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New Transformers Cartoon On the Way?
By bwbm on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 @ 11:42:04 PM
 "Blitz" of our TFans board has posted information from the cartoon television board ToonTalk of what may be the next upcoming Transformers cartoon. Titled "Transformers: Heroes," the leak shows that the show is slated for a fall 2007 release and will be produced by CN Studios. The cartoon is going to be U.S.-made since it will be produced by CN Studios. The order is for 26 episodes, which is a change from the 52 episode order that has been going on for the past several iterations of the Transformers cartoon.
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Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by WWOp on Tuesday, September 05, 2006 @ 11:59:28 PM | | U.S. made? Wow that is such a relief, don't get me wrong I like Japanese cartoons but the stuff in the Armada, Energon, and Cybertron series was a bit much. There were some great parts but some of the overdone anime and especially the crap with the kids that would take up half of an episode really turned me away. Here's to a US made show, wether or not it is animated or CGI! |
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by JoeyIA on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 12:13:24 AM | Same here. Beast Wars was probably the best TF 'toon and that was made in Canada. RiD, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron have all sucked.
I'm tired of the shows always revolving around some anime guy's internal monologue about his feelings of fighting alongside the Autobots. Or when that's not going on its just TFs searching for stuff. How about a show that's not a scavenger hunt?
3 years of searching for minicons, energon chips, and keys... sheesh. How about just fighting some Decepticons for once?! |
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by Gigatron on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 03:11:58 AM | | If I have seen 20 minutes of Rid, Armada, Energon or Cybertron in total, it's a lot. The toys are cool, but the shows are aweful. Let's hope Heroes doesn't have that Pokemon/Dragonballs games/point/minimalist Japanese Philosophy feel to it, but is more of an animated "24" with Transformers |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by sidearmsalpha on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 03:19:04 AM | If it's not as deep as Beast Wars/Beast Machines were, I'm tuning out like I have for everthing after those. It's too bad they couldn't make a series aimed at the older fans and teens/young adults akin to what Harmony Gold did with Robotech back in the 80's. I mean how could Hasbro tease kids with a kickass movie, and then go back to dumbing down the characters and stories after that?!
They could subsidize a more mature series with a TF cartoon aimed at kids that's part of a different continuity like how there's two Gundam continuities in Japan -- one being more serious than the other. |
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by Warrior_From_The_Sky on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 03:56:57 AM | | maybe it'll be toys from more than one toy line, like TF Universe or something, that'd be nice. or, maybe this will be the toon for the Classics line here in america? *crosses fingers* here's hoping for a good television series! |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Bruticus_Maximus on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 05:25:51 AM | As long as it isn't dubbed from Japanese and the story isn't the same old crap with Megatron becomming Galvatron, Prime getting and upgrade/repaint. linking with various differen't bots over the course of the series, and the series to fight Galvatron/Megatron, and then ending with Mega/Galvatron sacrificing himself to "save the universe" crap.
It should be quite good. :P |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Tigerhawk on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 07:48:40 AM | | At least its not the faux...er fox network. Remeber when they axed the idea of the Maximals having guns in beast machines because it was sending a bad message. Here's hoping for some big blasters! |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Snakeeyes23 on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:05:42 AM | Great!
I agree with everyone completely, although I don't share the same contempt for the beast era. I think the show had great stories, even if it is visually outdated.
Cartoon Network has yet to put out an original show with poor quality as far as I've seen. Even the toy-based action shows on the network are pretty adult accessible, so I think this is good news. Lets not forget that jamming a bunch of crazy japanese toys together and making them living robots with a new story was originally an American concept, so I think its time we got another go at it, if only to change things up. The japanese seem to like running common themes, such as the megs to galv conversion, so here's hoping for some new concepts, and maybe even a unique new style!
