First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy

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We have some pretty big news breaking today on the future of Transformers Cartoons on TV! As we all know, the current Rescue Bots TV show came to an end last year. There have been rumors swirling for months of a replacement series, Rescue Bots Academy. We finally have confirmation that this series is indeed coming from the Boulder Media production house.

UPDATE: We now have a PDF from Hasbro Media themselves, which gives us an extra slide showing the plot synopsis of the series:

Transformers News: Official Rescue Bots Academy Discussion Thread

These screenshots are coming from a user on Twitter by the name of Chevistian Cordova, who attended a Hasbro/Paramount/Boulder Media press conference, where they covered the future in Transformers animation, meaning Machinima's Power Of the Primes, Cyberverse, and our first look at the new Rescue Bots sequel. Check out the screen caps below!

We also have some details about the series from the same source:
"First Look To Hasbro Studios Sequel Series To #Transformers #RescueBots #RescueBotsAcademy produced by @BoulderMediaLtd Debuting This 2019 with a season of 52 episodes aka 26 half hours On Some Network Cross Fingers For @DisneyXD imb4 @DiscoveryFamily"

Credit(s): Twitter

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Re: First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy (1928125)
Posted by Quantum Surge on December 25th, 2017 @ 10:11pm CST

I believe that a rewatch of the original Rescue Bots is due for me. Also, Hot Shot(?) returns!

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Posted by TulioDude on December 25th, 2017 @ 10:50pm CST

Looks interesitng.

THe designs look a chibi version of the already simple designs of the original series.

Re: First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy (1928132)
Posted by ToaLeePrime on December 25th, 2017 @ 11:01pm CST

I'm kinda excited for Hot shots return, poor guys taken a back seat since Bee came back to town.

Re: First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy (1928134)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 25th, 2017 @ 11:04pm CST

Bronzewolf wrote:WAs we all know, the current Rescue Bots TV show will be coming to an end at some point soon.

"Coming to an end"? It ended over a year ago.

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Posted by Bronzewolf on December 26th, 2017 @ 12:45am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:WAs we all know, the current Rescue Bots TV show will be coming to an end at some point soon.
"Coming to an end"? It ended over a year ago.

Sorry, for whatever reason I swore there were episodes that hadn't aired yet, so I thought it wasn't officially over. Fixed!

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Posted by Stormshot_Prime on December 26th, 2017 @ 2:06am CST

Aligned continuity chugs on yet still! Maybe we’ll see some post-RID Team Bee or Optimus.

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Posted by WreckerJack on December 26th, 2017 @ 2:57am CST

Aww they are so cute an tiny!

And finally rescue bots gets an ambulance. I was always confused by the toy existing but never seeing the character.

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Posted by nemesisorion on December 26th, 2017 @ 3:56am CST

Is this before whirl became a crazy 1 eyed autobot because that does not look like the whirl i know i hate how kids want it all nice and friendly Udw whirl is better these designs are ugly hot shot looks good reast yuck the only time il be watching this show is when they go to speedplanet aka velocitron because its rumourd there going there if so i hope i get to see nautica in this show maby maby not who know seeing cybetron override would be cool

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Posted by Deadput on December 26th, 2017 @ 4:40am CST

nemesisorion wrote:Is this before whirl became a crazy 1 eyed autobot because that does not look like the whirl i know i hate how kids want it all nice and friendly Udw whirl is better these designs are ugly hot shot looks good reast yuck the only time il be watching this show is when they go to speedplanet aka velocitron because its rumourd there going there if so i hope i get to see nautica in this show maby maby not who know seeing cybetron override would be cool

This is not that kind of show, these are not the original characters they just share names and this show was not made for you but for younger kids so it will never be violent which is good because Transformers has never been a primarily violent show besides when it was the intention with Prime.

As for new characters don't get your hopes up since the last show only had 4 new Autobot characters join the cast not including Prime, Bee and one episode Sideswipe.

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Posted by Deadput on December 26th, 2017 @ 8:04am CST

Now that I think about it this cast is the kind of thing I've been wanting for awhile, new characters and one returning from a more obscure part of the franchise also this pleases me since I wanted Medix and Hoist to be in the original show so them being here is great in my opinion.

Hot Shot being back and looking quite like his Armada version is quite the thing instead of going with some G1 character instead great to see him back, same thing with Wedge if he is anything like the Rid 2001 version although I never saw that show myself.

Whirl being a chick is interesting but no doubt some fans are going to hate it and for that I would like to quote someone from another website who said this about it.

