Robots In Disguise Combiner Force Episodes 1-7 Up at Cartoon Network On-Demand

Randomhero wrote:I tried to watch them. Downloaded the app and everything then said you need to create an account. So I watched attack on Titan and Dragon Ball Super instead lol

Hope you enjoyed the #TransformersRID season premiere! Now get ready for 25 more new episodes! @willfriedle @ConstanceZimmer @kharypayton

PrymeStriker wrote:So the Starscream thing is more or less officially under the second season. Alright. TFWiki will be undergoing some edits I imagine. And that means RID 2015 will contain at least 71 episodes.

Kurona wrote:Woah, they, uh. They sure are big boned.


So how exactly does Drift's transformation into sword form work? It doesn't look like it should really be possible...

Windsweeper wrote:It was one of the better Soundwave voices in the franchise thankfully though nothing has come close to his G1 voice.

PrymeStriker wrote:So the Starscream thing is more or less officially under the second season. Alright. TFWiki will be undergoing some edits I imagine.

Seasons don't have 19 episodes, "Decepticon Island" is a clear season finale at the standard 13-episode production-unit mark, and the Starscream arc was promoted as "season 3" by the staff of the show at SDCC (and is even currently listed on Netflix and Cartoon Network's website under that name) because it was obviously produced as a separate 6-episode mini-series that wasn't considered part of season 2. They might've retroactively grouped it under that header, and I'm quite sure that if and when it's all released on a DVD box set it'll all be collected under the name of "season 2," but for us to just lump it in there is intellectually dishonest in regards to the nature of its production.

Sabrblade wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:So the Starscream thing is more or less officially under the second season. Alright. TFWiki will be undergoing some edits I imagine.

...Not really? I mean, the Wiki doesn't currently list the Starscream arc as Season 3.

So, yeah, it is a part of Season 2, but more of an extension to that season made only after the fact, rather than an integral part that was always in the original plans for Season 2. Hence the "Season 2½" label the Wiki uses denote its separately-produced status.

Wikileaks wrote:retroactively, it seems to have been lumped in with season 2

PrymeStriker wrote:But yeah, I also figured they'd put it all under season two, or at the very least list season 2 "1/2" as a mini-series subcategory underneath the second season heading. Basically, my point is, "season 2 1/2" sounds clunky as all hell.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Remember how we told you once that Robots in Disguise: Combiner Force was confirmed for 26 episodes, but then there was some confusion as to whether there would be 13 or 26? Well, we can confirm from you via showrunner Adam Beechen that there are 26 episodes to Season 3 as he is calling it, grouping the Starscream arc under Season 2 by the showrunner himself. This means that we now have 24 more episodes after "King of the Hill" to look forward to! What do you think of this final confirmation? Let us know in the comments section below!

Hope you enjoyed the #TransformersRID season premiere! Now get ready for 25 more new episodes! @willfriedle @ConstanceZimmer @kharypayton

o.supreme wrote:I always viewed the latter episodes with Starscream as part of season 2, always called it season 2 in all my comments...not sure where the confusion was...

o.supreme wrote:I mean I know CN has cut budgets for shows short before due to lack of toy sales causing fewer episodes to get produced, or canceled them outright- but for once I would think this is not the case with RiD15. CN has had a long sad history of poor decision making however. Why there were only 19 episodes for season 2 we may never know.

Sabrblade wrote:CN doesn't have anything to do with RID's budget. They just broadcast it.

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:CN doesn't have anything to do with RID's budget. They just broadcast it.

That may be true, but if CN decides for whatever reason (ratings etc...) they don't want to pick up the show for another season it ends there, end of story, doesn't matter how well its doing elsewhere, unless Discovey Family were to pick it up... which I doubt would happen

o.supreme wrote:TFA was distributed on all different networks around the world, but when CN in the U.S. ended it, it ended for everyone...the point is CN has been notorious for ending really good shows that both they themselves have produced, and ones they've merely broadcast.

