Netflix WfC Trilogy discussion thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Earthspark and Cartoon Discussion' started by Shackstoys, Feb 15, 2019.

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Will it be good?

  1. Yes!

    222 vote(s)
    35.1%
  2. No!

    115 vote(s)
    18.2%
  3. I'm from the future and all who said yes were right!

    105 vote(s)
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  4. I'm from the future and all who said no were right!

    154 vote(s)
    24.3%
  5. I'm from the future and there was never a Titan class Skorponok figure!! Please hastak!!!

    37 vote(s)
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  1. WolverineDragon

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    Good points, and I agree except:

    -- I thought the transforming Ark was lame, serving only as a toy advertisement. Even the rationale for Teletraan adopting a transformation made little sense.
    -- I'm not a fan of Rodimus or Cyclonus, so their absence didn't bother me in the slightest. There were enough pointless appearances as it was.
    -- "Best of the 3" is a stretch for me (I'd put it on par with Siege).
     
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  3. HunterGreen2005

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    Finished season 3.

    Whatever little buyer's remorse I had for Spoiler Pack 2 and 3 Nemesis and Megatron has been completely eliminated. :p 
     
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    I get some people think the story would have somehow been better if each season was stretched out to 12 episodes each, but I could absolutely not be able to sit through it if that were the case.
     
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    I do think Kingdom could've benefitted from 12 episodes, though. Just take the extra six from Earthrise, it's not like that shitshow was using them!
     
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    Kingdom has cracked a few “top” lists! Top 10 kids shows on @netflix and Top 100 soundtracks on iTunes! Congrats to the whole team!⁣


     
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  8. Smitty.1981

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    Who the fuck was the casting director? Because they suck.
     
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    You mean voice director?
     
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    I was just watching Alien Vs. Predator and Lance Henriksen sounds like Optimus. He should've been the voice of Optimus on the WFC trilogy. Or he schould be the voice of Optimus in the next trilogy.
     
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    I doubt they'd want to pay his price and he's part of SAG which is a union too so I don't know that they could.
     
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    The voice actors in this trilogy aren't all amateurs.

    So what is it? Voice direction.

    And why I wouldn't call this trilogy the worst yet, it's definitely not re-watchable.

    The worst has to be Energon. Completely unwatchable.

    Anyway, I 'd still rewatch Cyberverse on repeat over this.
     
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  13. CelticMutt

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    - Blackarachnia calls Arcee cute
    - Airazor tells BA if she betrays them that she'll rip all eight of her legs off, to which BA responds, "Careful, I like it rough."
    - Airazor princess carries BA, causing BA to call her her hero, and gives her a quick smooch

    Taken individually, any one of those could have been a throwaway gag or reference. Taken together, it is pretty clear what the writers were going for: this version of Blackarachnia likes the lady bots.

    And speaking of Airazor - one thing I have to say is that she got as much characterization in six episodes of Kingdom as she did in the entirety of the original Beast Wars. Beast Wars is easily still the best Transformers tv show, but the writers clearly did not know what to do with some characters. There's a reason why specific characters were chosen to be removed from the board in season 2.
     
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    I am glad I didn't pay to watch it.

    Why was the matrix turned into Jack Sparrow's compass, but with a light?
    Was that Thundercracker Primal sliced?
    pretty convenient Dinobot's spark just grants Primal the ability to phase through walls
    Why are there Scorponok clones?
    They shut down the ark to prevent disrupting the volcano because they didn't have it correct yet, but I guess Teletraan just figured it out later?
    Are the trees Transformer sized or is Primal gorilla-sized?
     
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  15. CelticMutt

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    Yeah, Rooster Teeth is very much non-union. It's one of the things I like least about them. Which sucks since I like a lot of Rooster Teeth related things, like Funhaus, Achievement Hunter, and a lot of their affiliated streamers. And at least the early seasons of RWBY.
     
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    Them too. I mean really I heard Primal say "Megatwan" WTF?
     
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    Noideaforaname Pico, let's go up to Zuma

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    I miss when TFs had Lance Henriksen money...
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    Well, I just finished it. Um...

    • I didn't like BW Megs' voice at all.
    • Who's idea was it to make OP into a Shatner meme?! What's with that cadence? Every. Damn. Word. Really?

    The voice direction (and choices) for some of these characters feels almost like an assissination attempt. But, this was the best flowing of the three chapters, by far. I feel like I could watch it again... eventually. For the overall story, it was pretty good. However the execution of this story could've been better.

    To see what Kevin Smith did with Masters of the Universe and how he literally turned it upside down shocked me a little, but he knows how to tell the story in a way that doesn't bore you through most of it like this series did.

    But hey, like everyone else here, this is just my opinion. I say throw some transformers at Kevin Smith and see what we get from it. It could be what we've all been wanting to see; A new story and not a regurgitation.

    In the end, I like it, but it could've been better.
     
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  19. RazorclawX

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    Thundercracker was in the group shot at the end so he's still alive.

    The Scorponok clones were clealry crowd filler. Every other time he appeared there was just one of him.
     
  20. MajorTom11

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    Kingdom was a bit better than I expected, though that isn't saying much. Story was a bit more interesting and there was better character development. Optimus Prime sucks ass in this series though, from his slow-mo kirk delivery to his mopey ass attitude.... ugh... hot garbage. Followed closely by Beast Megatron, his voice was so incredibly bad for the character it did not get any less stunning as the show went on, and his character, my god... they turned Beast Megatron into Stuart from Letterkenny if anyone gets that reference. Rhinox, Starscream and Black Arachnia barely sounded 'right', but others seemed closer this time.

    Overall though, a weak, weak series for an incredible toyline, wish they could have done better. At least this last season was a bit better in some ways.
     
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