They didn't make Whirl a girl, they made a girl and named her Whirl because that's kinda TF's thing.

As for Heatwave I welcome him back especially if he is continued to be voiced by the same guy, I assume he is a teacher and that the other Rescue bots from the last show will also be in it in a similar non major role.

Also that's a lot of episodes for 1 season especially compared to Cyberverse's 18.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 26th, 2017 @ 11:21am CST

This actually looks both pretty cool and promising. I like it!

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Posted by WreckerJack on December 26th, 2017 @ 2:17pm CST

Deadput wrote:Whirl being a chick is interesting but no doubt some fans are going to hate it and for that I would like to quote someone from another website who said this about it.

They didn't make Whirl a girl, they made a girl and named her Whirl because that's kinda TF's thing.

It's probably a throwback to Whirl's holoavatar from MTMTE. But I am also mentally preparing myself to roll my eyes at the people who are gonna get salty about it.

:roll:

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Posted by Deadput on December 26th, 2017 @ 3:12pm CST

WreckerJack wrote:It's probably a throwback to Whirl's holoavatar from MTMTE. But I am also mentally preparing myself to roll my eyes at the people who are gonna get salty about it.

I think it's a coincidence, it's not G1 Whirl it's a new character who's name is also Whirl.

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Posted by Daniel Adkins on December 26th, 2017 @ 6:33pm CST

Transformers: where everything is an homage and coincidences don’t exist!

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Posted by Zeedust on December 26th, 2017 @ 7:48pm CST

Been waiting for info on this, and I'm excited! Not sure I can wait until 2019 for this...

Surprised they didn't use Brushfire along with Hoist and Medix. Speaking of Medix, FINALLY! Finally the rescue team gets their ambulance!

Also surprised to see Hot Shot, but more surprised to see WEDGE! Wasn't expecting a RiD 2001 homage to show up in a new show ever at all.

Whirlybird looks kinda cute, but MAN I hope she's handled better than Quickshadow was...

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Posted by Plastic Hero on December 26th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CST

I....guess we're all just gonna ignore the fact that hot shot ain't the only obscure character making a comeback...?

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 26th, 2017 @ 10:03pm CST

Clockwork Animations wrote:I....guess we're all just gonna ignore the fact that hot shot ain't the only obscure character making a comeback...?

Literally the very post made right above yours brings attention to the new Wedge.

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Posted by Plastic Hero on December 26th, 2017 @ 11:28pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Clockwork Animations wrote:I....guess we're all just gonna ignore the fact that hot shot ain't the only obscure character making a comeback...?
Literally the very post made right above yours brings attention to the new Wedge.

Oh. So it does, hadn't noticed...
LOL sorry bout that!

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Posted by Rysquad on December 27th, 2017 @ 12:12pm CST

I hope the toys keep the Rescan size.

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Posted by Va'al on March 22nd, 2018 @ 4:51am CDT

We have a small update on Rescue Bots Academy, the new animated series due from Hasbro's media productions, in collaboration with the studio Boulder Media: according to an article on CynopsisMedia, the show has moved up from a previously generic due date of in 2019 to in the fall (of 2018, we assume from the piece).

Transformers Rescue Bots Academy – which Sondon describes as “the same concept as Transformers Rescue Bots but more skewed to a preschool audience” – is slated to bow in the fall.

The article appears to also confirm the target audience - lowering the age bracket a little, perhaps - with Angela Sondon of Discovery Family also mentioning My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop's later incarnation, news we heard from the Hasbro presentation at Toy Fair 2018. You can read the whole piece here.

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Posted by butcher31 on March 22nd, 2018 @ 8:48pm CDT

New episodes are a very welcome sight. Our 3-year-old has made us watch the first 3 seasons of Rescue Bots over and over and over again.

I pretend to be exasperated, but secretly I'm very proud.

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Posted by Sabrblade on March 22nd, 2018 @ 10:04pm CDT

butcher31 wrote:New episodes are a very welcome sight. Our 3-year-old has made us watch the first 3 seasons of Rescue Bots over and over and over again.

I pretend to be exasperated, but secretly I'm very proud.

What about the fourth season?

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Posted by butcher31 on March 23rd, 2018 @ 1:37am CDT

Fourth Season??? On Australian Netflix we've only got access to the first 3.
Another season of the original Rescue Bots is even better!

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Posted by Sabrblade on March 23rd, 2018 @ 7:33am CDT

butcher31 wrote:Fourth Season??? On Australian Netflix we've only got access to the first 3.
Another season of the original Rescue Bots is even better!

