Japanese designer Shōhei Kohara was responsible for creating the earliest character models for the Transformers cast, greatly humanising the toy designs to create more approachable robot characters for the comic and cartoon. Hasbro’s Transformers Beast Wars line expands with the introduction of Transmetals, figures depicting mechanical animals with chrome-painted features. These were never actually aired on television, but eventually appeared as bonus features on various DVDs and video games. It will be called Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Want the theme? Over the past two decades, the Transformers brand has emerged as one of the most successful properties in action figure history, spawning numerous television series, comic books, and even a feature length animated film. Release date is June 26, 2009 if the writers strike don't change it. Sony Wonder announced in October 2006 that they would re-release the first season of the series in 2007, with the other seasons presumably following. Young Autobot Hot Rod used the power of the Autobot talisman known as the Matrix of Leadership to become the new Autobot leader Rodimus Prime and defeated the world-eating robot planet Unicron. The first BotCon, a Transformers fan convention, is held in July in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The way was cleared for the new product-based television program. Hasbro releases the Transformers Beast Wars toy line, featuring characters from the animated series. Transformers Action Masters are released by Hasbro. Today, the Transformers brand has a devoted following of fans of all ages, with Optimus Prime® and Megatron® captivating a whole new generation of fans. You can pick up a copy of your own from Amazon.com for $15.99 right here. A collector's tin box set was released in Asia by Guangdong Qianhe Audio & Video Communication Co., Ltd. under license by Pexlan International (Picture) Limited. Marvel's Editor-in-Chief at the time, Jim Shooter, produced a rough story concept for the series, creating the idea of the two warring factions of alien robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. A timeline of key Transformers brand milestones is certainly in order… Let’s dig in: Hasbro secures the rights to many changing/converting robot brands in Japan and creates the umbrella name The Transformers to unite them. Speaking of the rock soundtrack, one thing most of us Transformers fans remember is the song “The Touch” by Stan Bush. But that was only the beginning. When Hasbro, Inc. introduced the Transformersâ„¢ to the U.S. in 1984, it revolutionized a category it had itself invented some 20 years earlier — action figures. Transformers toys and merchandise are set to go on sale June 2. It appears as though the future of the Transformers franchise is in doubt. Their first release was a budget-range DVD of the Transformers movie, released through Prism Leisure. Later still, in 1983, a Microman sub-line, MicroChange was introduced, featuring "actual size" items that transformed into robots, such as microcassettes, guns and toy cars. This series is also popularly known as "Generation 1", a term originally coined by fans in response to the re-branding of the franchise as Transformers: Generation 2 in 1992, which eventually made its way into official use. For the third season, episodes were tagged with "The Secret Files of Teletraan II", a series of short featurettes that used clips from the show and new narration from Caroli to provide histories for the Autobots, the Decepticons, the Quintessons, and other subjects. Metrodome Distribution released Seasons 1–4 in the U.K. between November 17, 2003 and October 11, 2004. [13] Due to degradation of the original 1-inch master tapes, some sections of the Rhino Entertainment release use earlier incomplete animation, often introducing errors, such as mis-colored Decepticon jets, Skyfire colored like Skywarp, missing laser blasts, or a confusing sequence where Megatron, equipped with Skywarp's teleportation power, teleports but does not actually disappear. Transformers Alternators toy line is introduced, featuring authentic-looking licensed vehicles that change into familiar characters. For the first time ever, BotCon will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, near Hasbro’s hometown, on June 28 through July 1. The story was later continued in Transformers: Generation 2: Redux, a Botcon magazine which is set 22 years after the events of the final episode where the first generation of the Autobots led by Optimus Prime pursue Galvatron and Zarak into deep space and a new generation of Autobots and Decepticons are introduced. There would be a lot of Transformers t oys that would come out over the years and decades but we’re going to look mainly at the ones that came out in the mid-‘80s that would tie into the cartoon and the original movie. In the upcoming Part 2: Earthrise, the Transformers will spread across the galaxy, ultimately landing on Earth where they will first come into contact with the human race. Season three picks up where the movie leaves off, with the Autobots now in control of Cybertron once more, working to restore their homeworld and serving as peacemakers for worlds all across the galaxy. New comic book licensee, IDW Publishing, re-launches a new line of Transformers comics. The certainty regarding the movie is in shadows and so is the direction it will take. Hasbro had previously worked with Marvel Comics to develop G.I. [15], In May 2008, Hasbro re-acquired the rights to the Sunbow library of shows, including Transformers.