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SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime

Transformers News: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime

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Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that the latest SFX Magazine, the February 2023 edition, has an exclusive interview with Alan Tudyk, the voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers Earthspark. This is Tudyk's first time voicing Optimus Prime, and his awe at being able to voice the legendary Autobot Leader is on full display. This is not his first Transformers experience though, as he played the character of Dutch in Dark of the Moon previously, which he references in his interview. You can read the snipped of interview below, and pick up the Magazine for the full interview!

What goes through your head when you learn that you’re going to be part of such a well-known franchise?

I got an email asking if I wanted to do it. I read it and my brain rejected the idea that I would even be asked to play Optimus Prime. I read it as Prime. I saw Prime and I was like, “Oh, right. There are other Primes.” Because I did [2011 live action film] Transformers: Dark Of The Moon, and there was another Prime [Sentinel]. There was Optimus and then this other guy showed up.

It was like one of the original Primes and so I thought I was like Optometrist Prime or some other, you know, Amazon Prime. I was like, “Cool. I’ll be talking about Transformers. I’ll probably have like two lines an episode and I get to do this cool thing.” It wasn’t until just a few days before I ever had to record that I started working on it and saw that all the lines in the script that were highlighted were Optimus, and I freaked out.

Why?

Like, there’s no way! [Laughs] What are you talking about? I’m more like Uncomfortable Prime, I shouldn’t be… That’s usually my characters that I play: Indecision Prime, left or right? We really had a blast, I came in and worked on it, and we had a really good time. The first time I got to say “Autobots, roll out,” I got chills, literally chills. And then they turned up the heat. And then we continued the session.

What’s been your main take-away for your character?

I would say it’s just so much fun. I love this new iteration; there’s areas of grey here because it’s now after the war, and Megatron and Optimus Prime are working together, but it’s not clean-cut. Some of the Decepticons are still fighting this war, so they’ll capture them and it’s like, “Are they your enemies? Are they your friends? You’re all part of the same species. So what is it?” There’s a question there. It’s about looking after ourselves as a species, which is a good message at any time in history, but working together for the common good.

I also took away how cool the animation has become. From when you first watched it to now, this big animation is so cool, it looks really, really good. It’s very entertaining, there’s a lot to it. There’s a story family, a lot of that part of the story, but then there’s also some really great action.


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Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2154597)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on January 27th, 2023 @ 8:41pm CST
I really do like his version of Optimus Prime. and I am glad he got to do more Transformers. He is more than welcome as Optimus in this show.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2154605)
Posted by 84everfan on January 27th, 2023 @ 9:37pm CST
Loved hearing him in the show I just wish he was Optimus in something that wasn't so terrible.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2154643)
Posted by DeathReviews on January 28th, 2023 @ 7:05pm CST
I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that this guy was also the voice of King Candy in Wreck-it Ralph, and Weaselton in Zootopia. You hear the ghost of both in his Optimus, sometimes...
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Posted by Sabrblade on January 28th, 2023 @ 8:27pm CST
DeathReviews wrote:I just can't wrap my mind around the fact that this guy was also the voice of King Candy in Wreck-it Ralph, and Weaselton in Zootopia. You hear the ghost of both in his Optimus, sometimes...
Well, G1 Megatron is also the current Scooby-Doo and Curious George. Some people have quite the vocal range.
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Posted by Flashwave on January 29th, 2023 @ 10:11pm CST
For me, his Optimus lacked the Commanding Confidence of most Primes, that stoic centeredness you were immediately drawn to that you could feel being immediately grounding He might be more in line with the RID01 Prime and I don't remember it, but this didn't feel like the same kind of G1 Prime we have come to expect. Megatron was more that in this show than Prime was. But he mattered where it counted. He had the vision, and I really like this world that Earthspark is building. I look forward to more of it
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2154968)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 1st, 2023 @ 11:42pm CST
Season 1 Part 2 trailer:



Sadly, it's region-locked, but a region-free version can be found at the beginning of this video:



And this Den of Geek article reveals three new voice actors:

Keith David is Grimlock
Alfie Allen is Tarantulas
Roger Craig Smith is Breakdown
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2155006)
Posted by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 on February 2nd, 2023 @ 2:00pm CST
Bumblebee's design has been fixed! Rejoice! (Please note that I will not see your replies because I have not yet found a pirate version of all Earth spark Season 1 and don't want spoilers until 2024.)
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Posted by bluecatcinema on February 2nd, 2023 @ 2:19pm CST
Breakdown, Shockwave, Grimlock, and Tarantulas? This is gonna be all sorts of awesome.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 2nd, 2023 @ 7:01pm CST
With that Bumblebee design, Megatron having his full con badge, and the Allspark in play, i think this set of episodes will feature some flashbacks and maybe feature Megatron's turn.

