Transformers(1984) is still the best of the Transformers shows, but Transformers: Prime even with its faults is one of the better shows in the franchise since then. Bumblebee does have a rather bland personality this time round, Mikko is annoying(the only character in the show who is) and there is some occasional clunkiness in the dialogue for the human characters(though not as goofy in nature as the worst of the live action trilogy films). The animation however is beautifully rendered, it is smooth with beautiful dark colours and shading and the robots look just great. The music is hauntingly moody, and does help in bringing tension when called for, the action sequences especially are very well scored. The dialogue on the most part is meaningful and intelligent which more than makes up for the occasional clunkiness, while the stories are involving, rich in atmosphere and clearly structured, nothing formulaic or dull at all. The action sequences are well-choreographed, intense and compelling, and the show does a good job in maintaining a balance between story and action without one over-shadowing the other. The characters are well developed- especially so later on- and have distinct and mostly likable personalities, Optimus and Megatron are the most memorable but brownie points also for Knockout, who's very funny, and Jack, the most identifiable of the human characters. And of course the voice acting is superb from all, Jeffrey Coombs, Kevin Michael Richardson, Daran Noris and Steve Blum are very dynamic and Peter Cullen and Frank Welker are without equal as Optimus and Megatron. All in all, a very good show if not as great as Transformers(1984), which is and probably always will be the pinnacle of the franchise. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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Review Based on the whole Season 1
xamtaro31 March 2012
Transformers returns to the CGI world with TRANSFORMERS: PRIME, the first completely computer animated series since Beast Machines. At first sight, they might bear some resemblance to their live action counterparts and having Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman as writer sure does perpetuate that perception. But free from Michael Bay's creative control, the pair turn in what is easily one of the darker and more coherent story lines in Transformers animation history.
How dark is dark? Well how about having a hero gruesomely murdered within the first five minutes of the show. It is THAT dark. The premise is simple though: The Autobots arrive on Earth in the eternal search for Energon with the Decepticons following behind. Years of peace are suddenly shattered when the Autobot Cliffjumper is abducted and killed. While out to avenge their comrade, The Autobot team consisting of Optimus Prime, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee discover a clandestine Decepticon plot involving the mysterious "Dark energon" and the return of the dreaded Decepticon leader, Megatron.
With a smaller cast, we get a more focused character driven narrative and more room for development. The entire 26 episode season 1 is split into a few sweeping story arcs balanced with character centered episodes in between. It is a nice balance that few animated series seem to appreciate; shows that the characters are just as important as the story, and not just an excuse to sell toys. The Autobots are a combination of typical superhero team archetypes; fearless leader Optimus, action girl Arcee, gentle giant Bulkhead, and such. But over the course of the season, we get a glimpse into each of their personalities' different layers; a look at the bot within. Incidentally, the Decepticons come across as more interesting than the Autobots thanks to the hidden agendas of not just the compulsive backstabber Starscream, but every other decepticon from Soundwave to Airachnid have their own little moments of depth.
Giving life to these well written characters is an all star voice cast featuring popular voice actors like Steve Blum (Starscream), Jeffery Combs (Rachet) and Daran Norris (Knock out) along with returning fan favorites like Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, who reprise their famous roles of Optimus and Megatron. Of particular note is the inclusion of Hollywood stars like Kevin Michael Richardson (Bulkhead), Gina Torres (Airachnid), Adam Baldwin (Breakdown), Clancy Brown (Silas) and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Cliffjumper)!
Of course, like all transformers shows, we have the mandatory human kids caught in the crossfire: Miko Nakadai, Rafael Esquivel and Jack Darby, . Now, human characters have always served the purpose of being an "audience vehicle", allowing the viewer to relate to and see themselves in the place of the human characters. Jack, Miko and Raf clearly represent the show's intended target audience: a smart but likable teen, hyper active fan-girl and little genius nerd boy respectively. But the writing never allows the humans to "steal the screen" from the Transformers themselves (something the live action movies are notorious for).Taking a leaf out of its predecessor "Transformers Animated", the humans in TRANSFORMERS: PRIME become naturally integral to the plot rather than a hindrance or a distraction.
The TRANSFORMERS themselves remain the stars of the show. You can even see it in how much attention to detail the animation studio, Polygon Pictures, pays to the robots. By the way, Polygon pictures is the Japanese CGI studio responsible for the computer generated scenes in works such as "Sky crawlers", as well as the opening cinematics of Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5.
Reflections in shiny surfaces, dirt specks, chipped paint, scrapes and scratches. These ARE mechanical soldiers fighting a constant war, and it shows. Whenever they move, fight or transform you can see gears, pistons and other parts moving too. Design wise, they may take some getting used to at first, but the unique look of these Transformers combine the mechanical realism of the live action movies with the almost human yet inhuman "anatomy" of previous animated series.
It is a look that works. A shame the same cannot be said for the human characters or some of the backgrounds. The humans vary from passable in most scenes to downright clunky looking in others.
Their hair look like plastic clumps at times, their clothing lack any folds; They look only slightly better than the designs in Clone Wars. As for the backgrounds, they are inconsistently rendered with the quality varying from episode to episode.
With dynamic action sequences, complete with breath taking camera angles and even slow motion, TRANSFORMERS: PRIME definitely has all the markings of a high budget production, almost movie-like at times. A rousing score by movie composer Brian Tyler sure helps that impression. A shame that the little slip ups in quality mar what could have been the most beautifully animated CGI series of the past decade.
What we have here in TRANSFORMERS PRIME is a franchise that finally learns from its past missteps and combines the best elements of all previous Transformers show. The superb voice acting and characterisation from Generation 1, The intense action of the animated movie, Focused character driven narratives of Beast Wars, Darker tone and sense of peril from Beast Machines Galactic scale conflicts of the Unicorn trilogy And likable human characters of Transformers: animated. All of this expressed with above average technical competency, barring the occasional inconsistency in quality. True to its name, this is the Transformers brand at its prime. A new milestone that future productions would be hard pressed to top
How dark is dark? Well how about having a hero gruesomely murdered within the first five minutes of the show. It is THAT dark. The premise is simple though: The Autobots arrive on Earth in the eternal search for Energon with the Decepticons following behind. Years of peace are suddenly shattered when the Autobot Cliffjumper is abducted and killed. While out to avenge their comrade, The Autobot team consisting of Optimus Prime, Arcee, Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee discover a clandestine Decepticon plot involving the mysterious "Dark energon" and the return of the dreaded Decepticon leader, Megatron.