[16]. The 13-episode first season, commissioned and produced before the pilot miniseries aired, was broadcast between October and December on Saturday mornings. It featured the voice talents of Leonard Nimoy, Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Robert Stack, and Orson Welles and a rock soundtrack. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) was the hero of the first three Transformers movies.He was a scrappy, nerdy kid who came across the Transformers (or rather, the Transformers … Additionally, the third-season premiere "Five Faces of Darkness" had its own specialized opening, depicting events that occurred in the mini-series. @562cheese (1) Malaysia. This set, dubbed Transformers: The Complete Series - The Matrix of Leadership Collector's Set, features all 98 remastered episodes along with all new bonus features.[19]. Transformers – originally dubbed “The Transformers” — heralded an entirely new way to interact with action figures, giving kids the power to literally change the toys from one form into another (initially, from robots to vehicles). The animated series titled Transformers: Beast Wars debuts and is an instant hit. Toward the end of the season, the first 1986 product was introduced into the series: the Aerialbots, Stunticons, Protectobots and Combaticons, four combiner teams based on an unmade Diaclone line that was aborted in Japan in favor of importing the Transformers toy line itself. Diaclone and MicroChange toys were subsequently discovered at the 1983 Tokyo Toy Fair by Hasbro toy company product developer Henry Orenstein, who presented the concept to Hasbro's head of R&D, George Dunsay. Characters in the line include Megatron, Optimus Prime, Astrotrain and Bumblebee. This line also introduced the first female Transformers figure, Blackarachnia (pictured right). When Does ‘Transformers 6′ Come Out in Theaters? The gap between seasons two and three was bridged by The Transformers: The Movie, which was released to theaters in the summer of 1986. Both used the season three musical arrangement. There is a Generation 2 Television animated series, which featured all-new CGI graphics. Notably, Season 2 was released first by Metrodome because Season 1 had been released by Maverick. ", "Transformers DVD news: Release Date for Transformers – 25th Anniversary Edition: Season 2, Volume 2", "Transformers DVD news: Transformers – 25th Anniversary Edition: Seasons 3 & 4 Coming in April", "Transformers DVD news: General Retail Release Dates Announced", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Transformers_(TV_series)&oldid=1011071544, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 March 2021, at 21:29. None of the Malofilm VHS cover art was specifically related to the contents of the episodes either, as they were all various segments of promotional art related to the 1986 spin-off animated feature The Transformers: The Movie. The fourth season, however, did not feature any new animation in its opening sequence, instead combining together footage from the third season opening and various clips of animation from 1987 toy commercials; likewise, the fifth season featured commercial animation mixed in with footage from The Transformers: The Movie. Hasbro introduces one of its most popular Transformers to date – Dreadwing, a Stealth bomber with three modes. The first of many series in the Transformers franchise, it was based upon Hasbro's Transformers toy line and depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects.[3]. Hasbro announces that together with DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, they will bring the Transformers saga to the big screen. Hasbro re-introduces Transformers as Robots in Disguise, returning to the classic concept of robots that change into cars, trucks, and other vehicles. The Headmasters and Targetmasters figures are introduced into the Transformers toy line. On October 20, 2009, Shout! They were a … Hasbro introduces a new Transformers feature into the lineup. The death of Optimus Prime proved a controversial move and did not sit well with the viewing audience, resulting in a letter-writing campaign that ultimately compelled Hasbro to resurrect the Autobot leader in a two-part season finale called "The Return of Optimus Prime", which aired in March 1987. ILM built and transformed all the hero robots, and built CG cars and military vehicles for the transformations. Although a real ‘puppet… In March 2009, Shout! The sixth installment in the franchise, a spinoff focused on the Transformer known as Bumblebee, is set to arrive in late 2018, but it's unclear what will come … Aug 25, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third film in the live-action film series. Autobots and Decepticons are replaced by Maximals and Predacons, robots that turn into animals and insects. Color-change cars have weapons that shoot water and parts that change color when hit by water, creating “battle damage.”