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Michael Bell

2012-04-22T01:23:27Z

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{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael_Bell.jpg|right|161px|thumb|He's jealous that [[Neil Ross|Keith]] always got to form the head.]]
'''Michael Bell''' (born [[July 30]], [[1938]]) is an American voice actor. A very prolific and popular voice actor, some of his most recognized roles include All-star from ''The Snorks'', [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Lance from ''Voltron'', Zan the Wonder Twin from ''Superfriends'', Lex Luthor from Ruby-Spears's ''[[Superman]]'', Drew Pickles and Chaz Finster from ''Rugrats'', Raziel from the ''Legacy of Kain'' series and Ezekial Rage from ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. He also appeared on a few ''Star Trek'' episodes.

Oh yeah, he's also a member of the Board of Directors for the Screen Actor's Guild.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers'' roles===
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Gort]]
*[[Hi-Q]] ([[Powermaster|Powermasters]] commercial only)
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]
*[[Killer Fish]] ([[Beastformer|Battle Beasts]] toy commercial only)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Primon]]
*[[Rad]] ([[Action Master|Action Masters]] commercial only)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Space-Age Jack]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2001]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2007]]

==Notes==
* Bell has auditioned for several modern ''Transformers'' series, including the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action films]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' (where he auditioned for both [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]), but alas, it was not meant to be. More recently, he has auditioned for the roles of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and General (later Agent) [[William Fowler|Fowler]] in ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but lost the roles to [[Jeffrey Combs]] and [[Ernie Hudson]], respectively.

* Very enthusiastic about the ''Transformers'' brand and the fandom, Bell even voiced [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in a pitch to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] for an "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]" motion comic. IDW, however, did not accept the pitch and the project was canned.

*Bell was one of the eight voice actors featured in Shout! Factory's cast reunion in the 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection of the original series.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068407/ Michael Bell at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://geewunner.com/794/vintage-interview-michael-bell/ Interview with Michael Bell at Geewunner.com]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

GEEWUN

2012-03-07T22:15:04Z

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'''GEEWUN''' is a snarky [[fandom|fan]] term for people who seem to have knee-jerk negative reactions to, and continuing difficulty in tolerating any of the post-[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] (aka "G1") incarnations of the [[Transformers brand|Transformers property]] (keeping in mind that for some, "post-G1" means "anything after 1985").

The earliest recorded use of the term "Geewun" (spelled as a normal word, not in all caps) originated with a [http://www.tfarchive.com TFArchive.com] user named Cliffjumper, who first used it in January of 2003.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090414115018/http://www.tfarchive.com/community/showthread.php?t=13192 First known usage of the term on the TFArchive boards on January 2003]</ref> Since he has a tendency of coming up with mocking puns based on existing names and fandom terms, it's possible that he did indeed coin the term. The term didn't see widespread use until 2004, when it was apparently spread to other parts of the fandom (including [[alt.toys.transformers]]) by [[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]], himself a regular member of TF Archive. [[Mark Bristow]] (aka "Bodycount") presumably also helped popularize the term.

While the phenomenon of placing Generation 1 above everything else is [[Trukk not munky|nothing new]], when the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 live-action movie]] was in production, the [[fandom]] experienced an ongoing influx of mindlessly angry "Generation X" members who seemed to regard ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' not as a still-evolving cultural institution and [[To sell toys|business property]], but as a sacred relic of their halcyon, Reagan-era childhoods. These bitter young people made their voices heard by preemptively denouncing the movie... not because it would [[Ruined FOREVER|ruin Transformers forever]], but because it would [[Kiss Players (franchise)|"rape their childhoods"]] by deviating from their rose-colored—and often [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers| incorrect]]—memories of the first two seasons of the original cartoon. The singularly unfortunate phrase "[so-and-so] RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!!!!" quickly became one of the more memorable used by this group, and used in criticism by this group's detractors, in which it seems to have taken on a life of its own and overtaken the original usage... so it goes.

For some reason, many GEEWUNNERS were particularly incensed by the fact that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (the truck guy, not the tape guy) had flames painted on him, a detail that [[Michael Bay]] claims to have received death threats over. It probably would have been okay if the flames were [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|burning down some forests]], though.

