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Post by primenova on Mar 22, 2023 20:30:26 GMT
Sky are on ep17 so 2 ahead of the service you have to pay extra for & doesn't have all episode up. I'm just using a free month offer.
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Post by Hero on Mar 28, 2023 22:19:53 GMT
Really enjoying this series. It's not for me, but I like what's on display here. You can certainly see Nick Roache all over the designs, and the score (especially in the Home 2-parter) is absolutely fantastic!
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Post by primenova on Apr 12, 2023 19:15:38 GMT
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Post by Toph on Apr 12, 2023 23:36:49 GMT
Yeah, that's what they did with Prodigy.
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Post by Nigel on Jun 9, 2023 20:39:15 GMT
Earthspark's on Netflix from next Thursday. Yay!
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Post by Nigel on Jun 15, 2023 18:44:17 GMT
I just watched and enjoyed the first episode. I couldn't stop smiling at the Sunbow homage. On to episode two!
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Post by Toph on Jun 16, 2023 4:30:30 GMT
On the downside, Prime and Megatron's faces are terrible, Prime particularly. I kinda like Prime's awkwardness though. Take away the silliness from that and he's quite like the Ladybird one. I didn't know I needed Tired Dad Megatron and Weird Uncle Optimus energy from these characters, but I am living for it. |
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Post by Llama God on Jun 16, 2023 7:09:27 GMT
Certainly one of my more favourite versions of these characters at the moment.
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Post by Benn on Jun 16, 2023 8:40:07 GMT
I can't decide if I'm enjoying this show or not. I'll find myself liking bits of it, and then I'll just wonder "why?". It's like I can't reconcile the good new "sci-fi with elements of darkness and philosophy" parts with the equally good "found family learning life lessons for kids" bits. It's all good, but I want it to commit more in either direction, I suspect. {Spoiler}Like, you'll have an ep where it's revealed that Optimus has made a deal with the Devil in Ghost, to the extent he won't trust them with the Terrans or Bumblebee, but is happy to cart off captured Decepticons, gets called out on it by Megatron, of all people, and then you do an ep with father/son bonding time and beating the baddies with sticks. They're both good, but one of the directions will have to give at some point, if only because the show is going to have to commit to stakes, surely? I've not quite finished the Netflix eps, so I'll stick around and see where it goes at least. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2023 21:50:44 GMT
Now it is on Netflix, I may give it another go.
Is it just 10 episodes?
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 25, 2023 22:28:03 GMT
Now it is on Netflix, I may give it another go. Is it just 10 episodes? -Ralph No, that's the first block. |
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Post by legios on Jun 26, 2023 21:43:50 GMT
I expect Netflix will do their usual thing of calling blocks of episodes "seasons", if we are lucky they will drop the back ten as "season 2". But by past performance they could easily split it into "Season 2" and Season 3" and drop random numbers of episodes at a time. <glowers at the memory of Princesses of Power>
Karl
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Post by Llama God on Jun 27, 2023 7:47:12 GMT
Probably. Although Paramount+ have already done that by breaking up the 1st season into blocks. The first one was 10 episodes, as Andy says, and then the next lot were 8 episodes. We're still waiting for the final 8. I can't remember if Paramount tried to sell these as being separate "seasons", though.
The big question, of course, is whether Paramount will pull the show before dropping all the episodes, for tax write-off reasons. Since that's what all the cool streaming services are doing these days.
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Post by Toph on Jun 27, 2023 8:03:58 GMT
I can't remember if Paramount tried to sell these as being separate "seasons", though. They did not. They've been completely normal about it. |
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Post by Nigel on Jul 21, 2023 15:14:39 GMT
EarthSpark's heading to the BBC! toyworldmag.co.uk/hasbros-eone-secures-uk-broadcast-deal-for-transformers-earthspark/"The first ten episodes will launch on 24th July on CBBC, from Monday to Thursday, and will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Following the release of the first batch of episodes, additional new Transformers: EarthSpark content will continue to roll out on the BBC platforms." I do wonder if Paramount Plus is already floundering, with some of its content a having been pulled or sent elsewhere. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2023 15:39:31 GMT
Well that is a surprise. It's been a while since a TF show had such easy access for viewers. That can only be good for the brand: get it in front of kids!
