TF Animated General Discussion

[llamatron]

did indeed win an Emmy Award for "best special effects in an animated television series."

Here comes super correction nerd to the rescue...

The achievement in animation Emmy award was presented to Clyde Klotz, production designer for "Beast Wars,"

Super correction nerd, away! Off to fight another day...

[Tiby]

Hey everyone, I think we need to be thankful that the TF universe is so varied and widespread, with a common theme (being able to transform!). There is something here for everyone.

From realistic licensed vehicles to a zoo of animals to household appliances, from super civil wars to interstellar exploration to the meaning of life, from life to love to death to rebirth, from sacrifice to betrayal to cowardice, Transformers has it all!

The fact that we have 7 pages already dedicated to a new chapter of TFs is wonderful! So many people from different parts of Australia (and NZ!) and from different backgrounds have come together through this.

Not eveyone likes the same food, but it doesn't stop you going to dinner with friends does it?

[The_Damned]

i always thought the beast wars cartoon was absurd!!!.....

[dirge]

I don't mind that others appreciate Animated. Personally, I don't like the style & direction, but I don't expect others to have to dislike it because I do
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[GoktimusPrime]

Overall I do like what I've seen of the Animated show and pics of the toys online - I might change my mind later when I see more of the series and actually see the toys for myself, but so far I'm pretty happy with what I'm seeing.

Having said that, I can understand how the show and toyline's may not appeal to other people. I personally don't mind the idea of stylised fantasy alt modes, so long as they're done right. Personally I like my realistic and fantasy alt moded Transformers, but we can see how more realistic alt modes have historically had a broader appeal.

And although I did enjoy what I've seen of the show, to me the animation style isn't overwhelming me with awe (unlike say Macross Plus or Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex) and I personally really dislike how the Autobots physically emote in vehicle mode.

i always thought the beast wars cartoon was absurd!!!

...any particular reason why?

[TheDirtyDigger]

My personally opinionated review:


-Has decent moments of TF action.

-Humans and their animation suck.

-Wish it was targeted at an older audience. Too kiddy for me to take seriously and not as good as Teen Titans and nowhere near close to the brilliance that was the Justice League cartoon.

-80% chance of me getting the toys at this stage. Like Gok I don't mind stylized alt modes but personally do prefer realistic ones.

-Overall 2 and a half stars (out of 5)

[kup]

Since we are giving Stars, I will also give it 2/5 stars:

Positives:
+ Attempts at character development
+ Attempts at providing an initial story arc with good action thrown in at the end.

Negatives:
- Cheap animation and character design
- Too kiddy and the style may suit Fairly Odd parents or Power Puff girls but it doesn't suit Transformers.
- Uninspired and at times dull overall plot. A Generic 'Super Hero' plot that doesn't totally suit Transformers and feels more like capitalizing on the Super hero craze.
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[GoktimusPrime]

I like how Animated expanded on the idea from the movie about human technology being reverse engineered from Megatron - but it feels a bit more sinister here with all these people living in this Asimov society surrounded by robots all spawned from Megatron (at least technologically). That final line with the professor praying for forgiveness was really cool as it does lend a dark underpinning tone to the series. I'm hoping that this will have repurcussions in upcoming eps...

"I just hate it when these things turn evil and attack all humans!"

[kup]

It would not be so bad if they actually emphasised on that story arc more than the Super hero plot. My favorite parts of Animated plot wise were the very start and the end with the Starscream battle and the Professor with the Megatron head.

If they had gotten rid of the middle part with the nanotech bug monster and the Super hero parts (fire rescue, park, ceremony) I would have a much higher opinion of the plot despite my issues with the animation. I found that middle part so dull (and it was a huge portion of the story) that it ruined it for me.

It has been repeatedly said that the regular episodes will focus more on the Super Hero aspects than the Decepticons or progressing story arcs and that is my main issue when it comes to the plot pacing of the show. I honestly hope that this is inaccurate but the plot of this premiere episode clearly points that they are heading in that direction.

Although the dark aspects of the show do have a lot of potential it is very hard to take them seriously when the following scene will likely involve a smiling car or a kid that looks like Timmy from Fairly Odd Parents:
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[GoktimusPrime]

It certainly is very different from the G1 comics where humans largely feared the Transformers and the US government and military even formed special divisions to hunt them down (I.I.I. and R.A.A.T.) - most humans were unaware of the the distinction between Autobots and Decepticons... even Spiderman and G.I. Joe were initially wary of all Transformers and attacked Autobots when they first encountered them (although I think that G.I.Joe were damn lucky that Superion got recalled by Blaster... he would've seriously kicked the crap out of them if that fight had been allowed to continue! ;D) - although it was neat how the humans eventually became allies of the Autobots, it was an arduous process and they were never publicly decorated heroes. It was more like the movie where they formed an alliance of convenience against a common foe (Decepticons) but we never saw parades or ceremonies for them. If they did, you'd know that there would be anti-Transformer terrorists like Circuit Breaker going after them.


I.I.I. ("Triple-I"; Intelligence and Information Institute), the original Sector Seven, but with way more power since they have their own top secret division of the U.S. military known as the R.A.A.T. (Rapid Anti-Robot Assault Team). That scene where Agent Simmons was staring down the barrel of Captain Lennox's gun - that would never have happened with Colonel Walter Barnett!!