The Hub to air Classic Transformers G1 Episodes, and Peter Cullen returns as Optimus Prime!
Monday, May 17th, 2010 4:33PM CDT
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Vintage flashbacks
The Hub will exclusively re-air old episodes of the Jim Henson Company's "Fraggle Rock," and is also planning a late-night block of old "G.I. Joe" and "Transformers" episodes to attract parents and young adult males nostalgic for the '80s-era cartoons...
Next up is this block, which mentions an old favourite...
Hasbro franchises
Some of the Hub's most high-profile shows will be updated versions of well-known Hasbro programs from the 1980s, including "G.I. Joe," "Transformers" and "My Little Pony." The latter is being re-imagined for young girls by "Powerpuff Girls" creator Lauren Faust, while the new "Transformers Prime" will feature the voice of Peter Cullen, the original voice of Optimus Prime from the animated series as well as the Michael Bay-directed feature films. Additionally, "Transformers" feature screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci will act as showrunners. "G.I. Joe Renegades" will spotlight the Joes on the lam from government forces and the agents of Cobra, a storyline that echoes the recent feature film released by Paramount last summer.
This certainly lends credit to seeing the legendary Peter Cullan re-don the mantle of Prime in this new show.
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Posted by Mindmaster on May 17th, 2010 @ 4:44pm CDT
Posted by Name_Violation on May 17th, 2010 @ 5:14pm CDT
Posted by Bed Bugs on May 17th, 2010 @ 5:32pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Yay! Again, can't wait to see ther upcoming commercials for the show. Any idea what channel it'll be on in Wilmington, NC?
Depends on which cable/satellite provider you have.
The Hub is replacing Discovery Kids. I put in Wilmington, NC at TVGUIDE.com and this is what came up:
If you have Charter, it's channel 94. DIRECTV says channel 294. DISH NETWORK is 179.
Chances are, if you want to get The Hub, you are probably going to have to upgrade your package to a premium or upper tier programming package. If you already get Discovery Kids, you don't have to worry then.
Posted by Mindmaster on May 17th, 2010 @ 5:56pm CDT
Fender Bender wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Yay! Again, can't wait to see ther upcoming commercials for the show. Any idea what channel it'll be on in Wilmington, NC?
Depends on which cable/satellite provider you have.
The Hub is replacing Discovery Kids. I put in Wilmington, NC at TVGUIDE.com and this is what came up:
If you have Charter, it's channel 94. DIRECTV says channel 294. DISH NETWORK is 179.
Chances are, if you want to get The Hub, you are probably going to have to upgrade your package to a premium or upper tier programming package. If you already get Discovery Kids, you don't have to worry then.
Thanks, man. I owe you one!
Posted by Heavy B on May 17th, 2010 @ 5:59pm CDT
that news was so epic my head exploded. I must find a new head
Posted by Segor on May 17th, 2010 @ 6:04pm CDT
Dr. Heavy B wrote:.....
that news was so epic my head exploded. I must find a new head
Here! http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu ... ompany=887
You should try one of those!!
Posted by Heavy B on May 17th, 2010 @ 6:12pm CDT
Segor wrote:Dr. Heavy B wrote:.....
that news was so epic my head exploded. I must find a new head
Here! http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu ... ompany=887
You should try one of those!!
much obliged
Posted by Forgotten on May 17th, 2010 @ 6:12pm CDT
Segor wrote:Dr. Heavy B wrote:.....
that news was so epic my head exploded. I must find a new head
Here! http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu ... ompany=887
You should try one of those!!
Or if you don't want the robot route you can use The BALEMASTER. everybody that knows what i'm talking about laugh quitely.
Posted by MYoung23 on May 17th, 2010 @ 6:50pm CDT
Posted by SwindleBot462 on May 17th, 2010 @ 7:11pm CDT
Posted by Doubledealer93 on May 17th, 2010 @ 8:09pm CDT
Posted by Galvatron X on May 17th, 2010 @ 8:53pm CDT
New Transformers cartoon...win
New G.I.Joe cartoon...win!
Putting original Transformers and G.I.Joe back on? WIN!
This is turning out to be a good year for my favorite TV shows. They've even been showing Three Stooges episodes on AMC!
Posted by vegetacron on May 17th, 2010 @ 9:14pm CDT
Fender Bender wrote:Mindmaster wrote:Yay! Again, can't wait to see ther upcoming commercials for the show. Any idea what channel it'll be on in Wilmington, NC?
Depends on which cable/satellite provider you have.
The Hub is replacing Discovery Kids. I put in Wilmington, NC at TVGUIDE.com and this is what came up:
If you have Charter, it's channel 94. DIRECTV says channel 294. DISH NETWORK is 179.
Chances are, if you want to get The Hub, you are probably going to have to upgrade your package to a premium or upper tier programming package. If you already get Discovery Kids, you don't have to worry then.
If i wanted to sell toys and i made cartoons to help sell those toys, i would go for the largest demographic i possibly could. That being said, not everyone pays for the upper tier packages. Once again, gg Hasbro. On the bright side, i'm just gonna download the entire series when it gets done anyhow. lol
Posted by Sabrblade on May 17th, 2010 @ 9:50pm CDT
Peter Cullen in Prime = recent old news
Posted by Terrorsaur_85 on May 17th, 2010 @ 10:57pm CDT
Posted by Varia31 on May 17th, 2010 @ 11:26pm CDT
Posted by GEEWUN on May 18th, 2010 @ 5:07am CDT
Posted by SlyTF1 on May 18th, 2010 @ 9:58am CDT
And I hope they make a fkn Animated Season 4, now that they're re airing G1, this just proves that you can continue a show, thats been gone for a while.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on May 18th, 2010 @ 4:27pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:G1 cartoon reruns = very old news
Peter Cullen in Prime = recent old news
But still good news.