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Posted by Bronzewolf on September 12th, 2017 @ 12:26am CDT
Posted by Deadput on September 12th, 2017 @ 4:30am CDT
I do enjoy Mat Pat but why is he Computron instead of someone more suited to his voice like Wheeljack or something?
Posted by Kurona on September 12th, 2017 @ 6:30am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on September 12th, 2017 @ 6:34am CDT
Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Are you being serious? "How much of a role"? He had like two or three lines and got killed and then called a nerd in 2 minutes and DIED and stood in the background in the final 60 seconds of the finale.
Posted by Kurona on September 12th, 2017 @ 6:41am CDT
Posted by Sigma Magnus on September 12th, 2017 @ 6:51am CDT
Posted by Kurona on September 12th, 2017 @ 6:52am CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:I hope they defeat Trypticon by attacking his hips.
Posted by Evil Eye on September 12th, 2017 @ 8:02am CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:I hope they defeat Trypticon by attacking his hips.
Oh god I can see it now.
>"I am Trypticon! Tremble before my-"
>*CRACK*
>"What was that?"
>Trypticon's hips give way and he tumbles to the floor
>His tail falls off
>His chest falls open with a groaning metal sound and his vital components all fall out
>"...I hate this cartoon."
Posted by william-james88 on September 12th, 2017 @ 8:28am CDT
Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Sigma Magnus wrote:I hope they defeat Trypticon by attacking his hips.
Posted by Kurona on September 12th, 2017 @ 8:35am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Still popular on Youtube.
It's a big subject, but Youtube is growing more and more each day and it's in a very odd gray spot between casual homemade videos and an official platform like Television or movies. Where that'll head in the future is unclear, but one of the inevitably big parts of it is that right now there's a lot of Youtubers who are very, very, very popular. Matpat is at least on the cusp of that, love him or hate him.
Posted by Evil Eye on September 12th, 2017 @ 8:38am CDT
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Still popular on Youtube.
It's a big subject, but Youtube is growing more and more each day and it's in a very odd gray spot between casual homemade videos and an official platform like Television or movies. Where that'll head in the future is unclear, but one of the inevitably big parts of it is that right now there's a lot of Youtubers who are very, very, very popular. Matpat is at least on the cusp of that, love him or hate him.
I wonder if, in keeping with MatPat's videos, Computron will make colossally complex calculations and botch them because he got his basic data wrong? And then shoot anyone that tries to point it out?
My god I hate MatPat so much.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2017 @ 8:53am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 12th, 2017 @ 11:01am CDT
Posted by JazZeke on September 12th, 2017 @ 12:39pm CDT
Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Still popular on Youtube.
It's a big subject, but Youtube is growing more and more each day and it's in a very odd gray spot between casual homemade videos and an official platform like Television or movies. Where that'll head in the future is unclear, but one of the inevitably big parts of it is that right now there's a lot of Youtubers who are very, very, very popular. Matpat is at least on the cusp of that, love him or hate him.
What the hell does he do? I never heard of him before.
Posted by Sabrblade on September 12th, 2017 @ 12:44pm CDT
Game Theory and Film TheoryJazZeke wrote:Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Still popular on Youtube.
It's a big subject, but Youtube is growing more and more each day and it's in a very odd gray spot between casual homemade videos and an official platform like Television or movies. Where that'll head in the future is unclear, but one of the inevitably big parts of it is that right now there's a lot of Youtubers who are very, very, very popular. Matpat is at least on the cusp of that, love him or hate him.
What the hell does he do? I never heard of him before.
Posted by Evil Eye on September 13th, 2017 @ 6:16am CDT
JazZeke wrote:Kurona wrote:william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:Considering how much of a role he had last time and that this is no longer centred around Combiners (... not like it was before), I doubt Computron will get that many lines or much more than a cameo. And that's all they could afford to get Matpat in for but they're still posting his name everywhere because marketing.
Which I also find odd. Since when is Matpat a draw?
Still popular on Youtube.
It's a big subject, but Youtube is growing more and more each day and it's in a very odd gray spot between casual homemade videos and an official platform like Television or movies. Where that'll head in the future is unclear, but one of the inevitably big parts of it is that right now there's a lot of Youtubers who are very, very, very popular. Matpat is at least on the cusp of that, love him or hate him.
What the hell does he do? I never heard of him before.
