Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory

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Fellow Seibertronians and Rescue Bot's fans alike, Shout Factory is set to release a new dvd titled: 'Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice' DVD From Shout Factory. It can be pre-ordered here, and is listed as being 110 minutes long and priced at $13.93. It is to include the episodes:

1) Transformers Rescue Bots: Rescue Dog

2) Transformers Rescue Bots: The Griffin Rock Express

3) Transformers Rescue Bots: Double Villainy

4) Transformers Rescue Bots: Bugs In The System

5) Transformers Rescue Bots: Pirates Ahoy

The synopsis and dvd cover art have been mirrored below, so check them out, and let us know if you will be pre-ordering this in the comments below.

Synopsis:

The Rescue Bots are kept very busy protecting Griffin Rock. Join them in five exciting adventures as they work together to keep the peace. Cody and the Bots rescue a stray dog, a mysterious superhero watches over Griffith Rock, the team must defeat an evil villain with plans of destroying the island and more as the Bots' Battle For Justice!

Credit(s): shoutfactory.com

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Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1804987)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 12th, 2016 @ 3:13pm CDT

Okay, who thought it was a good idea to put Part 1 of the two-part Season 2 finale on this DVD without Part 2? And in the middle of other random episodes? >:oP

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Posted by o.supreme on July 12th, 2016 @ 4:41pm CDT

Probably the same person who insists on packaging single disc releases of random episodes and not proper season sets. Its official, my son told me the other day he is no longer interested in Rescue Bots. He still likes other Transformers, but he has "aged out". I don't blame him, I know things change, but whereas before I would have purchased full season sets for him, now I have basically no reason to.

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Posted by Sabrblade on July 12th, 2016 @ 4:55pm CDT

o.supreme wrote:Probably the same person who insists on packaging single disc releases of random episodes and not proper season sets. Its official, my son told me the other day he is no longer interested in Rescue Bots. He still likes other Transformers, but he has "aged out". I don't blame him, I know things change, but whereas before I would have purchased full season sets for him, now I have basically no reason to.

That's too bad. The show just had its season 4 mid-season climax with episodes 90 and 91 featuring the long-awaited completion of the Rescue Bot Training Center on the mainland.

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Posted by o.supreme on July 12th, 2016 @ 5:02pm CDT

He asked to see the S4 premiere episode, so I showed it to him online, his reaction was lukewarm, but I have a feeling when they eventually add them to Netflix he will finish the series.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 13th, 2016 @ 4:06pm CDT

Watched latest ep....Uninvited Guest.....and it's a good one

Bee got his voice back, oh....and there's a big alien slug....Energon Eater...on the loose

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Posted by Sabrblade on August 14th, 2016 @ 2:12pm CDT

For those of us who don't have Discovery Family, since Kisscartoon is taking forever to get this episode uploaded, our old friend Fanoftransformers123 put it on YouTube so watch while you can.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 14th, 2016 @ 3:19pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:For those of us who don't have Discovery Family, since Kisscartoon is taking forever to get this episode uploaded, our old friend Fanoftransformers123 put it on YouTube so watch while you can.

Btw i didn't even realize that it was Drift's(RID) ship that Bee turns up in, nice catch ;)^

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 28th, 2016 @ 4:56pm CDT

so! Blades was..............Almost Human.......in this latest episode

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 10th, 2016 @ 7:12pm CDT

Looks like Ryan/Seibertron finally got his wish in today's episode with there being an enemy Cybertronian in this one (albeit, a Mini-Con rather than a Decepticon).

And it was another crossover with RID as the Mini-Con was a Cyclone and Sideswipe guest-starred.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 11th, 2016 @ 1:09pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Looks like Ryan/Seibertron finally got his wish in today's episode with there being an enemy Cybertronian in this one (albeit, a Mini-Con rather than a Decepticon).

And it was another crossover with RID as the Mini-Con was a Cyclone and Sideswipe guest-starred.

Does this mean that we'll be getting Sideswipe & minicon RB toys now :-?

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 11th, 2016 @ 11:08pm CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Looks like Ryan/Seibertron finally got his wish in today's episode with there being an enemy Cybertronian in this one (albeit, a Mini-Con rather than a Decepticon).

