Images of Transformers: Prime characters

[GoktimusPrime]

FFN there are still a couple of people I cannot convince to watch Animated to this day, despite my continued insistence that it is worth watching. The images/cartoon style still are that offensive.

There are still people who refuse to watch Beast Wars despite the fact it's the only Transformers TV series to win an Emmy Award and was extremely popular with fans and is widely considered by fans to be one of the best stories ever written for Transformers. Some people just can't get past the fact the organic alt mode thing.

Likewise some people really dislike the live action movies and Animated because they can't get past the unorthodox designs. I'm not a huge fan of Animated's designs either TBH, but I was able to get past it and allowed myself to watch the show and judge it accordingly. I didn't like Season 1 very much, Season 2 was hit and miss, and I enjoyed Season 3 (so Animated got cancelled just as I was starting to like it -- and of course, my favourite season of Animated is the only one that's NOT available on DVD! ).

But hey... some people just won't allow themselves to watch something just because they don't like the aesthetic designs, no matter how often people tell them that it's good and that they should see it.

[5FDP]

There are still people who refuse to watch Beast Wars despite the fact it's the only Transformers TV series to win an Emmy Award and was extremely popular with fans and is widely considered by fans to be one of the best stories ever written for Transformers. Some people just can't get past the fact the organic alt mode thing.

[Doubledealer]

There are still people who refuse to watch Beast Wars despite the fact it's the only Transformers TV series to win an Emmy Award and was extremely popular with fans and is widely considered by fans to be one of the best stories ever written for Transformers. Some people just can't get past the fact the organic alt mode thing.

The other thing about Beast Wars is that, by todays standards, the 3D animation is limited and ugly eg. Sega Saturn CG quality. The organic alt mode thing was definitely hard to stomache (for me at least) but I just found it a real chore to watch this series beyond a few episodes because of the basic, ugly animation and (to me) childish presentation. If they could do some kind of Evangelion-esque 4-part movie remake I'd be all for it.

[5FDP]

I honestly believe that people are reading too much into this 'continuity' thing when comparing character whereabouts in WFC and the Sunbow cartoon.

Remember how Megatron created the Constructicons in a cave on Earth in the episode Heavy Metal War which conflicts with the episode The Secret of Omega Supreme as they were present on Cybertron during the great war. This is suppose to be the same continuity

Oh... and everyone knows that Rumble is red

EDIT: I typed the above while kup edited his post to include...

However the cartoon wasn't exactly super consistent with itself...

Couldn't agree more mate

[kup]

Couldn't agree more mate

I think that we can all agree (except FFN ) that despite what Hasbro says, WFC is G1 even if it's not totally consistent with any pre-established G1 continuity. You only need common sense to come to that conclusion after playing the game.

[Lint]

The other thing about Beast Wars is that, by todays standards, the 3D animation is limited and ugly eg. Sega Saturn CG quality. The organic alt mode thing was definitely hard to stomache (for me at least) but I just found it a real chore to watch this series beyond a few episodes because of the basic, ugly animation and (to me) childish presentation. If they could do some kind of Evangelion-esque 4-part movie remake I'd be all for it.

I agree with you fully. Every episode seemed like 'slapstick adventures of the ugly robo-animals against the same bleak rocky backdrop'

[Hursticon]

The other thing about Beast Wars is that, by todays standards, the 3D animation is limited and ugly eg. Sega Saturn CG quality. The organic alt mode thing was definitely hard to stomache (for me at least) but I just found it a real chore to watch this series beyond a few episodes because of the basic, ugly animation and (to me) childish presentation. If they could do some kind of Evangelion-esque 4-part movie remake I'd be all for it.

I agree with you fully. Every episode seemed like 'slapstick adventures of the ugly robo-animals against the same bleak rocky backdrop'

Blasphemy!

I can't believe you would even consider comparing 15y/o CG with what we have today, are you serious?

In that line of thinking, you guys must think that Animated is SO much better than the G1 cartoons?

Without G1 - we wouldn't have this franchise.
Without BW - we wouldn't have this franchise.

Give this new show a chance because without out it or the movies, guess what?...

[Lint]

Blasphemy!
I can't believe you would even consider comparing 15y/o CG with what we have today, are you serious?

I thought it was crap at the time and would have preferred richer animation that would have been viable using traditional 2d techniques.

Give this new show a chance because without out it or the movies, guess what?...

I seriously can imagine the TF franchise continuing strongly without the movies. A lot of childhood TF fans were attracted back by the classics line and have continued interest with Universe and now Generations. Animated was a well produced cartoon which has ensured the enduring memory of TFs in children born in the 2000's Transformers will always survive so long as there is a show. I'd just like it to be good.

As someone said earlier "Being judgemental is the right of all sentient beings"

This discussion probably belongs more to the Iacon Arena

[Hursticon]

I thought it was crap at the time and would have preferred richer animation that would have been viable using traditional 2d techniques.

I seriously can imagine the TF franchise continuing strongly without the movies. A lot of childhood TF fans were attracted back by the classics line and have continued interest with Universe and now Generations. Animated was a well produced cartoon which has ensured the enduring memory of TFs in children born in the 2000's Transformers will always survive so long as there is a show. I'd just like it to be good.

As someone said earlier "Being judgemental is the right of all sentient beings"

This discussion probably belongs more to the Iacon Arena

Admittedly, I do tend to get a little defensive with BW, a hard habit to break .
But you got to admit for the day, they did bloody well with the CG on BW as the only thing better at the time was Toy Story, given, they could've done the show in traditional 2D but the franchise was knocking on death's door and really needed something that stood out from the rest of the crowd.

Personally, I'm not a fan of any of the cartoons that followed BW, though I was at least impressed with the writing of Animated.

The animation and story of every cartoon from BM to Animated basically had the same affect on me as Dick Knubbler:

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Though in their Japanese contexts, RiD - Energon might be better than their Western counterparts.

I'd also like the next cartoon to be good, animation looks good so far - designs will take getting used to but the main thing is writing and story.

[GoktimusPrime]

I've made a thread to continue this discussion about Beast Wars here rather than further derailing this thread that should be about images of TF: Prime characters. Cheers.

This discussion probably belongs more to the Iacon Arena

Great minds think alike and fools seldom differ.