Entertainment Rights secures rights to new Transformers Cartoon.

154 episodes? That's quite a commitment! Most series are slated for 2 13-episode 'miniseasons', then extended for another two (or more) if all goes well.

Why do i forsee another crapy cartoon network kiddie cartoon?

I'm just hoping Cartoon network doesn't put it on for 3 weeks on Toonami then dump it at the 6am spot. Like it's done before!

Or it'll be on one of those cartoon channels that I'm not willing to pay $30 more a month to get.

But on a positive note, I am looking forward to this. I want a good Transformers series again. The Classics line built me up, the Movie destroyed my hopes and hopefully, this will bring me back up again.

That's a lot of episodes and 4 seasons to boot!! Now let's just hope the series is actually good.

"The new series has a good deal of talent onboard, including Sam Register, exec producer of Ben 10, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi and Teen Titans; Vincent Aniceto, line producer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls); and Marty Isenberg, head writer (Danny Phantom, A.T.O.M., X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). In addition, Derrick Wyatt, character designer for smash hit Teen Titans, will take the role of lead designer."
- I have a bad feeling about this...

"The new 2D style that will be the show's trademark harks back to the original 20-year-old cartoon,"
- I have a good feeling about this

"but according to ER, the new Transformers has a different audience in mind."
-different than Cybertron, or different then the old cartoon or different than the 20-year old fans?

...sounds bad. Kiddie cartoon. Too bad, really. They should've stuck with an anime studio.

Perhaps this means I can save money by not having to buy figures for quite some time, and catch up on all the other stuff I want.

I believe this series is a re-hash of the old G1 show with a better story to actually have some consistancy. At Transformerscon, Mike Bell said that the show was based on the old G1 toon. He even auditioned for the part of Prowl again, but didn't get it. Apparently all the old G1 voice actors who're still around auditioned also, but only one of them got it.

Of course it's a kiddies cartoon, it's for kids. If we ever see anything aimed at an older/more intelligent audience it wont be until well after the movie(s) are long gone. Hasbro are relaunching the brand with this movie, they'll go for the kids just like they did in the 80s. Maybe when those kids have grow up in 5-10 years time they'll do something like Beast Wars aimed at the fans who grew up with these Transformers. Either way I wouldn't hold your breath, my advice is get out while you can.

Yours AK

Whatever it takes to keep the franchise name alive.

ER now has worldwide (excluding Latin America, North America and certain Asian territories) TV and video-on-demand distribution rights to Transformers (26x30') plus a 70-minute Transformers special. ER now represents four seasons of the show, totaling 154 episodes

If you read here it states that the series is 26 30 minute episodes and a 70 minute special.

The other seasons that are refered to are the Unicron trilogy to which entertaiment rights also have rights to(although the episode count is wrong as those three series already total 156 eps).
armada
energon
cybertron

Somebody has seriously misunderstood ER's press release. The 154 episodes is actually the total of Armada/Energon/Cybertron episodes. The 4 seasons is actually AEC plus this new series, which ER have TV distribution rights in most places in the world.

This NEW Transformers series is only 26 episodes long plus a 70 minute special.

Prime Evil wrote:That's a lot of episodes and 4 seasons to boot!! Now let's just hope the series is actually good.

I'm skeptical, but open...

*praying that its based off of classics...*

BIGBOT and SNIPER_SAMURAI, I updated the news article with what you pointed out (but not the thread yet).

Thanks for the help!

Just for clarification ... it's 26 NEW episodes. Entertainment Rights distributes Armada, Energon and Cybertron to countries outside of North (and South?) America. It's NOT 154 NEW episodes.

"ER now has worldwide (excluding Latin America, North America and certain Asian territories) TV and video-on-demand distribution rights to Transformers (26x30') plus a 70-minute Transformers special."

Stop. Breathe. Take that in. Ok, read it once more. Now proceed ...

"ER now represents four seasons of the show"

Stop again. Read carefully what it says. "ER now represents four seasons of the show." That means they are distributing 4 different seasons of the Transformers worldwide. I'm assuming this means that if a company wanted to come along and syndicate Armada, for example, they would go through ER or it would be a package deal. Get all 4 seasons to air on your television channel/station, blah blah blah.

Proceed ...

", totalling 154 episodes."