And it was another crossover with RID as the Mini-Con was a Cyclone and Sideswipe guest-starred.

Does this mean that we'll be getting Sideswipe & minicon RB toys now

Sideswipe is getting a RB toy, yes. And there are RB Mini-Con toys, but not like Bounce. IF he gets a toy, it'll more likely be in the RID line since he was drawn in the episode in the same exact design as Ransack an Backtrack, but with a different deco. The RB Mini-Con toys are instead little helper animals that turn into rescue tools, like Servo.

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Posted by o.supreme on September 15th, 2016 @ 9:39am CDT

ok...so after watching the new episode of RiD...my son then decided he wanted to watch the new Rescue Bots..cause I told him I saw on this forum Sideswipe was in it...We watched it...I usually don't catch obscure references but in the beginning when Blurr was racing on the track, and Heatwave said something about "You want to be as fast as Override?"-- I thought that as odd because that was a reference to TF:Cybertron...but I did some research...turns out in the Exiles Novel, they introduced Velocitron etc...Seems like the Aligned Continuity is coming more and more close to the IDW G1 continuity, trying to integrate transformers from all different series...

I've seen the Gameplay of WFC & FoC, and watched all of Prime/RiD15, and *some* of Rescue Bots. I wasn't sure how integral the Novels Exodus/Exiles/Retribution were to the Aligned continuity. Perhaps I should give them a read.

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2016 @ 9:43am CDT

o.supreme wrote:ok...so after watching the new episode of RiD...my son then decided he wanted to watch the new Rescue Bots..cause I told him I saw on this forum Sideswipe was in it...We watched it...I usually don't catch obscure references but in the beginning when Blurr was racing on the track, and Heatwave said something about "You want to be as fast as Override?"-- I thought that as odd because that was a reference to TF:Cybertron...but I did some research...turns out in the Exiles Novel, they introduced Velocitron etc...Seems like the Aligned Continuity is coming more and more close to the IDW G1 continuity, trying to integrate transformers from all different series...

Though, the novels did the colony worlds thing of TF: Cybertron before IDW started doing it.

o.supreme wrote:I've seen the Gameplay of WFC & FoC, and watched all of Prime/RiD15, and *some* of Rescue Bots. I wasn't sure how integral the Novels Exodus/Exiles/Retribution were to the Aligned continuity. Perhaps I should give them a read.

Forewarning: The novels (especially Exiles) are not well written at all (though, I will argue the Retribution was the most-readable of the three), but do provide a LOT of backstory and lore information not found in any other Aligned media (save for the Covenant of Primus book).

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Posted by o.supreme on September 15th, 2016 @ 9:52am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Forewarning: The novels (especially Exiles) are not well written at all (though, I will argue the Retribution was the most-readable of the three), but do provide a LOT of backstory and lore information not found in any other Aligned media (save for the Covenant of Primus book).

Thanks. Just for comparisons sake...how do you think these novels stack up against the Hardwired/Annihilation/Fusion trilogy? I know most fans didn't care for those. But I kind of liked them...at least I seem to recall having mostly positive memories...except the ending. I only read them once over a decade ago. They still sit on my bookshelf with other novels from various series.

Also...I keep wishing they would release the covenant without the whole Autobot symbol/toy thing.

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 15th, 2016 @ 9:57am CDT

o.supreme wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Forewarning: The novels (especially Exiles) are not well written at all (though, I will argue the Retribution was the most-readable of the three), but do provide a LOT of backstory and lore information not found in any other Aligned media (save for the Covenant of Primus book).

Thanks. Just for comparisons sake...how do you think these novels stack up against the Hardwired/Annihilation/Fusion trilogy? I know most fans didn't care for those. But I kind of liked them...at least I seem to recall having mostly positive memories...except the ending. I only read them once over a decade ago. They still sit on my bookshelf with other novels from various series.

Also...I keep wishing they would release the covenant without the whole Autobot symbol/toy thing.