Didn't know that Australian Netflix is missing the fourth one. Guess you'll have to find that online.

Re: First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy (1951331)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 6th, 2018 @ 10:58pm CDT

TRAILER!!! - http://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2018/04/07/transformers-rescue-bots-academy-trailer-new-series/

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Posted by Va'al on April 7th, 2018 @ 2:58am CDT

Thanks to notifications from a number of Seibertronian community members, we are able to link to the first trailer for the upcoming animated series created by Hasbro and Boulder Media Studios - Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy!

Part of the same universe as the series set in Griffin Rock and for all we know so far a direct sequel with a younger target audience, Rescue Bots Academy sees the new characters of Hot Shot, Whirl, Medix, Hoist, and Wedge follow predecessors Heatwave, Chase, and Boulder in learning how to respond to emergency situations and become heroes at the Training Academy of the title. Check it out below!

A group of young Bots fresh from Cybertron (Hot Shot, Whirl, Medix, Hoist and Wedge), have the honor of being the first-ever class to enroll in Earth’s Rescue Bot Training Academy and learn how to become Earth heroes through hands-on experience.

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Posted by Deadput on April 7th, 2018 @ 3:48am CDT

Think goodness their starting to experiment with Optimus voices that are not Peter Cullen. (I love Peter but he cant be Optimus forever...plus honestly his Optimus voice outside of the movies has been getting dull for awhile but that's probably more on the dreaded bad written dialogue we have gotten in the last few cartoons)

Hot Shot and Whirl sound fine, it's a show for younger kids so I'm not going to expect this to be something for me.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 7th, 2018 @ 6:22am CDT

Imagine the reaction from people if whirl acted exactly like his idw version :lol:

good to see rescue bots is continuing in some fashion.

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Posted by Munkky on April 7th, 2018 @ 7:26am CDT

It doesn't look too bad, the animation and designs look ok for what it is, and it's good to hear someone other than Peter Cullen voicing Optimus for a change. Once the toys come out I might get a Hot Shot and a Wedge for my nephew (I would say Whirl too, but he prefers things with wheels). I hope the toyline includes some figures with a pull-back-and-go function, because that's my nephew's favorite type of toy right now, I got him the Rescue Bots Supercharger Bumblebee for his first birthday and he loves it.

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Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2018 @ 7:51am CDT

Looks like Medix is a car now.

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Posted by Hotconvoy on April 7th, 2018 @ 10:38am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Imagine the reaction from people if whirl acted exactly like his idw version good to see rescue bots is continuing in some fashion.

I think it would be far better that way. Yes it would be better with the new catch frase;
"Transform and Click! Bang! Bang! Pow! Boom! Boom! Pow! Boom! Boom! Bang! Pow!"

Re: First Look at New Transformers Animated Series Rescue Bots Academy (1951394)
Posted by Galactic Prime on April 7th, 2018 @ 10:54am CDT

That doesn't sound like Peter Cullen, that sucks

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Posted by Flashwave on April 7th, 2018 @ 11:19am CDT

So.... Yeah. That looks like the Beast Hunter Optimus Prime design...

Got hit hmwith a baseball bat before ot was rendered in Flash Cell whatever... Its eh.

Not fond that that changed Heatwave's head to a grizzled old drill seargent, but oh well.

Kinda sad Medix didnt keep her ambulance alt mode given that Hoist is a straight up copy of his. Not thT it matters since I am not buying these, but.

Can I just say though I am ecstatic at the RID Revival? We are getting Shadow Striker in Cyberverse, now Wedge is an orange bobcat in Rescue Bots. Can I get a new Side Burn somewhere please?

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 7th, 2018 @ 11:45am CDT

This looks pretty good! Not 100% on board with the aesthetic changes, but it's still good!

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Posted by Hotconvoy on April 7th, 2018 @ 11:53am CDT

Flashwave wrote:So.... Yeah. That looks like the Beast Hunter Optimus Prime design...

Got hit hmwith a baseball bat before ot was rendered in Flash Cell whatever... Its eh.

Not fond that that changed Heatwave's head to a grizzled old drill seargent, but oh well.

Kinda sad Medix didnt keep her ambulance alt mode given that Hoist is a straight up copy of his. Not thT it matters since I am not buying these, but.

Can I just say though I am ecstatic at the RID Revival? We are getting Shadow Striker in Cyberverse, now Wedge is an orange bobcat in Rescue Bots. Can I get a new Side Burn somewhere please?

