreude I've ever felt.

But at the same time, I feel sorry for everyone who worked on this show. Imagine having your entire project be ruthlessly shat on because insane bitches (who previously praised your show) built up a yaoi ship in their mind based on literally nothing and are mad that it didn't become canon. I'd never want to interact with fandom again if I were Montgomery or Joaquim.

Started the second half of the season, why are they spending so much time on these nobody supporting characters they've been bloating with since last season? There's enough main characters to deal with already. Pacing problems as always.