As one of the few people who read that Keepers trilogy and didn't hate it with a passion... at least there's no human gore or Earth product placement in the Aligned novels? I dunno. Neither trilogy is great by any measure. They're both boring at worst and so-so at best. If I really had to pick a preferred trilogy between the two, I guess I'd go with the Aligned novels since I did genuinely like the dynamic between Orion Pax/Optimus Prime and Megatron in those books (even if the books' attempt to portray Megatron in a sympathetic light still came off as him sounding objectively villain-grade evil more often than not).

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on September 25th, 2016 @ 11:38am CDT

Erm....

no episode this weekend? :shock:

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Posted by Sabrblade on September 25th, 2016 @ 11:40am CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:Erm.... no episode this weekend?

Nope.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 16th, 2016 @ 4:47pm CDT

Latest episode....A Brush With Danger...was a very James Bond style one

just wish they would hurry up n get to the final ep this season...with Doctor Morocco in it.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 16th, 2016 @ 8:30pm CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:Latest episode....A Brush With Danger...was a very James Bond style one

That episode, #100, was from two weeks ago.

If you're going by iTunes's episode releases, iTunes messed up their release order and put out episodes 101 and 102 before episode 100, and put both 101 and 102 out two whole weeks ahead of each's TV airing date.

Something must have gone really wrong there. The order in which all three episodes aired on Discovery Family is like so:
#100: "A Brush With Danger" - October 1, 2016
#101: "To Infinity...And Back" - October 8, 2016
#102: "Family Business" - October 15, 2016 (yesterday)

Though, I must admit that I actually prefer the mistaken order that iTunes released each episode in because that mistake allowed "To Infinite...And Back" to get released first as the 100th episode instead of "A Brush With Danger". The reason I prefer "To Infinite...And Back" to come first as the 100th episode is because it feels more like a 100th episode than "A Brush With Danger" does, what with Dani's test piloting mission in that episode being her 100th mission, and the overall scope of the episode being so grand and epic and wondrous. It just feels more like a celebration episode than much more mundane "A Brush With Danger" does.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 17th, 2016 @ 6:30am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:Latest episode....A Brush With Danger...was a very James Bond style one
That episode, #100, was from two weeks ago.

If you're going by iTunes's episode releases, iTunes messed up their release order and put out episodes 101 and 102 before episode 100, and put both 101 and 102 out two whole weeks ahead of each's TV airing date.

Something must have gone really wrong there. The order in which all three episodes aired on Discovery Family is like so:
#100: "A Brush With Danger" - October 1, 2016
#101: "To Infinity...And Back" - October 8, 2016
#102: "Family Business" - October 15, 2016 (yesterday)

Though, I must admit that I actually prefer the mistaken order that iTunes released each episode in because that mistake allowed "To Infinite...And Back" to get released first as the 100th episode instead of "A Brush With Danger". The reason I prefer "To Infinite...And Back" to come first as the 100th episode is because it feels more like a 100th episode than "A Brush With Danger" does, what with Dani's test piloting mission in that episode being her 100th mission, and the overall scope of the episode being so grand and epic and wondrous. It just feels more like a celebration episode than much more mundane "A Brush With Danger" does.

I guess that must be it! coz Family Business i saw last week, and that Infinity one the week before, i've just read that the 2 part Morocco story is next! just hope they don't show those in the wrong order! otherwise we'll have the outcome before the set up.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 20th, 2016 @ 6:12am CDT

Just watched the first part of the two part Morocco story & it was great
since Morocco has invaded the Training Centre's computer systems i wonder if he'll transform it to robot mode(of whom i still think is Grandus) coz it would be a bit like Megatron taking over Omega Supreme in TFA

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Posted by Flashwave on October 20th, 2016 @ 2:55pm CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:Just watched the first part of the two part Morocco story & it was great
since Morocco has invaded the Training Centre's computer systems i wonder if he'll transform it to robot mode(of whom i still think is Grandus) coz it would be a bit like Megatron taking over Omega Supreme in TFA

Well come on, man! Dont hold out on us! Where did you find it?

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 20th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:Just watched the first part of the two part Morocco story & it was great
since Morocco has invaded the Training Centre's computer systems i wonder if he'll transform it to robot mode(of whom i still think is Grandus) coz it would be a bit like Megatron taking over Omega Supreme in TFA

Well come on, man! Dont hold out on us! Where did you find it?

