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Date: Friday, October 14th 2005 4:29pm CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Jelze Bunnycat |
Credit(s): cbff of SEIBERTRON.com
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Hasbro Action, which originally had episodes of the Cybertron show, now has a new "golden oldie": Beast Wars! Right now it only has
episode 4 up, called "Equal Measures". Go watch it now!
Date: Tuesday, September 27th 2005 9:51am CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Calenatarion |
Credit(s): TFW2005
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Views: 22,520
Hasbro has put up Transformers: Cybertron episode 5: Space on their
site.
Click
here to watch all the Cybertron episodes so far!
Date: Saturday, September 3rd 2005 2:10am CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): Transformers.com
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Views: 43,396
Transformers.com have updated with a new section to the site called
Hasbro Action where you can to watch Transformers Cybertron on-line. So far they only have the first episode 'Haven' on-line.
There are also other Hasbro TV shows to watch and games to play among other things.
Date: Tuesday, August 9th 2005 10:47am CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Movie Related News,
Toy News,
Rumors
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): Prime Nova
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According to Prime Nova, one of our fellow Seibertronians, "Hasbro has finally secured the rights to the name Bumblebee!
"Minicon Sparkplug will be released under that name in the first or second wave of Minicon Battle Packs to secure the name on store shelves. Hasbro is also looking into releasing the G1 toy somewhere. I'm told there are also designs for TWO new Bumblebee toys as well. One for the Alternators and a second for the tail end of Cybertron.
"I think they're serious about keeping the name this time. :)"
Thanks for the information Prime Nova! Keep the rumors coming!!!
EDIT BY SEIBERTRON:
Thanks to Nevermore, we've found out that there's some additional information regarding whether or not "BUMBLEBEE" is an official name. Apparently this has been part of some long standing debates at the other TF sites.
Some information from the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=76634431
A thread has been started at Transfandom.com by Aerosurge regarding this back on July 20th, 2005:
http://forums.transfandom.com/invboard/index.php?showtopic=30197 and a thread was started by Nevermore at TFArchive.com back on April 7th, 2005:
http://www.tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29877.
The reason this is in the Sludge Report and not in the News section is because it's a rumor - plain and simple. Please keep that in mind when reading this page. When Hasbro or the Government says "no dice" on this name or someone says the name can apply to our favorite yellow Autobot, then it's news. Until then, it's a rumor which has been posted purely for entertainment purposes. Please remember that a rumor is a piece of
unverified information to which we make no claim to the validity of this information. Is this information about the "Bumblebee" name fact or fiction? We provide this entertaining rumor so that YOU can decide ...
Since the writers have included Bumblebee in the story for the 2007 Transformers movie from Dreamworks, I don't doubt for a moment that Hasbro and/or Dreamworks are actively trying to secure this name especially if Volkswagen happens to come around and decide that they'd like the Beetle (new or old) featured in the movie. If they want the name "bumblebee" badly enough, Hasbro and Dreamworks might just get it. Just about anything's possible when money is involved.
Keep your fingers crossed ... we might just yet have a BUMBLEBEE once again just around the corner.
Date: Monday, July 25th 2005 8:50am CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Movie Related News
Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): TFW2005
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Views: 38,801
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, a producer on the forthcoming Transformers Live Action Movie has has told
The Movie Reporter it is unlikley original voice actors from the G1 cartoon series will reprise thier roles in the new movie:
No, I don't believe that is going to happen, I don't know why you would want the original voice over actors. Here you go, this is going to be the process, we are going to meet a lot of people for the voice over's and those guy's might end up being it but making the assumption going in [that the original actors will be used] is I think kind of silly actually. I think people want the best actors to do it. The best Optimus Prime and the best you know, all these characters, you know you want , hmm, I understand I grew up with them too, so you want to be true to characters. I think what's important is being true to them. I don't think being true to them means in literally using the same voice over actors. Some of those guys are TV cartoon guy's. I want get better characters if we can. Some of them might be able to do that and some may not, I am sure that they will get the opportunity.
See the entire interview
here at IESB.net
Date: Saturday, June 18th 2005 9:11pm CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Solidus |
Credit(s): Raymond T.
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Seibertron's Raymond T. has yet again obtained some exclusive information from
Metrodome Group, the current license holder to create English Subs and Dubs to
Transformers Victory, Headmasters, and Scramble City! They also are working on an updated release of the original 1986 film
Transformers: The Movie, with remastered footage as well as cut scenes never appearing in any retail release to date!
Victory, Headmasters, and Scramble City have yet to recieve a quality DVD release in an English format, and the plans for the update to Transformers the Movie promise to give G1 fans something they've been wanting for years!
With Raymond busy with work this weekend, he asked that someone post this on behalf. The following is an email to Raymond from Ken Law, head honcho of Metrodome:
Note: Not all of the following has been finalized, but it gives indication the direction Metrodome want to go with their Transformers releases.
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Hi Raymond
The format shift on The Movie is not nearly as bad as it sounds. I initially saw a test which was very rough around the edges and the format change was quite noticeable as a result but the finished master has been tinker with by the lab and there is very little noticeable shift now. I've asked them for a full technical explanation as to what they have done as I know there will be an element of Transformer fandom who will want to know exactly what is presented.