This show is gonna make me give a damn about a 2nd Stunticon, isn't it?

Keith David Grimlock is so frikkin cool. Tales from the Hood 2 Satan as Grimlock is such a real win.

Also love that the movie-verse Allspark design finally returns. That was always my favorite Allspark.

Also super happy to see that Tarantulas has just adopted the Transmetal design in full furry mode as his baseline design now. Thank you Nick Roche for making that happen!
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Posted by Bounti76 on March 1st, 2023 @ 1:05am CST
If you've been waiting for the second installment of the first Season of Transformers Earthspark, you only have a few more days to wait! The next batch of 8 episodes will start being released this Friday, March 3rd, on the Paramount+ streaming service. Below, please find the press release regarding the show, as well as a teaser trailer and some still shots.

Feb. 1, 2023 – Paramount+ today announced the renewal of the original animated series TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK for a second season, which will follow the Malto family and Terrans on even higher stakes adventures packed with humor, heart and family. Beginning Friday, March 3, the next eight episodes of the first season will be available to stream in the U.S. and Canada, with additional international territories to follow. The first 10 episodes of the 26-episode season premiered in November 2022, and are available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Korea and France.

Released today, the all-new trailer and artwork showcases more Autobots, more Decepticons and more Terrans! In the next eight TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK season one episodes, the Terrans continue to uncover their powers while they learn to protect themselves against G.H.O.S.T. Twitch, Thrash and the rest of the Malto family will continue to learn what it means to be a Transformers robot, what it means to be human and ultimately what it means to be a family. Making their debut in the series are Keith David (“The Princess and the Frog”) as Grimlock, Alfie Alan (“Game of Thrones”) as Tarantulas and Roger Craig Smith (“Regular Show”) as Breakdown.

“The highly anticipated series TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK premiered with a strong launch on Paramount+, ranking as one of the top five most-watched Kids & Family series,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer of Paramount Streaming. “In partnership with Hasbro, eOne and our studio partner Nickelodeon, we’re thrilled to continue telling the story of the Malto family and the new generation of Transformers robots.”

The original animated series will make its weekly debut on Nickelodeon beginning this Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 P.M., ET/PT. In the one-hour premiere, “Secret Legacy,” Robby has trouble adjusting after his family’s big move to the rural town of Witwicky until he and his sister, Mo, discover the first-ever earthborn Transformers. The previously released episodes will continue to debut Fridays on Nickelodeon through March 3.

TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK introduces a new generation of Transformers robots – the first to be born on Earth – and together with the humans who welcome them and care for them, they’ll redefine what it means to be a family. 

The dynamic voice cast of TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK includes Sydney Mikayla (“Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts”) as Robby Malto, Zion Broadnax (“Day Shift”) as Mo Malto, Benny Benni Latham (“Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church”) as Dot Malto, Jon Jon Briones (“Ratched”) as Alex Malto, Kathreen Khavari (“Dead End: Paranormal Park”) as Twitch, Zeno Robinson (“Big City Greens”) as Thrash, Danny Pudi (“Community”) as Bumblebee, Alan Tudyk (“Resident Alien”) as Optimus Prime, Rory McCann (“Game of Thrones”) as Megatron, Cissy Jones (“The Owl House”) as Elita-1, Diedrich Bader (“Better Things”) as Mandroid, Cyrus Arnold (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) as Jawbreaker, Z Infante (“Dead End: Paranormal Park”) as Nightshade and Stephanie Lemelin (“Dawn of the Croods”) as Hashtag. 

TRANSFORMERS: EARTHSPARK is created and co-executive produced by Dale Malinowski (“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”) and executive produced by Ant Ward (“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”). The series is developed for television by Claudia Spinelli, senior vice president of Big Kids Animation, Nickelodeon. Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Mikiel Houser, executive in charge of production, and for eOne by Kari Rosenberg.