With a smaller cast, we get a more focused character driven narrative and more room for development. The entire 26 episode season 1 is split into a few sweeping story arcs balanced with character centered episodes in between. It is a nice balance that few animated series seem to appreciate; shows that the characters are just as important as the story, and not just an excuse to sell toys. The Autobots are a combination of typical superhero team archetypes; fearless leader Optimus, action girl Arcee, gentle giant Bulkhead, and such. But over the course of the season, we get a glimpse into each of their personalities' different layers; a look at the bot within. Incidentally, the Decepticons come across as more interesting than the Autobots thanks to the hidden agendas of not just the compulsive backstabber Starscream, but every other decepticon from Soundwave to Airachnid have their own little moments of depth.
Giving life to these well written characters is an all star voice cast featuring popular voice actors like Steve Blum (Starscream), Jeffery Combs (Rachet) and Daran Norris (Knock out) along with returning fan favorites like Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, who reprise their famous roles of Optimus and Megatron. Of particular note is the inclusion of Hollywood stars like Kevin Michael Richardson (Bulkhead), Gina Torres (Airachnid), Adam Baldwin (Breakdown), Clancy Brown (Silas) and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Cliffjumper)!
Of course, like all transformers shows, we have the mandatory human kids caught in the crossfire: Miko Nakadai, Rafael Esquivel and Jack Darby, . Now, human characters have always served the purpose of being an "audience vehicle", allowing the viewer to relate to and see themselves in the place of the human characters. Jack, Miko and Raf clearly represent the show's intended target audience: a smart but likable teen, hyper active fan-girl and little genius nerd boy respectively. But the writing never allows the humans to "steal the screen" from the Transformers themselves (something the live action movies are notorious for).Taking a leaf out of its predecessor "Transformers Animated", the humans in TRANSFORMERS: PRIME become naturally integral to the plot rather than a hindrance or a distraction.
The TRANSFORMERS themselves remain the stars of the show. You can even see it in how much attention to detail the animation studio, Polygon Pictures, pays to the robots. By the way, Polygon pictures is the Japanese CGI studio responsible for the computer generated scenes in works such as "Sky crawlers", as well as the opening cinematics of Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5.
Reflections in shiny surfaces, dirt specks, chipped paint, scrapes and scratches. These ARE mechanical soldiers fighting a constant war, and it shows. Whenever they move, fight or transform you can see gears, pistons and other parts moving too. Design wise, they may take some getting used to at first, but the unique look of these Transformers combine the mechanical realism of the live action movies with the almost human yet inhuman "anatomy" of previous animated series.
It is a look that works. A shame the same cannot be said for the human characters or some of the backgrounds. The humans vary from passable in most scenes to downright clunky looking in others.
Their hair look like plastic clumps at times, their clothing lack any folds; They look only slightly better than the designs in Clone Wars. As for the backgrounds, they are inconsistently rendered with the quality varying from episode to episode.
With dynamic action sequences, complete with breath taking camera angles and even slow motion, TRANSFORMERS: PRIME definitely has all the markings of a high budget production, almost movie-like at times. A rousing score by movie composer Brian Tyler sure helps that impression. A shame that the little slip ups in quality mar what could have been the most beautifully animated CGI series of the past decade.
What we have here in TRANSFORMERS PRIME is a franchise that finally learns from its past missteps and combines the best elements of all previous Transformers show. The superb voice acting and characterisation from Generation 1, The intense action of the animated movie, Focused character driven narratives of Beast Wars, Darker tone and sense of peril from Beast Machines Galactic scale conflicts of the Unicorn trilogy And likable human characters of Transformers: animated. All of this expressed with above average technical competency, barring the occasional inconsistency in quality. True to its name, this is the Transformers brand at its prime. A new milestone that future productions would be hard pressed to top
I can't believe that this series is so good!
tankace19 November 2016
Firstly I grew up with the Transformers series (namely Armada, Cydertron, BeastMachines (I didn't manage to see Beast Wars),a little of the G1 series and Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001)) and the movies more or less broke my heart .Granted when I was 14, I though that were good, but when did a teenage had a fully formed sense of taste and as a adult,I think of then a a disgrace to the Mythology of the Robots in Disguise!
And then I hit by accident more or less this series and I am "for real?" ,then I watch it and my next take was "Why didn't the films have the quality of this series?". The series had great animation, nice voice cast (Megatron and Optimus amazing) ,the story arc of each character either Cybertronian or Human is handle in a pretty mature way of a kids television series. I am not making fun of you guys (ok , maybe there are girls also, but lets be real 90% of everyone reading this review is surely a male) at times you forget that this is series about robots battling out, which by the way is fantastic when it happens. I have to admit this one is if not the best Transformers series ,then it is easily in the top 3.
This quality at the same time fills me with joy and anger for years before, the feature films could be so good, they had bigger budget and the best technology at the time, but no Micheal Bay and Paramount made them in to the abomination they are today :(. Despite I manage to remind myself that it isn't the technology, the budget or the names in the project that made it great , it is something smaller and yet so significant attention the the characters, a good story and understanding what you can do with both of that.
Over all if you also feel betrayed from the movies or you have kids or both then watch with them these Transformer, 100% certain that you will enjoy it.
And then I hit by accident more or less this series and I am "for real?" ,then I watch it and my next take was "Why didn't the films have the quality of this series?". The series had great animation, nice voice cast (Megatron and Optimus amazing) ,the story arc of each character either Cybertronian or Human is handle in a pretty mature way of a kids television series. I am not making fun of you guys (ok , maybe there are girls also, but lets be real 90% of everyone reading this review is surely a male) at times you forget that this is series about robots battling out, which by the way is fantastic when it happens. I have to admit this one is if not the best Transformers series ,then it is easily in the top 3.
This quality at the same time fills me with joy and anger for years before, the feature films could be so good, they had bigger budget and the best technology at the time, but no Micheal Bay and Paramount made them in to the abomination they are today :(. Despite I manage to remind myself that it isn't the technology, the budget or the names in the project that made it great , it is something smaller and yet so significant attention the the characters, a good story and understanding what you can do with both of that.
Over all if you also feel betrayed from the movies or you have kids or both then watch with them these Transformer, 100% certain that you will enjoy it.
Great Take on the Transformers Universe
Barefothilbily5 July 2011
I find this series to be a great take on the Transformers universe. Both Autobot's and Decepticon's are greatly equal in strength, and it has a more realistic atmosphere with being darker than the previous Universes.