Looks like iTunes dun goofed again and released it last Saturday. Stu probably watched it on Kisscartoon as it's up on there now.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 20th, 2016 @ 3:30pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Flashwave wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:Just watched the first part of the two part Morocco story & it was great
since Morocco has invaded the Training Centre's computer systems i wonder if he'll transform it to robot mode(of whom i still think is Grandus) coz it would be a bit like Megatron taking over Omega Supreme in TFA

Well come on, man! Dont hold out on us! Where did you find it?
Looks like iTunes dun goofed again and released it last Saturday. Stu probably watched it on Kisscartoon as it's up on there now.

Yeah a sort of similar style site of the same idea, but like Sabr said...you'll find it on Kisscartoon too

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on October 22nd, 2016 @ 7:14am CDT

Well...if it follows the pattern....today should be the final episode of Rescue Bots...this season

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Posted by o.supreme on October 24th, 2016 @ 9:23am CDT

haven't seen it yet, but I'm thinking it should be the series finale as well. There has been no word on a 5th season. Every announcement of renewal has always come shortly before the previous season ended.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 24th, 2016 @ 10:21am CDT

o.supreme wrote:haven't seen it yet, but I'm thinking it should be the series finale as well. There has been no word on a 5th season. Every announcement of renewal has always come shortly before the previous season ended.

There's still hope for more to come. D.C. Douglas has Tweeted that the show may continue if Discovery Family decides to order more episodes.

And I don't see why they wouldn't since A) this show seems pretty inexpensive to make, given how long its been able to run so far, and B) there's yet to be any signs of Hasbro wanting to end the Playskool Rescue Bots toyline, so Hasbro would likely prefer to have the show that advertises the line continue to do so.

If this is the end, I wish it wasn't but I'm impressed by how far it's gotten in its run (longest-running TF cartoon in history), though I kinda feel that the season 3 finale would have made for a more satisfactory series finale than this one. It was still good, but I think season 3's finale was the best one so far and felt more like a proper conclusion to the overall story (and, IMHO, it felt like the best season finale of all of the Hasbro Studios-made TF cartoon season finales).

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Posted by o.supreme on October 24th, 2016 @ 10:39am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:longest-running TF cartoon in history

Because

Sabrblade wrote:this show seems pretty inexpensive to make

Kind of like Teen Titans Go!...Though I will give RB much more credit than TTG in that it actually tries to provide a good message to small children, not just outright stupidity. Still for kids who grew up with RB, as I've said before, they are aging out. My son was just shy of 6 when it first aired. He is 10 1/2 now. he said we would watch season 4 if it is added to Netflix, but is much more into RiD15 now. That's not to say there isn't a new crop of children coming along that the show would appeal to, but if that were solely the reason to keep going, then no show would ever get cancelled right? I am impressed as well, for a show that offers nothing to myself as an older Transformers fan, it somehow produced 6 more episodes than the Original Series (but that's just because Marvel/Sunbow got cheap at the end...but I digress). I think for some RB is a labor of love whereas The Original Series was just a "job" to most involved, they had no idea what they were making would have such a profound effect on so many young people. The industry has changed quite a bit in the last 30 years. Of course hindsight is 20/20, but if some of those folks knew the impact they were having with the Original Series, it could have easily continued for a long time to come.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 24th, 2016 @ 10:46am CDT

o.supreme wrote:Still for kids who grew up with RB, as I've said before, they are aging out. My son was just shy of 6 when it first aired. He is 10 1/2 now. he said we would watch season 4 if it is added to Netflix, but is much more into RiD15 now. That's not to say there isn't a new crop of children coming along that the show would appeal to, but if that were solely the reason to keep going, then no show would ever get cancelled right? I am impressed as well, for a show that offers nothing to myself as an older Transformers fan, it somehow produced 6 more episodes than the Original Series (but that's just because Marvel/Sunbow got cheap at the end...but I digress). I think for some RB is a labor of love whereas The Original Series was just a "job" to most involved, they had no idea what they were making would have such a profound effect on so many young people. The industry has changed quite a bit in the last 30 years. Of course hindsight is 20/20, but if some of those folks knew the impact they were having with the Original Series, it could have easily continued for a long time to come.