The term is ''not'' intended as a catch-all nickname for ''anybody'' who likes Generation 1, only those who refuse to accept anything other than it (or at least how ''they'' remember it, correctly or not). It is, alas, often used in this way by those who do ''not'' like Generation 1 and are seeking to insult those who do. Additionally, "Geewunners" themselves sometimes trot the term around as evidence of "persecution", in the process misconstruing the term to make it appear worse (i.e., claiming that people that use the term hate Generation 1 and everyone who likes it).

==See also==
* [[True fan]]
* [[Trukk not munky]]

==Footnotes==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14 Example of a breeding ground for GEEWUNNERS]
* [http://www.i-mockery.com/weeklies/weekly.php?type=movies&id=14 Allegedly humorous review of the movie, written by a GEEWUNNER]
* [http://geewunner.com/ You knew it would happen sooner or later]

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Livio Ramondelli

2012-03-04T01:24:16Z

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[[Image:Livio Ramondelli.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Who isn't happy to see the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Boss-Bot]] with a big gun?]]

'''Livio Ramondelli''' is an American comic-book artist who graduated with a Masters degree from the Academy of Art University in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], as well a Bachelor's degree from [[Pennsylvania]] State University. He began regular work on Transformers comics with the ''Chaos'' storyline and is now working on Autocracy

==Comic book art==
===IDW===

* ''[[The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]'' (cover) (June [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106668
* ''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]'' (cover) (August 2010) ISBN 160010701X
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Chaos Part One: Lamentations|#24]], [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|#26]], [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|#28]], [[Chaos Part Four: Genesis|#30]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]''

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2011]]
* [[BotCon 2012]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:BestofMegatron.jpg|''Best of Megatron'' cover.
Image:BestofOptimus.jpg|''Best of Optimus Prime'' cover.
Image:HOD 4C.jpg|''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]'' #4, cover C.
Image:IDW_TF_28_B.jpg|''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Chaos Part Three: Kings|#28]], cover B.
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Livio Ramondelli|Extended Livio Ramondelli gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[http://www.livioramondelli.com/ Portfolio]
*[http://livio27.deviantart.com/ Livio's DeviantArt]
*[http://therealmcast.com/18157/comic-con-2011-interview-with-livio-ramondelli/ Interview with Livio Ramondelli at The RealmCast]

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[[Category: Illustrators|Ramondelli, Livio]]

Richard Epcar

2012-03-04T01:22:18Z

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[[Image:RichardEpcar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Even electronic brain pancake crystal elderly]]
'''Richard Epcar''' (born [[April 29]], [[1955]]) is an American actor-voice actor / director and writer. He's done over 300 characters in games and animation. He also acts on camera in films, television, commercials and does tons of other voice work on trailers, commercial voice overs and narration of audio books-including 'White Eyes' a Doc Savage Novel. He has also supervised the dubbing of American movies into foreign languages and adapted and directed many foreign films-including many Academy Award winning films into English. He probably best known as Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Bobobo-bobobobo, Jigen in Lupin the Third, Ansem / Xenohort in Kingdom Hearts, Raiden and the Joker in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Zangetsu and Koga from Bleach, and Ben Dixon and Lunk from Robotech, to name just a few. He is very proud to be part of the Transformers universe.

Dude is ''busy''.

==Episode scripts==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
{{collist|3|
* [[Spychangers to the Rescue]]
* [[Sideburn's Obsession]]
* [[Mirage's Betrayal]]
* [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]
* [[Wedge's Short Fuse]]
* [[A Test of Metal]]
* [[Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus]]
* [[Koji Gets His Wish]]
* [[Galvatron's Revenge]]
}}

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]

===''War for Cybertron/Cybertron Adventures''===
* [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
* Additional voices

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2002]]

==External links==
* [http://www.richardepcar.com/ Richard Epcar's official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258268/ Richard Epcar at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://therealmcast.com/22000/exclusive-interview-richard-epcar/ Interview with Richard Epcar at the RealmCast]

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[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Activision]]

Richard Epcar

2012-03-04T01:21:50Z

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[[Image:RichardEpcar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Even electronic brain pancake crystal elderly]]
'''Richard Epcar''' (born [[April 29]], [[1955]]) is an American actor-voice actor / director and writer. He's done over 300 characters in games and animation. He also acts on camera in films, television, commercials and does tons of other voice work on trailers, commercial voice overs and narration of audio books-including 'White Eyes' a Doc Savage Novel. He has also supervised the dubbing of American movies into foreign languages and adapted and directed many foreign films-including many Academy Award winning films into English. He probably best known as Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Bobobo-bobobobo, Jigen in Lupin the Third, Ansem / Xenohort in Kingdom Hearts, Raiden and the Joker in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Zangetsu and Koga from Bleach, and Ben Dixon and Lunk from Robotech, to name just a few. He is very proud to be part of the Transformers universe.