. UPDATE: It has been confirmed that the 2018 Transformers film will be a Bumblebee spin-off movie. The seasons were released in four box sets: Season 1, Season 2 Part 1, Season 2 Part 2 and Seasons 3–4. They later released the remastered Shout! In July 2009, Transformers G1 Season 1 (25th Anniversary Edition) was made available for digital download via the PlayStation Network's video store in the United States for $1.99 per episode. The first of many series in the Transformers franchise, it was based upon Hasbro's Transformers toy line and depicts a war among giant robots that can transform into vehicles and other objects. The Transformers animated television series debuts with a mini-series entitled “More than Meets the Eye.” New episodes began in September, airing on Saturday mornings. From Hasbro’s action figures to the animated series, comic books, and video games, a new generation of kids have discovered the thrills of the Transformers saga. Set 20 years after the second season, in the year 2005, the film featured the deaths of many characters, including Optimus Prime himself, clearing away all the discontinued product from the 1984 and 1985 toy lines and introduced a new cast of the characters designed for the film, who were then made into toys for the 1986 range. However, this is very much Industrial Light & Magic’s show. Transformers Beast Machines figures are released by Hasbro, including new Dinobots and Beast Wars figures with alternate colorations. They come from a company called Bandai who ran a division called Popy.Popy was making toy figures that were named Machine Robo. As the iconic theme song went, there was “more than meets the eye.”. Production begins on the live action feature film and the anticipation in the fan community builds exponentially. The miniseries concludes with the Decepticons believed dead after their space cruiser is sent plunging into the ocean depths, while the Autobots prepare to return to Cybertron.[9]. Commercial breaks were segued into and out of using commercial bumpers featuring brief eyecatch-styled original animation with a voice over by series narrator Victor Caroli. [12] Supplementary manga written by Masami Kaneda and illustrated by Ban Magami ran alongside each series in Kodansha's TV Magazine. The new theme for the Transformers movie is unveiled, give it a listen by clicking here. In 2005, Rhino lost the rights to distribute Transformers on DVD. The “Transformers: Robots in Disguise” series debuts. After the destruction of Cybertron in a war over resources, the Transformers traveled to Earth due to its robust supply of Energon - an energy source resembling uranium. The Transformers Energon theme is introduced, along with new Transformers Alternators vehicles and new toys from the Transformers Universe line, a collection of the best Transformers toys from years past. Friday, February 06, 2009 (pm): Prime's Smackdown Close-up - Yep more screenshots from the trailer, this time showing a blowup of the devastating blow to Optimus Prime. The set is coded as Region 1. From 1993–1995, select episodes of the series were rebroadcast under the title Transformers: Generation 2. Two opposing factions of transforming alien robots engage in a battle that has the fate of Earth in the balance. Partway into the season, the remainder of the 1985 product line was introduced, mostly through the two-part episode "Dinobot Island." This means that the film is poised to become one of this summers biggest hits. Metrodome's releases use the remastered production masters, which originated with the Rhino release of the series (and contain all the inherent errors). Once established, the cartoon rarely took any steps to upset its status quo. The Aerialbots and Combaticons Transformers are revived by Hasbro with some new friends, the Laser Rods with light-up engines and weapons, and the Rotor Force with rotor-weapons that can travel across a room. In Japan, the first two seasons of the show were collectively released as Fight! Hasbro unveils its new Transformers toy line, based on the live-action movie from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, with the release of all-new action figures, games and roleplay toys. 2 people like this. Most likely Transformers 4 would come out late 2013 at the least: Transformers 2007 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen 2009 Transformers 3 2011 Transformers 4 2013. monitoring_string = "df292225381015080a5c6c04a6e2c2dc", http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/Images/stories/2007/jun/tformerstheme07.mp3. By 562cheese. The paraplegic computer expert Chip Chase joins Spike and Sparkplug as a new human ally for the Autobots. These new characters, like the first year cast, were largely derived from Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change lines, including new Autobot car and mini-vehicles and Decepticon jets and the giant Autobot sentinel Omega Supreme and Decepticon "Triple-Changers" Astrotrain and Blitzwing. This article is about the original Transformers animated Factory version of Transformers in the same volume arrangement as the American release. Legal complications that arose from incorporating the first of these, Skyfire, into the first season resulted in the character quickly being phased out early in Season 2 and meant that none of the other Bandai-derived characters featured in the series. The Decepticons, meanwhile, are in exile on the ruined world of Chaar, led now by Galvatron, the rebuilt, upgraded version of Megatron recreated by Unicron. The sequel was scheduled for … On Cybertron in