I think what would really have been cool is if this show were to transfer the original four Sigma-17 Bots to a bigger-kid TF cartoon (not necessarily RID, but something akin to RID) so that their story can continue with the audiences who have grown up watching them, while the new recruits take over as the new main cast of Rescue Bots (though, I can't see that happening with Quickshadow unless they either somehow get rich enough to afford Alex Kingston as a permanent addition to the cast, or if they recast her with someone less expensive).

But, with how much "family" is used as a theme in this show, and how nostalgic towards Griffin Rock at least three of the four Sigma-17 Bots are, I can't see them permanently leaving this show to fully join another one.

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Posted by Flashwave on October 27th, 2016 @ 12:31pm CDT

Shouldnt this be in spoilers? I fidnt think this has fully aired yet?

To me, I feel like RB has knowingly set itself up for spin offs to continue for exactly the reasons given above. I want to see the characters continue. I am also quite ready to see the next level, to see the Rescue Bots become something more like rhe Bee team on a smaller scale.

To be honest, splitting the team creates too much clutter for a storyline for this type of cartoon. Having 4 different plots running is a dangerous plot device in adult tv to balance, kids dont always havr the patience tovwait for the story to come back around to their favorite Rescue Bot. Also, the fact that they pulled the core 4 back together as quickly as they split them up, then re-re-assigned their posts felt a little like the writers werent sure what to do. Blurr got a key role in the mission, but at the end ofbit they brought all four core characters back to Griffin zrock to fight the baddie less than an episode after splitting them up. What was even the point? If you needed to get the caharcters out of town, just make it an off site rescue like when they went after Charlie and the Gorillas.

So yes, I am all for a different dynamic, but I dont feel like the. Rescue Bots cartoon is the right formula.

And, S4 did a beautiful job tieing up everything, even if the Pynch ep did feel a little rushed. There's no loose threads thT I recall, and it had a touching ending. And a good lesson, about family still being family even when seperated, which is a great thing for any child whose older siblibg is off to college or divorced families. (the latter of which being about the distance between, not thw parenting dynamics, so dont read too much beyond that example)

And I still want my Generations Rescue Bots. (or failing that, toys with knees and elbows) A new Cartoon might just do that.

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Posted by o.supreme on October 27th, 2016 @ 1:49pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:Shouldnt this be in spoilers? I fidnt think this has fully aired yet?

They aired on CN in the US on 10/22/16. So they have aired. "Official" depends on where you live. The airings of the most recent episodes of RiD were Official in Canada. I don't like using spoiler tags, but I did it for the courtesy of those who chose not to view them online ahead of the U.S. airdates.

Although this board hosts fans from all over the world, I generalize the U.S. airdate as official since we always seem to be the last to get the episodes. If you live in a country that has not yet aired the final two episodes of Rescue Bots, then you may want to avoid this thread for a while.

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Posted by Sabrblade on October 27th, 2016 @ 2:59pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:And, S4 did a beautiful job tieing up everything, even if the Pynch ep did feel a little rushed. There's no loose threads thT I recall, and it had a touching ending.

There's still the first time that Jules Verne met the Rescue Bots to be seen, as our first meeting of him was at least his second time having encountered the Bots.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 7th, 2016 @ 5:28pm CST

Shout Factory has listed a new Transformers: Rescue bots DVD to be coming to Canada and the United States next year. The new DVD, titled Transformers Rescue Bots: Protect And Explore is set to be released February 21 of next year and will include 5 Rescue Bots Episodes from varying seasons. The whole DVD will be about 110 minutes long and will include the following episodes:

-Transformers Rescue Bots: Tip Of The Iceberg (S2:E4)
-Transformers Rescue Bots: Buddy System (S1:E15)
-Transformers Rescue Bots: No Place Like Dome (S3:E6)
-Transformers Rescue Bots: Thieves Like Us (S3:E15)
-Transformers Rescue Bots: The New Recruits (S3:E20)

The DVD is set to cost about $14 Canadian/$15 American. You can find the listing by clicking on the Shout Factory link above.

