Is anyone else a TF:Prime convert?

[kup]

I gave the show a good run. Watched all of Season 1 and frankly, it's not doing it for me. I find it rather dull with nothing to make it stand out. Too 'by the numbers' episodes with not much creativity in the script. It is also a bit too Armada with all the kids and humans that don't really have a reason to be there but be annoying.

Also there are too many episodes following the formula of 'Miko does something stupid and endangers everyone but doesn't learn her lesson so she does it again by the next or second episode'.

To me, it's another TF cartoon that I am writing off as lackluster. At least I have the new Ongoing IDW series keeping me entertained with what what I regard as worthy Transformers fiction.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I quite enjoyed a few episodes, especially the last 6 or so of S1. I quite like a few of the characters and some of the designs.
I never had strong feelings on it either way, but I'd say it's pretty decent as far as TF series go. Not up there with BW or Animated, but worth a watch.

[GoktimusPrime]

Also there are too many episodes following the formula of 'Miko does something stupid and endangers everyone but doesn't learn her lesson so she does it again by the next or second episode'.

In general I find this show doesn't have enough character development. Much like the G1 cartoon the Transformers seem to be more like a bunch of archetypal caricatures rather than fluid characters. Arcee's arguably the one Transformer who's had the most character development in the show, but it's still rather mild compared to Beast Wars or the G1 comics. :/ We're not seeing any characters go through major shifts (at least without the presence/absence of some Cosmic MacGuffin like the Matrix of Leadership )

Miko is one of _many_ stagnant characters in the show who just doesn't evolve... but the thing that makes her stand out is that she's highly annoying! Having said that - Miko's far more subdued presence (and absence in recent eps) has been a welcome change to Season 2!

[griffin]

I'm watching all the episodes, and having a second run with the DVD I got the other day - which I'm finding is easier to watch a second time around... but still not a fan of the show (yet).
The lack of Autobot characters bothers me - still just 5 in the main cast and only two cameo characters after 39 episodes. And the majority of Season One episodes start off with the humans or Autobots doing something, with the Decepticons showing up later... instead of the Decepticons pro-actively doing something, requiring the Autobots to respond and defeat them. The formula may sound old and tired, but it works (like in Gen1 and other classic cartoons), and I'm a fan of that formula, because it gives you stories to play out with your toys. Something to inspire more kids to buy and play with specific toys if there are episodes/stories worth playing out. These may be character-driven/focused stories, and older fans may like that, but this is supposed to be selling a toyline, and that sort of story format doesn't make it interesting to play out with the toys, or replay in your imagination.
Now if they had more than just five Autobots as the Main cast after 39 episodes, this sort of character-focused story format wouldn't make the show seem as boring. I want to see more Autobots, and learn more about THEM, not Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee over and over again.