Yet Another New Clip for the Upcoming Transformers Botbots Netflix Series

Legit cannot wait, this looks like more and more fun as we go

The first ten episodes have hit Netflix right now.

I am currently on episode 3. This show is so much fun.

the theme song is pretty catchy and fun.

Age of Extinction Grimlock keeps showing up in cameos and it is really pure fun.

The one episode that is a Hamilton parody is also a ton of fun.

Overall, I am loving it!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I am currently on episode 3. This show is so much fun.

the theme song is pretty catchy and fun.

Age of Extinction Grimlock keeps showing up in cameos and it is really pure fun.

The one episode that is a Hamilton parody is also a ton of fun.

Overall, I am loving it!

My favourite episode is when they play with the phone.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I am currently on episode 3. This show is so much fun.

the theme song is pretty catchy and fun.

Age of Extinction Grimlock keeps showing up in cameos and it is really pure fun.

The one episode that is a Hamilton parody is also a ton of fun.

Overall, I am loving it!

My favourite episode is when they play with the phone.

That was great. There hasn't been a disappointing episode for me yet

I watched the first two and a half episodes before deciding my wife might like it too - we ended up binging the first five last night. It's so great to share something TF with her. I really like it and will definitely be getting into the toys.

I completed the entire series yesterday.

It was an absolute BLAST!

There were so many fun things with the series. And there were a lot of fun references to both Transformers and the wider range of the world.

There was a Hamilton parody episode, that was wonderful.

Age of Extinction Grimlock cameod as an easter egg in maybe 3 episodes.

An episode about the botbots not realizing they were causing their mall to overheat an were bringing about their own destruction? hahaha

And then there was that season finale last second moment. Bigger TF lore indeed. And for once, the references were to a completely different area than G1. That was welcome and refreshing.

We did get a "freedom is the right of all sentient beings" too, and that was immediately undercut in the same way my brain was when I first heard that saying.

It was just great. They had a lot of fun making this, and they made it fun

Just finished it. People have compared this show to The Amazing World of Gumball, a show I didn't watch. So, making a Transformers version was probably a good way to get me to watch a show like this. I found myself really enjoying it, more than I thought I would. The writing was really charming, clever, and at times downright hilarious. My favorite funny moment has got to be when Kikmee increased Dave's robot-dinosaur order quantity to 1000 right before he was instantly charged for that many. I lost it at his tidal wave of panicked reactions.

I was also very surprised to see that there was an actual ongoing storyline with various plot threads continuing from episode-to-episode. The Lost Bots' quest to get back in good graces with the other tribes, Dave's attempts to uncover the truth of the BotBots' existence, Spud Muffin's gradual descent from arrogant jock to villainous schemer, all of these were given room to grow and develop over the course of the season. That really kept my attention and made me want to see where the story would go and what the payoff would be. Of course, the end result was predictable, but also apropos to the kind of message this show was trying to convey.

Clogstopper's gross-out humor didn't bother me too much, since it was less on the disgusting level of Revenge of the Fallen and more like Captain Underpants. Though, speaking of the live action movies, the very end of the season leaves me wondering if the universe of this show could be considered a Movieverse universe, since something very integral to the Movieverse pops up in the final episode. And there are a lot of live-action images shown throughout the show, soooo... maybe? I mean, not every Movieverse universe is in live action: There's comics, novels, and web cartoons too.

Overall, this was a fun show.

Sabrblade wrote:Just finished it. People have compared this show to The Amazing World of Gumball, a show I didn't watch. So, making a Transformers version was probably a good way to get me to watch a show like this. I found myself really enjoying it, more than I thought I would. The writing was really charming, clever, and at times downright hilarious. My favorite funny moment has got to be when Kikmee increased Dave's robot-dinosaur order quantity to 1000 right before he was instantly charged for that many. I lost it at his tidal wave of panicked reactions.

I was also very surprised to see that there was an actual ongoing storyline with various plot threads continuing from episode-to-episode. The Lost Bots' quest to get back in good graces with the other tribes, Dave's attempts to uncover the truth of the BotBots' existence, Spud Muffin's gradual descent from arrogant jock to villainous schemer, all of these were given room to grow and develop over the course of the season. That really kept my attention and made me want to see where the story would go and what the payoff would be. Of course, the end result was predictable, but also apropos to the kind of message this show was trying to convey.