Sabrblade wrote:If you recall what happened with Beware the Batman. CN pulled the plug on airing that show after just 11 episodes had aired, but that show was not produced by CN itself. Rather, it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment (separate but related companies from CN itself), who had completed the show's 26-episode Season 1 production, and who managed to find alternative venues to get the rest of the season released to its viewers.

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:If you recall what happened with Beware the Batman. CN pulled the plug on airing that show after just 11 episodes had aired, but that show was not produced by CN itself. Rather, it was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment (separate but related companies from CN itself), who had completed the show's 26-episode Season 1 production, and who managed to find alternative venues to get the rest of the season released to its viewers.

Actually that is a perfect example, Beware the Batman did not get any other channel to air its remaining episodes, instead, perhaps because of some contractual obligation, CN "aired" the remaining 15 during the middle of the night on adult swim, when they knew very few people if anyone would be watching. Also two other very popular Warner/DC shows (Young Justice & Green Lantern) got canceled by CN because "toys were not selling"...thankfully the fandom has been heard in the case of YJ and after 6 years, and a ton of miracles, it is getting a 3rd season on Netflix.

But these are just a couple of examples, CN has been known as "The Place where Good Cartoons go to Die" for sometime. Fortunately it appears Hasbro will be going another direction, as it normally does about every 3 years, so they wont have to worry about wondering if CN will pick up another season or not, I'm sure season 3 will have a proper ending. I can only hope that whatever the next mainstream Transformers Animated series is, that Hasbro does not continue to partner with CN...too much bad history there. If they are smart, they will partner with Netflix.

PrymeStriker wrote:"The Great Divide, the biggest canyon in the Earth Kingdom!"



"Ehh...let's keep flying."

Sabrblade wrote:That clunkiness is part of the intent behind that label. When it was found out to be an extension of Season 2, it was originally labeled as "Season 2.5", but was changed to "Season 2½" to not only denote the distinction between the original Season 2 episodes and the mini-series, but all to enhance the label's comedy potential. It looks ridiculous because it's supposed to look ridiculous.

Silverwing wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:"The Great Divide, the biggest canyon in the Earth Kingdom!"



"Ehh...let's keep flying."

"HONOR!"

Flashwave wrote:First Complaint: HeatSeeker really coulda been Offroad, since this is now the second time the Stunticons have called on a high performance Pickup.

It was nice seeing Team Bee go up against an actual Decepticon and fall flat on their face. They talked about losing their sharpness and all, but the Bee Team spent all of its "training" up against recently released prisoners. Sure, ther was Screamer, but they had help for him. That being said, I don't feel like this really needed to be 2 episodes. I am not sure what you cut out to to condense it, other than the totally unneeded Football game, as most of the action sequences were needed. but Heatseeker alone wasn't really enough to warrant two episodes. He felt repetitve. I liked his motives, and his stregy, and dare I say it his aggressiveness, although I completely agree with Pryme Striker

, whoever Heatseeker's voice actor is really sucks donkey ass. The line delivery on that 'con was absolutely abysmal and cringeworthy.

on hi vocal delivery.

Sideswipe/Strongarm felt like a step backwards. Surely by now they should be working in better synce in spite of each other's idiosyncracies. Iam kinda tired of that, too.

Poor Grimlock.

The Minicon really felt like a "To Sell Toys!" moment. ZFlying Bunblebee served no purpose, and as far as knocking loose his DH and scanner, that could easily have been chalked up to his regular battle with HeatSeeker. Is what it is though, I guess.

I am however, truly excited to see the Stunticons in action. Not sure why, but I have really resonated with them and even before Season 2 thought they would be good opponents for an Earth-based Autobot team. No huge interstellar plots, just good old King of the Road.

Soundwave spoke! While I, Like a lot of others, enjoyed his silent Prime run, lets be realistic, how else is he going to communicate when he's in another dimension? Gesture wildly? Shadow puppets? Long as he is not a chatterbox.