Dude is ''busy''.

==Episode scripts==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
{{collist|3|
* [[Spychangers to the Rescue]]
* [[Sideburn's Obsession]]
* [[Mirage's Betrayal]]
* [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]
* [[Wedge's Short Fuse]]
* [[A Test of Metal]]
* [[Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus]]
* [[Koji Gets His Wish]]
* [[Galvatron's Revenge]]
}}

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]

===''War for Cybertron/Cybertron Adventures''===
* [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
* Additional voices

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2002]]

==External links==
* [http://www.richardepcar.com/ Richard Epcar's official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258268/ Richard Epcar at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://therealmcast.com/22000/exclusive-interview-richard-epcar/ Interview with Richard epcar at the RealmCast]

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[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Activision]]

Tarah Paige

2012-03-04T01:20:41Z

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[[Image:tarah-paige.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How about tonight, you pretend I'm [[Alice|your girlfriend]]?]]
'''Tarah Paige''' (born [[July 8]]th, [[1982]]) is an American actor and stuntperson. She acted as the stunt double for [[Isabel Lucas]] as the human-looking [[Pretender]] version of [[Alice]] in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

==External links==
*[http://therealmcast.com/784/interview-with-tarah-paige/ Interview with Tarah Paige at The RealmCast]

*[http://www.tarahpaige.com/ Official website]

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395985/ Tarah Paige on the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paige, Tarah}}
[[Category:On-camera actors]]
[[Category:DreamWorks]]

Michael McConnohie

2012-03-04T01:19:42Z

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{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael mcconnohie full.jpg|right|thumb|Translation...how does this oaf read my mind so easily?]]

'''Michael McConnohie''' (born [[July 23]], [[1951]]) is a voice actor and director. He is currently the president of a dubbing company called [http://www.voxworks.com/ Voxworks]. Some of his many roles include D and Left Hand from ''Vampire Hunter D'', Cross Country from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Ryūken Ishida from ''Bleach'', Captain Harlock from ''Captain Harlock and the Queen from a Thousand Years'', Rolf Emerson from ''Robotech'', Count Cagliostro from ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', Emperor Charles zi Britannia from ''Code Geass'', and Ectar and Lexor from ''[[Visionaries]]''.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===

*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]

===Robots in Disguise===

*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]]

==Voice directing==

*[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon]] ([[BotCon 2002|2002]], [[BotCon 2009|2009]], [[BotCon 2011|2011]])
* [[BotCon 2004]]

==Notes==
*He never liked ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', criticizing its lack of heart and citing it as being "artificial". <ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael_mcconnohie_3.html Cybertron Chronicle's interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>

*McConnohie appeared on an interview as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set.

== External links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566332/ Michael McConnohie at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.michaelmcconnohie.com Official website]
* [http://therealmcast.com/16981/exclusive-interview-voice-actor-michael-mcconnohie/ Interview with Michael McConnohie at The RealmCast]

==References==
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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Voice directors]]

Neil Ross

2012-03-04T01:18:45Z

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[[Image:NeilRoss1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Save my bones for Davy Jones!]]
'''Neil Ross''' (born [[December 31]], [[1944]]) is an American voice actor (though born in the UK). He is best known for several roles, including [[Shipwreck]] and [[Dusty]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Hasbro]] crossover character [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] from ''G.I. Joe'', ''[[The Inhumanoids]]'' and ''[[Jem|Jem & the Holograms]]'', [[Wolverine (superhero)|Inexplicably Australian Wolverine]] from ''Pryde of the X-Men'', Keith from ''Voltron'', Rambo from ''Rambo the Animated Series'' and, fittingly enough, [[Han Solo]] in various ''[[Star Wars]]'' video games.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Fracas]]
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
*[[Monzo]]
*[[Pointblank]]
*[[Prima|Powerful Robot]]
*[[Sixshot]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]
*[[Tornedron]]

===Animated===
*[[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] (Botcon 2011 Script Reading)
*[[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]] (Botcon 2011 Script Reading)