Clogstopper's gross-out humor didn't bother me too much, since it was less on the disgusting level of Revenge of the Fallen and more like Captain Underpants. Though, speaking of the live action movies, the very end of the season leaves me wondering if the universe of this show could be considered a Movieverse universe, since something very integral to the Movieverse pops up in the final episode. And there are a lot of live-action images shown throughout the show, soooo... maybe? I mean, not every Movieverse universe is in live action: There's comics, novels, and web cartoons too.

Overall, this was a fun show.

The Botbots' "awakening" as robots is similar to the bayverse Allspark's effect on everyday objects, right? Maybe the cartoon is just an aesthetic choice to represent that universe?

Everyone here ok if I use their words in a review roundup?

william-james88 wrote:Everyone here ok if I use their words in a review roundup?

Fine by me.

william-james88 wrote:Everyone here ok if I use their words in a review roundup?

As long as you include info about Botbots not being available in all regions, such as Japan, then yes. I have included two screenshots; one is a search for the show via the Netflix app in Japan and the other is from an online conversation I had with Netflix customer service.





I can't confirm if the UK and other regions got the show (as the staff seemed to believe that only the US got it?) but from the, ahem, "3P" sourced episodes, it appears the show was translated into several other languages (although that might just be a reflection of multiculturalism in the US/UK/etc).

primalxconvoy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Everyone here ok if I use their words in a review roundup?

As long as you include info about Botbots not being available in all regions, such as Japan, then yes. I have included two screenshots; one is a search for the show via the Netflix app in Japan and the other is from an online conversation I had with Netflix customer service.

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I can't confirm if the UK and other regions got the show (as the staff seemed to believe that only the US got it?) but from the, ahem, "3P" sourced episodes, it appears the show was translated into several other languages (although that might just be a reflection of multiculturalism in the US/UK/etc).

It's probably a similar case to how Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy still haven't come to Japan either. It may have to do with the toylines of these three series having not been released at Japanese retail. The Netflix War For Cybertron Trilogy got dubbed in Japanese and had all three Siege/Earthrise/Kingdom toylines sold in Japan. Takara may not see the point in having these three non-war series dubbed in Japanese if they aren't selling the toys over there, which could be the very roadblock keeping you from watching all three of them legally on Japanese Netflix.

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Everyone here ok if I use their words in a review roundup?

As long as you include info about Botbots not being available in all regions, such as Japan, then yes. I have included two screenshots; one is a search for the show via the Netflix app in Japan and the other is from an online conversation I had with Netflix customer service.

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Screenshot_20220330-235343.jpg

I can't confirm if the UK and other regions got the show (as the staff seemed to believe that only the US got it?) but from the, ahem, "3P" sourced episodes, it appears the show was translated into several other languages (although that might just be a reflection of multiculturalism in the US/UK/etc).

It's probably a similar case to how Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy still haven't come to Japan either. It may have to do with the toylines of these three series having not been released at Japanese retail. The Netflix War For Cybertron Trilogy got dubbed in Japanese and had all three Siege/Earthrise/Kingdom toylines sold in Japan. Takara may not see the point in having these three non-war series dubbed in Japanese if they aren't selling the toys over there, which could be the very roadblock keeping you from watching all three of them legally on Japanese Netflix.

I understand that, but as it was seemingly a Netflix-produced show, I would have thought we were beyond that. The American cg TF shows contained characters, I believe, that were not available in Japan (such as the female combiner team, etc), plus the American He-Man shows are available in Japan on Netflix (see screenshot in my original post), even though the toys are not, as far as I know.

Also, as I have shown in a previous post, an official Netflix Youtube account made the first episode available to stream and i was able to watch it in Japan without any problems. Usually, the American trailers for, say, old Startrek DISCO episodes were blocked in Japan on Youtube, even though the full episodes were, at the time, available on Netflix Japan.