Fanfiction idea: What if, instead of Megatronus, it was Soundwave who orchestrated the crashing of the Alchemor on Earth? I've toyed with that thought for a long time, had they done that, they would have saved a season of "How is this a Sequel?"

I wonder how Soundwave gets loose from the Shadowzone?

Season 3 Episode 8:
Get a Clue
Strongarm flexes her detective muscles to solve a baffling series of Decepticon thefts; she may need to stand up to her teammates in order to bring a perp to justice.

Season 3 Episode 9:
Out of the Shadows
The Bee Team learns about Drift's past when his former mentor Shadow Raker comes to Earth to recover something Drift has taken from him - Slipstream and Jetstorm.

Kurona wrote:... alright, it's great that we're getting backstory on Drift that probably has to do with him being a former Decepticon; but Shadow Raker? Shadow Raker? Even for Transformers names that's stupid.

Kurona wrote:... alright, it's great that we're getting backstory on Drift that probably has to do with him being a former Decepticon; but Shadow Raker? Shadow Raker? Even for Transformers names that's stupid.

Sabrblade wrote:

Kurona wrote:... alright, it's great that we're getting backstory on Drift that probably has to do with him being a former Decepticon; but Shadow Raker? Shadow Raker? Even for Transformers names that's stupid.

It sounds to me like a Micromaster-era Japanese G1 character name.

Season 3 Episode 9:
Out of the Shadows
The Bee Team learns about Drift's past when his former mentor Shadow Raker comes to Earth to recover something Drift has taken from him - Slipstream and Jetstorm.

Season 3 Episode 8:
Get a Clue
Strongarm flexes her detective muscles to solve a baffling series of Decepticon thefts; she may need to stand up to her teammates in order to bring a perp to justice.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Guess RID is going the same way of Drift being a Decepticon.

Kurona wrote:Funny thing is, his whole deal of being a former Decepticon almost never plays into Drift's character. Oh sure, it happened in his spotlight and both of his spin-off miniseries in IDW, but beyond that? It doesn't come up during MTMTE, you wouldn't even know it's a part of his character in AOE unless you read one of the Titan comics (though, to be fair, you wouldn't know Drift's name in AOE unless you squinted hard at a two-second scene), and this is the first time it's coming up in Aligned. When he first created Drift, Shane McCarthy said he wanted to see what a character would be like if they were a Decepticon who turned Autobot - because that hadn't happened before 2008, clearly - and then never brought it up in AHM. Weird.

So what am I getting at here? This is the first time that any Drift will face their status of being a former Decepticon in the main story.

Nexus Knight wrote: Sidenote: In one of the shorts, they say how Slipstream and Jetstorm meet Drift, don't they?

Deadput wrote:

Nexus Knight wrote: Sidenote: In one of the shorts, they say how Slipstream and Jetstorm meet Drift, don't they?

I'm pretty sure Slipstream said he used to be a thief back on Cybertron.

Nexus Knight wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Nexus Knight wrote: Sidenote: In one of the shorts, they say how Slipstream and Jetstorm meet Drift, don't they?

I'm pretty sure Slipstream said he used to be a thief back on Cybertron.

Ah, alright, thank you. I couldn't remember as it has been awhile since I watched them.

Deadput wrote:Ahhh

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:Ahhh

Out of curiosity, is this your first viewing of this short?

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:Ahhh

Out of curiosity, is this your first viewing of this short?

No but I only watched it once prior and that's when it came out and I'm forgetful so I only remember things that leave an impact on me.

But I'm sure I watched all of the RID shorts so far.

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Deadput wrote:Ahhh

Out of curiosity, is this your first viewing of this short?

No but I only watched it once prior and that's when it came out and I'm forgetful so I only remember things that leave an impact on me.

But I'm sure I watched all of the RID shorts so far.

Got it. Just wanted to make sure you got to see the 6-part Cyclone shorts.