Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes
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The final episode of Machinima's Titans Return show has aired on go90 and some fans were surprised to hear what sounded like Mark Hamill as Megatronus. Well, shortly after, The Hollywood Reporter announced that both Mark Hamill and Ron Perlman were going to be part of the third installment to the Prime Wars Animated Trilogy called Power of the Primes.
As seen in this last episode, Mark Hamill will play Megatronus, one of the original thirteen primes. Ron Perlman will play Optimus Primal, the Maximal Leader fans remember from Beast Wars (in a new fictional context of course). Gregg Berger will also be in Power of the Primes, as Grimlock, and WWE's Samoa Joe will play Predaking. Mikey Way and Jamie King have also joined the cast.
The article also states that Wil Wheaton, Judd Nelson and Kari Wahlgren will also return in Transformers: Power of the Primes, which should launch in the scond quarter of 2018.
As seen in this last episode, Mark Hamill will play Megatronus, one of the original thirteen primes. Ron Perlman will play Optimus Primal, the Maximal Leader fans remember from Beast Wars (in a new fictional context of course). Gregg Berger will also be in Power of the Primes, as Grimlock, and WWE's Samoa Joe will play Predaking. Mikey Way and Jamie King have also joined the cast.
The article also states that Wil Wheaton, Judd Nelson and Kari Wahlgren will also return in Transformers: Power of the Primes, which should launch in the scond quarter of 2018.
Credit(s): the hollywood reporter
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Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930621)
Posted by Rysquad on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:12pm CST
Posted by Rysquad on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:12pm CST
I enjoyed the TR finale. Nice lead in to POTP.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930622)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:17pm CST
Posted by Rodimus Knight on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:17pm CST
I totally forgot about this. I was watching the Miss 2059 on go90, which honestly is a better series, imho.
Still I'm surprised they didn't get Garry Chalk to reprise his roll as Optimus Primal. That would have been cool, and with so many willing to jump in to these series, I would think he would too.
Still I'm surprised they didn't get Garry Chalk to reprise his roll as Optimus Primal. That would have been cool, and with so many willing to jump in to these series, I would think he would too.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930623)
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:21pm CST
I am sure he would. But I think he simply wasnt asked and they went in favor of a more known actor. Paul Eiding is alive and well but they chose to have Will Wheaton voice Perceptor instead.
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:21pm CST
Rodimus Knight wrote:I totally forgot about this. I was watching the Miss 2059 on go90, which honestly is a better series, imho.
Still I'm surprised they didn't get Garry Chalk to reprise his roll as Optimus Primal. That would have been cool, and with so many willing to jump in to these series, I would think he would too.
I am sure he would. But I think he simply wasnt asked and they went in favor of a more known actor. Paul Eiding is alive and well but they chose to have Will Wheaton voice Perceptor instead.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930629)
Posted by o.supreme on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:38pm CST
I've seen this quite a bit already, and I'm sure it will be the focus of a lot of discussion. To fans of BW Gary Chalk is as revered as Peter Cullen is to fans of the original series, which I understand.
However, to try to put things in perspective. Another actual "Optimus Prime" did not appear until RiD 2001, voiced by Neil Kaplan, which was serviceable. I know fans initially thought that ANY Optimus should have been voiced by Cullen, but when you come to understand that these are all different versions of Prime in different continuities, it becomes easier to understand. Thus we have Gary Chalk and David Kaye voicing him as well in different series.
The first I think *violation* was when they chose John Bailey over Cullen in Machinima's CW. Now all respect to John, he is a great VA, and IMHO, I figured that CW was just a small production, so I didn't mind him doing the role, he did well, no complaints on my end. I was actually surprised when Cullen signed on to do Titans Return.
Fans of Gary Chalk should take the same approach. He possibly was not asked, or maybe he turned it down due to schedule conflicts? I know a lot of fans (including myself) are excited about the additional *Star Power*, but lets face it. Most of these are B list actors. Actors that have a cult following, are huge in geek culture, (Comic-Cons etc...)but are not "A" list Actors. Would it have been nice to see Gary Chalk reprise the role, of course, and who knows, in time we may yet see him do so, but for now, I do look forward to see how Ron Perlman approaches the character.
