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I've just finished watching an episode of Transformersd:Energon. It looks really cool. It has SD Gudnam-style animatioon, but the content is MUCH better than SD. I think this is going to be the best Transformers show ever. 
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 Sat Jan 31, 2004 7:55 pm |
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| SD Gundam is obviously no competition, so that doesn't really matter to us. The question is whether or not it's better than Transformers: Armada. THAT'S what we're trying to find out. |
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| Sat Jan 31, 2004 8:07 pm |
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Did anyone see tonights? I was out at a Con.
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| Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:18 pm |
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| Did it start tonight? i thought it wasnt coming out until the fall. But yes i agree the real question is "Is it better then Armada" |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:06 am |
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| Fodder wrote: |
| Did it start tonight? i thought it wasnt coming out until the fall. |
Yes. It started tonight.
Anyway, here's my little rundown of it.
First, the big question: Is Energon an improvement over Armada? Yes.
Is it still a good show, though? I'm not sure. I can't determine this just yet.
Pros:
-The animation is much MUCH better. Even though it still seems kinda rushed, it doesn't look as half-done like it was in Armada.
-The story seems more interesting. It's about some powerful element thing called energon (hence the title) that the Transformers are after.
-No more of this mini-cons crap! That's right, they're gone! Yay!
-There was a lot more action, and it was really cool. The Autobots really shined in this episode as they pulled out FREAKIN' MASSIVE amounts of fire power. 
Cons:
-More annoying kids. Yay. -_- Oh, well. At least they weren't focused on as much like they were in Armada.
-The bad guys weren't much of a challenge. They never really attacked or shot at anything. All they did was chase everyone and that was it.
-The voice acting is HORRIBLE! Ugh. But hey, Armada's voice acting was bad, too, so what do you expect?
My verdict: I'm still holding my judgment on this show till later episodes arrive. I'm quite impressed with the improvement, but the show still as some flaws that I hope will be tweaked later on.
Grade: C- |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:37 am |
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best transformers series ever? beast wars was damn near epic and beast machines was very well done as well.
and is it just me or does it seem a bit odd that the show is part of toonami.com but not toonami itself? at least all the other shows were at one point in time on toonami. |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:53 am |
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Is it just me or does the new kid, whats his name...Kicker or whatever seem to have the potiential to become vastly annoying very quickly?
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 3:51 am |
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| Kicker? You mean Kalma? Become? You mean already is? |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 4:44 am |
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oooh, quite nasty... I love it! 
(appalaudes Andromaton's wit)
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 4:48 am |
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I just watched the promo for it on Toonami.com. And yes it does look a lot better then armada. I will have to reserve judgement until seeing a few episodes. Energon itself isnt new. So im curious how their trying to pass it off. It was always their in the early episodes in the 80's.
Ok one of my biggest pet peeves about Armada wasnt the kids. It was the fact that they took firt gen Transformers names and reused in really bad ways and screwed up orders. Did they do that here? |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 9:41 am |
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I'm a little taken back by the presence of super saiyan's in the series personally. I'm beginning to think that super man was a hoax, because his hair didn't change colors when he transformed.
Other than that and a few minor anoyances alread mentioned, it is definaly set to be better than Armada, but that isn't a very high goal.
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:19 pm |
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It isn't Transformers: Energon, it's
Transformers: Fuzors, starring Optimus Voltron!
I am saddened to see that this series, in just the first episode, has already shown itself just to be a mishmash of other series and a bunch of cliches.
Two transformers combining: Zoids Fuzors
Five transformers combining: Voltron (lions)
The troubled youth with something to prove who in time will come to regard the very people he hates as his very best friends: Kicker
Kicker is also burdened with a secret ability that sets him apart from others and a special suit that lets him fight alonside the Transformers. The writers have put so much on this character that there is no room for actual character development.
And the animation. Looking at some of the Transformers scenes the characters looked as if their outlines were drawn using Microsoft Paint. I thought the handdrawn characters and backgrounds looked well done.
I am hoping that the series will tone down its use of special powers and concentrate more on plot. Who else thought the use of asteroids as bombardment was interesting? Not new to SciFi but (maybe) a first for TV.
If you can't tell, I am not ecstatic over the first episode, but so far nobody has been. Transformers is/has become like Gundam. So many series that you need a timeline and universe chart to keep them straight. Since I heeded the warnings and ignored Armada, can anyone tell me if Energon is a sequel or a separate series?
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:03 pm |
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| Kalma wrote: |
| Did anyone see tonights? I was out at a Con. |
I saw it on Saturday. It was my first time watching it, so I really can't say what happened, but it seemed like Optimus combined with 4 other transformers(or just machines), and then balasted the Deceptacons away. |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 2:31 pm |
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I'd give it a B- or a C+ |
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| Sun Feb 01, 2004 2:34 pm |
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First, Energon is what the transformers where after in the ORIGINAL SERIES. It's not 'some powerful element thing' as Daikun so elequently put it. It's pure energy. It powers them, damnit.
Second, the '5 bots combining thing' isn't a Voltron ripoff. It has been an element of Transformers since the first series. Neither of these things are new or ripped off of anything else.
Third, there has ALWAYS been a human companion. Again, in the first series, there was a human kid. Even in Beast Wars, there were episodes revolving around the pre-evolved humans. Hell, both the best, and worst episode of the series is the one where Dinobot dies saving them. So you won't escape the kid. It HAS to be there. (Except for Beast Machines.)
I havne't seen this series yet. Do the transformers show signs of damage after taking a hit? That always annoyed me about Armada, they get shot and fall down but there isn't a scratch on them.
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