The voice acting is done wonderfully, and it's great to see Peter and Frank in their original roles. Something that G1 never had was the power that this one does. Of course, we know being an 80's cartoon for kids, there were obvious set backs for that reason. Some debate on the fact that Prime isn't a kids show, but I believe with the world today, it suits well for children to realise consequence and death, and it's a bonus for us older fans.
Visually, I think this series has it all. Great designs, and great CGI (for a cartoon). The character development is well portrayed, and, of course, they link back to their original 80's personalities.
Overall, I think it's by far the best series up to date, aside from G1--but that's because it's the ultimate classic.
The voice acting is done wonderfully, and it's great to see Peter and Frank in their original roles. Something that G1 never had was the power that this one does. Of course, we know being an 80's cartoon for kids, there were obvious set backs for that reason. Some debate on the fact that Prime isn't a kids show, but I believe with the world today, it suits well for children to realise consequence and death, and it's a bonus for us older fans.
Visually, I think this series has it all. Great designs, and great CGI (for a cartoon). The character development is well portrayed, and, of course, they link back to their original 80's personalities.
Overall, I think it's by far the best series up to date, aside from G1--but that's because it's the ultimate classic.
Absolutely amazing series !!
Shameek26 August 2012
Quite admittedly I had never been a Transformers fan until recently. I often tried the original series when I was a kid but I always found it too childish, even as a kid. I preferred G I JOE. The concept of transformers always interested me but I never actually found a cartoon that did justice to the franchise. The movies rekindled my interest but they were far from great. Too much emphasis was given to the human characters to go with other problems. In Transformers: Prime I have finally found something that I had always wished Transformers to be.
The basic mood of this series perfectly suits Transformers. It's serious but has enough humor. It has a dark feel to it which seems to be a missing ingredient of all previous Transformers series.
The picture quality is amazing. The robots look fantastic and the humans look fairly good too. The background quality does vary a bit from episode to episode but even the minimum level is very good. The camera work is excellent.
The writing is generally very good as well although there are times when it feels a little stretched out. The dialog is impressive.
The musical score is excellent and that really helps the mood and tension of any scene. Transformers is meant to be epic. That is exactly what the music reflects. At times the power of the music is such that if you get involved enough it will take you places.
But the true strength of this series is the characters. Every single character has incredible depth and development, and you can really feel that every character is unique. The bad guys are always more interesting but here you'll also come to love the good guys because you'll feel that you really know them and get to ride along in their emotional journey. The writers did not throw cheap characters by the hundreds but instead carefully chose a few and decided to make them complete.
I would go as far as to say that the quality of the show is wasted on young viewers who would probably struggle to realize just how good it is, but enjoy it all the same. This is art, not just entertainment for kids.
If you will ever love Transformers then this is it. Even if you never liked it before give it a try. You might just fall in love with it.
The basic mood of this series perfectly suits Transformers. It's serious but has enough humor. It has a dark feel to it which seems to be a missing ingredient of all previous Transformers series.
The picture quality is amazing. The robots look fantastic and the humans look fairly good too. The background quality does vary a bit from episode to episode but even the minimum level is very good. The camera work is excellent.
The writing is generally very good as well although there are times when it feels a little stretched out. The dialog is impressive.
The musical score is excellent and that really helps the mood and tension of any scene. Transformers is meant to be epic. That is exactly what the music reflects. At times the power of the music is such that if you get involved enough it will take you places.
But the true strength of this series is the characters. Every single character has incredible depth and development, and you can really feel that every character is unique. The bad guys are always more interesting but here you'll also come to love the good guys because you'll feel that you really know them and get to ride along in their emotional journey. The writers did not throw cheap characters by the hundreds but instead carefully chose a few and decided to make them complete.
I would go as far as to say that the quality of the show is wasted on young viewers who would probably struggle to realize just how good it is, but enjoy it all the same. This is art, not just entertainment for kids.
If you will ever love Transformers then this is it. Even if you never liked it before give it a try. You might just fall in love with it.
This Show is epiclly amazing
J_vera016 May 2012
I loved this show, it had a perfect balance, ever since i took on this show, i went ahead to see the old transformers shows and i was interested in Optimus, there was more depth to him, than i had seen in some of the other shows, but i nave really studied the others in time yet.
This show was different from pretty much any other show i have ever seen in my life and if i could i would pitch a crossover with this show with my own charatcers from my novel, thats how amazed i am by it. of course I'm trying the other shows as well for history reasons, but this one its different.
I will just say this on my reason why its different. while i was depressed and i could not do anything about it, this show was there for me in a time i needed distraction and happiness in my life, and i still watch it even now, its just...epic
This show was different from pretty much any other show i have ever seen in my life and if i could i would pitch a crossover with this show with my own charatcers from my novel, thats how amazed i am by it. of course I'm trying the other shows as well for history reasons, but this one its different.
I will just say this on my reason why its different. while i was depressed and i could not do anything about it, this show was there for me in a time i needed distraction and happiness in my life, and i still watch it even now, its just...epic
A pretty awesome show
racraman27 March 2013
I know what i'm talking about when I say, THIS SHOW IS AMAZING!!! I used to watch this show every night at 6:00pm after school, but sadly, the series ended, oh well, guess i'll just have to wait till series 3 comes out. It's actually something to look forward to after a tiring day at work, school etc.
I love how they've made the transformations all complex like the live action movie trilogy. It makes a great evening show for those between 10 and dead. It has cutting edge technology designs and an good choice of characters.
This show follows a good and basic story. I recommend watching.
I love how they've made the transformations all complex like the live action movie trilogy. It makes a great evening show for those between 10 and dead. It has cutting edge technology designs and an good choice of characters.
This show follows a good and basic story. I recommend watching.
best
metintomas-6382217 June 2020
Best Transformers series to date
WaffleTurtle16 June 2012
Due to the quality of the Micheal Bay films, when I heard of the newest attempt at a transformers series I was in a word.... Skeptical. My first experience with Transformers: Prime was watching poor quality reruns ripped on YouTube, and I couldn't stop watching. As a die hard fan of Transformers, I've been waiting for a well written series based off of my favorite toys.
In the first season of TF: Prime, it becomes apparent to the viewer that the characters are characters. they have depth and reason to be on the show, unlike the "characters" from previous incarnations of the Autobots and Decepticons. in the past, the characters in transformers have been used as plot devices, only there to offer unnecessary help to the characters that really mattered. Transformers Prime shows the characters meanings through the relationships they discover with themselves and others.