Posted by o.supreme on January 9th, 2018 @ 1:38pm CST
Rodimus Knight wrote:Still I'm surprised they didn't get Garry Chalk to reprise his roll as Optimus Primal. That would have been cool, and with so many willing to jump in to these series, I would think he would too.
I've seen this quite a bit already, and I'm sure it will be the focus of a lot of discussion. To fans of BW Gary Chalk is as revered as Peter Cullen is to fans of the original series, which I understand.
However, to try to put things in perspective. Another actual "Optimus Prime" did not appear until RiD 2001, voiced by Neil Kaplan, which was serviceable. I know fans initially thought that ANY Optimus should have been voiced by Cullen, but when you come to understand that these are all different versions of Prime in different continuities, it becomes easier to understand. Thus we have Gary Chalk and David Kaye voicing him as well in different series.
The first I think *violation* was when they chose John Bailey over Cullen in Machinima's CW. Now all respect to John, he is a great VA, and IMHO, I figured that CW was just a small production, so I didn't mind him doing the role, he did well, no complaints on my end. I was actually surprised when Cullen signed on to do Titans Return.
Fans of Gary Chalk should take the same approach. He possibly was not asked, or maybe he turned it down due to schedule conflicts? I know a lot of fans (including myself) are excited about the additional *Star Power*, but lets face it. Most of these are B list actors. Actors that have a cult following, are huge in geek culture, (Comic-Cons etc...)but are not "A" list Actors. Would it have been nice to see Gary Chalk reprise the role, of course, and who knows, in time we may yet see him do so, but for now, I do look forward to see how Ron Perlman approaches the character.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930638)
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 2:01pm CST
I dont think its comparable. CW used none of the same cast members as G1 and they went for a non union appraoch.
But ever since TR and now with POTP they have more money to get unionized actors, and they are getting bigger names. We have G1 Optimus, Rodimus and now Grimlock but they went for more "sensationalist" names for other characters.
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 2:01pm CST
o.supreme wrote:The first I think *violation* was when they chose John Bailey over Cullen in Machinima's CW. Now all respect to John, he is a great VA, and IMHO, I figured that CW was just a small production, so I didn't mind him doing the role, he did well, no complaints on my end. I was actually surprised when Cullen signed on to do Titans Return.
I dont think its comparable. CW used none of the same cast members as G1 and they went for a non union appraoch.
But ever since TR and now with POTP they have more money to get unionized actors, and they are getting bigger names. We have G1 Optimus, Rodimus and now Grimlock but they went for more "sensationalist" names for other characters.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930683)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 9th, 2018 @ 4:41pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 9th, 2018 @ 4:41pm CST
There's also the fact that Garry Chalk is based in Vancouver, Canada, while the Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons use actors predominately from the Los Angeles talent pool.
(Also, how come POTP gets its own thread while TR just took over CW's thread?)
(Also, how come POTP gets its own thread while TR just took over CW's thread?)
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930711)
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 9:26pm CST
Because there was a pretty big gap in between the two. Here we have news the same day regarding the 2 different series. So two ongoing discussions about different series.
Posted by william-james88 on January 9th, 2018 @ 9:26pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:(Also, how come POTP gets its own thread while TR just took over CW's thread?)
Because there was a pretty big gap in between the two. Here we have news the same day regarding the 2 different series. So two ongoing discussions about different series.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930719)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 9th, 2018 @ 10:06pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 9th, 2018 @ 10:06pm CST
https://lrmonline.com/news/mark-hamill-and-ron-perlman-join-machinima-hasbros-transformers-prime-wars-trilogy/
CAST
NEW TALENT FOR POWER OF THE PRIMES
- Ron Perlman (OPTIMUS PRIMAL) – Star of the original Hellboy franchise, Sons of Anarchy, Hand of God, and Adventure Time.
- Jamie King (SOLUS PRIME) – Star of Hart of Dixie and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Gregg Berger (GRIMLOCK/VOLCANICUS) – The original voice of Grimlock from the 1986 film The Transformers: The Movie.
- Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (Samoa Joe) (PREDAKING) – Professional wrestler currently signed to WWE.