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Are you all excited to have new episodes of Earthspark to watch? Not a big fan? Let us know what your thoughts are below!
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157058)
Posted by Bumblevivisector on March 1st, 2023 @ 1:13am CST
I've no streaming services, so I'm technically excited for the 2-parter Nick will be cable-debuting that same day. Yippie.
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Posted by noctorro on March 1st, 2023 @ 2:36am CST
Aren't you guys getting sick and tired of all the streaming services?
Hulu, Netflix, paramount plus, disney plus, apple plus, sony plus.
Can't even torrent the series, it's insane.
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Posted by Immortal Starscream on March 1st, 2023 @ 8:45am CST
I'm genuinely looking forward to this one. Also, TARANTULUS? oooo that makes me extra excited. Also Keith David as grimlock, now thats am EXCELLENT voice casting, but the gargoyles and dr facilier memes practically write themselves.
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Posted by DeathReviews on March 1st, 2023 @ 8:56am CST
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Am I the only one who thought...

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I mean - I know Hollywood is infamous now for lazily rehashing old ideas, but couldn't they even come up with an original idea for the promo artwork?
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Posted by Big Grim on March 1st, 2023 @ 9:46am CST
I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim
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Posted by ZeroWolf on March 1st, 2023 @ 9:57am CST
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.
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Posted by PerfectVision on March 1st, 2023 @ 2:25pm CST
In France,it is diffused on Nickelodeon,you have to pay for it but it is not a streaming service,the usual belgian dubber of Optimus has recently died sadly.
The episode where Swindle fight over an empty truck and the one where arachnamechs lose to wood stick are bizarre,no over intellectuallism.

Mo is devoided of blemishes under the pretexte she is a young child,the writer's virtual daughter.For exemple:Kerrigan in STARCRAFT has the diplomatic immunity.

Meridian is nothing captivating outside maybe his look,pantomy and french dub "oversold,even with low expectations".
2 fondamental errors:
-he modifies his body instead of a secret artificial one with a cockpit more crédible.It makes zero sense and it may spoil a twist where he becomes a monster.No innovation on his sbires while we're at it.
-he receives some help from :CON: and that's hypocritical,also,i don't like the dynamic of the miraculous heroes pets versus the hard working retarded man,i would have suggested that he receives a miracle himself,acting as a surge of power and motivation,"now,he feels like he can succeed".
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157091)
Posted by 84everfan on March 1st, 2023 @ 2:50pm CST
Hollywood doesn't know how "Seasons" of shows work anymore do they
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157092)
Posted by bluecatcinema on March 1st, 2023 @ 2:54pm CST
Nice to see Skullcruncher will be making a return. Being Mandroid's brainwashed minion sure didn't give him much characterisation....
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Posted by DeathReviews on March 1st, 2023 @ 4:58pm CST
84everfan wrote:Hollywood doesn't know how "Seasons" of shows work anymore do they


An interesting observation/truth. 'Seasons' used to have meaning, because TV shows were produced seasonally. With the Fall season being when most shows had their traditional premieres. I remember well - most networks would have big productions introducing each new show. For Saturday cartoons, they had actual TV specials during prime time to show off the new ones. In the streaming age though, that's all out the windows. New shows are introduced on whim, with episodes staggered out and no seeming rhyme or reason to it. And entire seasons are released all at once for 'binge' watching, rather than needing to wait for just one episode per week, stretched out over six months.

So it's good in some ways, bad in others. You can watch it all at once, but the episodes and even entire seasons don't feel as monumental because they're over and done in a flash.
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Posted by Deathsanras on March 2nd, 2023 @ 1:52am CST
Series finale, one hopes.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157123)
Posted by Big Grim on March 2nd, 2023 @ 7:17am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.

Is Nicktoons in the UK? I'll have to have a look. Cheers. :)

~ Grim
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157125)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 2nd, 2023 @ 7:56am CST
Big Grim wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.

Is Nicktoons in the UK? I'll have to have a look. Cheers. :)

~ Grim

Yeah though you might have to wait as I say, they're really going full out on spongebob
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157132)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 2nd, 2023 @ 11:20am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.

Is Nicktoons in the UK? I'll have to have a look. Cheers. :)

~ Grim

Yeah though you might have to wait as I say, they're really going full out on spongebob
Yeah, but, what else is new?
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Posted by william-james88 on March 2nd, 2023 @ 3:38pm CST
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.