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Posted by Flashwave on November 7th, 2016 @ 8:39pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Flashwave wrote:And, S4 did a beautiful job tieing up everything, even if the Pynch ep did feel a little rushed. There's no loose threads thT I recall, and it had a touching ending.
There's still the first time that Jules Verne met the Rescue Bots to be seen, as our first meeting of him was at least his second time having encountered the Bots.

You're right, I forgot that one. But I wonder if that maybe wasnt a cop out to get around him being freaked out by their existance? Even still, that thread is rather well tied, having addressed Morocco's origins and putting him away as a human element. For them to go time travelling, or whatever, would be the crearion of a new plot referencing an old comment, not a continuation.

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Posted by Sabrblade on November 8th, 2016 @ 12:33am CST

Flashwave wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Flashwave wrote:And, S4 did a beautiful job tieing up everything, even if the Pynch ep did feel a little rushed. There's no loose threads thT I recall, and it had a touching ending.
There's still the first time that Jules Verne met the Rescue Bots to be seen, as our first meeting of him was at least his second time having encountered the Bots.

You're right, I forgot that one. But I wonder if that maybe wasnt a cop out to get around him being freaked out by their existance? Even still, that thread is rather well tied, having addressed Morocco's origins and putting him away as a human element. For them to go time travelling, or whatever, would be the crearion of a new plot referencing an old comment, not a continuation.

There's nothing from the previous Jules Verne episode to imply that his first meeting the Bots involved Morocco. For all we know, Verne's first meeting of the Bots could be a strictly villain-less adventure.

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Posted by o.supreme on November 8th, 2016 @ 8:54am CST

Although I personally have not to much interest in this series, and my sons interest is pretty much a thing of the past, I am a completest. Too bad S!F has no plan to release season sets, especially now that the show is done (I'm saying its done...though there has been no official word yet). Releasing single discs every few months, with random episodes, some repeated, is pointless. Seems like this is destined to join the pantheon of recent Marvel series without proper releases on physical media.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1839766)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 8th, 2016 @ 10:01am CST

o.supreme wrote:Although I personally have not to much interest in this series, and my sons interest is pretty much a thing of the past, I am a completest. Too bad S!F has no plan to release season sets, especially now that the show is done (I'm saying its done...though there has been no official word yet). Releasing single discs every few months, with random episodes, some repeated, is pointless. Seems like this is destined to join the pantheon of recent Marvel series without proper releases on physical media.

You could buy digital episodes of the show from iTunes.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1839770)
Posted by o.supreme on November 8th, 2016 @ 10:08am CST

I could buy them from Amazon as well. But I am a collector of physical media. Unfortunately digital media is still not trustworthy even when you *buy* something, you still technically don't have a tangible copy. I've known several people who had rather extensive music libraries on iTunes, and because Apple didn't renew license to some artists music they lost things they had bough outright. My DVD's may be damaged through use, but nobody can just take them, unless they are stolen, which is why you purchase insurance. But when digital media you own *disappears* through some technicality, and you cant get it back without paying again...that to me is just not right.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1839773)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 8th, 2016 @ 10:18am CST

o.supreme wrote:I could buy them from Amazon as well. But I am a collector of physical media.

I hear ya. Got a ton of DVD collections, myself.

Whatever happened to the word of Madman doing season sets for this show in Australia? :-?

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1839778)
Posted by o.supreme on November 8th, 2016 @ 10:47am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Whatever happened to the word of Madman doing season sets for this show in Australia?

Great question...looks like Beyond Home Entertainment is releasing them in Australia (odd because Madman is releasing all other TF titles). They are all single discs, but the good news is they are in order. The bad news is that not all are available on the website:

http://www.beyondhe.com.au/

The volumes are not numbered, but at least their contents are known so we can deduce what disk has what:

Beyond Home Entertainment have released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia:

Title

Release Date

Episodes

V1: Hot Shots [24] November 6, 2013 "Family of Heroes" (season 1, episode 1)
"Under Pressure" (season 1, episode 2)
"Hotshots" (season 1, episode 3)
"Flobsters on Parade" (season 1, episode 4)
"The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock" (season 1, episode 5)