It's not the end of the world though. With the increases in price, lack of content and other problems plaguing Netflix et al at this point, piracy or just other media/activities and/or cancelling official subscriptions seems to be on the rise again...

primalxconvoy wrote:I understand that, but as it was seemingly a Netflix-produced show,

BotBots is produced by Entertainment One and animated by Boulder Media Studio. Netflix just distributes it.

primalxconvoy wrote:I would have thought we were beyond that.

Not if the continuing lack of Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy in Japan are an indication, unfortunately.

primalxconvoy wrote:The American cg TF shows contained characters, I believe, that were not available in Japan (such as the female combiner team, etc),

There were no combiners in the Netflix WFCT cartoon.

primalxconvoy wrote:plus the American He-Man shows are available in Japan on Netflix (see screenshot in my original post), even though the toys are not, as far as I know.

He-Man's owned by a different company who plays by different rules.

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:I understand that, but as it was seemingly a Netflix-produced show,

BotBots is produced by Entertainment One and animated by Boulder Media Studio. Netflix just distributes it.

primalxconvoy wrote:I would have thought we were beyond that.

Not if the continuing lack of Rescue Bots and Rescue Bots Academy in Japan are an indication, unfortunately.

primalxconvoy wrote:The American cg TF shows contained characters, I believe, that were not available in Japan (such as the female combiner team, etc),

There were no combiners in the Netflix WFCT cartoon.

primalxconvoy wrote:plus the American He-Man shows are available in Japan on Netflix (see screenshot in my original post), even though the toys are not, as far as I know.

He-Man's owned by a different company who plays by different rules.

The female combiner bots were indeed in the cg Combiner Wars series, which was released in Japan. Botbots is a "Netflix Series", which is why they have less of an excuse to geoblock this. Like I have already mentioned, Netflix usually shows all of its affilated shows in all regions and has done since the early days after it stopped licensing its content piecemeal (such as "House of cards"). My point regarding Mattel stands from a consumer POV; if one Netflix-affillated/produced show about toys not sold in Japan can be shown in Japan, then there's no acceptable excuse for this, regardless of what you or even Takara/Netflix states. If netflix goes back to geoblocking content, customers will simply unsubscribe and pirate, such as was the case with ST DISCO being removed from Netflix outside the States and confined to their own service, which still is unavailable in many countries.

This would not be much of an issue if Netflix simply bought a show that was already broadcasted on other networks and simply offered it to the US market. However, this is a Netflix affiliated show, produced with Netflix.



The same thing happened with HULU, blocking the new HULU-produced show "Animaniacs" in Japan and they were criticised for that too.

Make enough fuss to Hasbro and maybe they'll do something about it.

Nothing VPNs can't solve, right?

But what makes more sense: airing a series in areas that actually have merchandise and an installed user base already, or airing it worldwide and see what happens?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Nothing VPNs can't solve, right?

But what makes more sense: airing a series in areas that actually have merchandise and an installed user base already, or airing it worldwide and see what happens?

Yes, I suppose, although American-based VPNs have recently been sued by Warner Bros and so (Bitorrent?) traffic has been blocked, I think. This would mean users would have to use VPNs based outside the US law's juristriction. Anyway, episode one is available, legally, at YouTube, it would seem:

- https://youtu.be/2Ss_kHuNOXg

Anyway, I would just be happy if the review mentioned that Botbots might not be available in all regions (I doubt their statement of "only being in the US" was accurate, although I would like to see if anyone here from outside the US has access to it) but that the first episode (linked above) might work for everyone?

It's on UK Netflix

The new BotBots show on Netflix has been up for around a week and many fans have commented on the show. While it is obviously a comedy show aimed for kids and not older fans, the worst fans have said is that it's not for them, as any other kid show like Amazing World of Gumball or Teen Titans would not be for them (although there are links to the Movieverse in the final episode). But no one has said it was bad, quite the contrary. Here are some takes from the community:

RotorstormNZ wrote:I watched the first two and a half episodes before deciding my wife might like it too - we ended up binging the first five last night. It's so great to share something TF with her. I really like it and will definitely be getting into the toys.