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2011]]

==Notes==

*Despite voicing [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] in every other TV series he appeared in, ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' is the only one in which Ross did ''not'' perform the character.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743719/ Neil Ross at IMDB]
*[http://therealmcast.com/16971/exclusive-interview-voice-actor-neil-ross/ Interview with Neil Ross at The RealmCast]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Michael Bell

2012-03-04T01:17:45Z

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{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael_Bell.jpg|right|161px|thumb|He's jealous that [[Neil Ross|Keith]] always got to form the head.]]
'''Michael Bell''' (born [[July 30]], [[1938]]) is an American voice actor. A very prolific and popular voice actor, some of his most recognized roles include All-star from ''The Snorks'', [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Lance from ''Voltron'', Zan the Wonder Twin from ''Superfriends'', Lex Luthor from Ruby-Spears's ''[[Superman]]'', Drew Pickles from ''Rugrats'', Raziel from the ''Legacy of Kain'' series and Ezekial Rage from ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. He also appeared on a few ''Star Trek'' episodes.

Oh yeah, he's also a member of the Board of Directors for the Screen Actor's Guild.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers'' roles===
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Gort]]
*[[Hi-Q]] ([[Powermaster|Powermasters]] commercial only)
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]
*[[Killer Fish]] ([[Beastformer|Battle Beasts]] toy commercial only)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Primon]]
*[[Rad]] ([[Action Master|Action Masters]] commercial only)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Space-Age Jack]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2001]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2007]]

==Notes==
* Bell has auditioned for several modern ''Transformers'' series, including the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action films]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' (where he auditioned for both [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]), but alas, it was not meant to be. More recently, he has auditioned for the roles of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and General (later Agent) [[William Fowler|Fowler]] in ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but lost the roles to [[Jeffrey Combs]] and [[Ernie Hudson]], respectively.

* Very enthusiastic about the ''Transformers'' brand and the fandom, Bell even voiced [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in a pitch to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] for an "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]" motion comic. IDW, however, did not accept the pitch and the project was canned.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068407/ Michael Bell at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://therealmcast.com/1567/the-realmcast-interview-michael-bell/ Interview with Michael Bell at The RealmCast]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

Dan Gilvezan

2012-03-04T01:15:00Z

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{{disambig3|Dan}}

[[Image:DanGilvezan1.jpg|right|166px|thumb|Dan Gilvezan and his Amazing Friends! (Amazing Friends not pictured)]]
'''Dan Gilvezan''' (born [[October 26]], [[1950]]) is an American voice actor and screen actor. He is also known for providing the voices of [[Slip-Stream]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Cooler on ''Pound Puppies'', Bug-Man on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987), [[Spider-Man]] on ''Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends'' and Spider-Man 2099 on ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''.

===Generation 1===
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee/Goldbug]]
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
* [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]
* [[Scamper]]
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] ("[[Triple Takeover]]" only)
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]

==Convention appearances==
*[[OTFCC 2004]]

==Notes==
* Gilvezan also appeared at the (unofficial) [[BotCon 2004]] convention.
* Gilvezan even published a book called ''Bumblebee and Me'', about his days recording ''The Transformers'' and the fandom. In it, he revealed that the original spelling of his surname was "Giulvezan", but he had to drop the "u" due to others having difficulty pronouncing it.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319737/ Dan Gilvezan at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://geewunner.com/72/vintage-interview-dan-gilvezan/ 2004 interview with Dan Gilvezan at Geewunner]
*[http://geewunner.com/289/exclusive-interview-dan-gilvezan/ 2012 interview with Dan Gilvezan at Geewunner]

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[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

David Wise

2012-03-04T01:11:39Z

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{{disambig3|David}}

[[Image:DavidWiseRhinoDVD01.jpg|thumb|300px|He even recycled that chin from George Lucas.]]

'''David Wise''' is an American televison animation writer. He is perhaps best known as the head writer for the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series, where he wrote or co-wrote over seventy episodes (and story-edited many more). He was also the single most prolific writer for the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, penning fifteen episodes.