- Mikey Way (SNARL) – Musician best known as the bassist from the rock band My Chemical Romance.
RETURNING TALENT:
- Mark Hamill (MEGATRONUS) – Star of the Star Wars franchise. Also known for his work as the The Joker in various animated Batman projects.
- Wil Wheaton (PERCEPTOR) – Star of The Big Bang Theory and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Judd Nelson (RODIMUS CRON) – Star of The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire and the original voice of Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime from the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie.
- Kari Wahlgren (VICTORION) – Well known voice over actress with credits including Rick and Morty, The Fairly Odd Parents, and Phineas and Ferb.
- Jason Marnocha (MEGATRON) – Actor from Bat In the Sun’s popular YouTube series Super Power Beat Down. Previously voiced the character of Megatron in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- Abby Trott (WINDBLADE) – Voice over actress with credits including video games Halo Wars 2 and Killer Instinct. Previously voiced the character of Windblade in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- Patrick Seitz (OVERLORD) – Voice over actor with credits including Call of Duty: WWII and World of Warcraft: Legion. Previously voiced the character of Devastator in COMBINER WARS and Overlord in TITANS RETURN.
- Rob Dyke (DEVASTATOR) – YouTube creator best known for his Seriously Strange series. Previously voiced the character of Devastator in TITANS RETURN.
- DashieGames (MENASOR) – Popular YouTube gamer with more than 6 million subscribers. Previously voiced the character of Menasor in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- MatPat (SWOOP) – YouTube influencer and creator of the web series Game Theorist, Film Theorist, GT Live and MatPat’s Game Lab. Previously voiced the character of Computron in TITANS RETURN.
- Frank Todaro (SLUDGE) – Voice over actor who previously voiced Starscream and Trypticon in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN. Other credits include the video game franchise LittleBigPlanet.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930726)
Posted by Bounti76 on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:24am CST
Posted by Bounti76 on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:24am CST
Hasbro and Machinima, who have been partners on the first two entries in the Prime Wars cartoon trilogy, today announced the full cast list for the finale of the trilogy, Power of the Primes. Interestingly, they note that the last installment will be airing on go90 in the "Spring of 2018", which is just a few short months away, when the Power of the Primes toyline will still be going full force. This is a marked departure from the previous two series, Combiner Wars and Titans Return, which both began airing well after the two toylines had finished and were no longer being sold/promoted in stores- though to be fair, the Titans Return line hadn't quite been finished in stores yet.
So, given the quick turnaround in airtime, and the voice talent for the final cartoon series in the trilogy, are you hopeful for this cartoon? Let us know in the Energon Pub Forums!
So, given the quick turnaround in airtime, and the voice talent for the final cartoon series in the trilogy, are you hopeful for this cartoon? Let us know in the Energon Pub Forums!
CAST
NEW TALENT FOR POWER OF THE PRIMES
- Ron Perlman (OPTIMUS PRIMAL) – Star of the original Hellboy franchise, Sons of Anarchy, Hand of God, and Adventure Time.
- Jamie King (SOLUS PRIME) – Star of Hart of Dixie and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Gregg Berger (GRIMLOCK/VOLCANICUS) – The original voice of Grimlock from the 1986 film The Transformers: The Movie.
- Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (Samoa Joe) (PREDAKING) – Professional wrestler currently signed to WWE.
- Mikey Way (SNARL) – Musician best known as the bassist from the rock band My Chemical Romance.
RETURNING TALENT:
- Mark Hamill (MEGATRONUS) – Star of the Star Wars franchise. Also known for his work as the The Joker in various animated Batman projects.
- Wil Wheaton (PERCEPTOR) – Star of The Big Bang Theory and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Judd Nelson (RODIMUS CRON) – Star of The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo’s Fire and the original voice of Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime from the 1986 animated film The Transformers: The Movie.
- Kari Wahlgren (VICTORION) – Well known voice over actress with credits including Rick and Morty, The Fairly Odd Parents, and Phineas and Ferb.