Unless its a classics cartoon, in which case seeing the G1 story freshly told would be fun. Here's hoping its not a cartoon based directly off of the movie designs, although I'm sure it is meant as a spin-off of sorts from the film, kinda like Batman the Animated series, as well as The Batman and the new Fantastic 4 cartoon. Here's hoping for something great! |
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by slugpitcher on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:06:11 AM | | lets hope its done as well as last years ninja turtles... so far this season has sucked but last years was pretty good |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Massdestruction on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:24:51 AM | Say hello to Cartoon Network's new lineup:
Ed, Edd and Galvy
My Gym Partner is Optimus Primal
Foster's Home for Minicons
The Grim Adventures of Starscream and Wheelie |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Tigerhawk on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 11:00:24 AM | What about....
My Fairly odd Pretenders
Teen Technobots
The Powerpuff Fembots
Samurai Nightbird
Starscream the Cowardly Jet |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Roboto750 on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 11:12:04 AM | | Actually, this a relief to me. CN Studios was involved in Big O and other successes, besides their goofy stuff. Better than that crap we've had since BW! |
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by J on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 12:09:46 PM | I really hope it has to do with the Classics line, if it continue's that long, and do a new G-1 cartoon.... That would be the stuff!!!!!
No more imature japanese crap!!!!! Thank you God!!!!! I know kids That think the shows were to babyish!
I really hope this time around they can do some of the old G-1 stlyle with a story like Marvel and BeastWars style of writing.
Would that bring viewer's or what? |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by corporstone on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 12:25:57 PM | If they're making it in America, who would you want to write it? I'd love to see the team behind Beast Wars brought back. What if they got Furman to be a head writer?
I'm just glad we won't have to deal with lame Japanese stories and sub-par translations of said lame Japanese stories. I liked the cgi animation on Cybertron, so I hope they keep that to cut down on animation erroes. |
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by Blitzwing on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 05:02:17 PM | | Ditto... The animation was decent, but the storyline and subplots were awful. Whereas the G1 storylines were decent, but the animation was inconsistent and at points pure slop. If they could do the CGi of BW and have a storyline not involving feelings or PC'ness, it'll be something worth watching. |
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by openwound on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 06:09:40 PM | | At this point, i'd be more excited for another US series instead of the damn movie. |
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by J_Man on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 06:53:11 PM | | I hope it's not that rumored series where the Transformers are "slaves" to humans and end up have a "dark secret". I had heard there was a series coming out where humans basically had robot servants and as the series progress it's learned that these robots are actually Transformers and are from Cybertron. Eventually the Decepticon vs Autobot fight happens and yes the stupid human kids are in the middle of this too. |
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by Starblazer1989 on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:27:27 PM | | i don't watch Cartoon Network anymore since the cancelled great shows like "Justice League Unlimited" to put on crap anime shows that make no freakin' sense. besides mostly likely once this new Transformers cartoon is a hit, CN will move it to a time slot around 6a.m. eastern time & 5a.m. central, just like they did with other Transformer shows. that's CN's policies. |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by corporstone on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:41:50 PM | In regard to that slaves idea, I hope the American writers aren't dumb enough to write that kinda crap, although it does remind me of the start of Dreamwave's first TF series.
I'm just tured of every Japanese series giving Megatron an upgrade to Galvatron by just changing his colors. That's so freaking cheap. In the original, it was a totally different mild and personality, why can't they do that with the new series? Or at least give him a new feature or something (besides the crappy "new modes" they came up with in RiD). |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by corporstone on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 @ 09:54:38 PM | | I was just thinking of something though. The last 80's cartoon that CN made on their own was He-man and that one tanked real quick. I hope that's not a precursor to a TF flop. |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by FallenGamini on Thursday, September 07, 2006 @ 03:53:25 AM | Don't wipe off the anime belief yet. If you guys remember, IGPX was produced by Cartoon Network, yet was an anime made by Production IG. Furthermore, they recently produced another anime, which is created by Toei animation. You know what anime this is? It is an anime adaption of Powerpuff Girls called Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z.