==Episodes written==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
{{collist|3|
*"[[Attack of the Autobots]]"
*"[[Day of the Machines]]"
*"[[Microbots]]"
*"[[Make Tracks]]"
*"[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"
*"[[Kremzeek!]]"
*"[[Auto-Bop]]"
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"
*"[[War Dawn]]"
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]"
|}}

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2004]] (unofficial)
*[[BotCon 2009]]

==Notes==
*Wise is a large fan of the ''[[Doctor (G1)|Doctor Who]]'' series, claiming to have inserted the line "reverse the polarity" whenever he could in his writing; in ''Transformers'', that happened in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]". Meanwhile, in "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]", one of the [[Nebulan]] [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] rallies that they must "[[Dalek|exterminate! exterminate!]]" the newly created [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

*Wise was interviewed as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 3 Part 2 and Season 4 DVD set.

===Recycle-o-matic===
David, rather unapologetically, recycled concepts and ideas from old work for use in the new. This is rather understandable considering how prolific a writer he was, and just how much he was called on to write. However what it means is that many Transformers set pieces, concepts and even plots wound up appearing in later series, especially ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and many other ideas seem to have actually started life as plots for earlier series, like ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.''

Which ''Transformers'' stories were recycled? Wellll...

*"[[Attack of the Autobots]]" — ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X".
*"[[Day of the Machines]]" — Recycled from ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode "Day of the Machines".
*"[[Microbots]]" — Recycled for a short segment of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Shredder and Splintered".
*"[[Kremzeek!]]" — Sections recycled from the ''He-Man'' episode "Day of the Machines", "Kremzeek" was later recycled almost completely for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "The Big ZIPP attack", and ''The Mighty Ducks'' episode "Zap Attack".
*"[[Auto-Bop]]" — ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]" — Recycled wholesale for ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Poor Little Rich Turtle".
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]" — The weather machine was recycled for the climax of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X."

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936335/ David Wise on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://princeospace.blogspot.com/ A Spy in the House of Tomorrow - David Wise's blog]
*[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Interview with David Wise on the Moonbase 2 podcast]
*[http://geewunner.com/87/vintage-interview-david-wise/ Interview with David Wise at Geewunner]

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[[Category: Convention guests]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Dan Gilvezan

2012-03-04T01:10:40Z

Flashback: added interview links

{{disambig3|Dan}}

[[Image:DanGilvezan1.jpg|right|166px|thumb|Dan Gilvezan and his Amazing Friends! (Amazing Friends not pictured)]]
'''Dan Gilvezan''' (born [[October 26]], [[1950]]) is an American voice actor and screen actor. He is also known for providing the voices of [[Slip-Stream]] on ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Cooler on ''Pound Puppies'', Bug-Man on ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987), [[Spider-Man]] on ''Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends'' and Spider-Man 2099 on ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''.

===Generation 1===
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee/Goldbug]]
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
* [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]
* [[Scamper]]
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] ("[[Triple Takeover]]" only)
* [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]

==Convention appearances==
*[[OTFCC 2004]]

==Notes==
* Gilvezan also appeared at the (unofficial) [[BotCon 2004]] convention.
* Gilvezan even published a book called ''Bumblebee and Me'', about his days recording ''The Transformers'' and the fandom. In it, he revealed that the original spelling of his surname was "Giulvezan", but he had to drop the "u" due to others having difficulty pronouncing it.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319737/ Dan Gilvezan at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://geewunner.com/82/dan-gilvezan-bumblebee-and-me-reading-and-signing/ 2004 interview with Dan Gilvezan at Geewunner]
*[http://geewunner.com/289/exclusive-interview-dan-gilvezan/ 2012 interview with Dan Gilvezan at Geewunner]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilvezan, Dan}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

Richard Epcar

2011-10-29T01:37:02Z

Flashback: added Robotech credis

[[Image:RichardEpcar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Even electronic brain pancake crystal elderly]]
'''Richard Epcar''' (born [[April 29]], [[1955]]) is an American actor-voice actor / director and writer. He's done over 300 characters in games and animation. He also acts on camera in films, television, commercials and does tons of other voice work on trailers, commercial voice overs and narration of audio books-including 'White Eyes' a Doc Savage Novel. He has also supervised the dubbing of American movies into foreign languages and adapted and directed many foreign films-including many Academy Award winning films into English. He probably best known as Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Bobobo-bobobobo, Jigen in Lupin the Third, Ansem / Xenohort in Kingdom Hearts, Raiden and the Joker in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Zangetsu and Koga from Bleach, and Ben Dixon and Lunk from Robotech, to name just a few. He is very proud to be part of the Transformers universe.