V2: Cody on Patrol [25] November 6, 2013 "Cody on Patrol" (season 1, episode 6)
"Walk on the Wild Side" (season 1, episode
"Four Bots and a Baby" (season 1, episode 7)
"Christmas in July" (season 1, episode 9)
"Deep Trouble" (season 1, episode 10)

V3: Return of the Dino Bot [26] February 5, 2014 "Return of the Dino Bot" (season 1, episode 11)
"The Other Doctor" (season 1, episode 12)
"The Reign of Morocco" (season 1, episode 13)
"Small Blessings" (season 1, episode 14)
"The Griffin Rock Triangle" (season 1, episode 15)

V4: Bumblebee to the Rescue [27] June 4, 2014 "Rules and Regulations" (season 1, episode 16)
"The Lost Bell" (season 1, episode 17)
"Bumblebee to the Rescue" (season 1, episode 18)
"You've Been Squilshed" (season 1, episode 19)
"Countdown" (season 1, episode 20)

V5: Bot to the Future [28] January 2, 2015 "The Haunting of Griffin Rock" (season 1, episode 21)
"Little White Lies" (season 1, episode 22)
"Shake Up" (season 1, episode 23)
"Rescue Boy" (season 1, episode 24)
"It's a Bot Time" (season 1, episode 25)
"Bot to the Future" (season 1, episode 26)

Season 2 V1: Serve and Protect [29] March 2, 2015 "Road Trip" (season 2, episode 1)
"Sky Forest" (season 2, episode 2)
"One for the Ages" (season 2, episode 3)
"Tip of the Iceberg" (season 2, episode 4)
"Spellbound" (season 2, episode 6)
"A Virtual Disaster" (season 2, episode 5)
"Prescott's Bots" (season 2, episode 7)

Season 2 V2: Space Bots [30] June 3, 2015 "Blame the Gremlins" (season 2, episode
"Feed the Beast" (season 2, episode 9)
"What Lies Below" (season 2, episode 10)
"What Rises Above" (season 2, episode 11)
"Space Bots" (season 2, episode 12)
"The Island of Misfit Tech" (season 2, episode 13)

Season 2 V3: Bots and Robbers [31] August 5, 2015 "The Vigilant Town" (season 2, episode 14)
"Buddy System" (season 2, episode 15)
"In Search of the Griffin's Nest" (season 2, episode 16)
"Bots and Robbers" (season 2, episode 17)
"Rescue Dog" (season 2, episode 18)
"Changes" (season 2, episode 19)

Season 2 V4: Rise of the Heroes [32] December 2, 2015 "The Riders of Midwinter" (season 2, episode 20)
"Movers and Shakers" (season 2, episode 21)
"Chief Woodrow" (season 2, episode 22)
"Odd Bot Out" (season 2, episode 23)
"The Griffin Rock Express" (season 2, episode 24)
"Double Villainy" (season 2, episode 25)
"Rise of the Heroes" (season 2, episode 26)

Season 3 V1: Land Before Prime [33] April 1, 2016 "Land Before Prime" (season 3, episode 1)
"Big Game" (season 3, episode 2)
"Too Many Kades" (season 3, episode 3)
"Phantom of the Sea" (season 3, episode 4)
"Unfinished Business" (season 3, episode 5)
"No Place Like Dome" (season 3, episode 6)

Season 3 V2: Bot-Tastic Voyage [34] July 1, 2016 "Bugs in the System" (season 3, episode 7)
"Switcheroo" (season 3, episode
"Bot-Tastic Voyage" (season 3, episode 9)
"Quarry vs. Quarry" (season 3, episode 10)
"Did You See What I Thaw?" (season 3, episode 11)
"The Attack of Humungado" (season 3, episode 12)

A noble effort, but I'm still going to pass. I have an all region player, but the cost to import these is beyond what I'm willing to pay. maybe if the series is over, S!F will release a complete series set?

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1846447)
Posted by Bronzewolf on December 10th, 2016 @ 11:51am CST

Ahh, it's good to be back, Seibertronians!
To start things off, we've got a piece of news that will interest those who get their Transformers fill from Netflix (as many do).