That might just be poorly worded. I imagine if you did a count of AEC (The Unicron Trilogy), you'd see that there is around 150 episodes. Throw in the new season and there would be a total of around 175 to 180 total.

emeraldbeacon wrote:154 episodes? That's quite a commitment! Most series are slated for 2 13-episode 'miniseasons', then extended for another two (or more) if all goes well.

no transformers series got past 100. g1 came close with 98 (i count rebirth 1,2,3). this is cool

and as far as toonami, they will. probubly replace it with a cartoon from japan about TENNIS

Seibertron wrote:Just for clarification ... it's 26 NEW episodes. Entertainment Rights distributes Armada, Energon and Cybertron to countries outside of North (and South?) America. It's NOT 154 NEW episodes.

"ER now has worldwide (excluding Latin America, North America and certain Asian territories) TV and video-on-demand distribution rights to Transformers (26x30') plus a 70-minute Transformers special."

Stop. Breathe. Take that in. Ok, read it once more. Now proceed ...

"ER now represents four seasons of the show"

Stop again. Read carefully what it says. "ER now represents four seasons of the show." That means they are distributing 4 different seasons of the Transformers worldwide. I'm assuming this means that if a company wanted to come along and syndicate Armada, for example, they would go through ER or it would be a package deal. Get all 4 seasons to air on your television channel/station, blah blah blah.

Proceed ...

", totalling 154 episodes."

That might just be poorly worded. I imagine if you did a count of AEC (The Unicron Trilogy), you'd see that there is around 150 episodes. Throw in the new season and there would be a total of around 175 to 180 total.

Changed the front page news to reflect that, but did not change the thread post yet...

All of those cartoons have similar styles. I REALLY hope they dont make a show with any of those styles! ECKKK!!! They work great with those cartoons NOT Transformers.

This all sounds good, so far. If the series is good, I would like to see it go past 26 episodes (plus the special). I know it's what most series go on now-a-days, but in truth, that seems a bit short for a series to me, unless it goes into spid off's like Armada (the Unicron Trilogy). I have to admit that "according to ER, the new Transformers has a different audience in mind," does raise some questions in my mind.

maybe it's the fans of G1 and such?

Sweet. It'll have a good amount of humor and action, I hope. Before Teen Titans ended, I was a HUGE fan. In fact, I'm a fan of most of the shows that those guys have worked on. I'll watch it, and since it's by so many of Cartoon Network's biggest writers, it'll hopefully have a slot on Miguzi or Toonami.

I believe this series is a re-hash of the old G1 show with a better story to actually have some consistancy. At Transformerscon, Mike Bell said that the show was based on the old G1 toon. He even auditioned for the part of Prowl again, but didn't get it. Apparently all the old G1 voice actors who're still around auditioned also, but only one of them got it.

That would be awesome.

Do you suppose this means the Energon and Cybertron series will be released on DVD now?

That is a powerful line up in the crew department, and 154 episodes plus specials...

Could it be I got my wish!?!

Time will tell, I realy hope this new series doesn't suck!

well, i really think this sounds promising

I smell crap. None of that sounds promising at all.

I really want to see some art from this show, The designs cannot be as bad as the movie line, but it is a CN show, so Im expecting easy to mass produce characters with washed out minimalist backgrounds.

I'm pondering the look of these new designs...and the transformability...

You're not reading carefully.

It's similar to the original cartoon, but with a different audience in mind. The original cartoon was a kiddie cartoon. This'll probably be teen-oriented.

hope it's not some anime or whatever cartoon. Long live the American-looking transformers!

"Entertainment Rights (ER) has secured rights to the new Transformers animated television series from toy giant Hasbro, as well as agreeing a raft of international deals for its key properties following MipTV.

ER now has worldwide (excluding Latin America, North America and certain Asian territories) TV and video-on-demand distribution rights to Transformers (26x30') plus a 70-minute Transformers special. ER now represents four seasons of the show, totaling 154 episodes.

The new series has a good deal of talent onboard, including Sam Register, exec producer of Ben 10, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi and Teen Titans; Vincent Aniceto, line producer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls); and Marty Isenberg, head writer (Danny Phantom, A.T.O.M., X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). In addition, Derrick Wyatt, character designer for smash hit Teen Titans, will take the role of lead designer.

The new 2D style that will be the show's trademark harks back to the original 20-year-old cartoon, but according to ER, the new Transformers has a different audience in mind." -C21 Media

I am so...
so...
so...
SO looking forward to Isenberg. I'm glad Hasbro finally realized the storyline isn't optional.

What I want to know is whats the story going to be about?
a new take on G1?

Shadowman wrote:You're not reading carefully.

It's similar to the original cartoon, but with a different audience in mind. The original cartoon was a kiddie cartoon. This'll probably be teen-oriented.

that's what I'm hoping for

If this is a revamp of G1 for a teen audience (or something like that), maybe it will do for TF what the revamp of Battlestar Galactica did for that series (whether you like it or not, the series is much more mature and is a runaway hit).

