Press Release - Cartoon Network Acquires Global Rights to Transformers: Robots In Disguise
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CARTOON NETWORK ACQUIRES GLOBAL RIGHTS TO HASBRO STUDIOS’ NEWEST SERIES, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE
Next Series in Beloved Franchise to Air on Cartoon Network Channels in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East Following Earlier U.S. Deal
Los Angeles, Jan. 13, 2015 – Cartoon Network has acquired the global rights to start airing the brand new series, TRANSFORMERS: Robots in Disguise, beginning in 2015. The agreement follows Cartoon Network’s previous U.S. deal for the show with Hasbro Studios, the Los Angeles-based entertainment division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS). Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer of Hasbro, Inc., made the announcement today.
“We are thrilled to have expanded our ongoing international relationship with Cartoon Network, freeing them to unleash our Transformers characters to the entire world starting early this year,” Davis said. “Fans everywhere will now be able to experience the humor, fun, adventure and cooler, lighter, brighter animated style that our Autobots and Decepticons deliver as we open up the next storytelling chapter in this beloved franchise on Cartoon Network around the globe, from hubs in the U.S. and Europe to Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Finn Arnesen, senior VP of global distribution and development for Hasbro Studios, added, “Cartoon Network makes a tremendous launch pad for TRANSFORMERS: Robots in Disguise. Complemented by additional Turner channels, Cartoon Network provides the ideal fit across the board for our series, reaching a core demographic of boys 6-11 and kids of all ages.”
The mission begins as Bumblebee must step up to be leader in the years after we left the Autobots in Transformers Prime. Summoned by Optimus Prime to save Earth from a new Decepticon threat, Bumblebee puts his light-hearted mettle to the test after assembling a rouge team of young Autobot action heroes. Bumblebee must balance his job fighting off evil with being equal parts squad leader and coach to a rascally band that needs constant coaxing to learn how to work together. The results are comical when the cool rebel, elite guard cadet, bombastic dinobot and overly excited mini-con must balance team-building with chasing and capturing their new enemies in every episode packed full of action, fun and adventure.
The highly innovative TRANSFORMERS franchise is one of the biggest brands in the world, spanning television, film and digital entertainment (including the 2014 global blockbuster, TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, the fourth in the hit film series); as well as gaming; apps; publishing; transmedia events; toys, games and licensing.
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Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 9:12am CST
Posted by rpetras on January 14th, 2015 @ 9:18am CST
The first three episodes will be on an endless loop for 3 weeks, then the show will be off air for 4 months, then return to the juicy 5:30 AM Sunday morning time slot.
TFA all over again.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 9:23am CST
This is news how?rpetras wrote:Great!
The first three episodes will be on an endless loop for 3 weeks, then the show will be off air for 4 months, then return to the juicy 5:30 AM Sunday morning time slot.
TFA all over again.
Posted by Shockwave7 on January 14th, 2015 @ 9:50am CST
They'd have done better to just stay with CN and carry on Transformers Animated for a couple more seasons. The toys were better, and the show was good.
Posted by kaijuguy19 on January 14th, 2015 @ 12:22pm CST
Shockwave7 wrote:Gone crawling back to CN, eh? Looks like "the HUB" isn't the cat's meow they thought it would be. Oh wait - the "HUB" doesn't exist anymore, it's 'Discovery Kids' or some such thing. I guess they couldn't make a go of having a network that was little more than reruns of cancelled 80s cartoons.
They'd have done better to just stay with CN and carry on Transformers Animated for a couple more seasons. The toys were better, and the show was good.
Seeing as how CN's record of canning certain action shows over the years such as He-Man,Thundercats,Young Justice etc due to them saying those shows not having good ratings,girls watching them more then boys,not having a toyline,etcAnimated would still be canned before it's time even if Hasbro didn't try to make their own station and CN would still be trying to screw Hasbro over a lot of times.
I'm honestly now nervous for Hasbro's future when it comes to future TF shows since it's very likely that RID15 will be put in a bad time slot and killed off not to mention that kids are more into electronics nowadays more then toys and that it could leave the brand and Hasbro even in a pretty rough state.
Though I guess CN would probably let RID15 live since it may want to compete with Nick with it's TMNT 2012 series since CN's ratings have been down due to obvious reasons or maybe this time Hasbro has a back up plan in case RID15 does get taken off air which let's face it will likely happen. Guess we'll find out eventually.
Posted by Shockwave7 on January 14th, 2015 @ 1:09pm CST
That doesn't bode well for RID.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 1:47pm CST
So in a way, Hasbro's choices were "Air the show on a channel that can guarantee the show a full and lasting broadcast, but can't reach a large enough audience (Discovery Family)" or "Air the show on a channel that can reach a large enough audience, but can't guarantee the show a full and lasting broadcast (Cartoon Network)".
Posted by dreadwing95 on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:16pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:19pm CST
Like how Boomerang is now?dreadwing95 wrote:if i could run cartoon network i would try so hard to get it back to its former glory
Posted by Va'al on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:20pm CST
Who are the villains that the new team of Autobots will be tackling when Transformers: Robots in Disguise debuts on Cartoon Network this year? We're glad you asked! Check out an inside look at Steeljaw and his dastardly Decepticons!