Beast_Megatron wrote:This show is really charming and genuinely witty. It’s harmless at its worst and hilarious at its best. I recommend it if you’re an open-minded Transformers fan who wants a quick laugh.

william-james88 wrote:I had a great time watching this with my 4 year old. Some jokes were more for him, like the Clogstopper jokes, while others were more for me. I especially liked the episode when they find a cell phone and look at all the apps. That one really worked for me, as we rarely have up to the minute modern jokes like this in a kid's show, at least the ones we'd compare this show to. Also, I really liked the character models. As with the original G1 show, they used the toys as a starting point and came up with better proportioned characters. The changes made to Bonasai were especially fun and welcome for me, that was by far my favourite character. The only thing I found off, and my 4 year old pointed it out too, was how they would show the botbots from afar. They were all just rectangles of different colours, which just looked off. They could have at least done a variety of shapes. Aside from that, the show was very fun. It just adds a new layer to the brand we all love so much while taking nothing away.

Sabrblade wrote:I found myself really enjoying it, more than I thought I would. The writing was really charming, clever, and at times downright hilarious. My favorite funny moment has got to be when Kikmee increased Dave's robot-dinosaur order quantity to 1000 right before he was instantly charged for that many. I lost it at his tidal wave of panicked reactions.

I was also very surprised to see that there was an actual ongoing storyline with various plot threads continuing from episode-to-episode. The Lost Bots' quest to get back in good graces with the other tribes, Dave's attempts to uncover the truth of the BotBots' existence, Spud Muffin's gradual descent from arrogant jock to villainous schemer, all of these were given room to grow and develop over the course of the season. That really kept my attention and made me want to see where the story would go and what the payoff would be. Of course, the end result was predictable, but also apropos to the kind of message this show was trying to convey.

Overall, this was a fun show.

As a comdey show, it's fine. More than fine for TF fans really, 'cause there's something for everyone in every episodes.

My only major gripe is the art direction. Namely the use of stock image cutups art style for the pizza cart, gamepad hovecraft & things. They stood out like sore thumbs against the foreground characters AND the CG/cell-shaded/painted backgrounds. Very odd. That pulls me out of the show all the time. But lets be real, that gripe meant nothing for the kiddies.

What a fresh and positive change to pace against the dark, dull, and sloooooooooooooooooooooowness of the WFC trilogy. I think the overall budget feel far smaller to produce BotBots vs WFC, yet the right investment on writers & voice actors make for a better animated show.

And for once the show came BEFORE the toys, that gotta be nice too. However, the way Hasbro pack so many Botbots into expensive sets is preventing me from getting the (show's 1st wave?) toys....

Please note: - For people new to this thread, Botbots has been Geoblocked by Netflix in some areas, such as Japan. If you want to watch it, you'll probably need to "hoist the Jolly Roger" and look for a suitable "bay" online to find your "Botbots Booty", ahrrrr...

cloudballoon wrote:My only major gripe is the art direction. Namely the use of stock image cutups art style for the pizza cart, gamepad hovecraft & things. They stood out like sore thumbs against the foreground characters AND the CG/cell-shaded/painted backgrounds. Very odd. That pulls me out of the show all the time. But lets be real, that gripe meant nothing for the kiddies.

That didn't bother me because it reminded me of my favorite 1980s cartoon, Muppet Babies, which did that sort of "live action stock footage and backgrounds blended with 2D characters" all the time, and often to similar comedic effect as in this show, so it really took me back to a familiar feeling of my childhood.

My boys have been waiting a long time for this show! Botbots are really the only Transformers that they are really interested in. And when the toys stopped being produced, there wasn’t any fiction to keep their interest going (except what they had made themselves). The interest waned and they moved on.

They have really enjoyed the Botbots show which has rekindled their interest. We keep looking for guest appearances by our favorites. Still waiting for non-humanoid Botbots to join, but we’re enjoying what we have. The saddest things are only 8 episodes in the first season and a year wait on the new toys…

Hooray for the creation of a fun, witty, and silly show.

Sabrblade wrote:

cloudballoon wrote:My only major gripe is the art direction. Namely the use of stock image cutups art style for the pizza cart, gamepad hovecraft & things. They stood out like sore thumbs against the foreground characters AND the CG/cell-shaded/painted backgrounds. Very odd. That pulls me out of the show all the time. But lets be real, that gripe meant nothing for the kiddies.