In the second season things do get a bit more jaded, with interlocking stories and more complex characters with more hints to the good 'ol days of G1. from what I can tell so far, Transformers Prime is a fantastic show with dark stories, fantastic animation, and promise beyond expectations. If you've been on the fence about the privately owned series, I can guarantee you'll like it.
In the first season of TF: Prime, it becomes apparent to the viewer that the characters are characters. they have depth and reason to be on the show, unlike the "characters" from previous incarnations of the Autobots and Decepticons. in the past, the characters in transformers have been used as plot devices, only there to offer unnecessary help to the characters that really mattered. Transformers Prime shows the characters meanings through the relationships they discover with themselves and others.
In the second season things do get a bit more jaded, with interlocking stories and more complex characters with more hints to the good 'ol days of G1. from what I can tell so far, Transformers Prime is a fantastic show with dark stories, fantastic animation, and promise beyond expectations. If you've been on the fence about the privately owned series, I can guarantee you'll like it.
A lot of fun, but then there's Miko
twh-002865 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A really fresh and new take on The Transformers.
New animation and new graphics, plus addition of new characters have been really enjoyable to watch.
Even the continuing Megatron and Starscream "saga" has been reinvented, to a degree, and interesting to behold.
Even having human kids interacting has been fun, but there is one big issue.
That would be the character Miko.
At first, like the rest, she seemed fun and entertaining, but as the series continued her character really devolved. I am unsure what the writes were going for, but her continued impulsiveness, selfishness, and narcissistic tendencies continued to put everyone in danger, almost getting everyone killed multiple times. Don't worry though, her actions are quite costly in many ways. Not only was this not addressed, but she never seemed to change. Her behavior was borderline oppositional defiant, a type of sociopathology, where she shows not only a total disregard for authority, but almost contempt for it at times. It is was neither fun nor entertaining, but upsetting to watch. She bullies her way around, both the Autobots and the humans. I can overlook Ralf understanding Bumblebee, a Decepticon clone army, Optimus trying to do what is painfully right, the "evil humans" trying to construct something way out of their league", but this characters nonsense was just too much. It acted like a distraction, not an addition. I kept waiting for them to reveal she was actually some Decepticon spy.
New animation and new graphics, plus addition of new characters have been really enjoyable to watch.
Even the continuing Megatron and Starscream "saga" has been reinvented, to a degree, and interesting to behold.
Even having human kids interacting has been fun, but there is one big issue.
That would be the character Miko.
At first, like the rest, she seemed fun and entertaining, but as the series continued her character really devolved. I am unsure what the writes were going for, but her continued impulsiveness, selfishness, and narcissistic tendencies continued to put everyone in danger, almost getting everyone killed multiple times. Don't worry though, her actions are quite costly in many ways. Not only was this not addressed, but she never seemed to change. Her behavior was borderline oppositional defiant, a type of sociopathology, where she shows not only a total disregard for authority, but almost contempt for it at times. It is was neither fun nor entertaining, but upsetting to watch. She bullies her way around, both the Autobots and the humans. I can overlook Ralf understanding Bumblebee, a Decepticon clone army, Optimus trying to do what is painfully right, the "evil humans" trying to construct something way out of their league", but this characters nonsense was just too much. It acted like a distraction, not an addition. I kept waiting for them to reveal she was actually some Decepticon spy.
The best since G1
Spiros_Mavris17 May 2011
At first I watched only because it is another TF series and since I am a fan from my childhood (G1 that is) I just watch anything new that TF franchise has to show to see how things are changing and of course out of nostalgia about the 'old days'. It is actually the first series I can watch after many many years without being disappointed (like I was with the 'Unicron trilogy'. The CGI is good, the story so far is good (although not great) and the voice actors are pretty good(and I must say the kids that are watching this series are honored to have the 'original' Optimus Prime and Megatron, Peter Cullen and Frank Welker respectively) In general I think it's the best series after G1 cartoon, it may not be perfect but it is way better than the rest of the TF series (BW and BM excluded since I don't think them as TF series but as TF-based series).
Good kids show, not the best Transformers show.
MikeM198428 March 2018
I'd hazard to call Transformers Prime "overrated", yet I gave it a 7/10, consistent with it's user score, and I'd place it behind Beast Wars and Transformers (G1) at least, which it is if you look at the user scores. So actually it's pretty fairly rated on that metric alone.
Let's start off with the good: the show is paced well, the action is very fluid, the animation is fantastic and the voice acting is excellent. Not only do you have the return of series regulars Peter Cullen and Frank Welker reprising their roles as Optimus and Megatron respectively, but many of the new comers prove to be great additions to the cast. It's a very, very tidy, clean show. To use an analogy fitting for Transformers: the show is like a Toyota Camry fresh off the assembly line, perfectly engineered down to the last part.
However it's perfection makes it a tad sterile. To best sum up the show it's a bit like a love child of Beast Wars (animation and close knit cast) and Generation One tropes, and the children are somewhat akin to what we got in Armada. The lore and mythology in the show draws from the 'Aligned continuity' which connects directly to the War for Cybertron games, and if you squint really hard, no, that still doesn't make any sense. As a result the universe it's in is G1 adjacent, so it possesses the artifacts and storylines of G1 (scraplets, the matrix, vector sigma, T-cogs, cosmic rust, energon, etc.) without actually following any pre-established G1 continuity. However the show never really does anything interesting or unexpected with these things. Every episode sort of trots out some G1 inspired thing and goes "hey remember this?" This could be contrasted with Beast Wars, which we knew was set in a far flung G1 future, but then pulled a genius twist that fully cemented in Transformers lore beyond what was expected.
The show is paced similarly to Beast Wars which started off very slowly, with a plodding first season mostly devoted to introducing new characters, then ramps up the stakes in the second season. Also, while set in the G1 universe, like Beast Wars, Prime does not feature a very expansive cast. Prime also has a mouth again, which is still one of my huge pet peeves. That thing is creepy.
One of the biggest drawbacks of the show is that for a show called Prime, Optimus Prime feels like a background character. Maybe it's because the idea of who Prime is has been so cemented that it leaves little room for character development, but his character in this show comes off a bit like a walking cliché. He simply exists to say Prime's greatest hits, and then walk off screen.
Bulkhead is probably the show's most engaging character, and is a former Wrecker. His status as a Wrecker again is a callout to past G1 era stories, and yet it's of absolutely no consequence as the Wreckers in their classic incarnation never appear, nor is any classic Wrecker storyline referenced.