We've received a tip from user o.supreme that the fourth season of the Transformers: Rescue Bots cartoon has been added to Netflix's ever-growing catalogue, meaning the entire show up to this point is now available to stream.

So far, however, it looks to be only added to US netflixes (netflixi?), but if you live outside America and it's been added to your account as well, please let us know in the comments!

Thanks for staying tuned to Seibertron.com!

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1846457)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 10th, 2016 @ 12:49pm CST

The longest-running Transformers cartoon in history, spanning a whopping 104 episodes! :michaelbay:

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1846494)
Posted by WreckerJack on December 10th, 2016 @ 4:16pm CST

This show is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's innocently funny.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1846534)
Posted by Nexus Knight on December 10th, 2016 @ 8:58pm CST

My younger brothers (and myself when I ain't busy) have already blown through over half of the fourth season together. Now... if RiD season two is released... then we'll all finally be able to agree on what to watch.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847279)
Posted by Bronzewolf on December 15th, 2016 @ 2:27am CST

We bring you potentially sad news today, Seibertronians, as the Transformers cartoon intended for Preschool audiences that later found its footing with many adult fans, Rescue Bots, may be coming to and end. Yes, the popular show entered its fourth season this year, and what could be the last, as D. C. Douglas (Aka the voice of Chase on the show) said on the Tweeters today. Some of the cast and crew seem to have been in attendance for a RB Wrap dinner, further signifying the end.

D.C. actually mentioned the possibility of season four being the show's last back in October on his Facebook:

There are currently some small, fan-originated, campaigns to renew the series, as there might be some hope Discovery Family or Hasbro might request another season, but these attempts at the time of writing haven't collected into any large-scale pursuits, such as a petition or the like. If something like that does ever happen, however, we'll report on it here.

If this really is the end for Rescue Bots, we'd like to thank D.C. and the rest of the cast and crew for producing a great little show that got a while new generation started on our beloved franchise.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847286)
Posted by Deathsanras on December 15th, 2016 @ 5:03am CST

If it truly is the end, it's sad, but it went out proudly, on top and its finale brought a lot of things full-circle.
The show cracked the big 100 for the first time ever, had consistently enjoyable writing, did a lot with the characters, was always a joy to watch, and came from behind ("just a little kids' show," and a secondary line) to prove itself well worthy of being a Transformers show.
Things its cousin, Transformers Prime, was incapable of.
I salute you, Rescue Bots. You proved that a strong cartoon is achieved by good writing and characters, not by wooden characters lurching from one confusing action scene to the next.
You were the Little Transformers Show That Could. And Did.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847292)
Posted by Ravage XK on December 15th, 2016 @ 6:12am CST

Haven't seen many episodes but when I have I enjoyed them. They are good fun and surprisingly grown up for a a show intended for such a young audience.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847303)
Posted by o.supreme on December 15th, 2016 @ 9:06am CST

I think most fans knew it was done. The final episodes really felt like a proper ending. I really had no vested interest, but it had a good run. I wish all the best to all those who worked over the past 5 years or so. The veterans are already working on other projects. But for the newcomers, I wish them success in wherever life takes them.

All I can say is this...Hasbro should really try to analyze why they felt to keep this show around so long, and end others that had just as much life left in them, if not more; and use that as the determining factor in the future. In other words...toy sales alone should not determine a shows fate. I find it hard to believe that sales of RB merchandise kept this show going as it is probably the smallest portion of overall TF sales.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847307)
Posted by Deadput on December 15th, 2016 @ 9:21am CST

Well I at least wanted to see Medix and Hoist before the show ended and to find out who the heck these rescue bots were pretty sure that two of them were Medix and Hoist.

Re: Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle For Justice DVD From Shout Factory (1847313)
Posted by Nexus Knight on December 15th, 2016 @ 10:38am CST

Deadput wrote:Well I at least wanted to see Medix and Hoist before the show ended and to find out who the heck these rescue bots were pretty sure that two of them were Medix and Hoist.

Maybe a sequel will introduce us?

Also, if I'm reading TFwiki right (as I've not seen the last episode yet), Optimus had everyone reassigned... except for Blurr. In light of this... Well, this is a RB thread, so any RiD can hopefully connect the dots.

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