Kevin Manthei to Co-Score Transformers: Robots In Disguise

What the heck is that "Segway-bot" doing there?

Sounds like I am going to miss Brian Tyler's music style already.

mblase75 wrote:What the heck is that "Segway-bot" doing there?

Fulfilling his role as the Autobot Fixit, that's what.

Bleh, I really feel like I'm not gonna like this show. Hope I'm wrong.

It's funny how people on both Seibertron and TFW2005 keep calling Strongarm (who's basically a larger version of TF:Prime Arcee) a bodybuilder and comparing her to Strika (who barely looks humanoid, let alone feminine) simply because she isn't another generic super-thin fembot.

Metro Prime wrote:It's funny how people on both Seibertron and TFW2005 keep calling Strongarm (who's basically a larger version of TF:Prime Arcee) a bodybuilder and comparing her to Strika (who barely looks humanoid, let alone feminine) simply because she isn't another generic super-thin fembot.

Pfft, "bodybuilder".

Beast Machines Optimus Primal looked like a bodybuilder. Strongarm's just got a standard non-supermodel body.

(btw, this post is in agreement with yours, rather than against it)

I think we're in for something sonorously cool.

Sabrblade wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:It's funny how people on both Seibertron and TFW2005 keep calling Strongarm (who's basically a larger version of TF:Prime Arcee) a bodybuilder and comparing her to Strika (who barely looks humanoid, let alone feminine) simply because she isn't another generic super-thin fembot.

Pfft, "bodybuilder".

Beast Machines Optimus Primal looked like a bodybuilder. Strongarm's just got a standard non-supermodel body.

(btw, this post is in agreement with yours, rather than against it)

I was under the assumption that the description was given in press releases

If not though I can sorta see the logical hoops people would have jumped through. We have a fem bot who doesn't look at all like fem bots the fandom are used to. The question becomes why is she different then other fembots? Sooner or later one person will suggest something along the lines of "gee, maybe she's a bodybuilder, that's why she's so beefed up!". People will like it because it's actually something they could see happening.

Of course if it was an offical source then I just wasted my time typing that

oh look! it Scooter from GoBots.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Metro Prime wrote:It's funny how people on both Seibertron and TFW2005 keep calling Strongarm (who's basically a larger version of TF:Prime Arcee) a bodybuilder and comparing her to Strika (who barely looks humanoid, let alone feminine) simply because she isn't another generic super-thin fembot.

Pfft, "bodybuilder".

Beast Machines Optimus Primal looked like a bodybuilder. Strongarm's just got a standard non-supermodel body.

(btw, this post is in agreement with yours, rather than against it)

I was under the assumption that the description was given in press releases

If not though I can sorta see the logical hoops people would have jumped through. We have a fem bot who doesn't look at all like fem bots the fandom are used to. The question becomes why is she different then other fembots? Sooner or later one person will suggest something along the lines of "gee, maybe she's a bodybuilder, that's why she's so beefed up!". People will like it because it's actually something they could see happening.

Of course if it was an offical source then I just wasted my time typing that

"HOW FEMBOT NOT THIN AND CURVED?! I AM SCARED AND CONFUSED!! GOTTA COMPLAIN"

I am super into that new design though, that's one of the new designs I'm really falling for. I'm really looking forward to that character in particular, and the more that I look at it the more I'm into the art style. Hopefully the writing will be Prime or Animated level too, and I'll be set.

Well the show is being aimed at a younger audience then prime was but that doesn't mean it won't be well written

And it's the same people who made Prime and Rescue Bots.

Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

What are you talking about?

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about Hasbro's fetish for Bumblebee overpowering their common sense.

dalekslayer96 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about Hasbro's fetish for Bumblebee overpowering their common sense.

You're still not making yourself clear. What exactly is wrong with this show that you, me, and no one else has even seen yet?

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about Hasbro's fetish for Bumblebee overpowering their common sense.

You're still not making yourself clear. What exactly is wrong with this show that you, me, and no one else has even seen yet?

I think, expressed in a bad way, he doesn't like the idea of bee in a leadership position (despite the situation being set up in Predacons Rising). Don't see what wrong with it myself, I'm willing to give anything a chance.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about Hasbro's fetish for Bumblebee overpowering their common sense.

You're still not making yourself clear. What exactly is wrong with this show that you, me, and no one else has even seen yet?

I think, expressed in a bad way, he doesn't like the idea of bee in a leadership position (despite the situation being set up in Predacons Rising). Don't see what wrong with it myself, I'm willing to give anything a chance.