Dude is ''busy''.

==Episode scripts==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
{{collist|3|
* [[Spychangers to the Rescue]]
* [[Sideburn's Obsession]]
* [[Mirage's Betrayal]]
* [[The Ultimate Robot Warrior]]
* [[Wedge's Short Fuse]]
* [[A Test of Metal]]
* [[Fortress Maximus (episode)|Fortress Maximus]]
* [[Koji Gets His Wish]]
* [[Galvatron's Revenge]]
}}

==Voice roles==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
* [[Armorhide (RID)|Armorhide]]

===''War for Cybertron/Cybertron Adventures''===
* [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
* Additional voices

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2002]]

==External links==
* [http://www.richardepcar.com/ Richard Epcar's official website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258268/ Richard Epcar at the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Epcar, Richard}}
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Tarah Paige

2011-08-03T23:42:38Z

Flashback:

[[Image:tarah-paige.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How about tonight, you pretend I'm [[Alice|your girlfriend]]?]]
'''Tarah Paige''' (born [[July 8]]th, [[1982]]) is an American actor and stuntperson. She acted as the stunt double for [[Isabel Lucas]] as the human-looking [[Pretender]] version of [[Alice]] in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

==External links==
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/784/interview-with-tarah-paige/ Interview with Tarah Paige at The RealmCast]

*[http://www.tarahpaige.com/ Official website]

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395985/ Tarah Paige on the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paige, Tarah}}
[[Category:On-camera actors]]
[[Category:DreamWorks]]

Colin Banes

2011-08-03T23:41:15Z

Flashback:

{{disambig3|Colin}}
:''Colin Banes is a man-child of a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live action]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:ROTF Cal.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
'''Colin Banes''' is the father of [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. He knows everything there is about cars, and he once claimed he didn't want to go to heaven if there weren't any to fix.

You just need to make sure that he has permission to be working on said car.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===

Colin was a long time car thief, and as he couldn't always find a baby sitter, he would occasionally take Mikaela along on his heists, teaching her the tricks of the trade. They were caught by the police during one such theft, and when Mikaela wouldn't turn over her father, the police charged her out of spite. Jerks. Mikaela would leave out her father's record and her own, and generally not try to let slip her knowledge of cars, instead saying that her father was a real grease monkey. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:''Actor'': [[Michael Papajohn]] (English)

By the time Mikaela's [[Sam Witwicky|boyfriend]] was heading to college, Cal had been released (on account of Mikaela and Sam staying quiet about [[Autobot|certain]] [[Decepticon|things]]) and had gotten a job at [[Mike's Custom Cycles]] with Mikaela. Mikaela cited one of the reasons for not going East with Sam was to make sure her man-child father had some stability in his life, and prevent him from slipping back into his old habits, though she did say it loud enough for Cal to hear it. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====

When the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]], Sam Witwicky discovered a piece of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] and gave it to Mikaela for safekeeping. She hid it in her father's workshop in Tranquility, but unfortunately, the Decepticons came looking for it so they could use it to revive [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Mikaela stayed holed up inside the workshop while [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fought his way through the Decepticons to rescue her. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Notes==
*Mikaela's father is named "Colin Banes" in [[Top Trumps: Transformers]] but is credited as "Cal" in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]".

==External links==
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/?s=exclusive+interview+transformers+2 Interview with Michael Papajohn at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banes, Colin}}
[[Category:Movie humans]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen humans]]
[[Category:Thieves]]

Mark Ryan

2011-08-03T23:39:41Z

Flashback:

{{disambig3|Mark}}
[[Image:Mark ryan.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wonder if he'll sing the "[[Wikipedia:Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Camelot Song]]" in [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]'s voice...]]
'''Mark Ryan''' (born [[June 7]], [[1956]]) a multi-talented British actor, singer, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for originating "Nasir" in the cult British TV series: ''Robin Of Sherwood''. Ryan also toured the US with original ''Monty Python'' member [[Eric Idle]], performing at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

He began working on ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' during filming as the on-set voice of several different robots. This work continued throughout filming and into editing, prior to the actual casting of voice-over talent. He was then cast as the voice of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] during post-production. He would reprise both these roles during production of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

==Voice roles==
===''Transformers'' (2007) movie===
* Bumblebee

===''Transformers The Game''===
* [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
* [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]]