Why do I feel that this new series is going to be the same old let down? But, on a different note, I am curious as to what the other audience is. Could it be more adult and less Pokemon-save the environment-Wonder Twin Powers Activate crap? Man, I hope so. Looking back at Generation One toons, the stories were far more superior to the kiddy TF shows (RiD, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron) with the continuous drag-in-the-mud-at-a-snail's pace crap.

Bartrim wrote:

Shadowman wrote:You're not reading carefully.

It's similar to the original cartoon, but with a different audience in mind. The original cartoon was a kiddie cartoon. This'll probably be teen-oriented.

that's what I'm hoping for

Yep, it will be full of teenage angst and BD love 'em and leave 'em storylines. Definitely worth being on ABC Family.

Maybe, just maybe, we might get a decent cartoon.
I'd love to see an updated G1. That'd mean toy rerelaeses, and more Classics style transformers.

I really need to see a picture of Prime or someone. And I need it quick!

I hope we see some good scripts.

Based on G1?
Yess ther realy is a God!

Aimed at a other audiance?
Like grownups?Yess

154+ special? Yess At last a looooooooong Transformers show( hop it's good ). Now All wee ned is little bit of GANTZ and a lot of Elfen Lied!

Bartrim wrote:

Shadowman wrote:You're not reading carefully.

It's similar to the original cartoon, but with a different audience in mind. The original cartoon was a kiddie cartoon. This'll probably be teen-oriented.

that's what I'm hoping for

Considering that they will more than likely trying to be following up on the success (hopeful) and hoopla surrounding the movie, which is PG-13, this would be a logical conclusion, since X-Men Evolution (one of the shows mentioned) was trying to do the same after the first film.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of these animation studios handle a diversity of shows. I'm a huge Batman the Animated Series fan, and the guys who had worked on that were all involved in various kiddie fare during the 70s and 80s. It just took the right person overseeing production.

Bah, I have a bad feeling about this. If they said that they will make the cartoons with the movie designs I would be happy cuz the chances to make a kids show would have been lower but this... just remembering some cartoons from CN, a small flashback from that Samurai Jack's cartoon beckground in the show gives me the creeps. I hope I'm wrong. I would prefer that japanese handle them (Gundam designs anyone?) but those who make a good story in the anime these days and something with +18 please

Shadowman wrote:You're not reading carefully.

It's similar to the original cartoon, but with a different audience in mind. The original cartoon was a kiddie cartoon. This'll probably be teen-oriented.

Which means Prime will end up being the equivalent of an angst ridden emo kid who's mad at Megatron for making him cry. Ugh, the more I think of it, the more I can't help but feeling like it's gonna suck. I mean Teen Titans was cool, but that animation style won't translate well to TFs, imho. And towards the end of TTs run, it started to get bad. And asides from TMNT, TT, and Powerpuff Girls, those shows reak worse than skunk roadkill. I'm tryin' to optimistic about the new cartoon, but all this is killin' it for me. Maybe my tune will change when I see some character designs.

Grimlock86 wrote:"The new series has a good deal of talent onboard, including Sam Register, exec producer of Ben 10, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi and Teen Titans; Vincent Aniceto, line producer (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Power Puff Girls); and Marty Isenberg, head writer (Danny Phantom, A.T.O.M., X-Men, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). In addition, Derrick Wyatt, character designer for smash hit Teen Titans, will take the role of lead designer."
- I have a bad feeling about this...

"The new 2D style that will be the show's trademark harks back to the original 20-year-old cartoon,"
- I have a good feeling about this

"but according to ER, the new Transformers has a different audience in mind."
-different than Cybertron, or different then the old cartoon or different than the 20-year old fans?

Yeah the different audience thing scares me a little, I mean what do they mean different audience, old school, kids, teens, Mexicans, canadians?? what do they mean???

Here is what I predict if its angled for a teen audience:
Prime will be a teen.
One or more of the Transformers will have boyfriend/girlfriends.
The Transformers will talk in American teen slang.

Zombie Starscream wrote:Here is what I predict if its angled for a teen audience:
Prime will be a teen.
One or more of the Transformers will have boyfriend/girlfriends.
The Transformers will talk in American teen slang.

brrr, if that hapens, Armagedon has began.

I do hope the new show will be more like GANTZ realy brutal, cool and full of action, dreams such a wonderfull thing. Well as long as ther aren't anymor Minicons and keys it's an improvment. Wait girlfriends? Kiss Players? If it is aiming for teens could that be the new gimic?