This is where I feel it resembles Armada. Armada was great at showing G1 characters in the background or occasionally referencing past mythology, but it was just fan service. This makes both show(s) feel like a soulless exercise at times. The show isn't really trying to be it's own thing, because it's so fixed in lore, yet it's not trying to be the same either. At times I feel like I'm watching the first season of the original Transformers, but with characters I care less about. Peter Cullen and Welker also sound bored at times, like they are going through the motions. The excitement of trotting out the same tired version or the same tired characters doesn't have the appeal it did in 1984.
With X-Men (TAS, Evolution, Wolverine), Avengers (EMH) and Batman/DCU (Timmverse - and also Young Justice) we've seen television adapt successfully translate classic comic storylines to screen. It really baffles me how Transformers has not done the same when IDW, Dreamwave and Marvel (US/UK) have shown literally how epic Transformers can be. It's rather funny to me that after all this time the two best Transformers cartoons are still Transformers The Movie and the Agenda in Beast Wars - both of which are decades old. It's hard to argue with their commercial success of rebooting and rebranding for the sake of hooking younger audiences to their brand, but Prime makes me wistful for a show that finally took the property seriously.
Let's start off with the good: the show is paced well, the action is very fluid, the animation is fantastic and the voice acting is excellent. Not only do you have the return of series regulars Peter Cullen and Frank Welker reprising their roles as Optimus and Megatron respectively, but many of the new comers prove to be great additions to the cast. It's a very, very tidy, clean show. To use an analogy fitting for Transformers: the show is like a Toyota Camry fresh off the assembly line, perfectly engineered down to the last part.
However it's perfection makes it a tad sterile. To best sum up the show it's a bit like a love child of Beast Wars (animation and close knit cast) and Generation One tropes, and the children are somewhat akin to what we got in Armada. The lore and mythology in the show draws from the 'Aligned continuity' which connects directly to the War for Cybertron games, and if you squint really hard, no, that still doesn't make any sense. As a result the universe it's in is G1 adjacent, so it possesses the artifacts and storylines of G1 (scraplets, the matrix, vector sigma, T-cogs, cosmic rust, energon, etc.) without actually following any pre-established G1 continuity. However the show never really does anything interesting or unexpected with these things. Every episode sort of trots out some G1 inspired thing and goes "hey remember this?" This could be contrasted with Beast Wars, which we knew was set in a far flung G1 future, but then pulled a genius twist that fully cemented in Transformers lore beyond what was expected.
The show is paced similarly to Beast Wars which started off very slowly, with a plodding first season mostly devoted to introducing new characters, then ramps up the stakes in the second season. Also, while set in the G1 universe, like Beast Wars, Prime does not feature a very expansive cast. Prime also has a mouth again, which is still one of my huge pet peeves. That thing is creepy.
One of the biggest drawbacks of the show is that for a show called Prime, Optimus Prime feels like a background character. Maybe it's because the idea of who Prime is has been so cemented that it leaves little room for character development, but his character in this show comes off a bit like a walking cliché. He simply exists to say Prime's greatest hits, and then walk off screen.
Bulkhead is probably the show's most engaging character, and is a former Wrecker. His status as a Wrecker again is a callout to past G1 era stories, and yet it's of absolutely no consequence as the Wreckers in their classic incarnation never appear, nor is any classic Wrecker storyline referenced.
This is where I feel it resembles Armada. Armada was great at showing G1 characters in the background or occasionally referencing past mythology, but it was just fan service. This makes both show(s) feel like a soulless exercise at times. The show isn't really trying to be it's own thing, because it's so fixed in lore, yet it's not trying to be the same either. At times I feel like I'm watching the first season of the original Transformers, but with characters I care less about. Peter Cullen and Welker also sound bored at times, like they are going through the motions. The excitement of trotting out the same tired version or the same tired characters doesn't have the appeal it did in 1984.
With X-Men (TAS, Evolution, Wolverine), Avengers (EMH) and Batman/DCU (Timmverse - and also Young Justice) we've seen television adapt successfully translate classic comic storylines to screen. It really baffles me how Transformers has not done the same when IDW, Dreamwave and Marvel (US/UK) have shown literally how epic Transformers can be. It's rather funny to me that after all this time the two best Transformers cartoons are still Transformers The Movie and the Agenda in Beast Wars - both of which are decades old. It's hard to argue with their commercial success of rebooting and rebranding for the sake of hooking younger audiences to their brand, but Prime makes me wistful for a show that finally took the property seriously.
An amazing transformers show.
serchvazquez11 July 2019
This show has a good script, also is darker that any other transformers series, the Decepticons and Autobots are equal at in strength. The voice acting is great, Also it shares some things whit the action live films, but it does great unlike the action films. the plot is great, a very good addition to the Transformers universe.
Transformers Has Return
Terryfan11 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
When I first heard that Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will return as the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron it was excellent news for a old school fan such as myself. Also since the deal between The Discovery Channel and Hasbro to make a new Channel called The Hub many of Hasbro's toy line shows have come back on the air along with brand new shows such as Transformers Prime.
Transformers Generation 2 which was just a remake of G1 is what made me a fan of this legend. Transformers has always been a part of me and I am still proud to be a fan of Transformers.
Transformers Prime I agree with few fans is not yet as good as Generation 1 or Beast Wars but it does have a chance to be a great series.
This is the third Transformers Animated Series to be fully CGI personally I like Hand Drawn Animated but still I have respect for all types of Animated.
The Story line is following the same as The live action Movies however the story takes place three years after the last battle with the Decepticons.
However Starscream and Soundwave have been waiting for the return of Megatron who returns with a new powerful Energon, Dark Energon which could be use to bring back the dead.
Optimus Prime and his Autobots Ratchet, Bumblebee,Bulkhead and Acree are on a mission to stop the Decepticons. The Autobots have few human allies such as Jack, Miko, and Raf who are young children who have their own ways to help the Autobots Agent Fowler is the Autobots so called Allie but he has his mistrust with them The Voice acting is very good and seeing Mr.Cullen and Mr.Welker return to voicing the two main Transformers Legends is just priceless.
Peter Cullen is always the right voice for Optimus Prime, Frank Welker's new voice for Megatron is a mix he would use the G1 voice when Megatron yells and his voice would be more demanded.
Steve Blum does the voice of Starscream and his voice for the character is really chilling and make Starscream the villain he is.