Is Nicktoons in the UK? I'll have to have a look. Cheers. :)

~ Grim

Yeah though you might have to wait as I say, they're really going full out on spongebob


So SpongeBob is their Teen Titans Go it seems.
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Posted by ZeroWolf on March 2nd, 2023 @ 5:01pm CST
william-james88 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Big Grim wrote:I'd be interested if I knew where to watch it legally that ain't yet another streaming service.

~ Grim

It is on Nicktoons at the moment (at least it will be once it stops being Spongebob), Earthspark and Star Trek Prodigy were both on there.

Is Nicktoons in the UK? I'll have to have a look. Cheers. :)

~ Grim

Yeah though you might have to wait as I say, they're really going full out on spongebob


So SpongeBob is their Teen Titans Go it seems.

For this month it seems, they've literally renamed the channel NickSpongebob :lol:
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2157227)
Posted by Flashwave on March 4th, 2023 @ 12:51am CST
No spoilers, yet, and I am still not three episodes in, but

Drinking Game Idea; for the second episode take a shot every time they say alt mode. You will be in liver failure by the first commercial.

Tarantulas is not the Beast Wars Character. At first I wasn’t fond of the voice, but he is a aVERY beautifully written character and I love how they have incorporated his bot and al modes. Much like Airachnid. There is an especially poignant undertone to this series and this season especially about discovering yourself and I think it’s fantastic and fantastically well done. A great use for Transformers in a children’s show that isn’t just robots shooting at each other. Some parts I still find cringey and overdone for child humor but overall this series deserves high praise for what it is doing.
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Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2023 @ 2:04pm CST
That Megatron episode was more mature and better written than anything from the WFC trilogy. This show confirms that Transformers media fares much better as kids content.
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Posted by Deathsanras on March 6th, 2023 @ 4:10am CST
Cyberverse seemed like a filler line compared to RID2015. But Earthspark seems like even more of a filler line compared to Cyberverse. I had hopes with Nicole Dubuc involved, but the brief appears to have been: be pointless and do a lot of MECH-type stuff, while pretending that Cybertronians created on Earth from Cybertronian tech and Cybertronian materials are a different species.
It's called "Earthspark," but its world is even tinier than Jasper, NV. The Rescue Bots had a tangible mission as far as the humans. The banal human family in this thing exists for no reason other than McGuffin contrivance. The entire underlying drama of the family evaporated immediately as soon as the robots showed up, demonstrating that was contrived and manufactured too. I can't believe this got green-lit. I actually miss the days of the stupid animal-themed vehicular Decepticons from RID2k15.
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Posted by pnova on March 6th, 2023 @ 9:02am CST
In UK you can only watch ep 1-8 only. ep 9,10 that are repeated on TV are not available on the site & no sign of 11-20
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Posted by Sabrblade on March 7th, 2023 @ 2:38pm CST
william-james88 wrote:That Megatron episode was more mature and better written than anything from the WFC trilogy. This show confirms that Transformers media fares much better as kids content.
It also revealed that the entire G1-animated recounting of those events by Alex back in the first episode were completely exaggerated.
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Posted by pnova on March 13th, 2023 @ 1:24pm CDT
Paramount+ have finally added ep 9-12 - states 3/3/23 but not up online until 13/3/23.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 17th, 2023 @ 12:26am CDT
I saw some bits of the show and siiiiiiiiiiighh........
Those transformers have the creepiest faces I've ever seen in any TF media.
Plus my... hopes... have been crushed.

Transformers Beast Wars, Animated, and Prime remains unbeatable to these days.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158073)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 17th, 2023 @ 12:32am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 17th, 2023 @ 12:52am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)


Well, if I see there's bits of raw liver on top of the icecream cone, I wouldn't lick it.

Beast Wars was ugly but the writing was brilliant. So I could get pass Earthspark's creepy faces. But any show that take the pronoms thing seriously is an instant nope. It's not just the "culture war" thing. This show looks like it's been choked by checking the most ESG boxes possible. Most of the show could be awesome, but like that "white privilege" line from The Batman, this feels like the waitress just spat in my soup.

At least, I take solace in knowing that those things are coming to an end and are failing one after the other.
I hope the next show will start fresh (another "reboot" but eh.) and will be the next Prime.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 17th, 2023 @ 7:16am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)

Well, if I see there's bits of raw liver on top of the icecream cone, I wouldn't lick it.

