TF Animated General Discussion

[Saintly]

mods, I'm wondering if we could merge this thread with that "ranking" thread... was confused by it and posted in the wrong thread :/

I'll fix it up if necessary

[kup]

I have just watched the latest 'Blast from the Past' Episode.

This episode featured my favorite Autobot subgroup, the Dinobots but I am underwhelmed and dissapointed at the handleling of them in animated.

*Spoilers*


The Super Hero aspect and Transformers carrying on seamlessly among the humans without any sort of proper reaction from them is still unsetling. No one asks or cares that these robots happen to be Alien life forms, nor the Government or the general population and I find that idiotic.

This time they tried to developed the character of Bulkhead but they have gone for the traditional 'dumb big Oaf' approach than anything more original. With Rhinox in Beast Wars, he was the largest and strongest (at least in the 1st & 2nd Season) but was also very wise and intelligent with reserved mannerisms. Bulkhead is just a generic 'Dumb big guy' which we have seen countless times in cartoons before and frankly that's borring.

My biggest gripe with this episode however is the handleling of the Dinobots. They have gone for carbon copies of the G1 cartoon Dinobots and to me, that sucks! I was hoping for something like the comics or at least a midway point but the Dinobots here are just primitive retards just like in the G1 cartoon. Their creation was not as bad as I was expecting but was also disappointing. They have basically been constructed from Dinosaur Park animatronics with a little design help from Megatron. They were also given life by the key and I hate it how the key has now become the series' plot device, an obstacle for innovation. Dr Sumdac's naivety is also disturbing, its beyond absurd how he is completely oblivious to Megatron's 'agenda' even though he was the one who constructed the Dinobots with the guidance of Megatron and how despite all that has happened by the end he still trusts in Megatron's good will.

Overall, very underwhelming and a dissapointment that they decided to go with a carbon copy of the G1 cartoon dinobots which many fans will agree, it was one of the biggest flaws of the G1 cartoon to have them so dumb, specially when compared to the absolute kick ass characters we got (and still get) in the comics.

The only thing that I would commend them on is that the Dinobots, particularly Grimlock are spit images of their G1 toy counterparts. When Grimlock transforms at the end, the Transformation sequence looks identical to that of the G1 toys which I thought was cool.
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[Gutsman Heavy]

I'll take those primitive retards anyday of the week, I loved the episode, mostly because I love the G1 toon Dinobots

[kup]

I like the G1 Dinobots too but after reading the Marvel and IDW comics, its very hard to go back to dumb Dinobots.

The Animated episode wasn't bad, but it seemed more like a rehash than anything new. It was better than the first episode but not as good as the last.
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[i_amtrunks]

I quite liked the ep, Megatron using his abilities to manipulate a very daft genius into doing his dirty work for him.

Grimlock seemed to grow intelligence as the episode went on, hopefully this trend continues, and Slag and Swoop also get to speak in their next outing.

Bumblebee is an a**wipe, he is just a jerk, Bulkhead should put him through a wall or 10.

Prime has the least "character" of all the bots now, so I expect some big backstory in the coming weeks for him, possibly when Sentinel comes to Earth.

[Robzy]

I concur! I think "Blast from the Past" was the best episode so far! I really liked the portrayal of the Dinobots (including the voice), and I thought Megatron's story was great too - certainly hinting at things to come.

It's very similar to the 'new' (by that I mean '2003') TMNT cartoon... ie, Shredder starts off slowly, and becomes a threat as the seasons goes on. I think the same will apply here - eventually Megatron will arise again, but in the meantime he's using his 'brain' to manipulate the situation.

[kup]

I would not have minded this origin so much if it was actually Megatron who who had planned to give them life all along but the randomness in which the key was used to give them life was what wrecked it for me. If Megatron had orchestrated the creation of the Dinobots down to them gaining a spark, fine my review on this would have been much more positive.

Gaining a Spark in such a random and stupid manner through Sari and her key is what killed any enjoyment of this new take on the Dinobots creation.

Things like this makes Sari seems more of a plot device than an actual character which is uninspired writing in my opinion.

Its not a bad show, this episode may not be as good as the last but its certainly better than the first 'movie' one in my view. However the tone of it is very 'Super Hero team to the rescue' and frankly if I wanted to watch that sort of thing I would watch Teen Titans or Justice League. I like Transformers because they are unique, they are aliens trying to survive on Earth by trying to assimilate into the Earth environment while fighting a Civil war that has grown off their home world. This show puts that side of Transformers as secondary and 'Super Hero team' as first. Its evident even in the way that they interact with one another.
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