- Jason Marnocha (MEGATRON) – Actor from Bat In the Sun’s popular YouTube series Super Power Beat Down. Previously voiced the character of Megatron in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- Abby Trott (WINDBLADE) – Voice over actress with credits including video games Halo Wars 2 and Killer Instinct. Previously voiced the character of Windblade in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- Patrick Seitz (OVERLORD) – Voice over actor with credits including Call of Duty: WWII and World of Warcraft: Legion. Previously voiced the character of Devastator in COMBINER WARS and Overlord in TITANS RETURN.
- Rob Dyke (DEVASTATOR) – YouTube creator best known for his Seriously Strange series. Previously voiced the character of Devastator in TITANS RETURN.
- DashieGames (MENASOR) – Popular YouTube gamer with more than 6 million subscribers. Previously voiced the character of Menasor in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN.
- MatPat (SWOOP) – YouTube influencer and creator of the web series Game Theorist, Film Theorist, GT Live and MatPat’s Game Lab. Previously voiced the character of Computron in TITANS RETURN.
- Frank Todaro (SLUDGE) – Voice over actor who previously voiced Starscream and Trypticon in COMBINER WARS and TITANS RETURN. Other credits include the video game franchise LittleBigPlanet.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930729)
Posted by megamanfan on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:59am CST
Posted by megamanfan on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:59am CST
got dang this has some serious star power behind it. there've been hollywood movies that've had less notable actors in it! but the question remains; will it continue the upward trend that TR set, or fumble back down towards CW?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930732)
Posted by WreckerJack on January 10th, 2018 @ 4:18am CST
Posted by WreckerJack on January 10th, 2018 @ 4:18am CST
But can Predaking come out to Samoa Joe's entrance music?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930737)
Posted by Albatross250 on January 10th, 2018 @ 5:56am CST
Posted by Albatross250 on January 10th, 2018 @ 5:56am CST
What If Grimlock do this to Primal? 
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930745)
Posted by ScottyP on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:02am CST
Posted by ScottyP on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:02am CST
Given how well Samoa Joe does with WWE's terribly written promo scripts, I expect he'll do just fine with this.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930753)
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:17am CST
Posted by Hydrargyrus on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:17am CST
Snarl? What? Okay then. I guess it’s his time to have the spotlight.
EDIT: Oh, we have Swoop and Sludge too. Poor Slug. He probably wouldn’t care.
EDIT: Oh, we have Swoop and Sludge too. Poor Slug. He probably wouldn’t care.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930756)
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:44am CST
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on January 10th, 2018 @ 8:44am CST
OH damn! Jaime King is from my home state! Also, her name is spelled wrong in the press release quote.
Neato!
Neato!
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930759)
Posted by Rated X on January 10th, 2018 @ 9:07am CST
Posted by Rated X on January 10th, 2018 @ 9:07am CST
Samoa Joe as Predaking? I never saw that one coming. Although I recently read that he was an avid gamer and started off as a dancer. (He is not related to the Rock or Roman Reigns) But I hope he can pull off a raspy G1 Predaking voice. I dont want to hear Predaking start talking more than 5 word sentences.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930764)
Posted by Nexus Knight on January 10th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST
Posted by Nexus Knight on January 10th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST
Considering how different the choices for this series has been, I almost see Optimus Primal being Prime reborn by Onyx. Just saying.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930777)
Posted by Moonlit Stones on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:26am CST
Posted by Moonlit Stones on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:26am CST
I can't believe hey didn't get Gary Chalk to play Optimus Primal! What a load of crap this is.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930787)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:52am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:52am CST
Garry Chalk is based in Vancouver, Canada. These shows use union actors mainly from the Los Angeles pool of voice talent.BlastWave2 wrote:I can't believe hey didn't get Gary Chalk to play Optimus Primal! What a load of crap this is.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930789)
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:01am CST
That explains him appearing as one of the villains in Arrow
Also, vancouver Canada is now the home base of Marcello Matere, the man behind Transfomrers packaging art from Armada to now.
You see guys, canada is where all the cool kids hang out!
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:01am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Garry Chalk is based in Vancouver, Canada.BlastWave2 wrote:I can't believe hey didn't get Gary Chalk to play Optimus Primal! What a load of crap this is.