Beast Wars was ugly but the writing was brilliant. So I could get pass Earthspark's creepy faces. But any show that take the pronoms thing seriously is an instant nope. It's not just the "culture war" thing. This show looks like it's been choked by checking the most ESG boxes possible. Most of the show could be awesome, but like that "white privilege" line from The Batman, this feels like the waitress just spat in my soup.

At least, I take solace in knowing that those things are coming to an end and are failing one after the other.
I hope the next show will start fresh (another "reboot" but eh.) and will be the next Prime.

Just because it was something that did not resonate with you, does not mean it has not resonated with many others. It's not "pushing an agenda" or anything, it is literally just portraying a reflection on modern times. And from what I can tell discussing the show with people outside the binary gender spectrum, Nightshade has been beautiful and uplifting to them.

There is care going into these characters, and they have been doing a great job of putting together a show that is both beautiful and rich in characters and content.

As for failing, there is still 1 more batch of 8 episodes to go, and Season 2 was already greenlit.
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Posted by william-james88 on March 17th, 2023 @ 7:37am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)


Well, if I see there's bits of raw liver on top of the icecream cone, I wouldn't lick it.

Beast Wars was ugly but the writing was brilliant. So I could get pass Earthspark's creepy faces. But any show that take the pronoms thing seriously is an instant nope. It's not just the "culture war" thing. This show looks like it's been choked by checking the most ESG boxes possible. Most of the show could be awesome, but like that "white privilege" line from The Batman, this feels like the waitress just spat in my soup.

At least, I take solace in knowing that those things are coming to an end and are failing one after the other.
I hope the next show will start fresh (another "reboot" but eh.) and will be the next Prime.


You provide a link to the Batman film but are misquoting it.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 17th, 2023 @ 10:15am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)

Well, if I see there's bits of raw liver on top of the icecream cone, I wouldn't lick it.

Beast Wars was ugly but the writing was brilliant. So I could get pass Earthspark's creepy faces. But any show that take the pronoms thing seriously is an instant nope. It's not just the "culture war" thing. This show looks like it's been choked by checking the most ESG boxes possible. Most of the show could be awesome, but like that "white privilege" line from The Batman, this feels like the waitress just spat in my soup.

At least, I take solace in knowing that those things are coming to an end and are failing one after the other.
I hope the next show will start fresh (another "reboot" but eh.) and will be the next Prime.

Just because it was something that did not resonate with you, does not mean it has not resonated with many others. It's not "pushing an agenda" or anything, it is literally just portraying a reflection on modern times. And from what I can tell discussing the show with people outside the binary gender spectrum, Nightshade has been beautiful and uplifting to them.

There is care going into these characters, and they have been doing a great job of putting together a show that is both beautiful and rich in characters and content.

As for failing, there is still 1 more batch of 8 episodes to go, and Season 2 was already greenlit.


I specifically said that it doesn't appeal to ME.
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So eh, to each their own like they say.

As for success or failure, it always depends on how much money and viewership the show/movie will bring.

As for all these "greenlit seasons" in advance, it means nothing. It's putting the ox after the cart. Things will get canceled if the money is not there. See Willow S02 for example.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 17th, 2023 @ 10:29am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I saw some bits
Well, there's your problem. Can't get the complete emotional picture with just bits. ;)

Well, if I see there's bits of raw liver on top of the icecream cone, I wouldn't lick it.

Beast Wars was ugly but the writing was brilliant. So I could get pass Earthspark's creepy faces. But any show that take the pronoms thing seriously is an instant nope. It's not just the "culture war" thing. This show looks like it's been choked by checking the most ESG boxes possible. Most of the show could be awesome, but like that "white privilege" line from The Batman, this feels like the waitress just spat in my soup.

At least, I take solace in knowing that those things are coming to an end and are failing one after the other.
I hope the next show will start fresh (another "reboot" but eh.) and will be the next Prime.

Just because it was something that did not resonate with you, does not mean it has not resonated with many others. It's not "pushing an agenda" or anything, it is literally just portraying a reflection on modern times. And from what I can tell discussing the show with people outside the binary gender spectrum, Nightshade has been beautiful and uplifting to them.

There is care going into these characters, and they have been doing a great job of putting together a show that is both beautiful and rich in characters and content.

As for failing, there is still 1 more batch of 8 episodes to go, and Season 2 was already greenlit.


I specifically said that it doesn't appeal to ME.
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So eh, to each their own like they say.

As for success or failure, it always depends on how much money and viewership the show/movie will bring.

