Shockwave > Dinobots. I'm looking forward to Shockwave more than them, even though Grimlock is one of my favourite characters.
Can't wait till Season 3. Prime got a lot more interesting now. Good to see the Dinobots get so much love.
Technically, no, they weren't. When someone asked about them appearing in the show, they said to "not necessarily, read the comic to understand". Not a confirmation, yet not a ruling out
For me anything less the new testament (MTMTE/RID) and the Old Testament (Regeneration) is utter sacrilege.... Pondered it once though... but then begged God-formers for forgiveness and was forced to say 40 Hail Megatron's. Praise the Allspark!