===''Transformers: Beginnings''===
* Bumblebee

===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
* Bumblebee (his lines were cut from the final movie, but one scene where his voice could be heard was in a promotional video created for ShoWest 2009)
* [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]

===''Revenge of the Fallen'': The Game===
* Bumblebee

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2009]]

==External links==
*[http://www.markryan.info/ Official website of Mark Ryan]
*[http://mark-ryan.blogspot.com/ ''Angel In The Dark'', official blog of Mark Ryan]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752699/ Mark Ryan on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2411 IF Magazine interview, Part 1]
*[http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2418 IF Magazine interview, Part 2]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/5025/the-realmcast-interview-mark-ryan/ Interview with Mark Ryan at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Mark}}
[[Category:Activision]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:DreamWorks]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Gregg Berger

2011-08-03T23:37:55Z

Flashback:

{{disambig3|Greg}}
{{disambig3|Berger}}

[[Image:GreggBerger.png|right|180px|thumb|I'm seriously waiting for him to split down the middle and a tiny Grimlock to pop out.]]
'''Gregg Berger''' (born [[December 10]], [[1950]]), sometimes credited as '''Greg Berger''', is a prolific American voice actor. Some of his animation roles include Odie from ''Garfield and Friends'', ''The Garfield Show'' and the various Garfield CG-animated films, Mysterio from ''[[Spider-Man|Spider-Man the Animated Series]]'', Agent Kay from ''Men in Black the Series'' and Cornfed from ''Duckman''. Outside of cartoons, he is known among video game enthusiasts for his work on high-profile video games such as ''Final Fantasy X'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', and ''Metal Gear Solid 3''. He also substitutes for [[Peter Cullen]] as the voice of Eeyore within the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.

==Roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Golden One]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
*[[Head Guard]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]
*[[TORQ III]]

==Written works==

*''[[Treason]]'' (foreword)

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon]] ([[BotCon 2001|2001]], [[BotCon 2009|2009]], [[BotCon 2011|2011]])

==Notes==
[[Image:Bergergrim.gif|right|120px|thumb|Me voice actor?]]
* The head of Grimlock's [[Pretender]] shell bears a passing resemblance to Mr. Berger. Though it also looks like [[wikipedia:Ed_Asner|Ed Asner]], so, ''um''.

* Gregg Berger is known for participating in fan events, such as a fan script reading at TFCon 2008 in Toronto, where he reprised his roles of Skyfire, Grimlock and Outback.

* Gregg Berger stated he prefers characters that think before they act, yet he truly loves [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]].

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074185/ Gregg Berger at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/7720/comic-con-2010-interview-with-gregg-berger/ Interview with Gregg Berger at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Gregg}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

Michael McConnohie

2011-08-03T23:35:27Z

Flashback:

{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael mcconnohie full.jpg|right|thumb|Translation...how does this oaf read my mind so easily?]]

'''Michael McConnohie''' (born [[July 23]], [[1951]]) is a voice actor and director. He is currently the president of a dubbing company called [http://www.voxworks.com/ Voxworks]. Some of his many roles include D and Left Hand from ''Vampire Hunter D'', Cross Country from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Ryūken Ishida from ''Bleach'', Captain Harlock from ''Captain Harlock and the Queen from a Thousand Years'', Rolf Emerson from ''Robotech'', Count Cagliostro from ''The Castle of Cagliostro'', Emperor Charles zi Britannia from ''Code Geass'', and Ectar and Lexor from ''[[Visionaries]]''.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===

*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]

===Robots in Disguise===

*[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]]
*[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]]

==Voice directing==

*[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon]] ([[BotCon 2002|2002]], [[BotCon 2009|2009]], [[BotCon 2011|2011]])
* [[BotCon 2004]]

==Notes==
*He never liked ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', criticizing its lack of heart and citing it as being "artificial". <ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael_mcconnohie_3.html Cybertron Chronicle's interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>

*McConnohie appeared on an interview as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set.