As for all these "greenlit seasons" in advance, it means nothing. It's putting the ox after the cart. Things will get canceled if the money is not there. See Willow S02 for example.

There's a difference between "doesn't appeal to me" and what you originally said, and given your track record, there is reason to believe you meant it in a very specific way.

And given how much more attention Earthspark gets than other Paramount+ programs on social media, I'd say it's doing pretty well. The interaction of the show staff with the fandom is also a nice benefit.

From what I have seen, Willow was a miracle to even get a season 1. Not that there really is any evidence outside of "eye test" items like social media discussion and presence to gauge the viewership.

so far, the show has been a success, and a very enjoyable one that that.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158119)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 17th, 2023 @ 11:05am CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:so far, the show has been a success, and a very enjoyable one that that.


Well, one or two hiccups won't ruin the whole thing I say.
I may give the show a chance, but only on the Seven Seas.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158189)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 19th, 2023 @ 2:17pm CDT
Oh, just pointing out that some cartoon shows clearly have an "agenda" and their creators are pretty open about it.

But here, this feels more like "following a trend" à la "Hello fellow kids". It's a bit cringe, but not more. Earthspark is no Proud Family reboot nor a Velma, thank God.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 19th, 2023 @ 8:23pm CDT
Finally got the chance to watch the next batch of episodes this weekend, and so far I have gotten to watch them all with my wife too. It had led to some fun conversations with someone who really isn't into transformers.

Now it has been a week, so I think we are good on spoilers, but just in case:

SPOILERS BELOW

Happy? Happy.

Hashtag oops was a fun episode, and what I really appreciate is that we finally have a nice tall Terran (especially how cute it is for Twitch to sit on her shoulder), another new alt mode for the group, and the fact that she seems to be tapped into the internet as we know it. That is a fun little gift to have moving forward.

Outtakes was pretty good as well. Jawbreaker is kinda my favorite of the 5 terrans so far. I love the conversations regarding choosing alt modes, and I love how much focus is put on finding a good alt mode. This episode also continues to show just how good this Megatron is. And I love the sort of joy he felt at being asked about his alt mode.

Missed Connection may have been my favorite of the new episodes? Nightshade got a good chance to shine, and wow did they make a good Tarantulas. I saw that they used a lot of Wreckers Trilogy to write him, and it showed. He was really good, and I loved the conversations and he Nightshade had. I think the best part of the exchange of how an alt mode further expresses you as a person, rather than being an inherit need where if you don't have one you are incomplete. Nightshade had a great focus episode, and they are definitely a strong character for the show. Also, my wife was cheering when they took on an owl alt mode, she is particular to beast-formers.

Security protocols was a good episode, felt maybe like a minute of run time was cut off to fit the timeframe, but I loved Breakdown, and his relationship with Bumblebee. Damn, a 2nd show in a row making me love a Stunticon? We had better get a good toy of Breakdown, that was an awesome alt mode and robot mode design. I LOVED it!

Bear Necessities was the cocaine bear crossover we didn't realize we needed, and it was funny to watch, especially with the baby bear. Also, continues to show just how not very good GHOST is. I'll have closing thoughts on GHOST in general.

Warzone was a nice focus episodes, with more excellent Megatron content, and I appreciated Thrash getting some focus here. Thrash may be my 2nd favorite of the Terrans, and I am glad he got some more chance to shine, especially with the whole thing about how they need to learn from their ancestors so they don't repeat their mistakes.

The Home 2-parter was really fun, and also a great reflection on the life of a Transformer on earth as it is. We got to see the side of humanity that is apathetic or just antagonistic in general, and it was good to see this kind of adversity in this manner. the bot brawls were also fun, and I appreciate Brawl getting movie Brawl's arm. I loved Grimlock, though I long to see him in robot mode proper instead of silhouette and hear how he will fit into the story. I also like Hashtag using her wheels to wheel around, I love when transformers use their alt mode parts in robot mode. Also, Mandroid is going further off the rails and it is great! and him being in cahoots with the GHOST head is great too, murky new waters await.

Closing thoughts/general notes.

Wife and i discussed Jawbreaker in depth, and 2 things. 1, we feel pretty confident that he is written to be on the Autistic spectrum, and if so, that is a nice little thing thrown in there for us. 2nd thing, I think Grimlock is going to be a key to Jawbreaker choosing his alt mode, and when he does choose it, my wife is thinking gorilla alt mode (and she wants another beast and it does with his name), but I am wondering if he will end up being a triple changer. I am very invested in his story.