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:24pm CST
Steeljaw's looking and sounding as cool as ever. Can't wait to see him as the Cons' new de facto leader.
Posted by Va'al on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:46pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Nice to see this video again. We saw it on Hasbro's website with six other clips, but it's still awesome.
Steeljaw's looking and sounding as cool as ever. Can't wait to see him as the Cons' new de facto leader.
Yeah, I realised it showed up once before as I clicked Submit on the news, but a reminder is good and we hear some of the voices again rather than the Chinese dub/just stills.
Posted by shockblast2 on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:48pm CST
For some strange reason I really like Thunderhoof. He is kinda goofy looking with the horns and all, but I like him for some reason. I hope they make a one step out of it. Definitely loving Steeljaw, but my boys are not getting the concept that while they were multiple robotic wolves in AOE, it is now just one character with a personality. I tried to use the 80's Kraang and the new hive minded Kranng from the new TMNT series as a comparison, but I am not sure they followed....they are really little and the multiverses in the TF fandom seems to confuse them.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 2:53pm CST
Except for Fracture, whose robot mode is the only non-beast-like one we've seen so far.shockblast2 wrote:Strange that Hasbro choose a cast of beast only Deceptions.
Posted by psj333 on January 14th, 2015 @ 3:48pm CST
Steeljaw: Futuristic Monster Truck
Underbite: F1 Racer/Tank Hybrid
Hammerstrike: Submarine
Bisk: Muscle Car
Fracture: Motorcycle
Thunderhoof: Tractor
Quillfire: Armored Pickup Truck
Springload: Ford Bronco Pickup Truck
Clampdown: Boyracer Coupe
The Decepticons that have altmodes, but not confirmed, yet are as follows:
Terrashock: Futuristic Van Resembling A Ram Promaster
Filch: Drone Fighter
Ped: Construction-type Vehicle
What are your thought?
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 3:58pm CST
Filch is a bird in altmode. She has a robot mode.psj333 wrote:Filch: Drone Fighter
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 14th, 2015 @ 6:58pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 7:06pm CST
Thunderhoof.Nemesis Maximo wrote:That one dude has antlers. $#!+ just got real.
Turns into this bad boy:
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on January 14th, 2015 @ 7:19pm CST
Oh hai Mark
I mean, Knockout.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 7:49pm CST
Troy Baker didn't voice Knock Out.Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:*hears SteelJaw's voice*
Oh hai Mark
I mean, Knockout.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on January 14th, 2015 @ 7:55pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Troy Baker didn't voice Knock Out.Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:*hears SteelJaw's voice*
Oh hai Mark
I mean, Knockout.
Really? Then this guy sounds very similar.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2015 @ 9:24pm CST
Knock Out was voiced by the ever-awesome Daran Norris.Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Troy Baker didn't voice Knock Out.Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:*hears SteelJaw's voice*
Oh hai Mark
I mean, Knockout.
Really? Then this guy sounds very similar.
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 15th, 2015 @ 8:14am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Thunderhoof.
Turns into this bad boy:
No...stop it...the toy would probably suck anyway...
Posted by MaverickPrime on January 15th, 2015 @ 11:00am CST
And Thunderhoof (Thunder...sooooo close, had it been fire-based it would have totally been a Flame Stag homage) looks SICK, I hope they all get good toys, shame about the "everyone will be a deluxe" thing, some would be better as voyagers.
Posted by psj333 on January 17th, 2015 @ 9:36am CST
Ped: Tanker Truck
Springload: Ford Bronco Ranching Pickup
Terrashock: Large Four-Wheeled Truck
While tfw2005.com has confirmed that Terrashock is a four-wheeled truck, many people have speculated if Terra`s alt-mode is really a garbage truck, or a dump truck. Is that really a garbage truck, or a dump truck? You decide.
Posted by william-james88 on January 21st, 2015 @ 8:46pm CST
Fixit
Optimus Prime
Posted by Sabrblade on January 21st, 2015 @ 11:16pm CST
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on January 21st, 2015 @ 11:42pm CST
Posted by griftimus prime on January 22nd, 2015 @ 6:46am CST
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 22nd, 2015 @ 7:11am CST
griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
Posted by william-james88 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 7:33am CST
Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 22nd, 2015 @ 8:14am CST
And those who like Will Friedle.william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Cuz he's awesome.
Posted by psj333 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:11am CST
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:33am CST
Sabrblade wrote:And those who like Will Friedle.william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Cuz he's awesome.
And anyone who liked Transformers Prime Bumblebee.
So, basically, lots of people.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:41am CST
psj333 wrote:From the TfW2005.com website, in the forums section, I`ve seen a picture of Terrashock`s alt-mode, it is a huge four-wheeled, semi-truck. But I still can`t tell if Terrashock is really a garbage truck or a dump truck. Can you tell which type of these trucks does he really belong to
Well, you make it sound like a semi-truck. So...if you had a picture, maybe we could help out better, but giving us a vague descriptor and then three different types of trucks...doesn't really narrow it down.