the year 2011, the space bridge suddenly reactivates, and Galvatron steps through with a small force including the mysterious new recruits Weirdwolf, Skullcruncher, and Mindwipe.Galvatron aims to take control of Vector Sigma, and Weirdwolf volunteers the three Headmasters for this task. The Autobots figured out that Earth was the planet that was prophesied as chaotically formed, as did Megatron. Minicons were a big hit with a new generation of young fans. This is the beginning of what has come to be known the “Generation: 1” era. 8 responses. The Autobots include Ratchet, Jazz, Bumblebee – who appears as both a 1974 and 2007 Camaro – Ironhide, and Optimus Prime. The story follows Optimus Prime's heroic Autobots and Megatron's evil Decepticons as they leave their metallic homeworld of Cybertron to search for new sources of energy to revitalize their war efforts, only to crash-land on Earth, where they remain entombed and offline for 4 million years. ©2021 All Rights Reserved Copyright. 2007-09-01 18:55:05 At 9/1/07 06:53 PM, penis-plant wrote: the 1986 one is the new one is still in theaters i think Hastily performing the revisions over a weekend, Budiansky's new names and profiles were a hit with Hasbro, and production began on a bi-monthly four-issue comic book miniseries, and three-part television pilot. January 24, 2008 6:44am CST. With Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins. With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer Chicago, kill most of its Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller, but is shot by for Dark of the Moon, mainstream media (such as USA Today) who. =) My Sister's Keeper came out after Transformers 2. Late in the year Hasbro introduces “Transformers: Generation 2.” All of these toys are re-colored versions of figures from the early years of Transformers: Jazz, Sideswipe, Inferno, Starscream, Ramjet, Optimus Prime (pictured), the Dinobots, and Constructicons. Transformers 2 - Revenge of the Fallen. TRANSFORMERS brand history begins this year, as Hasbro releases the very first robot-to-vehicle figures. Transformers celbrates its 20th anniversary. how good will it be? This version also added extra sound effects that were presented in the remixed 5.1 surround soundtrack, but not present in the original broadcast version. Seasons 1–4 were released on DVD in the U.S. by Rhino Entertainment Company/Kid Rhino Entertainment (under its Rhinomation classic animation entertainment brand) (a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner) (a division of Warner Music Group) between April 23, 2002, and March 9, 2004. Madman Entertainment released the four seasons in six box sets in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4): Season 1, Season 2.1, Season 2.2, Season 3.1, Season 3.2 and Season 4. JOE comic series. I haven't seen that movie in a while and my dad bought the newest one and I kinda want to get a review on how it all started. The franchise is about to be taken to a new level with the July 3rd premiere of the first-ever live-action feature film Transformers from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Here is the clip from the movie featuring the song: Hasbro introduces cities for both the Autobots and Decepticons: Metroplex for the Autobots and Trypticon for the Decepticons. This series focuses on the Transformers, split into two warring factions: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons as they crash land on Earth and continue their eons long conflict there. Maverick released Season 1 in the U.K. in 2001. Factory announced that they had acquired the license from Hasbro to release Transformers on DVD in Region 1 with Vivendi Entertainment. The detail is extraordinary but it is still hard to tell exactly what is hitting him. The studio has dropped the so-called Transformers 7 (apparently, Bumblebee is considered “Transformers 6”) from their release date schedule. 24 Jan 08. To expand the line, however, Hasbro also licensed several toys from other companies, including Takara's Japanese competitor, Bandai. when does transformers 2 come out? The 1980s was a golden era for the action figure, and Transformers were among the most popular. The license was subsequently acquired by Sony Wonder (a division of Sony BMG). This Netflix anime tells the story fans have wanted to see for years: how the Autobots came to Earth. Super Robot Life-Form Transformers (戦え！超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー, Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā), then rebranded as Transformers 2010 (トランスフォーマー2010, Toransufōmā Tsūōwanō) for Season 3, with all seasons aired on Nippon TV. Awakening in the year of 1984, the Decepticons set about pillaging the energy sources of Earth, while the Autobots—aided by human father and son Sparkplug and Spike Witwicky—attempt to protect the new world on which they find themselves. The Transformers Cybertron line is introduced by Hasbro, featuring Cyber Keys that unlock weapons and new features within each figure. Forty-nine further episodes were commissioned for the show's second season in 1985, bringing the total up to the "magic number" of 65 required to move the series into weekday broadcast syndication. Rhino's added sound effects were discarded in favor of a sound mix more faithful to the original mono audio.
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