Thanks for the scene selections. I will be comparing our current UK DVD and the brand new transfer.
As for extras, well we've done a new 5.1 mix which sounds fantastic. There will be the US and UK opening credits to compare & contrast (our new master has the US 'stars names' & V/O credits). We'll show the censored and uncensored Spike scenes. There will be various trailers & TV spots for The Movie. There are titles tests, a Cinex test and I have a host of toy TV spots from the 80's that span Hasbro's toys from Transformers, Insecticons, Constructicons, Omega Supreme, Jumpstarters right up to Gen 2 toys like Cyberjets, Dreadwing, Aerialbots & Combaticons. There are 67 in total but I'm still awaiting the OK from Hasbro. In the past people have just used Hasbro material because they had a VHS or a master without their approval. They're getting wise to this and I know them well so I'm making sure everything I make use of is approved by them.
As for the extra material or deleted scenes. I picked up an e-mail trail from Jane about the deleted scenes. There were 2 in particular and an early Japanese trailer. Jane described them as follows....
1. Prime Knocks Out Dirge
Originally in the Movie there was a brief shot where Prime smashes Dirge during his "One shall stand one shall fall" & "That's a question you should ask yourself Megatron" lines. As Prime says "That's a question" - Dirge originally jumped Prime from behind and was smashed to the floor.
2. Ultra Magnus Original Death
Originally in the the Movie, Ultra Magnus was given a much more barbaric death at the hands of the sweeps. In the Movie, you so imply see him get shot, groan lots and then fall to pieces. This is not how this scene was indented to appear. It was animated but later cut for being too violent.
3. The Japanese Promo
Prior to the Movies release a short promo film was made using early footage. This contained several shots that are either absent or alternate from the Movie.
The new telecine we did was from the original, uncut picture negative and these scenes DO NOT appear. Rhino's consultant (before they lost their license) Jim Markovic had never heard of these scenes and neither had the lab doing our telecine so I am very dubious as to whether they actually existst. Certainly, there is no physical evidence of their existence that we've come across. Do you know any more?
The Japanese Trailer on the other hand does exists. I am sure what Jane is talking about actually appeared on Madman's Australian (Region 4) DVD back in 2003. I have watched their DVD and it's a 4 min 16 secs so it has to be it. I'm looking for a master for that and if we don't find it, I can ask Madman as we have a good relationship with them.
At the moment there is no plan for a commentary track. I simply don't have the time but I'm very interested in the idea for a possible future version of The Movie.
With Takara, we'll be releasing Headmasters this year and then Masterforce & Victory in 2006. I intend to have all that we have rights too out in the UK marketplace in time for the Dreamworks movie release in November 2006. I know the Star/Singapore English dub is universally hated so we've done brand new English subtitles. The set up will allow you to watch Headmasters in native Japanese language; Japanese language with subtitles or with the English dub. You can even watch the English dub with subtitles just to see the inconsistencies in the dub. I've spoke to fan groups and they have provided an extensive glosssary so all the Japanese names will be translated into their English eqivalents to avoid any confusion (eg Convoy will be Optimus Prime). The subtitling has been done by a professional subtitling company and they have worked on Star Trek in the past so are used to technical TV translations.
As for Scramble City, we've not located a master anywhere. I have a VHS but I need a master and I need to know that we have the rights in place. Those two questions have yet to be answered I'm afraid. But I am working on it.
I hope that brings you up to speed.
Finally our Transformers website www.transformersdvd.com will be updated and back up and running soon. Darren Jamieson will be working with us again. I'll use the site to host the 'compare & contrast' images of the new telecine and a full technical explanation as to what we've done.
Best wishes and I'll speak to you again soon.
Date: Friday, March 18th 2005 10:46am CST
Categories: Cartoon News,
Movie Related News,
Rumors,
Company News
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): Tim Gravely
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Fact or fiction? You decide ...
How do you like the work that Gonzo has done with Galaxy Force so far? If you're Hasbro, you're clearly overjoyed at the prospect of having such talented animators on board again.
Hasbro has just re-upped their contract with Gonzo, post-GF/Cybertron. Not only will Gonzo be producing a direct-to-DVD animated feature to tie into the new Dreamworks movie, but they will now be producing the movie tie-in TV series. (And exactly who was braindead enough not to expect THAT to happen?)
The real fun is still to come tho. Since Hasbro hopes that the movie will be a huge hit, they fully intend to milk it for all it's worth. They've placed a two season order with Gonzo, totalling 100 episodes.
Yes. 100 episodes over two seasons. Same as we've been getting, but now done with talent, skill and wit.
Date: Tuesday, February 1st 2005 7:28pm CST
Categories: Cartoon News,
Rumors
Posted by: Raymond T. |
Credit(s): C|Net
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Views: 26,525
C|Net has made a report on their site about the possible end of fans subtitling Japanese Animation and spreading these over the net. Over the past couple of years there had not been an incident where a Japanese company would ask to hold and stop such actions. However the
C|Net article reports that recently a studio called Media Factory has started spreading requests on stopping similar projects from the Anime fan base.
The article suggests that this could be the start of a trend to stop the freely distributed Japanese cartoons over the net. With similar projects of subbing and dubbing Japanese Transformers shows, one have to wonder how long it will take for Transformers fans to be asked to stop making similar projects.
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