GHOST continues to get worse, and it's interesting to see just how deep into this they are going. I am thinking that Season 1 ends with the Transformers in general cutting ties with GHOST, and all of them being on the run from GHOST.

I really hope we see Breakdown again, He was a joy.

with that flare of the Ember Stone at the end of Home, I also think we might be seeing some more Terrans soon. And I am open to that, they are a great joy and something very nice and new here.

It's also fun how each Terran has a pretty different alt mode. we have a drone, a bike, a communications van, and an owl. I love the variety.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158288)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 22nd, 2023 @ 3:20pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:2nd thing, I think Grimlock is going to be a key to Jawbreaker choosing his alt mode, and when he does choose it, my wife is thinking gorilla alt mode (and she wants another beast and it does with his name), but I am wondering if he will end up being a triple changer. I am very invested in his story.
Leaked spoilers for future episodes have indicated that Jawbreaker's altmode with be a (DON'T highlight if you don't want to be spoiled) Stygimoloch.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158334)
Posted by william-james88 on March 22nd, 2023 @ 11:46pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:2nd thing, I think Grimlock is going to be a key to Jawbreaker choosing his alt mode, and when he does choose it, my wife is thinking gorilla alt mode (and she wants another beast and it does with his name), but I am wondering if he will end up being a triple changer. I am very invested in his story.
Leaked spoilers for future episodes have indicated that Jawbreaker's altmode with be a (DON'T highlight if you don't want to be spoiled) Stygimoloch.


That's cool, and it makes me excited for a toy, though I too 100% thought it would be a gorilla.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158371)
Posted by bluecatcinema on March 23rd, 2023 @ 3:38pm CDT
I've just finished the new batch of episodes, and they were really good.

It was nice to see each of the new Terrans get their own focus episode, and to get more development for the Malto family in general. Not to mention some fun guest stars, and a few intriguing set ups for future episodes.

If I had to choose, I'd say that "Warzone" is my favorite of the new episodes, due to the focus on Megatron, with more details on his switching sides.
Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158421)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 24th, 2023 @ 7:42am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:2nd thing, I think Grimlock is going to be a key to Jawbreaker choosing his alt mode, and when he does choose it, my wife is thinking gorilla alt mode (and she wants another beast and it does with his name), but I am wondering if he will end up being a triple changer. I am very invested in his story.
Leaked spoilers for future episodes have indicated that Jawbreaker's altmode with be a (DON'T highlight if you don't want to be spoiled) Stygimoloch.

That's cool, and it makes me excited for a toy, though I too 100% thought it would be a gorilla.

I agree, if that is the route he goes, it is a fun route. Plus, it means that my one theory may be right and Grimlock in a way helps inspire his alt mode, and it also means that Stiggy from Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom will get to end up in Transformers!
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Posted by Sabrblade on March 27th, 2023 @ 11:38pm CDT
Wheeljack's voice actor, Michael T. Downey, has taken to Reddit to talk about his voicing the character in EarthSpark and has revealed some interesting info about how he came up with Wheeljack's southern accent:

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Posted by o.supreme on March 31st, 2023 @ 8:03pm CDT
noctorro wrote:Aren't you guys getting sick and tired of all the streaming services?
Hulu, Netflix, paramount plus, disney plus, apple plus, sony plus.
Can't even torrent the series, it's insane.


Looks like Nickelodeon/Paramount has it covered.

S1 on DVD coming 05/16/23

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Ear ... 234&sr=8-1?tag=seibertron07-20&

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Re: SFX Magazine Interview with Alan Tudyk on Voicing Transformers Earthspark Optimus Prime (2158821)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 1st, 2023 @ 9:05pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Wheeljack's voice actor, Michael T. Downey, has taken to Reddit to talk about his voicing the character in EarthSpark and has revealed some interesting info about how he came up with Wheeljack's southern accent:

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This makes me like Wheeljack that much more, speaking as a small town Appalachian Engineer myself. Cyberverse did Wheeljack good, and Earthspark continued it, and I for one enjoy the slightly more southern accent and the retractable facemask. There is a lot to love about ES Wheeljack
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Posted by saberclaw on April 7th, 2023 @ 3:26pm CDT
I can't find the new episodes on KimCartoon.to! Could someone upload them please!

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