I am thinkin that this show may be a "commerical" for the classics line, but that is me just guessing. |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by FallenGamini on Thursday, September 07, 2006 @ 03:56:42 AM | How do you know the Megatron to Galvatron is a japanese invention? It could be either Hasbro or Takara and not just writers alone. I am sure Hasbro(who seems to have greater power over TFs than Takara) opted for the megs to galvatron storyline
Originally, Gigatron turned into Devil Gigatron, but because of his name was changed over and that religious words are tabooed, it was megs to Gal. |
Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by corporstone on Thursday, September 07, 2006 @ 08:27:20 AM | | I'm not saying it's just a Japanese idea or not, I'm just tired of it happening in every Japanese series with just a name and color change. If he's going to upgrade, give us a REAL upgrade! |
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by trycon-matrix on Thursday, September 07, 2006 @ 08:38:23 AM | Wow! There has not been A us cartoon series since beast machines, but I am worried that CN will make it really kiddy, I mean "Transformers Heroes" sounds kiddy to me.
I’m a G1 beast wars kind of guy.
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Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by FallenGamini on Thursday, September 07, 2006 @ 06:00:48 PM | | I understand what you are saying. True, that they need to do a real one. At least Gigatron's was a bit different; the japanese Devil gigatron had more transformations than the Japanese original. A shame the US decided to use DG's mold for both Megs and Gal in the U.S. |
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by Duke (ketchum@yamato.com) on Friday, September 08, 2006 @ 02:16:47 AM | Personally, I won't believe this news until it's officially announced. Cartoon Network has a hard enough time trying to organize stuff 2 months in advance, let alone a full year (especially since The Batman and Legion of Super Heroes are supposed to air by this year's end).
If this does get made, I hope they stick with Gonzo and do NOT go back to Mainframe. Mainframe hasn't been able to animate humans right at all (or heck, actual good animation in general) since ReBoot, and I doubt they'd do the Transformers any differently, especially since all the people that were around during Beast Wars/Machines were fired from Mainframe long ago. Plus, I'd prefer to NOT have my Transformers be made of malleable metal. I'd like them to be at least somewhat, you know, robotic.
If CN is helping to finance this series, that gives Gonzo more budget to work with, meaning we could see animation as good as some of their other works (Samurai 7, Burst Angel, Kiddy Grade, Basilisk, Desert Punk, Kaleido Star, Gad Guard, Full Metal Panic! Season 1, etc.). After all, Gonzo is one of the Top 10 animation companies in the world, so it'd be a shame to not use them. Although if Williams Street (the guys and gals behind Toonami and the English version of IGPX) is put in charge, Production I.G. (IGPX, Ghost in the Shell, Tales of Symphonia, etc.) will likely get the job.
Whatever studio they use, I hope they use the same designer from Cybertron, as Cybertron had the best Transformers designs since the first Transmetal line (not the horrid TM2 line), especially Megatron.
Then again, I fail to see what's so horrible about Cybertron in the first place. The animation's great, the music does the job, the story's awesome, the humans actually do stuff and don't get in the way, and the designs are excellent. The only problems with Cybertron are that it's unfairly linked with Armada and Energon (as Gonzo junked that link soon after production began) and some questionable dubbing.
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Re: New Transformers Cartoon On the Way? (Score: 1)
by Duke (ketchum@yamato.com) on Friday, September 08, 2006 @ 02:19:26 AM | He-Man's ratings were actually pretty decent. Not mind-blowing, mind you, but enough to justify airing it.
However, its toy sales blew royally, so Mattel cut the funding to the series. |
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by Blitzwing on Saturday, September 16, 2006 @ 09:26:13 PM | | Something just occured to me today as I opened up the Wave 2 Titanium figures. The line is referred to in literature as Transformer Heroes. Does this mean that this new cartoon, should it come to fruition, would be a WW type series? That would so kick ass! |
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