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*Raph's Girl* · 10-30-2010, 11:42 PM

New trailer's up for Transformers Prime. The pilot is being dubbed a 5 part mini-series event. It'll premier on Nov 26th at 4pm ET and then air in it's regular timeslot November 29th at 6:30pm ET. Check your local channel for times as I have discovered that when the episodes air on the east coast they air on the west coast at the same time! This looks rather epic. Altho Im not that keen on their mouth movements.

*ZariusTwo* · 11-01-2010, 11:45 AM

Ugh, that animation looks terrible.

Archon_Turtle · 11-01-2010, 11:58 AM

Agreed. This would be amazing...if it were a fan project...

*Candy Kappa* · 11-01-2010, 12:15 PM

The animation looks nice, except for the facial animation, the mouth in particularly. The designs are meh, probably grow on me like animated. But still don't get why they give Optimus a mouth, it looks weird. The background models, colors and render is nice. But I have seen better on student projects

*Hero* · 11-01-2010, 06:39 PM

I want to like this, but it's doing nothing for me.

Will see some full episodes though.

===HERO

*TheCanadiandrome* · 11-01-2010, 08:01 PM

looks like sh*t! really don't care if i see this

*Raph's Girl* · 11-15-2010, 09:59 PM

Ok. Here's the deal with Transformers Prime. The first season will have 26 episodes and they have a whole storyline planned for up to FOUR seasons....each season having 26 eps.

On Nov 26th there'll be a sneak peak with the first 2 eps of the 5 part pilot airing. The first 2 eps will repeat on Nov 29th with eps 3 - 5 airing Nov 30th - Dec 3rd. I believe the series will air every monday from that point on.

Also there are 4 new promos online. Arcee, Bumblebee, The Rock er uh Cliffjumper, and Darby are introduced. Arcee appears in 3 of the 4 promos.

http://www.toonzone.net/news/article...videos-on-line

And for those wondering what Soundwave is....*sighs* He's a flying type. He's a UAV:

*Candy Kappa* · 11-15-2010, 10:19 PM

just somethign about those promos that bugs me.

It looks like the shots are not fully polished yet. Lighting is off, lack of backgrounds, textures are way too basic even for a simplistic style as this. The animation is horrible, the robots moves way too organic to be robots. it looks rushed and cheap.

showed it to a fellow student, and he sees the same issues I have with it.

*Wildcat* · 11-26-2010, 08:20 PM

Saw the sneak peaks/2 ep Pilot today. Must say Im very impressed with it.

I dont care what anyone says. I think this could be the best TF series since Beast Wars. Not because of the CG animation but because of everything else.

I think the designs are awesome. The mouths dont bother me at all. The G1 TFs had mouths. Besides Optimus has his face-gaurd on during battle.

Now I know its only 2 episodes but the writing seems really well done. Was not expecting it to be that hard and serious. I kept thinking, ya ya they'll find a way to bring back CliffJumper but just when it seems he's back they just kill him off even more.

I could be wrong. Who knows maybe they'll make up some goofy way for CliffJumper to come back but as it stands right now its very grim and surprising that they'd kill an Autobot in the first episode.

Plus the whole thing with Unicron's blood/dark energon and Megatron shoving it into his spark chamber like he's about to turn into some giant monster-bot.

Like I said I know its only 2 episodes and I could be wrong but it looks extremely promising. (Only flaw I see is that Arcee's robot mode seems too big to come out of that motorcycle, just a small gripe, no biggie.)

The Terror of Death · 11-27-2010, 03:09 AM

Coming in I was really excited about this show especially after watching those two Hub specials that aired before the premiere, unfortunately after watching it I ended up being disappointed. There was nothing I hated about these two episodes but there was really nothing that blew me away either.

My first major gripe is that the Cliffjumper death was too sudden. When the drones brought Cliff to Starscream I thought the two were going to talk for a while but as soon as he made that one comment he was killed off. It was actually surprising but it also managed to be somewhat ineffective. We barely knew anything about him and he had less than five minutes of screen time so I don't see how his death would have much impact on the viewer unless you were a big fan of the character's previous comic/cartoon counterparts. I didn't like how short his battle was either. Had we got to know him more over the course of the five-parter and watched him die in the fifth episode the death would have probably been more effective. Also, a battle with Megatron or Starscream instead of the troopers would have been preferable.

My second gripe is that the teenagers didn't leave any good first impressions and came off as unnecessary. Sari from Animated had the key, her relation to her father, and the whole mysterious backstory that connected her to the autobots. These three don't bring anything essential to the table. Sure, Raph is Bumbleebees translator and he can also help Ratchet with Earth tech but they could have easily been changed so that Bee has a voice and Ratchet doesn't need help. The 16 year old is just your run of the mill teen and the girl is the eccentric comedy relief character. I don't have any problem with human characters its just that the staff could have cooked up people more interesting and necessary than these three. Also, do the Autobots have to babysit them 24/7?

Other than those qualms I thought the rest of the premiere was alright. The majority of the character designs looked good, the action scenes were forgetable, and the CGI was better than expected but nothing too amazing. My favorite parts were the exchange between Prime and Fowler, Megatron stabbing himself with the Dark Energon, and Arcee's reaction to Cliff's death and her making fun of Jack's "we all got problems" line. The Dark Energon storyline seems intriguing and I want to see where they go with it. I'll watch at least up to episode 13 but right now I'm not excited as I was before.