Well, thanks for understanding what I meant. My point is that how is it logical that we have Bumblebee as a scout for at least a thousand years (WFC/FOC/TFP), then we have him become a leader within what, 3 years? Does that make ANY sense to anyone here?

dalekslayer96 wrote:Well, thanks for understanding what I meant. My point is that how is it logical that we have Bumblebee as a scout for at least a thousand years (WFC/FOC/TFP), then we have him become a leader within what, 3 years? Does that make ANY sense to anyone here?

And yet, Optimus was a data clerk for most of his uncountable years of of pre-war existence, and then became Prime after just one meeting with the High Council. Simple librarian one day, supreme military commander and political envoy the next.

At least in Bumblebee's case, Otpimus abolished the Prime rank and opened up the opportunity for multiple leaders at the same time.

And from the sound of things, Bee more than likely isn't gonna be the sole master of all Autobots, but instead just the leader of his own ragtag five-bot unit consisting of just himself, Sideswipe, Fixit, Strongarm, and the still-unnamed green Dinobot.

In other words, he'll be less Optimus Prime and more Optimus Primal/TFA Optimus Prime in rank.

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:Well, thanks for understanding what I meant. My point is that how is it logical that we have Bumblebee as a scout for at least a thousand years (WFC/FOC/TFP), then we have him become a leader within what, 3 years? Does that make ANY sense to anyone here?

And yet, Optimus was a data clerk for most of his uncountable years of of pre-war existence, and then became Prime after just one meeting with the High Council. Simple librarian one day, supreme military commander and political envoy the next.

At least in Bumblebee's case, Otpimus abolished the Prime rank and opened up the opportunity for multiple leaders at the same time.

And from the sound of things, Bee more than likely isn't gonna be the sole master of all Autobots, but instead just the leader of his own ragtag five-bot unit consisting of just himself, Sideswipe, Fixit, Strongarm, and the still-unnamed green Dinobot.

In other words, he'll be less Optimus Prime and more Optimus Primal/TFA Optimus Prime in rank.

Thank god. I was worried that my precious continuity would be destroyed.

I'm cautiously optimistic about it, so we'll see when it comes out. Preview didn't "wow" me, but I will give it a chance.

dalekslayer96 wrote:Wait. This stuff is gonna be in the Aligned Continuity? Well shit. There goes my second-favourite continuity. Why did Hasbro have to shit all over a decent continuity?

So you missed Transformers: Exodus (same author as the last and that was terrible, so this one has to be too), Transformers: Exiles, (probably also Transformers: Retribution, it's gotta be sh*t since it's the sequel to the last two mentioned), and more recently The Covenant of Primus?

Got bad news for ya, those four books have utterly ruined the Aligned continuity long before this show was announced. The trailer they showed, despite its crappy animation was a much more pleasant experience than any of those.

Dead Metal wrote:(probably also Transformers: Retribution, it's gotta be sh*t since it's the sequel to the last two mentioned),

Lies. Retribution was vastly superior to its predecessors, having almost no errors and being much better written and easier to read. And unlike its predecessors, its story knew when it could do something do something "just for fun" without trying too hard (or even much at all) to be "impressive".

As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

Rescue Bots is one of those things where you pretend they never existed in the first place.

dalekslayer96 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

Rescue Bots is one of those things where you pretend they never existed in the first place.

No it isn't. It's a better show that Prime was, at least.

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

Rescue Bots is one of those things where you pretend they never existed in the first place.

No it isn't. It's a better show that Prime was, at least.

Frankly, I think it was a pathetic show for kids who couldn't care less about plot. But hey, that's just my opinion.

dalekslayer96 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

Rescue Bots is one of those things where you pretend they never existed in the first place.

No it isn't. It's a better show that Prime was, at least.

Frankly, I think it was a pathetic show for kids who couldn't care less about plot. But hey, that's just my opinion.

Now you're just talking about Spongebob.

You don't need warfare to be entertained. It's an animated sitcom with action thrown into the mix.

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

dalekslayer96 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

Rescue Bots is one of those things where you pretend they never existed in the first place.

No it isn't. It's a better show that Prime was, at least.

Frankly, I think it was a pathetic show for kids who couldn't care less about plot. But hey, that's just my opinion.

Now you're just talking about Spongebob.

You don't need warfare to be entertained. It's an animated sitcom with action thrown into the mix.

Like I said. Just my opinion. But let's just get back on topic, shall we?