Of course NOT why would hasbro give us a whole (nonG1) set?
I like the style of them (exept Prime) and would love to see them do the whole Rescue Bots team in Generations

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Posted by Sabrblade on April 7th, 2018 @ 8:19pm CDT

Galactic Prime wrote:That doesn't sound like Peter Cullen

Yeah, none of the voice cast from the previous series were carried over into this one, as it's being recorded in New York (first TF cartoon to ever be recorded there, even) instead of Los Angeles.

Flashwave wrote:So.... Yeah. That looks like the Beast Hunter Optimus Prime design...

It's more based on the new evergreen design that's being widely used now, in IDW, in Aesthetics, in Cyberverse, etc.

Flashwave wrote:Kinda sad Medix didnt keep her ambulance alt mode

Isn't Medix male?

Flashwave wrote:Can I just say though I am ecstatic at the RID Revival? We are getting Shadow Striker in Cyberverse, now Wedge is an orange bobcat in Rescue Bots.

While Shadow Striker was retooled from a RiD mold, she was a G1 character (a friend of Trailbreaker, Sunstreaker, and Sideswipe, no less), released in the first Universe line as an OTFCC 2003 exclusive.

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Posted by Va'al on May 8th, 2018 @ 7:16am CDT

Courtesy of Toon Boom and an interview they published with Robert Cullen, animator and founder of Boulder Media Studios - the Hasbro partner working on the upcoming animated series Rescue Bots Academy and Transformers: Cyberverse - we have a quick look at the two designs for Hot Shot and Bumblebee from the two shows respectively (you can discussion Rescue Bots Academy in its thread here).

Cullen talks about the studio in general and the recent acquisition by Hasbro and nothing specific about the shows, but if you're curious, you can look at the relevant passages below!

Boulder went from producing three projects at most to six IPs including season two of Danger Mouse and Hasbro’s Micronauts, The Littlest Pet Shop, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls and Rescue Bots Academy, all in Toon Boom Harmony. The studio is also storyboarding the latest Transformers series and its first CG animated feature film in Storyboard Pro.

With so many new productions, Boulder suddenly needed storyboard artists, concept designers and animators. The challenge became to scale up and find top talent without losing its quality and personality.

“We’ve always been quite selective about who we hire and it’s not just the talent I’m looking at; I want to know if they’re nice people and if they will fit in,” says Cullen.

Its team now includes people from around Ireland and the world, though growing from 160 to 360 seats in just over a year comes with certain concerns as well. Namely, keeping the boutique studio corporate culture it had established.

“Each project has a team with their own director and production manager — every piece feels like it’s a boutique production that people can take pride in,” says Cullen. “It doesn’t feel like we’re this vast company making random shows and we have to make sure it stays that way.”

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Posted by ZeroWolf on September 7th, 2018 @ 4:11pm CDT

Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, jON 3.0, we've now learned that script writing team Double Z Creative are working on the scripts for the Rescue Bots Academy cartoon, produced by Boulder Media. UK and Irish fans will recognise Double Z as the creators of Zig and Zag, regular fixtures on the old channel 4 show "The Big Breakfast" and chart toppers with their own number one single in the nineties. The pair have also seen a resurgence with their own cartoon on the BBC kids channel, CBBC (Still with Double Z handling scripts and doing voices).

Also, through a report over at TFW2005, it's been revealed that the show will feature 104 episodes, though the episodes themselves will be 11 minutes each.

TFW2005 wrote:Their official website also mentions the planned episode count for the show. Equaling its predecessor; Transformers: Rescue Bots, Academy will also feature 104 episodes but at 11-minute runtime each (as opposed to the original’s 22-minute format).
” Writers on a new (11min x 104) action adventure animated series for the International market. This series is the latest addition to the hugely successful Transformers universe. “

Will you be watching this? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 7th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT

104? That's the same exact number that the first show got.

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Posted by Black Bumblebee on September 7th, 2018 @ 10:54pm CDT

104 11 minute episodes is basically the same commitment as 52 22 minute episodes. 52 episodes seems to be the "sweet spot" of commitment run (i.e., 4 seasons of 13 episodes).

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2018 @ 12:04am CST

Rescue Bots Academy sneak preview coming to Discovery Family this Saturday at 9am!

https://twitter.com/discoveryfamily/status/1069966688953819147

The Rescue Bot Training Academy is about to open and you won't want to miss it! Tune in this Saturday at 9AM to watch the Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy sneak peek only on Discovery Family!

video

Various TV listings claim it to be Episodes 1 and 2, titled "Recruits Part I" and "Recruits Part II".