10-30-2010, 11:42 PM	#41
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	New trailer's up for Transformers Prime. The pilot is being dubbed a 5 part mini-series event. It'll premier on Nov 26th at 4pm ET and then air in it's regular timeslot November 29th at 6:30pm ET. Check your local channel for times as I have discovered that when the episodes air on the east coast they air on the west coast at the same time! This looks rather epic. Altho Im not that keen on their mouth movements. __________________

11-01-2010, 11:45 AM	#42
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,494	Ugh, that animation looks terrible. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

11-01-2010, 12:15 PM	#44
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	The animation looks nice, except for the facial animation, the mouth in particularly. The designs are meh, probably grow on me like animated. But still don't get why they give Optimus a mouth, it looks weird. The background models, colors and render is nice. But I have seen better on student projects __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

11-01-2010, 06:39 PM	#45
Hero British Bloke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,298	I want to like this, but it's doing nothing for me. Will see some full episodes though. ===HERO __________________ Go Green Machine My Facebook -My Tumblr - My Art - Figured 0ut - My Awesome Instagram

11-01-2010, 08:01 PM	#46
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,719	looks like sht! really don't care if i see this __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020* TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

11-01-2010, 11:58 AM	#43
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Agreed. This would be amazing...if it were a fan project...

11-15-2010, 09:59 PM	#47
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Ok. Here's the deal with Transformers Prime. The first season will have 26 episodes and they have a whole storyline planned for up to FOUR seasons....each season having 26 eps. On Nov 26th there'll be a sneak peak with the first 2 eps of the 5 part pilot airing. The first 2 eps will repeat on Nov 29th with eps 3 - 5 airing Nov 30th - Dec 3rd. I believe the series will air every monday from that point on. Also there are 4 new promos online. Arcee, Bumblebee, The Rock er uh Cliffjumper, and Darby are introduced. Arcee appears in 3 of the 4 promos. http://www.toonzone.net/news/article...videos-on-line And for those wondering what Soundwave is....sighs He's a flying type. He's a UAV: __________________

11-15-2010, 10:19 PM	#48
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	just somethign about those promos that bugs me. It looks like the shots are not fully polished yet. Lighting is off, lack of backgrounds, textures are way too basic even for a simplistic style as this. The animation is horrible, the robots moves way too organic to be robots. it looks rushed and cheap. showed it to a fellow student, and he sees the same issues I have with it. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

11-26-2010, 08:20 PM	#49
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	Saw the sneak peaks/2 ep Pilot today. Must say Im very impressed with it. I dont care what anyone says. I think this could be the best TF series since Beast Wars. Not because of the CG animation but because of everything else. I think the designs are awesome. The mouths dont bother me at all. The G1 TFs had mouths. Besides Optimus has his face-gaurd on during battle. Now I know its only 2 episodes but the writing seems really well done. Was not expecting it to be that hard and serious. I kept thinking, ya ya they'll find a way to bring back CliffJumper but just when it seems he's back they just kill him off even more. I could be wrong. Who knows maybe they'll make up some goofy way for CliffJumper to come back but as it stands right now its very grim and surprising that they'd kill an Autobot in the first episode. Plus the whole thing with Unicron's blood/dark energon and Megatron shoving it into his spark chamber like he's about to turn into some giant monster-bot. Like I said I know its only 2 episodes and I could be wrong but it looks extremely promising. (Only flaw I see is that Arcee's robot mode seems too big to come out of that motorcycle, just a small gripe, no biggie.) __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

11-27-2010, 03:09 AM	#50
The Terror of Death Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 736	Coming in I was really excited about this show especially after watching those two Hub specials that aired before the premiere, unfortunately after watching it I ended up being disappointed. There was nothing I hated about these two episodes but there was really nothing that blew me away either. My first major gripe is that the Cliffjumper death was too sudden. When the drones brought Cliff to Starscream I thought the two were going to talk for a while but as soon as he made that one comment he was killed off. It was actually surprising but it also managed to be somewhat ineffective. We barely knew anything about him and he had less than five minutes of screen time so I don't see how his death would have much impact on the viewer unless you were a big fan of the character's previous comic/cartoon counterparts. I didn't like how short his battle was either. Had we got to know him more over the course of the five-parter and watched him die in the fifth episode the death would have probably been more effective. Also, a battle with Megatron or Starscream instead of the troopers would have been preferable. My second gripe is that the teenagers didn't leave any good first impressions and came off as unnecessary. Sari from Animated had the key, her relation to her father, and the whole mysterious backstory that connected her to the autobots. These three don't bring anything essential to the table. Sure, Raph is Bumbleebees translator and he can also help Ratchet with Earth tech but they could have easily been changed so that Bee has a voice and Ratchet doesn't need help. The 16 year old is just your run of the mill teen and the girl is the eccentric comedy relief character. I don't have any problem with human characters its just that the staff could have cooked up people more interesting and necessary than these three. Also, do the Autobots have to babysit them 24/7? Other than those qualms I thought the rest of the premiere was alright. The majority of the character designs looked good, the action scenes were forgetable, and the CGI was better than expected but nothing too amazing. My favorite parts were the exchange between Prime and Fowler, Megatron stabbing himself with the Dark Energon, and Arcee's reaction to Cliff's death and her making fun of Jack's "we all got problems" line. The Dark Energon storyline seems intriguing and I want to see where they go with it. I'll watch at least up to episode 13 but right now I'm not excited as I was before.