G1 season 3 suitability for my 5 yr old

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Yeah, I'd hold off on Season 3 until after you're willing to show your kid TFTM, hey.

[liegeprime]

What made his death all the more ironic during the flashback was that nobody else seemed to notice (let alone care) he was shot, turned blue-grey and simply stood there.

Well , that's because the smartest autobot there ( Perceptor) doesn't know medical cybertronics, there was no medic since ratchet got killed along with the rest of the '84 crew. He's a scientist not a medic, so basically all he can do is first aid - which I didn't even see him doing so. SO yeah he's pretty much useless hehe.

Yeah S3 is kinda boring , not much episodes to be of worth remembering. Prolly wait about 2 years more....

[Cat]

Dark Awakening is the S3 episode I remember most vividly from childhood. In fact, it's the only S3 episode I remember from childhood. It definitely affected me and stuck with me, seeing Optimus dying again, his scary appearance (mainly the facial damage), and seeing the mausoleum and seeing a reminder that my favourites were dead.

I had seen the movie so knew they had died, and that had really upset me. This was upsetting all over again, and obviously made some kind of impression on me, being that it's the only s3 episode I remember from childhood.

[Bartrim]

Don't let your child watch the S3 ep 'Carnage in C-Minor'


There aren't any deaths, it's just a slaggin' awful episode!

Shame there aren't any deaths in that episode

Before I showed my son Transformers: The Movie I spoiled it for him but explained straight after we were going to watch "The return of Optimus Prime" so it's ok. I found that was the best way because he got to watch the movie and then watched season 3 (except for dark awakening and a few others that aren't scary but are just dreadful) as he knew it was going be ok in the end.

[kup]

Just after some info on those who have seen S3 onwards. I didn't as a kid and am currently nearing the end of the S2 run with my boy

At his age I'm skipping the 86 movie; he has a pretty strong attachment to prime and ironhide. I'm not going to sugar coat the world for him too much as he grows but I'm pretty reticent to have him see a parental type figure killed on his fave cartoon

In any case, what's season 3 like? Are there many references to the dead autobots? How is primes resurrection handled etc?

Don't shield him. Death is a part of life and everyone must face it at some point in their lives by seeing someone close die. Sometimes it happens when you are young and sometimes when you are old, you never know.

Probably best for him to be partially prepared for its existence in a 'make believe' cartoon form than knowing about it first hand in the unfortunate event of a loved one passing.

[Demonac]

My daughter is 5, and she watched the 86 movie with no ill effects.
She has also seen most of s3 as well.

And I'd like to point out that B.O.T. from s2 is worse than anything from s3.

[5FDP]

Don't let your child watch Season 3 it's just slaggin' awful

^ There, fixed for you Trev

In all seriousness though, I have a 6 yr old daughter and I wouldn't allow her to watch it.

[Bartrim]

Don't shield him. Death is a part of life and everyone must face it at some point in their lives by seeing someone close die. Sometimes it happens when you are young and sometimes when you are old, you never know.

Probably best for him to be partially prepared for its existence in a 'make believe' cartoon form than knowing about it first hand in the unfortunate event of a loved one passing.

Interesting. Would you allow a child to watch porn or a show with graphic sex scenes because sex is also a very important part of life?

[BigTransformerTrev]

^ There, fixed for you Trev

Cheeky bugger

I quite liked Webworld, most of Call of the Primatives, Starscreams Ghost and a couple of others. At least it wasn't Season 4 (Roger Doger Optimus Prime! )

Before I showed my son Transformers: The Movie I spoiled it for him but explained straight after we were going to watch "The return of Optimus Prime" so it's ok. I found that was the best way because he got to watch the movie and then watched season 3 (except for dark awakening and a few others that aren't scary but are just dreadful) as he knew it was going be ok in the end.

That's a pretty good method! I'd go with that idea

[kup]

Interesting. Would you allow a child to watch porn or a show with graphic sex scenes because sex is also a very important part of life?

You do know that is a totally different thing right?

That's some 'Fox News' style rationale going on there...