Meme-filled poorly researched clickbait "theories" on video games and TV/film. Massive bandwagon rider, makes nothing but Undertale and FNAF vids these days. Tried to seriously claim that the G-man from Half-Life is actually Sans from Undertale.
Posted by Qwan on September 16th, 2017 @ 3:43am CDT
Look at this.
LOOK AT THIS
Why they're using this as a promotional image is beyond me, it seems to demonstrate everything that's wrong with (the visual side of) these series. Weird unnecessary smoke and electricity aside, I could recreate this exact frame with my TR Trypticon, a few cardboard boxes and some orange crepe paper. You can see the layers that everything was pasted into the frame on top of each other - smoke, fire, Trypticon, explosion, buildings - and they don't look like they exist in the same space, the lighting doesn't even seem to be consistent between objects! (There's an explosion right next to Trypticon, how is he being lit from above?) The explosion itself is so bad and it doesn't even look like it's being caused by Trypticon; it's just going off near him while he stands there statically looking dully surprised - how do you even GIVE a dinosaur an expression of dull surprise?!
This is not what animation is. Animation is for doing things that are impressive or even impossible in the real world, to look good and in cases like this look cool. There's toy accuracy to a fault on your 3D models (Cybertron/Galaxy Force, which I think is actually kinda cool aesthetically, occasional shortcomings aside), and then there's creating your city-sized dinosaur robot with a totally unarticulated chunky box for an entire torso "'cause that's what the toy looks like!" They're robots, yes, but priority NUMBER ONE in any animated Transformers media should be to make the Transformers feel alive, like more than just robots. Trypticon here doesn't have a spark of life to him, robotic or otherwise - it literally just looks like they took a photo of the toy, ran it through a cel-shading filter and stuck it into the show, and that's just sad to see.
Just... please, if there's one thing the CW series was competent at it was looking good in still images - don't take that away from us. I know it's just a single image and it's near-pointless to judge it yet, but if this was what they thought was good enough to submit as promotional material, I shudder to think what they may have decided was "good enough" for the end product.
Oh man, whew, that went on way longer than I meant it to. Hopefully that's all outta my system now though, and I can go back to not being a jaded cynical codger. On a less downer note:
This is a bit too long for me to feel okay about putting it in my signature, but I want you to know how much I want to, by god do I want to. What a beautiful piece of writingBlack Hat wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:I hope they defeat Trypticon by attacking his hips.
Oh god I can see it now.
>"I am Trypticon! Tremble before my-"
>*CRACK*
>"What was that?"
>Trypticon's hips give way and he tumbles to the floor
>His tail falls off
>His chest falls open with a groaning metal sound and his vital components all fall out
>"...I hate this cartoon."
Posted by Sabrblade on September 16th, 2017 @ 8:37am CDT
Grimlock did it all the time.Qwan wrote:how do you even GIVE a dinosaur an expression of dull surprise?!
"Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh"
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 26th, 2017 @ 12:07pm CDT
Transformers: Combiner Wars
The Autobots and Decepticons have disbanded and returned to Cybertron. With the days of Optimus Prime and Megatron over, Cybertron is now ruled by a triumvirate. However, an ancient technology has enabled a new threat, the power for multiple Transformers to combine into one massive, dangerous form: Combiners. Who will stand-up to this threat to ensure that the fragile peace that was 4 million years in the making remains?
.....
Transformers: Titans Return
Picking up right where the destruction of the Combiner Wars left off, TITANS RETURN takes the action of the Prime Wars Trilogy to new ‘heights,’ and features return appearances from many fan-favorite Transformers characters as well as introduces new Autobots and Decepticons. In the series, enormous Transformers called Titans are awakened and these massive characters bring massive problems. Trypticon, a gigantic lizard-like Transformer, rises to wreak havoc on Cybertron, while Windblade and a rag-tag team of Transformers must resurrect an ancient ally. Not all Transformers will survive, as beloved heroes are changed forever while others’ sparks are blown to oblivion.
On November 14th, the first two episodes will debut followed by a weekly release of new episodes every Tuesday. 10 episodes at about 11 minutes each will be released.
Posted by Kurona on September 26th, 2017 @ 12:42pm CDT
Posted by Nexus Knight on September 26th, 2017 @ 2:49pm CDT
Kurona wrote:So it's finishing January 16th. What a christmas present one of these episodes will be...
Come on! You haven't seen it yet. It could amaz- Hahahahahahahaha.