That didn't bother me because it reminded me of my favorite 1980s cartoon, Muppet Babies, which did that sort of "live action stock footage and backgrounds blended with 2D characters" all the time, and often to similar comedic effect as in this show, so it really took me back to a familiar feeling of my childhood.

Agree on this. It added a charm to the show for me too.

The other "odd" aesthetic (but not really a gripe) was the "cake colour sticks" that they used for aerial/panned-out shots (and the cute way they hopped around instead of walked/ran).

That, and all the cybertronian text Easter eggs.

I really do wish they had stuck to the idea that all of the "gross" stuff was really just something else. In the animated toy trailer, they state that the "poo" bot is really just chocolate.

I still think they should have made all of them be made out of plastic/hard, synthetic materials, as that would have been more "realistic", meant that they couldn't "die" if eaten and also would have still given them a reason not to get caught (because the humans would know something was odd but trying to eat a hamburger that looked normal but was hard).

Sooooo, got some bad news for ya, Primal.

Apparently, out of all of the regions that Netflix is available in, it's only Japan that's the only one in which BotBots is currently unavailable to watch.

Sabrblade wrote:Sooooo, got some bad news for ya, Primal.

Apparently, out of all of the regions that Netflix is available in, it's only Japan that's the only one in which BotBots is currently unavailable to watch.

Thanks for the info. It seems Takara and Netflix are up to their old tricks again. Good thing the "bay of pirates" offers free booty to those willing to visit, eh readers?

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Sooooo, got some bad news for ya, Primal.

Apparently, out of all of the regions that Netflix is available in, it's only Japan that's the only one in which BotBots is currently unavailable to watch.

Thanks for the info. It seems Takara and Netflix are up to their old tricks again.

Yeah, even Korea got a BotBots dub.

primalxconvoy wrote:Good thing the "bay of pirates" offers free booty to those willing to visit, eh readers?

There's always KimCartoon.

Sabrblade wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Sooooo, got some bad news for ya, Primal.

Apparently, out of all of the regions that Netflix is available in, it's only Japan that's the only one in which BotBots is currently unavailable to watch.

Thanks for the info. It seems Takara and Netflix are up to their old tricks again.

Yeah, even Korea got a BotBots dub.

primalxconvoy wrote:Good thing the "bay of pirates" offers free booty to those willing to visit, eh readers?

There's always KimCartoon.

I just checked that site. Cheers. Bit too many redirected ads for me to recommend it to the average person with kids in Japan that like TFs (I know a few families here that would be interested) but it's still a site to bookmark at least.

primalxconvoy wrote:I just checked that site. Cheers. Bit too many redirected ads for me to recommend it to the average person with kids in Japan that like TFs (I know a few families here that would be interested) but it's still a site to bookmark at least.

Though, despite what that site claims, it is best to access it with AdBlock (or the like) turned ON, lest you be bombarded with annoying ads. A message asking you to turn it off will appear, but it can be easily closed and the site is still very usable with Adblock turned on. They also periodically change their URL, so keep that in mind.



Anyway, back to BotBots.

Apparently, these first ten episodes are not Part 1 of the first season, but are the entirety of Season 1. Each episode features two segments, so it's one season consisting of 20 segments.

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rewatched the show, and it was just as enjoyable the 2nd time the whole way through. There is just so much to love with this show. They really did a good job with it. It makes me very happy

Just finished watching the first season. I have to say, it was pretty good. Some nice jokes and decent laughs, with an ongoing storyline that got some major payoff in the final episode. It'll be interesting to see where they take things next season.

I can imagine the status quo eventually shifting to where Dave tries to protect the BotBots from being found and captured by Sector 7 agents.

Sabrblade wrote:I can imagine the status quo eventually shifting to where Dave tries to protect the BotBots from being found and captured by Sector 7 agents.

There's a really fun direction they can go! I hope we get a 2nd season

This was a surprisingly fun show! I wouldn't call it spectacular, but it's an easy watch with mile-a-minute jokes. (Most of them even land!)