Jeffery Combs does the voice of Ratchet. Jeffery is a good actor and he has been doing a good job for Ratchet. Kevin Michael Richard does voice of Bulkhead, he always had a deep voice in the movies he does and he does a very good job with Bulkhead Acree is voiced by Sumalee Montano and her voices fits Acree very well.
The Character Designs are very good like Acree is a sexy warrior, Megatron looks close to the movie Megatron but with his Fulson cannon on his arm, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee look close to their movie character with some different such as Bumblebee's alt mode. Starscream's jet mode is very cool.
The background are cool that really give you a feel of watching the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out.
Since the five part mini series is like a piece of the cake to what we may see with Transformers Prime we just have to wait and see what will take place next in the classic war between The Autobots and The Decepticons.
Transformers Prime is brand new and let see how they take the series from here.
Transformers Generation 2 which was just a remake of G1 is what made me a fan of this legend. Transformers has always been a part of me and I am still proud to be a fan of Transformers.
Transformers Prime I agree with few fans is not yet as good as Generation 1 or Beast Wars but it does have a chance to be a great series.
This is the third Transformers Animated Series to be fully CGI personally I like Hand Drawn Animated but still I have respect for all types of Animated.
The Story line is following the same as The live action Movies however the story takes place three years after the last battle with the Decepticons.
However Starscream and Soundwave have been waiting for the return of Megatron who returns with a new powerful Energon, Dark Energon which could be use to bring back the dead.
Optimus Prime and his Autobots Ratchet, Bumblebee,Bulkhead and Acree are on a mission to stop the Decepticons. The Autobots have few human allies such as Jack, Miko, and Raf who are young children who have their own ways to help the Autobots Agent Fowler is the Autobots so called Allie but he has his mistrust with them The Voice acting is very good and seeing Mr.Cullen and Mr.Welker return to voicing the two main Transformers Legends is just priceless.
Peter Cullen is always the right voice for Optimus Prime, Frank Welker's new voice for Megatron is a mix he would use the G1 voice when Megatron yells and his voice would be more demanded.
Steve Blum does the voice of Starscream and his voice for the character is really chilling and make Starscream the villain he is.
Jeffery Combs does the voice of Ratchet. Jeffery is a good actor and he has been doing a good job for Ratchet. Kevin Michael Richard does voice of Bulkhead, he always had a deep voice in the movies he does and he does a very good job with Bulkhead Acree is voiced by Sumalee Montano and her voices fits Acree very well.
The Character Designs are very good like Acree is a sexy warrior, Megatron looks close to the movie Megatron but with his Fulson cannon on his arm, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee look close to their movie character with some different such as Bumblebee's alt mode. Starscream's jet mode is very cool.
The background are cool that really give you a feel of watching the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out.
Since the five part mini series is like a piece of the cake to what we may see with Transformers Prime we just have to wait and see what will take place next in the classic war between The Autobots and The Decepticons.
Transformers Prime is brand new and let see how they take the series from here.
Minor Flaws, But Amazing
bret-4879222 April 2019
Awesome show.
It's a little boring at times, Optimus shows little to none emotion and the show seems to be confused how physically strong the bots are supposed to be.
Other than those issues which occurred through the whole series this is an awesome show and should be treated as such!
Legit all characters are entertaining. All of them have personality (except prime but he's still badass.)
This incarnation of Soundwave and Starscream is one of the best. Also the Orion Pax origin story is awesome and better than the G1 origin.
There are a lot of interesting filler episodes and awesome plot lines and writing.
The action is enjoyable and so is the expensive animation.
If you like transformers or are new to transformers and want to get into it watch this series then, you won't regret it!
It's a little boring at times, Optimus shows little to none emotion and the show seems to be confused how physically strong the bots are supposed to be.
Other than those issues which occurred through the whole series this is an awesome show and should be treated as such!
Legit all characters are entertaining. All of them have personality (except prime but he's still badass.)
This incarnation of Soundwave and Starscream is one of the best. Also the Orion Pax origin story is awesome and better than the G1 origin.
There are a lot of interesting filler episodes and awesome plot lines and writing.
The action is enjoyable and so is the expensive animation.
If you like transformers or are new to transformers and want to get into it watch this series then, you won't regret it!
BEST TRANSFORMERS SHOW EVER!
cheetorprime4 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I really love the characters in this show. Like for example Arcee's out for revenge after her partner gets killed and her arch enemy Airachnid. Who killed her other partner back on Cybertron. It was really cool to see the backstory. Oh and also Optimus Prime's backstory to who he was before he became a Prime. Really wish his story was longer but it was alright.
One thing I do gotta complain about though is Miko. And everything else is... perfect! There are definitely flaws in this show but not everything is flawless I guess.
One thing I do gotta complain about though is Miko. And everything else is... perfect! There are definitely flaws in this show but not everything is flawless I guess.
The best transformers so far
thiagonaut22 July 2019
Plot-wise, Transformers Prime is the best entry in the Transformers franchise so far. I will please both G1 and young fans and will bring new layers to some of our beloved characters. I used to say that Beast Wars was the best thing that ever happened in the Transformers universe, but Prime is as good as or even better. It is has decent animation, deep characters and an involving plot, and it is not as silly as The Animated Series or Robots in Disguise.
Different but memorable
stevewalke15 April 2018
Contains a lot of references to the multiple series that came before it while adding new aspects to the franchise. The characters grow and have depth which we see throughout the show. One of my favourite versions of the franchise so far.
The best "Transformers" animated series since "Beast Machines"
Rectangular_businessman29 January 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Since I was a kid, I was a big fan of the Transformers franchise. I loved the original and the movie (The one from 1986, not the horrible live-action trilogy) and I liked the two CGI animated series "Beast Wars" and "Beast Machines" (Both excellent and underrated entries in the Transformers franchise)
Sadly, the animated series that appeared after "Beast Machines" weren't good: "Transformers: Robots in Disguise", "Transformers Armada", and "Transformers: Energon" were awful series that didn't add anything good to the franchise, with bad animation and boring story lines. Oh yeah, there was also the 2007 animated series, but sadly that cartoon was just slightly better than the anime series, being way too childish and forgettable for my personal taste.
Fortunately, "Transformers: Prime", without being as good as the original series or "Beast Wars" was much better than I was expecting, with interesting story lines, which, despite being darker than most of the previous "Transformers" cartoons, still have all the fun from the original "Transformer" series. It had a very promising beginning, and the story keeps getting better as it advances. And even when the animation isn't incredible, it still works very well.The new human characters are good too (Though I found Miko to be somewhat annoying) Anyway, this is a very good addition to the "Transformers" franchise. If you liked the original series and "Beast Wars", then you will like this series too.