Posted by Nexus Knight on September 26th, 2017 @ 2:49pm CDT
Kurona wrote:So it's finishing January 16th. What a christmas present one of these episodes will be...
Come on! You haven't seen it yet. It could amaz- Hahahahahahahaha.
Posted by Randomhero on September 26th, 2017 @ 4:16pm CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:Kurona wrote:So it's finishing January 16th. What a christmas present one of these episodes will be...
Come on! You haven't seen it yet. It could amaz- Hahahahahahahaha.
Yeah i can’t wait to hear all the complaints about free content people have to option to watch
Posted by Sabrblade on September 26th, 2017 @ 5:41pm CDT
Something being free and optional to watch doesn't automatically excuse that something from critical response.Randomhero wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:Kurona wrote:So it's finishing January 16th. What a christmas present one of these episodes will be...
Come on! You haven't seen it yet. It could amaz- Hahahahahahahaha.
Yeah i can’t wait to hear all the complaints about free content people have to option to watch
Posted by Qwan on September 26th, 2017 @ 6:27pm CDT
That's probably the most accurate thing I've heard all day, though maybe not in the way they intendedPicking up right where the destruction of the Combiner Wars left off
Posted by fenrir72 on September 26th, 2017 @ 9:38pm CDT
Posted by Qwan on September 26th, 2017 @ 10:33pm CDT
fenrir72 wrote:Is a lowbudget flick. Ya get what ya pay for.
To some extent yes, but in this case since it's airing free (albeit presumably on some kind of obscure exclusive streaming platform that no-one's heard of until now) it doesn't quite work that way. Yeah we're not paying anything to watch it, so naturally we shouldn't expect that much - except what else didn't/don't we pay to watch? Steven Universe. Rick and Morty. Gravity Falls. Transformers Animated, Beast Wars, Prime. Just because we don't pay to watch a show doesn't mean it can't be good, all it means is that it's not making its money back directly from people paying to watch it.
In cases like this (free broadcast media as opposed to physical products), it's not that we get what we pay for, so much as we get what the people making it pay for. If I could pay a little more (say, around the price of a ticket for a movie, which we understand this is the length of) to have it be decent movie-quality, I would absolutely take that. But we can't, 'cause the people in charge decided that they'll do better financially if they make something (probably) bad that they can slap out for free to advertise toys that are already off the shelves.
...Where was I going with this? I honestly don't know what I was trying to achieve just there. I'm not even really disagreeing with anyone; sorry if it seemed like I was arguing with you in particular Fenrir, I don't honestly know what spurred me to write this but if I put you in the crossfire with my nonexistent opponent I apologize.
Posted by fenrir72 on September 27th, 2017 @ 8:50am CDT
Qwan wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Is a lowbudget flick. Ya get what ya pay for.
To some extent yes, but in this case since it's airing free (albeit presumably on some kind of obscure exclusive streaming platform that no-one's heard of until now) it doesn't quite work that way. Yeah we're not paying anything to watch it, so naturally we shouldn't expect that much - except what else didn't/don't we pay to watch? Steven Universe. Rick and Morty. Gravity Falls. Transformers Animated, Beast Wars, Prime. Just because we don't pay to watch a show doesn't mean it can't be good, all it means is that it's not making its money back directly from people paying to watch it.
In cases like this (free broadcast media as opposed to physical products), it's not that we get what we pay for, so much as we get what the people making it pay for. If I could pay a little more (say, around the price of a ticket for a movie, which we understand this is the length of) to have it be decent movie-quality, I would absolutely take that. But we can't, 'cause the people in charge decided that they'll do better financially if they make something (probably) bad that they can slap out for free to advertise toys that are already off the shelves.
...Where was I going with this? I honestly don't know what I was trying to achieve just there. I'm not even really disagreeing with anyone; sorry if it seemed like I was arguing with you in particular Fenrir, I don't honestly know what spurred me to write this but if I put you in the crossfire with my nonexistent opponent I apologize.
You're one of the few decent head screwed properly on the shoulder members here so no worries bud. Not picking a fight with you.
Again, I will repeat, ya get what you pay for. The previous business models of animation production is waaaaaaaaay different now. Too bad. What with investor cash being so scarce. Maybe it's a ripple effect from the great anime implosion a few years back. Now, the staple of anime is like 12 episodes per story arc unlike the 50 plus like that of DBZ or Gundam.