Posted by psj333 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:56am CST
Posted by william-james88 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:59am CST
psj333 wrote:Nemesis Maximo, you wanna know where to find the picture? Simply google it by typing Terrashock's Garbage Truck Altmode and press Enter. Then click on the TFW2005.com link to go to the site. Then, scroll down until you see the image of Terrashock's actual altmode, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
Or you could just paste it here:
Posted by william-james88 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 10:00am CST
And Ped:
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 12:05pm CST
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Bumblebee, recently, seems to be the most famous Transformer/Autobot of all time.
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on January 22nd, 2015 @ 12:26pm CST
psj333 wrote:Nemesis Maximo, you wanna know where to find the picture? Simply google it by typing Terrashock's Garbage Truck Altmode and press Enter. Then click on the TFW2005.com link to go to the site. Then, scroll down until you see the image of Terrashock's actual altmode, and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
That's a lot of work when you could just paste the pic here. Today is my day off, you see, and I intend to do as little as possible. So there.
Also:
psj333 wrote:...Terrashock's Garbage Truck Altmode...
He's obviously a...garbage truck. I'm not sure why you're confused.
Posted by PrymeStriker on January 22nd, 2015 @ 2:36pm CST
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Bumblebee, recently, seems to be the most famous Transformer/Autobot of all time.
It's the merchandising and writing of the live action films. In Animated, he shared the same amount of spotlight as everyone else, and in Prime he was a minor character and a plot device up until "Deadlock."
Posted by psj333 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 3:25pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 22nd, 2015 @ 3:30pm CST
You know, why not just wait for the show to come out instead of asking all these things prematurely? What good is there knowing about all this stuff now when that would ruin the surprise of a lot of it?psj333 wrote:The picture of Terrashock`s altmode posted by william-james88 moments ago is a truck. But it is really a garbage truck or a dump truck?
Posted by william-james88 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 3:31pm CST
psj333 wrote:The picture of Terrashock`s altmode posted by william-james88 moments ago is a truck. But it is really a garbage truck or a dump truck?
Its a garbage truck. It reminds me of this
Posted by psj333 on January 22nd, 2015 @ 5:31pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 22nd, 2015 @ 5:40pm CST
Why not let the show tell you itself?psj333 wrote:Since Steeljaw is the new leader of the Decepticons, is Terrashock the muscle for the Decepticons, along with Underbite, or that only Underbite is the main muscle for the Decepticons?
Posted by Shadowman on January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:10pm CST
psj333 wrote:Since Steeljaw is the new leader of the Decepticons, is Terrashock the muscle for the Decepticons, along with Underbite, or that only Underbite is the main muscle for the Decepticons?
Any question you have, the answer is invariably "We don't know yet."
Posted by Avensis-Mahiya on January 24th, 2015 @ 12:54pm CST
PrymeStriker wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Bumblebee, recently, seems to be the most famous Transformer/Autobot of all time.
It's the merchandising and writing of the live action films. In Animated, he shared the same amount of spotlight as everyone else, and in Prime he was a minor character and a plot device up until "Deadlock."
Annnd there we go. That's why this show just rubs me the wrong way. I rewatched a few Prime episodes to refresh my memory, and nowhere in Prime is Bumblebee more capable or more special than anyone else on the team. It's incredibly jarring for him to suddenly be important enough to be the lead when there's little to no lead up to it.
Posted by william-james88 on January 24th, 2015 @ 12:58pm CST
Avensis-Mahiya wrote:PrymeStriker wrote:OptimalOptimus2 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Maximo wrote:griftimus prime wrote:why would i rest easy about optimus? who wants a show about bb?
Hasbro Studios, apparently.
And kids too.
Bumblebee, recently, seems to be the most famous Transformer/Autobot of all time.
It's the merchandising and writing of the live action films. In Animated, he shared the same amount of spotlight as everyone else, and in Prime he was a minor character and a plot device up until "Deadlock."
Annnd there we go. That's why this show just rubs me the wrong way. I rewatched a few Prime episodes to refresh my memory, and nowhere in Prime is Bumblebee more capable or more special than anyone else on the team. It's incredibly jarring for him to suddenly be important enough to be the lead when there's little to no lead up to it.
But you have to watch the last episode and the predacon rising movie. Bumblebee gets a sudden huge boost in importance as he upgrades from scout to warrior with Smokescreen telling him he could be Prime one day. Looking at this albeit forced turn, this new series makes total sense.
Posted by Peridot on January 24th, 2015 @ 1:44pm CST
psj333 wrote:Since Steeljaw is the new leader of the Decepticons, is Terrashock the muscle for the Decepticons, along with Underbite, or that only Underbite is the main muscle for the Decepticons?
I don't know if you realize this or not, but we DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN YOU DO. This website isn't the weird omniscient cabal you seem to think it is. It is not here solely to answer your pointless questions.