Sadly, the animated series that appeared after "Beast Machines" weren't good: "Transformers: Robots in Disguise", "Transformers Armada", and "Transformers: Energon" were awful series that didn't add anything good to the franchise, with bad animation and boring story lines. Oh yeah, there was also the 2007 animated series, but sadly that cartoon was just slightly better than the anime series, being way too childish and forgettable for my personal taste.
Fortunately, "Transformers: Prime", without being as good as the original series or "Beast Wars" was much better than I was expecting, with interesting story lines, which, despite being darker than most of the previous "Transformers" cartoons, still have all the fun from the original "Transformer" series. It had a very promising beginning, and the story keeps getting better as it advances. And even when the animation isn't incredible, it still works very well.The new human characters are good too (Though I found Miko to be somewhat annoying) Anyway, this is a very good addition to the "Transformers" franchise. If you liked the original series and "Beast Wars", then you will like this series too.
not great but not bad
mrvino1519 January 2021
The writing is good and the voice acting is good but I'm just not a fan AT ALL of the robot designs. I am a G1 fan but these are just wayyy too off the mark. Even them transforming looks shabby. I actually wish Peter Cullen didn't lend his voice for Optimus in this.
I think the worst part is the decepticons. There's nothing unique about most of them since most of their army are clones. You get a few main ones and then hundreds of clones that do most of the work on the show. Just too repetitive.
I think the worst part is the decepticons. There's nothing unique about most of them since most of their army are clones. You get a few main ones and then hundreds of clones that do most of the work on the show. Just too repetitive.
More wasted potential than Linsday Lohan.
TheGangstaFish10 June 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Ladies and gentlemen, do not be fooled. The popularity of the show does by no means indicate its laughable quality.
I've extracted every last bit of kindness and open- mindedness from my soul to still have to reach the unfortunate conclusion that there is literally nothing good about Transformers: Prime.
As a show that started out with great ambition and tons of preaches thrown at the fan base (producers were given production bible, series would be a mix of all other Transformers series that there ever were before, "it's a show before it's a toy line," blah, blah, blah), about its alleged potential for awesomeness, this iteration of Transformers is all the more disappointing and an ugly scar on the face of the fandom's history. If you were a member of the TFW discussion boards, you would find that I, by no means at all, am the only one who feels these malevolent gibes.
I'll reiterate, there is nothing "right" with the series. Its biggest problem to start, among thousands of other glaring issues, is that all of the characters are cringe-worthy in writing, all in their own individual ways. Lacking in personalities, distinctions, or even so much as kindhearted homages, the small cast is unlikable, unrelatable, and share literally no consistent chemistry with one another through out the entire course of the series up to now. I'll use the most obvious defender, Bumblebee, as my primary example: the main protagonist that likely has the least screen time in the show, he's there for no other reason than to keep your kids happy. His vocoder has been allegedly savagely torn out by the Autobots' biggest enemy in a tragic and devastating battle, leaving him voiceless and communicating only through a series of robotic beeps. Reasonably, this horrid occurrence has effected him, right? There are personal hazards and obstacles that he has to hurdle to peacefully emerge from the rickety state of mind that those bad memories have put him in, right? And it can only take the help and support of his teammates and his human companion to help him through, right?
In all actuality, there is no such development, interaction, or dynamic to be had in him or any other characters. The "voice box incident" was brought up three times at the very maximum and has shown no actual continuing baring on Bumblebee's behavior or personality and all potential for such has been skillfully wasted. Which, I must emphasize, is only a repeating pattern in every last cursed contingency of the show. Heretofore, keep in mind that the aforementioned was merely just one of hundreds of possible examples. Arcee and her struggling with the death of two former friends? Bore no clear development on her either and her representation in the show began to notably plummet when he main rival was put into stasis, blatantly showing that without the lackluster foil on one another, their personas have nothing more to offer.
Oh, but I waste time by simply venting justified examples of the pretentiousness and laziness of the execution of this iteration. I can only continue to reiterate that it's simply written terribly and there's no better way to encapsulate what makes it so bad; put simply, it just didn't live up to what it was supposed to be. Tons of potential story lines, character development, subplots, and inter-plot/team dynamics have been randomly dropped as thought the writers have forgotten about it. Inasmuch, don't be excited if you think there was indicator towards consistency with a story or a character in the show. It'll get thrown to the dumpster like the rest of Transformer Prime's good ideas.
Hitherto, with absolutely no good or immersing convolutions that even a third grader would be able to work into his writing to speak of, the show has been sloppily stripped down to nothing but a clichéd, one-track plot line with dialogue. Without exaggeration, 90% of the show is spent by the characters going out to hunt for relics and absolutely no time is spent on ongoing changes in characters or story. Succumbing to the clichéd "good guys must get to the thing before bad guys get to the thing," I cannot begin to comprehend how anybody would honestly think that it's a good production. The plot, the characters, the animation, all just shamelessly terrible. Occasionally you'll get the even more cringe-worthy gimmicks, like killing a guy off just to prove that they're serious (the death would be later forgotten, of course), or throwing in a bad name-drop that adds nothing to the already rock-bottom quality. "We've got BEAST WARS on our hands." I believe that the writers honestly think that painfully obvious homages will undo the wrongs that they've done.
But wait, what? Animation? Did that person just say Transformers: Prime's animation, which has one Emmy's for its graphic deliciousness, is bad? Yes, children, even the animation does it no favors. It may make the robots look shiny and realistic, but literally everything else suffers. Starting with the environments, which are barren and forsaken on an other worldly level. Add to that the animators can't afford to render extras, further rendering the setting to resemble Venus. The few humans that are animated look terrible by default since they're not made of metal. And most critically, the cast expansion is next to nonexistent.
Speaking of, the show really jumped the shark when it repeated, still with a lack of annoying shamelessness, the Rodimus story line. It was with this that I finally admitted that Transformers: Prime absolutely sucks.
I won't lie, the show started off strong. But with many righteous promises of gold and silver turning out to be muddled on the same 0-star quality as Transformers: Energon, I would not recommend this series to anybody; Transformers fan or otherwise.
I've extracted every last bit of kindness and open- mindedness from my soul to still have to reach the unfortunate conclusion that there is literally nothing good about Transformers: Prime.