Why RID gets the loving over this one? Only Hb can say. Maybe RID products sell better? Who knows.
The stories written also reflects on how much Hb is willing to invest. Too bad. So we just and enjoy it while the fun lasted.
Posted by Bronzewolf on October 16th, 2017 @ 11:19pm CDT
Make sure to stay tuned to Seibertron.com for out official reviews of the episodes when they debut!
Posted by Sabrblade on October 16th, 2017 @ 11:32pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on October 16th, 2017 @ 11:42pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 16th, 2017 @ 11:48pm CDT
Posted by JazZeke on October 17th, 2017 @ 12:16am CDT
Kurona wrote:Three days before my birthday, the world ends as we know it.
Posted by fenrir72 on October 17th, 2017 @ 12:26am CDT
Posted by Qwan on October 17th, 2017 @ 12:57am CDT
fenrir72 wrote:And let the bellyachers begin!
Too late, they've already begun
I'm... still not hopeful for this series (something just says to me that a show that's going to be successful wouldn't put "MatPat" and "DashieGames" in the top billing area), but the only way to really find out is to wait and see. At the very least, hopefully it'll end up making Cyberverse look good by comparison if that releases not too long after
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2017 @ 7:37am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Knight on October 17th, 2017 @ 7:38am CDT
Of course I thought the Combiner Wars was pretty badly written, so I don't have hopes for this one.
Posted by Evil Eye on October 17th, 2017 @ 7:45am CDT
But seriously. Even if it had Evangelion-tier writing and Do You Remember Love-tier animation, the presence of MatPat pretty much condemns it to the lowest level of hell.
Posted by Deathsanras on October 17th, 2017 @ 9:13am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on October 17th, 2017 @ 10:19am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:As long as Jason Marnocha's Megatron gets plenty of screentime, we'll have at least one thing to look forward to.
2nd most truest thing said today. Va'al over in the shared universe thread on Action Man and Kup beats this out, but it's a close second!
Seriously, Megatron was the highlight of CW and hopefully is here too. He is awesome
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2017 @ 10:45am CDT
He's just the right blend of Cy-Kill's snarkiness and Universal Studios Megatron's playful obnoxiousness. He's a delight.D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sabrblade wrote:As long as Jason Marnocha's Megatron gets plenty of screentime, we'll have at least one thing to look forward to.
2nd most truest thing said today. Va'al over in the shared universe thread on Action Man and Kup beats this out, but it's a close second!
Seriously, Megatron was the highlight of CW and hopefully is here too. He is awesome
Posted by Windsweeper on October 17th, 2017 @ 4:27pm CDT
Posted by RiddlerJ on October 17th, 2017 @ 6:57pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 17th, 2017 @ 7:13pm CDT
Brad Garrett has long since moved on to bigger and better-paying things than to play a big dumb animal that any idiot could play in something as insignificant as this.RiddlerJ wrote:No Brad Garrett as Trypticon?
(Besides, Fred Tatasciore was the best Trypticon )
Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2017 @ 9:37am CDT
Whoa, what? Adam Beechen is writing this series?! An actual, real writer for television?!
Posted by Tyrannacon on October 18th, 2017 @ 10:08am CDT
Greetings Seibertronians, today we have a Behind the Scenes video for the new Titans Return Machinima series. Here's a quick run-down of the video:
-Recording process a reward with watching the actors act the writing out.
-New Actors! Familiar voices!
-Michael Dorn as Fortress Maximus
-Perceptor a very big highlight, played by Will Wheaton
-Peter Cullen back as Optimus Prime
-Judd Nelson back as Rodimus Prime
-Jason David Frank as Titan Master, Emissary. This is the first time we are seeing Titan Master Emissary animated, so this is truly exciting to see how they will be animated.
Titans Return is Coming November 14th to go90!
Be sure to click the image at the top to watch the video on the go90 platform if you are state-side. If you are outside of the US, a Youtube link is available.
Thanks to Sabrblade for pointing us in the right direction!
Posted by JazZeke on October 18th, 2017 @ 12:22pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on October 18th, 2017 @ 12:42pm CDT
Nah, he's just still maintaining his look from BotCon 2016.JazZeke wrote:Wow, Judd Nelson looks like a hobo.
Posted by Rodimus Knight on October 18th, 2017 @ 12:45pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on October 18th, 2017 @ 1:35pm CDT