(NOTE: Not my pic)

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 5th, 2018 @ 7:04pm CST

YouTube copy of the trailer for this Saturday's airing:

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on December 5th, 2018 @ 7:25pm CST

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have word that the newest generation of Rescue Bots is headed out way, and we are going to get a sneak preview this Saturday! This news comes to us from the Discovery Family Twitter page, and includes a 30 second trailer for the brand new series. Rescue Bots Academy is the 2nd project to be coming out of the Boulder Media Transformers group, with Cyberverse being the first. It features characters from the original Rescue Bots show (albeit, with different voice actors), and introduces us to brand new Rescue Bots, among which are Hot Shot and Whirl!

You can check out the trailer below, brought to Youtube courtesy of Madame Pom News, and let us know if you plan to tune in on Saturday!

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 11th, 2018 @ 12:29am CST

So far, neither episode has been uploaded to any of the usual places to watch them online. But, after a Google Search, I have found Episode 1 online, but not Episode 2.

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Posted by jON3.0 on January 4th, 2019 @ 4:32am CST

It's heartbreaking to watch this series. I worked on the pitch for the show which I was happy about and had my fingers crossed about actually working on the series. After I heard about how they recast the original actors (most of them would probably have been more than able & willing to continue as the characters) and how they only did the voices in house in NY and LA didn't even get auditions then seeing the format of the show, I have mixed feelings about it. I'm saddened that my friends that worked on RB didn't even get considered to be in the series. I'm saddened I and other friends who are fans and would've loved a shot to be in a TF series were not given that chance. Who knows? Maybe something bigger and better is still on the horizon.

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Posted by Sabrblade on January 4th, 2019 @ 8:46am CST

I wish watching this series (past Episode 1) was even doable at this point.

But I feel ya, Jon. After years and years of LA and Vancouver being the places for actors to record Transformers shows, for them to suddenly switch it all up and over to New York (a talent pool that's never done Transformers before) for both RBA and Cyberverse is disheartening indeed.

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Posted by jON3.0 on January 6th, 2019 @ 3:05am CST

Sabrblade wrote:I wish watching this series (past Episode 1) was even doable at this point.

But I feel ya, Jon. After years and years of LA and Vancouver being the places for actors to record Transformers shows, for them to suddenly switch it all up and over to New York (a talent pool that's never done Transformers before) for both RBA and Cyberverse is disheartening indeed.

Yep. Couldn’t agree more.

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Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:44pm CST

At long last, we got links to watch, thus far, the first 14 episodes of this show.

"Recruits Part I"
"Recruits Part II"
"If at First..."
"Tough Luck Chuck"
"Whirl'd View"
"Plan Bee"
"The Bot Who Cried Rescue"
"Mount Botmore"
"Mission Inaudible"
"Glitch"
"Five Into Four"
"Rescue Promo"
"Blame Game"
"Surprise, Medix!"

The show truly does feel like a legitimate sequel to the first show, with lots of continuity ties and references, and despite the all new voice cast, the acting is worlds better than in Cyberverse.

Though, I would also recommend switching "If at First..." and "Tough Luck Chuck" around, as the latter feels like it fits better as Episode 3 than as Episode 4.

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Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2019 @ 11:28am CST

And now we got links for watching the next four episodes, getting us all caught up with this show as of last Saturday's latest two episodes:

"The TX3000"
"Little Bot Peep"
"Driving a Wedge"
"The Big, Small Rescue"

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Posted by o.supreme on September 5th, 2019 @ 9:20am CDT

And now, seemingly without any fanfare, I noticed last night Season 1 of RB Academny is streaming on Netflix.

It is sad because the original RB is *kind of* how my son was introduced into Transformers. It came out when he was 6, and was perfect for him, although he had seen other series thanks to me.

It is unfortunate however, as since these shows cater to such a young audience, the window for their appeal is very short. I'll agree they are well written, and teach good lessons However.... as was painfully obvious last night, my son, now 13 had zero interest in this, which is completely understandable.

I mean with the Original Series, BW, and Prime, you cant still watch those as an adult and be entertained. Not so much, especially with Academy that I'd argue skews even younger than the original RB.

So basically, I told my son this show is for his friends who have younger siblings. It is their turn to get their own show. If you have any kids ages 3-7, or know anybody who dies, let them know this is on Netflix now, and let them enjoy. ;)^