As a show that started out with great ambition and tons of preaches thrown at the fan base (producers were given production bible, series would be a mix of all other Transformers series that there ever were before, "it's a show before it's a toy line," blah, blah, blah), about its alleged potential for awesomeness, this iteration of Transformers is all the more disappointing and an ugly scar on the face of the fandom's history. If you were a member of the TFW discussion boards, you would find that I, by no means at all, am the only one who feels these malevolent gibes.
I'll reiterate, there is nothing "right" with the series. Its biggest problem to start, among thousands of other glaring issues, is that all of the characters are cringe-worthy in writing, all in their own individual ways. Lacking in personalities, distinctions, or even so much as kindhearted homages, the small cast is unlikable, unrelatable, and share literally no consistent chemistry with one another through out the entire course of the series up to now. I'll use the most obvious defender, Bumblebee, as my primary example: the main protagonist that likely has the least screen time in the show, he's there for no other reason than to keep your kids happy. His vocoder has been allegedly savagely torn out by the Autobots' biggest enemy in a tragic and devastating battle, leaving him voiceless and communicating only through a series of robotic beeps. Reasonably, this horrid occurrence has effected him, right? There are personal hazards and obstacles that he has to hurdle to peacefully emerge from the rickety state of mind that those bad memories have put him in, right? And it can only take the help and support of his teammates and his human companion to help him through, right?
In all actuality, there is no such development, interaction, or dynamic to be had in him or any other characters. The "voice box incident" was brought up three times at the very maximum and has shown no actual continuing baring on Bumblebee's behavior or personality and all potential for such has been skillfully wasted. Which, I must emphasize, is only a repeating pattern in every last cursed contingency of the show. Heretofore, keep in mind that the aforementioned was merely just one of hundreds of possible examples. Arcee and her struggling with the death of two former friends? Bore no clear development on her either and her representation in the show began to notably plummet when he main rival was put into stasis, blatantly showing that without the lackluster foil on one another, their personas have nothing more to offer.
Oh, but I waste time by simply venting justified examples of the pretentiousness and laziness of the execution of this iteration. I can only continue to reiterate that it's simply written terribly and there's no better way to encapsulate what makes it so bad; put simply, it just didn't live up to what it was supposed to be. Tons of potential story lines, character development, subplots, and inter-plot/team dynamics have been randomly dropped as thought the writers have forgotten about it. Inasmuch, don't be excited if you think there was indicator towards consistency with a story or a character in the show. It'll get thrown to the dumpster like the rest of Transformer Prime's good ideas.
Hitherto, with absolutely no good or immersing convolutions that even a third grader would be able to work into his writing to speak of, the show has been sloppily stripped down to nothing but a clichéd, one-track plot line with dialogue. Without exaggeration, 90% of the show is spent by the characters going out to hunt for relics and absolutely no time is spent on ongoing changes in characters or story. Succumbing to the clichéd "good guys must get to the thing before bad guys get to the thing," I cannot begin to comprehend how anybody would honestly think that it's a good production. The plot, the characters, the animation, all just shamelessly terrible. Occasionally you'll get the even more cringe-worthy gimmicks, like killing a guy off just to prove that they're serious (the death would be later forgotten, of course), or throwing in a bad name-drop that adds nothing to the already rock-bottom quality. "We've got BEAST WARS on our hands." I believe that the writers honestly think that painfully obvious homages will undo the wrongs that they've done.
But wait, what? Animation? Did that person just say Transformers: Prime's animation, which has one Emmy's for its graphic deliciousness, is bad? Yes, children, even the animation does it no favors. It may make the robots look shiny and realistic, but literally everything else suffers. Starting with the environments, which are barren and forsaken on an other worldly level. Add to that the animators can't afford to render extras, further rendering the setting to resemble Venus. The few humans that are animated look terrible by default since they're not made of metal. And most critically, the cast expansion is next to nonexistent.
Speaking of, the show really jumped the shark when it repeated, still with a lack of annoying shamelessness, the Rodimus story line. It was with this that I finally admitted that Transformers: Prime absolutely sucks.
I won't lie, the show started off strong. But with many righteous promises of gold and silver turning out to be muddled on the same 0-star quality as Transformers: Energon, I would not recommend this series to anybody; Transformers fan or otherwise.
Underrated
arulsamuel24 May 2021
This Show is New Love
LanternSwapnil9 November 2019
WOW! I started watching this series after reading Exodus, Exiles and Retribution to know the Origin of Transformers. The show perfectly makes sense after those three novels.
Man, I am a big fan of Megatron. This is the best portrayal of the the greatest gladiator of Kaon. Movie version was good design wise but TFP Megatron is lethal.
I cried on some scenes and the tension on some points got my nerves. The end was amazing and I wish they make more of it.
Man, I am a big fan of Megatron. This is the best portrayal of the the greatest gladiator of Kaon. Movie version was good design wise but TFP Megatron is lethal.
I cried on some scenes and the tension on some points got my nerves. The end was amazing and I wish they make more of it.
Best Show Ever
nathanchatwin29 January 2015
Transformers Prime is one of the greatest TV shows of all time and one of my absolute favorites. It makes the movies pale in comparison. It looks amazing; the CGI is really incredible. The story is great and deep--you can really get involved in the epic struggle between Autobots and Decepticons, unlike the boring action spectacles that the movies are. That's not to say that Transformers Prime doesn't have its fair share of great action sequences, which it does. I'm totally astounded by some of the wonderfully choreographed fights. The characters are entertaining and interesting, and the show makes the Transformers the main characters, not the humans--another thing that's better than the films. After watching this show for the third time, my only regret is that it only has three seasons. I wish it could have gone on forever.
Very good story line
Photoluck1 February 2013
I am amazed about the story line, excellent! Also i am amazed about the character voices and their voice performance, also very excellent. I am Less enthusiastic about the rendered 3D world and their rendered characters, but the story line that lives throughout all the episodes makes it worth to watch it. A great thing is that the story continues to life after a episode is finished. The story is never finished and that makes you want to see the next episode.
I was first skeptical when watching the first episode, about the human children who co-work with the Transformers, but when the story continues (episode later) they have their own role and they fall more into the background and are become less prominent in the series, but appearing more convincing (nicely done).
The 2nd season is better, stronger and more convincing.
Absolute worth watching animation.
I was first skeptical when watching the first episode, about the human children who co-work with the Transformers, but when the story continues (episode later) they have their own role and they fall more into the background and are become less prominent in the series, but appearing more convincing (nicely done).
The 2nd season is better, stronger and more convincing.
Absolute worth watching animation.
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