TF on the BBC!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 21, 2023 15:43:31 GMT
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Post by Nigel on Jul 22, 2023 7:52:35 GMT
The article says it's the UK theatrical part of eOne that's closing, not the whole thing, though there are other cost savings taking place.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 22, 2023 16:06:24 GMT
Indeed, I just recall that Hasbro was trying to get shot of Eon as a whole.
-Ralph
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Post by primenova on Jul 22, 2023 18:37:23 GMT
So the BBC who never show any toy based cartoon series apart from Visionaires I'm sure it was on bbc2
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 22, 2023 18:47:36 GMT
Thundercats
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Post by primenova on Jul 24, 2023 17:50:18 GMT
I cant remember which channel showed Thundercats I knew it was on but didnt watch
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Post by Llama God on Aug 5, 2023 9:15:45 GMT
Finished watching Earthspark now...
...and it was fine. Never quite completely edged over into greatness for me, which is a shame, because I was rooting for it. But still good.
What I did like was how a lot of the Cybertronians turned out to basically being very tired dads, which is relatable. And the body horror with Mandroid was unexpected. What I was really disappointed in though was the very abrupt end to the season. A prolonged, two-episode battle where friend turned against friend, and then once the fight's over it just ended, like it was a Michael Bay film or something - they should have done a Linkin Park needle drop and given us a quick shot of the American flag.
Whilst I wouldn't necessarily expect a Lord of the Rings style epilogue for a kids' cartoon, given the ordeal the kids and the Terrans had just been through I think they needed just a small bit of healing, and of making up with the Cybertronians, otherwise it leaves them with the last interactions with their parent figures being a violent and confrontational one, which feels uncomfortable to me. Especially for a childrens' show.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 5, 2023 9:34:24 GMT
How did you see the last of the season? I still only have the first 15 on P+.
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Post by primenova on Aug 5, 2023 14:44:23 GMT
Upto 18 was on Sky. Are there more for series one? If they are released in 3 parts rather than 2 lots of 13
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 5, 2023 15:42:30 GMT
There are 26 episodes in season one. They've been released in three blocks, 1-10, 11-18 and 19-26.
I think the numbering is out of whack on some services where two part episodes have been listed as one. There are three two-parters in the first 18 eps, which would explain why you're seeing 15 episodes.
19-26 were only released last week state-side, so they may not have got very far yet.
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Post by Toph on Aug 5, 2023 16:52:15 GMT
Finished watching Earthspark now...
...and it was fine. Never quite completely edged over into greatness for me, which is a shame, because I was rooting for it. But still good.
What I did like was how a lot of the Cybertronians turned out to basically being very tired dads, which is relatable. And the body horror with Mandroid was unexpected. What I was really disappointed in though was the very abrupt end to the season. A prolonged, two-episode battle where friend turned against friend, and then once the fight's over it just ended, like it was a Michael Bay film or something - they should have done a Linkin Park needle drop and given us a quick shot of the American flag.
Whilst I wouldn't necessarily expect a Lord of the Rings style epilogue for a kids' cartoon, given the ordeal the kids and the Terrans had just been through I think they needed just a small bit of healing, and of making up with the Cybertronians, otherwise it leaves them with the last interactions with their parent figures being a violent and confrontational one, which feels uncomfortable to me. Especially for a childrens' show.
I agree with this. The individual beats are still excellent, but the culmination of the story arc as a whole, while perfectly serviceable, fail to live up to the greatness of earlier in the season. To do that, I agree that I think it needed an epilogue episode. |
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Post by Llama God on Aug 6, 2023 8:29:42 GMT
19-26 were only released last week state-side, so they may not have got very far yet. They are, however, available on YouTube at the moment, on a channel that has clearly ripped them. And somehow Paramount hasn't noticed. Which was... a surprise. |
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Post by primenova on Aug 11, 2023 3:18:35 GMT
Ep 19-23 on this week (23 today) then 24,25,26 next week. goes back to ep19. Grimlock ep
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Post by Nigel on Sept 18, 2023 8:36:12 GMT
The second block is now on Netflix.
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