That explains him appearing as one of the villains in Arrow
Also, vancouver Canada is now the home base of Marcello Matere, the man behind Transfomrers packaging art from Armada to now.
You see guys, canada is where all the cool kids hang out!
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930790)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:11am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:11am CST
Yeah, a few Canadian TF actors have popped up in the Arrowverse. Ty Olsson (Energon Downshift) was the criminal-of-the-week in Episode 2 of Arrow Season 1. Kirby Morrow (Rad in Armada/Energon and Cybertron Hot Shot) was both a minor character in an Arrow episode and Jax's football coach in his debut episode of The Flash. And most prominently of all, Venus Terzo (BW/BM Blackarachnia) plays the recurring Arrow character Dr. Schwartz (Oliver's personal doctor who knows he's the Green Arrow).william-james88 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Garry Chalk is based in Vancouver, Canada.BlastWave2 wrote:I can't believe hey didn't get Gary Chalk to play Optimus Primal! What a load of crap this is.
That explains him appearing as one of the villains in Arrow
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930795)
Posted by o.supreme on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:44am CST
Wow that's cool. I did not know that. I used to watch all the "Arrowverse" shows, up until last year. Yeah, I've always known bout the Canadian actor pool since BW, they are a talented bunch, no doubt about that.
Posted by o.supreme on January 10th, 2018 @ 11:44am CST
Sabrblade wrote: And most prominently of all, Venus Terzo (BW/BM Blackarachnia) plays the recurring Arrow character Dr. Schwartz (Oliver's personal doctor who knows he's the Green Arrow).
Wow that's cool. I did not know that. I used to watch all the "Arrowverse" shows, up until last year. Yeah, I've always known bout the Canadian actor pool since BW, they are a talented bunch, no doubt about that.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930826)
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:00pm CST
I looked her up on google and discovered that she comes from my hometown, which is also the hometown of Peter Cullen
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:00pm CST
Sabrblade wrote: And most prominently of all, Venus Terzo (BW/BM Blackarachnia) plays the recurring Arrow character Dr. Schwartz (Oliver's personal doctor who knows he's the Green Arrow).
I looked her up on google and discovered that she comes from my hometown, which is also the hometown of Peter Cullen
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930833)
Posted by Burn on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:15pm CST
Except for that dodgy place over in the east called Quebec. No one cool ever came from there.
Posted by Burn on January 10th, 2018 @ 2:15pm CST
william-james88 wrote:You see guys, canada is where all the cool kids hang out!
Except for that dodgy place over in the east called Quebec. No one cool ever came from there.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930840)
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:03pm CST
Except for him of course
Posted by william-james88 on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:03pm CST
Burn wrote:william-james88 wrote:You see guys, canada is where all the cool kids hang out!
Except for that dodgy place over in the east called Quebec. No one cool ever came from there.
Except for him of course
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930844)
Posted by Burn on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:10pm CST
Posted by Burn on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:10pm CST
pfffft. You're just fanboying. 
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930846)
Posted by steve2275 on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:17pm CST
Posted by steve2275 on January 10th, 2018 @ 3:17pm CST
withe predaking chants?WreckerJack wrote:But can Predaking come out to Samoa Joe's entrance music?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930902)
Posted by Emerje on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:35pm CST
Posted by Emerje on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:35pm CST
Who is Rodimus Cron? Is that Rodimus Unicronus?
Nah, he'll just quietly explain how he's going to choke out a frightened Volcanicus... and then injure himself and miss Wrestlemania the rest of the series.
Emerje
Rated X wrote:Samoa Joe as Predaking? I never saw that one coming. Although I recently read that he was an avid gamer and started off as a dancer. (He is not related to the Rock or Roman Reigns) But I hope he can pull off a raspy G1 Predaking voice. I dont want to hear Predaking start talking more than 5 word sentences.
Nah, he'll just quietly explain how he's going to choke out a frightened Volcanicus... and then injure himself and miss Wrestlemania the rest of the series.
Emerje
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1930904)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:37pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 10th, 2018 @ 10:37pm CST
Apparently he's the evil Hot Rod that was seen at the end of the last TR episode (who was more Nemesis Hot Rod than not).Emerje wrote:Who is Rodimus Cron?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931076)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 12:00am CST
im really exicted for this! titans return was good, hopefully power of the primes will top it!
