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'TF: Animated' A 2008 Series; Previously Called 'Heroes'?
By News_Staff on Sunday, April 15, 2007
Thanks to Colin Warhurst Website of Siab Studios of a cover of a UK based entertainment news magazine Broadcast April 2007 edition, featuring the new 2008 Transformers animated that will be 26 half hour episodes plus a 90 minute special.
Is this the new Transformers cartoon that we've been referring to as "Transformers: Heroes" being produced by Cartoon Network?
According to the source website, only the logo is available with no information inside the magazine on it. However, there is a comment that the logo is a lot like the Toonami look that is usual in Cartoon Network-produced shows.
If this is indeed the upcoming cartoon we have been calling "Heroes," it is most likely a way to reduce confusion between itself and the "Transformers" movie that will have already been released when the show hits television screens worldwide. The loose 2008 date also contradicts the Fall 2007 release date that was previously attached to the "Hereoes" project by both IESB and Tara Strong. However, due to "Broadcast" being a UK magazine, the date may only be reflecting the UK broadcast date, not the U.S.
Whether or not the show is a continuation of the movie or "a new series based on our old shows," as commented by Frank Welker several months back is unknown.
The front page image shows that the series will consist of twenty six (26) thirty (30) minute episodes with a nintey (90) minute special.
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Re: Transformers Animated 2008 Series (Score: 1) by Jory on Sunday, April 15, 2007 @ 05:29:21 AM
This is gona be intresting to see, i dont like the toonami bit, and I honestly dont liek the 90min special bit, it sounds like its gona be like avatar, in a a crappy foramt, and if this is still the whole thing about voices with david kay doing optimus and some unknown guy doing megs or was it the guy who does sponge bob well hes voicing one of the characters. again it might do very well and im not dissing it till I see but, so far doesnt sound like its gona be good but it is transformers I am going to give it the benifit of the doubt, so yah
Re: 'TF: Animated' A 2008 Series; Previously Called 'Heroes'? (Score: 1) by Jory on Sunday, April 15, 2007 @ 01:48:13 PM
The unicron trilogy wasnt that bad just to human oriented, if they got rid of that kiddy story line and the humans, The series would of been better, but yah bring back 3D, bring back Beast wars writers, or even Ben of bwtf and simon furman or jsut his artwork, bring the writers of beast wars, Warwithin, Botcon comics, Beast wars (IDW) and Stormbringer, and no humans, jsut bot to bot, dont be afraid to kill, bring in twist and turns and yah, doesnt even need to be g1 orietned whole enw series like teh movie but still it could be so much better, no toonami, no crappy artwork, no fake anime, no kiddy story lines that are predicatable, even let teh autbots loose a few battles, this is what transformers should be
Re: 'TF: Animated' A 2008 Series; Previously Called 'Heroes'? (Score: 1) by protoformX on Sunday, April 15, 2007 @ 07:31:29 PM
Yeah, if this is released on Toonami, it's probably gonna be another mass-produced american anime-style show and they don't have the best record of quality (Although I do love Teen Titans).
I wouldn't say Corey Burton is unknown - he voiced Spike in G1, along with Shockwave, Sunstreaker and a few others.
Re: 'TF: Animated' A 2008 Series; Previously Called 'Heroes'? (Score: 1) by Jory on Monday, April 16, 2007 @ 11:29:09 AM
well ok corey burton has deffinate right to voice a transformers cartoon, but this is same thing as the hole peter cullen and frank welker to play opposite if you have david you should have garry, and imagine reversing frank and peter for prime optimus. Petter is the voice of optimus but after him it is garry. Garry has done such a beautifull job. WHo ever did RID I didnt like Bring back Garry and david together
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