ZeroWolf wrote:

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:As much as I loved WFC/FOC and Prime,I'm hoping this show is a little more lighthearted then the others. We need some laughs and fun following the dark path they have taken.Even for just a season. Don't get me wrong,we all know how much I love the Movieverse and the destruction,but finding something to watch and have fun with my son that's not Spongebob stupid will be a relief..

What about Rescue Bots? That's not stupid and takes place in the aligned continuity .

My son who is 8 thinks Rescue Bots is for babies.lol

Lol, well maybe this one when it airs will be right up his street. Or you could try animated, that was a fantastic show.

Dalekslayer@ You do realise that this new show may be a mix of Prime and Rescue Bots in tone don't you?

For me though, rescue Bots represented something different. The first time that a cartoon that didn't focus on the civil war, or fighting. We can have any story we could want set in their world, horror, political, adventure, sport etc.

ZeroWolf wrote:Lol, well maybe this one when it airs will be right up his street. Or you could try animated, that was a fantastic show.

Dalekslayer@ You do realise that this new show may be a mix of Prime and Rescue Bots in tone don't you?

For me though, rescue Bots represented something different. The first time that a cartoon that didn't focus on the civil war, or fighting. We can have any story we could want set in their world, horror, political, adventure, sport etc.

Yes, I realise that.

Ah, okay. Just was curious given your disdain for Rescue Bots. Wondered if it was due to you not liking its more light hearted take on things.

RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:My son who is 8 thinks Rescue Bots is for babies.lol

Sounds like something an 8-year-old boy would think. By that age, everything must be "cool", "awesome", "powerful", "hardcore", etc.

ZeroWolf wrote:For me though, rescue Bots represented something different. The first time that a cartoon that didn't focus on the civil war, or fighting. We can have any story we could want set in their world, horror, political, adventure, sport etc.

It's also the only English-language TF cartoon where the bad guys actually get away with some genuine wins by the ends of episodes on frequent occasions, and not as part of multi-part cliffhanger endings.

Exactly, its something different and sometimes different is good.

With the restructuring of the Hub, it was unsure where Transformers: Robots in Disguise would land. An article from Variety states that Robots in Disguise would be moving to Cartoon Network. Though the article was removed, there are still traces of it online. Its summary can be found by a simple google search.

6 AM, here we come...
At this point Hasbro should just sell all interest it has in Discovery Family and just move on. What's the use of the channel now?

Oh great, they will play 3 episodes repeated ad-nauseum for 4 months, move the time to 4 AM Sunday mornings before dropping new episodes, then wonder why the show has lousy ratings.

My DVR just shrugged.

You guys all hit it right on the head so no need for me to repeat it. So much for that show...it's toast.

Um... (realizes that I made a comment suggesting the move in a different post) I am speechless

Cobalt Prime wrote:You guys all hit it right on the head so no need for me to repeat it. So much for that show...it's toast.

Unless the rumors aren't true and it stays on Hasbro's block on Discovery Family.

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobalt Prime wrote:You guys all hit it right on the head so no need for me to repeat it. So much for that show...it's toast.

Unless the rumors aren't true and it stays on Hasbro's block on Discovery Family.

What would that do? Barely any kids are able to watch TV during the day (school...). That would be just as bad.
Of course moving the show to Cartoon Network was a foolish choice and they're going to pay for it.

I remember how poorly Thundercats was handled on CN. I can only hope this show will last.

Can you guys tell me why moving to cartoon network would be such a bad thing?

william-james88 wrote:Can you guys tell me why moving to cartoon network would be such a bad thing?

Every TF series they've aired was poorly handled and treated like a red-headed stepchild.

It may end up on Cartoon Network, But with the recent news that
DISNEY has just signed a deal with HASBRO to produce its new MARVEL
Toys and has renewed a deal also with HASBRO to continue making Star Wars
toys... Transformers series may now be shown on DISNEY XD instead of Cartoon Network... The Mouse House has been interested in buying HASBRO in the past anyway, so it might make sense to keep any new TF title on a Disney owned network.

Nerdimus Maximus wrote:It may end up on Cartoon Network, But with the recent news that
DISNEY has just signed a deal with HASBRO to produce its new MARVEL
Toys and has renewed a deal also with HASBRO to continue making Star Wars
toys... Transformers series may now be shown on DISNEY XD instead of Cartoon Network... The Mouse House has been interested in buying HASBRO in the past anyway, so it might make sense to keep any new TF title on a Disney owned network.

That is not how toy-only partnerships work.