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 12:00am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Apparently he's the evil Hot Rod that was seen at the end of the last TR episode (who was more Nemesis Hot Rod than not).Emerje wrote:Who is Rodimus Cron?
im really exicted for this! titans return was good, hopefully power of the primes will top it!
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931120)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 9:09am CST
TR trolled its audience by making Trypticon seem like a big deal for so long only for the last minute to say "Nah, he was pointless. This new threat from out of nowhere is the real deal!"
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 9:09am CST
Good? The whole show was one massive fake-out. We spent two episodes building up to Trypticon's threat, then seven episodes of fighting Trypticon, only for the last episode to just have him suddenly fall over and then switch its attention to something else entirely unrelated to all that came before, as though those two episodes of build up and seven episodes of fighting were all for nothing.Ultra Markus wrote:titans return was good,
TR trolled its audience by making Trypticon seem like a big deal for so long only for the last minute to say "Nah, he was pointless. This new threat from out of nowhere is the real deal!"
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931136)
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 9:55am CST
This ^, I was disappointed, not as much as combiner wars but still disappointed. My big thing was, what was Megatronus plan anyway? He already has impressive power so why not do things himself?
Also I can hear the sound of that desk in that gif.
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 9:55am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Good? The whole show was one massive fake-out. We spent two episodes building up to Trypticon's threat, then seven episodes of fighting Trypticon, only for the last episode to just have him suddenly fall over and then switch its attention to something else entirely unrelated to all that came before, as though those two episodes of build up and seven episodes of fighting were all for nothing.Ultra Markus wrote:titans return was good,
TR trolled its audience by making Trypticon seem like a big deal for so long only for the last minute to say "Nah, he was pointless. This new threat from out of nowhere is the real deal!"
This ^, I was disappointed, not as much as combiner wars but still disappointed. My big thing was, what was Megatronus plan anyway? He already has impressive power so why not do things himself?
Also I can hear the sound of that desk in that gif.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931151)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 10:39am CST
Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Besides I liked it and with the inclusion of more voice talent it makes it an entertaining show
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 10:39am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Good? The whole show was one massive fake-out. We spent two episodes building up to Trypticon's threat, then seven episodes of fighting Trypticon, only for the last episode to just have him suddenly fall over and then switch its attention to something else entirely unrelated to all that came before, as though those two episodes of build up and seven episodes of fighting were all for nothing.Ultra Markus wrote:titans return was good,
TR trolled its audience by making Trypticon seem like a big deal for so long only for the last minute to say "Nah, he was pointless. This new threat from out of nowhere is the real deal!"
Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Besides I liked it and with the inclusion of more voice talent it makes it an entertaining show
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931153)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 10:41am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 10:41am CST
A D grade is better than an F grade, but who really wants a D?Ultra Markus wrote:Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931164)
Posted by william-james88 on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:02am CST
I'll take 2 please!
Posted by william-james88 on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:02am CST
Sabrblade wrote:A D grade is better than an F grade, but who really wants a D?Ultra Markus wrote:Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
I'll take 2 please!
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931172)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:19am CST
Sure I could like you go on and on about everything that is wrong with the cartoon but I'm not that cynical it is what it is and I'll just enjoy watching it for what it is
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:19am CST
Sabrblade wrote:A D grade is better than an F grade, but who really wants a D?Ultra Markus wrote:Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Sure I could like you go on and on about everything that is wrong with the cartoon but I'm not that cynical it is what it is and I'll just enjoy watching it for what it is
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931178)
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:25am CST
What about Titans Return did you like? The voice cast was improved but this was hardly their best and it showed I thought.
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:25am CST
Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:A D grade is better than an F grade, but who really wants a D?Ultra Markus wrote:Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Sure I could like you go on and on about everything that is wrong with the cartoon but I'm not that cynical it is what it is and I'll just enjoy watching it for what it is
What about Titans Return did you like? The voice cast was improved but this was hardly their best and it showed I thought.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931181)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:31am CST
To name one
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 11:31am CST
I liked it because I had fun watching it watching metroplex and trypticon fighting brought up nostalgiaZeroWolf wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:A D grade is better than an F grade, but who really wants a D?Ultra Markus wrote:Thanks for sharing your opinion but I thought it was better than CW
Sure I could like you go on and on about everything that is wrong with the cartoon but I'm not that cynical it is what it is and I'll just enjoy watching it for what it is
What about Titans Return did you like? The voice cast was improved but this was hardly their best and it showed I thought.
To name one
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931230)
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 3:01pm CST
Posted by ZeroWolf on January 12th, 2018 @ 3:01pm CST
Ah you mean like the relatively few times they clashed in the g1 cartoon? Okay, yeah I can see that, but you must admit that they handled that fight poorly.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931237)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:01pm CST
I suppose and the fact that optimus prime died yet again
It almost seems like megatronis was manipulating everything from the beginning
How else could starscream conveniently take possession of trypicon?
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:01pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:Ah you mean like the relatively few times they clashed in the g1 cartoon? Okay, yeah I can see that, but you must admit that they handled that fight poorly.
I suppose and the fact that optimus prime died yet again
It almost seems like megatronis was manipulating everything from the beginning
How else could starscream conveniently take possession of trypicon?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931239)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:10pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:10pm CST
See, none of that was really explained, though. We're forced to make assumptions based on what very little scraps of info and logic that the show actually fed to us, as though it expected us to already be familiar with and understand everything that the show was trying to do with its story, which couldn't be further from the truth. That is not good storytelling.Ultra Markus wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Ah you mean like the relatively few times they clashed in the g1 cartoon? Okay, yeah I can see that, but you must admit that they handled that fight poorly.
I suppose and the fact that optimus prime died yet again
It almost seems like megatronis was manipulating everything from the beginning
How else could starscream conveniently take possession of trypicon?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931240)
Posted by steve2275 on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:10pm CST
ha ha ha ha ha
Posted by steve2275 on January 12th, 2018 @ 4:10pm CST
Emerje wrote:Who is Rodimus Cron? Is that Rodimus Unicronus?Rated X wrote:Samoa Joe as Predaking? I never saw that one coming. Although I recently read that he was an avid gamer and started off as a dancer. (He is not related to the Rock or Roman Reigns) But I hope he can pull off a raspy G1 Predaking voice. I dont want to hear Predaking start talking more than 5 word sentences.
Nah, he'll just quietly explain how he's going to choke out a frightened Volcanicus... and then injure himself and miss Wrestlemania the rest of the series.
Emerje
ha ha ha ha ha
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931248)
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 6:01pm CST
I don't really care about the effort that went into the storytelling this is a low budget cartoon that managed to get some voice talent and decent animation
It is what it is
Now if this was a bigger budget show that had all the talent with 22 min episodes
There wouldn't be any excuse
Posted by Ultra Markus on January 12th, 2018 @ 6:01pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:See, none of that was really explained, though. We're forced to make assumptions based on what very little scraps of info and logic that the show actually fed to us, as though it expected us to already be familiar with and understand everything that the show was trying to do with its story, which couldn't be further from the truth. That is not good storytelling.Ultra Markus wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Ah you mean like the relatively few times they clashed in the g1 cartoon? Okay, yeah I can see that, but you must admit that they handled that fight poorly.
I suppose and the fact that optimus prime died yet again
It almost seems like megatronis was manipulating everything from the beginning
How else could starscream conveniently take possession of trypicon?
I don't really care about the effort that went into the storytelling this is a low budget cartoon that managed to get some voice talent and decent animation
It is what it is
Now if this was a bigger budget show that had all the talent with 22 min episodes
There wouldn't be any excuse
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931249)
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 6:40pm CST
Even if they could get the best actors in history, they'd still need good writing and directing behind them. Honestly, they didn't need to get these big name actors involved in order for these shows to be good. The YouTube/lesser-known actors are talented enough to give good performances, Jason Marnocha's Megatron and Jon Bailey's unofficial Optimus Prime videos are proof of that. Had the shows budgeted their money for better writing and directing, CW and TR could have been something really good, or even great. They just needed to shift their focus more onto making the cake--rather than the icing--taste good.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 12th, 2018 @ 6:40pm CST
Being low budget doesn't give it a free pass for being mediocre. Remember that CW was seriously hyped up by its makers as being "the Game of Thrones of animation". They clearly had high hopes for these shows to be top notch works, but the end result makes those high hopes look more like delusions of grandeur if this kind of storytelling is what they think is on the same level as something like Game of Thrones.Ultra Markus wrote:I don't really care about the effort that went into the storytelling this is a low budget cartoon that managed to get some voice talent and decent animation
It is what it is
Now if this was a bigger budget show that had all the talent with 22 min episodes
There wouldn't be any excuse
Even if they could get the best actors in history, they'd still need good writing and directing behind them. Honestly, they didn't need to get these big name actors involved in order for these shows to be good. The YouTube/lesser-known actors are talented enough to give good performances, Jason Marnocha's Megatron and Jon Bailey's unofficial Optimus Prime videos are proof of that. Had the shows budgeted their money for better writing and directing, CW and TR could have been something really good, or even great. They just needed to shift their focus more onto making the cake--rather than the icing--taste good.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1931252)
Posted by Burn on January 12th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CST
Posted by Burn on January 12th, 2018 @ 7:16pm CST
1 - Why are you guys hounding Ultra Markus for his view? HE.LIKED.IT.
2 - Why are we even discussing Titans Return in this thread?
2 - Why are we even discussing Titans Return in this thread?
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1932299)
Posted by Evil Eye on January 18th, 2018 @ 5:09pm CST
Posted by Evil Eye on January 18th, 2018 @ 5:09pm CST
Wow, that was quick! Doesn't seem that long ago I was chortling at Freddery's spoof of CW and we're already nearly at the end!
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1936708)
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST
Posted by william-james88 on February 8th, 2018 @ 9:17am CST
I just find it so wierd when I read this statement from Hasbro's CEO:
Yeah, I find so many problems with this, not only in the fact that I think its really dumb to say that thse machinima series are done for fans (unlike any other output from hasbro) but saying that it has adult content is really really wrong.
We continue to run more adult oriented content on Machinima for that fan
Yeah, I find so many problems with this, not only in the fact that I think its really dumb to say that thse machinima series are done for fans (unlike any other output from hasbro) but saying that it has adult content is really really wrong.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1939851)
Posted by Va'al on February 17th, 2018 @ 4:31pm CST
Posted by Va'al on February 17th, 2018 @ 4:31pm CST
As also announced during the Hasbro Brand Entertainment panel today at New York Toy Fair 2018, Machinima has release via their official social media accounts a new poster for the threequel series in the Prime Wars Trilogy animated series. After Combiner Wars and Titans Return, it's now time for Power of the Primes!
Coming soon from Hasbro and Machinima, the series will see the full cast of the previous series returning, including Mark Hamill as Megatronus, and the addition of Samoa Joe, Ron Perlman, Gregg Berger and more for the final chapter in the trilogy. Check out the Optimus Primal artwork below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub.
Coming soon from Hasbro and Machinima, the series will see the full cast of the previous series returning, including Mark Hamill as Megatronus, and the addition of Samoa Joe, Ron Perlman, Gregg Berger and more for the final chapter in the trilogy. Check out the Optimus Primal artwork below, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1939902)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on February 17th, 2018 @ 6:05pm CST
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on February 17th, 2018 @ 6:05pm CST
Calling it now, Primal is going to be some kind of revived/reformatted version of Optimus Prime.
Re: Ron Perlman and Star Wars’ Mark Hamill Added to the Cast of Transformers Power of the Primes (1939925)
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 17th, 2018 @ 6:51pm CST
Probably after onyx prime as revived him
though I'm curious as to why machima have gone with him being hairy when the toy is him in a more Cybertronian form (I. E. Before the beast wars)
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 17th, 2018 @ 6:51pm CST
Stormshot_Prime wrote:Calling it now, Primal is going to be some kind of revived/reformatted version of Optimus Prime.
Probably after onyx prime as revived him
though I'm curious as to why machima have gone with him being hairy when the toy is him in a more Cybertronian form (I. E. Before the beast wars)