== External links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566332/ Michael McConnohie at the Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.michaelmcconnohie.com Official website]
* [http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/16981/exclusive-interview-voice-actor-michael-mcconnohie/ Interview with Michael McConnohie at The RealmCast]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcconnohie, Michael}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Voice directors]]

Neil Ross

2011-08-03T23:33:49Z

Flashback:

[[Image:NeilRoss1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Save my bones for Davy Jones!]]
'''Neil Ross''' (born [[December 31]], [[1944]]) is an American voice actor (though born in the UK). He is best known for several roles, including [[Shipwreck]] and [[Dusty]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Hasbro]] crossover character [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] from ''G.I. Joe'', ''[[The Inhumanoids]]'' and ''Jem & the Holograms'', [[Wolverine (superhero)|Inexplicably Australian Wolverine]] from ''Pryde of the X-Men'', Keith from ''Voltron'', Rambo from ''Rambo the Animated Series'' and, fittingly enough, [[Han Solo]] in various ''[[Star Wars]]'' video games.

==Voice roles==
===Generation 1===
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]
*[[Fracas]]
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
*[[Monzo]]
*[[Pointblank]]
*[[Prima|Powerful Robot]]
*[[Sixshot]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]
*[[Tornedron]]

===Animated===
*[[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2011]]

==Notes==

*Despite voicing [[Hector Ramirez (G1)|Hector Ramirez]] in every other TV series he appeared in, ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' is the only one in which Ross did ''not'' perform the character.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743719/ Neil Ross at IMDB]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/16971/exclusive-interview-voice-actor-neil-ross/ Interview with Neil Ross at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ross, Neil}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Michael Bell

2011-08-03T23:31:41Z

Flashback:

{{disambig3|Michael}}
[[Image:Michael_Bell.jpg|right|161px|thumb|He's jealous that Keith always got to form the head.]]
'''Michael Bell''' (born [[July 30]], [[1938]]) is an American voice actor. A very prolific and popular voice actor, some of his most recognized roles include All-star from ''The Snorks'', [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'', Lance from ''Voltron'', Zan the Wonder Twin from ''Superfriends'', Lex Luthor from Ruby-Spears's ''[[Superman]]'', Drew Pickles from ''Rugrats'', Raziel from the ''Legacy of Kain'' series and Ezekial Rage from ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. He also appeared on a few ''Star Trek'' episodes.

Oh yeah, he's also a member of the Board of Directors for the Screen Actor's Guild.

==Roles==
===''The Transformers'' roles===
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
*[[Brainstorm]]
*[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist]]
*[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
*[[Gort]]
*[[Hi-Q]] ([[Powermaster|Powermasters]] commercial only)
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]
*[[Killer Fish]] ([[Beastformer|Battle Beasts]] toy commercial only)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Primon]]
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]] ([[Action Master|Action Masters]] commercial only)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2001]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2007]]

==Notes==
* Bell has auditioned for several modern ''Transformers'' series, including the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action films]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' (where he auditioned for both [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]), but alas, it was not meant to be. More recently, he has auditioned for the roles of [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] and General (later Agent) [[William Fowler|Fowler]] in ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'', but lost the roles to [[Jeffrey Combs]] and [[Ernie Hudson]], respectively.

* Very enthusiastic about the ''Transformers'' brand and the fandom, Bell even voiced [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] in a pitch to [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] for an "[[All Hail Megatron]]" motion comic. IDW, however, did not accept the pitch and the project was canned.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068407/ Michael Bell at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/1567/the-realmcast-interview-michael-bell/ Interview with Michael Bell at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Michael}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]

Livio Ramondelli

2011-08-03T23:30:08Z

Flashback:

[[Image:Livio Ramondelli.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Who isn't happy to see the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Boss-Bot]] with a big gun?]]

'''Livio Ramondelli''' is an American comic-book artist who graduated with a Masters degree from the Academy of Art University in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], as well a Bachelor's degree from [[Pennsylvania]] State University. He will begin regular work on Transformers comics with the upcoming ''Chaos'' storyline.

==Comic book art==
===IDW===

* ''[[Best of Optimus Prime|The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime]]'' (cover) (June [[2010]]) ISBN 1600106668
* ''[[Best of Megatron|The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]'' (cover) (August 2010) ISBN 160010701X
* ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Chaos Part 1|#24]], [[Chaos Part 2|#26]], [[Chaos Part 3|#28]], [[Chaos Part 4|#30]], [[Chaos Epilogue|#31]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]''

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2011]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:BestofMegatron.jpg|''[[Best of Megatron]]'' cover.
Image:BestofOptimus.jpg|''[[Best of Optimus Prime]]'' cover.
Image:HOD 4C.jpg|''[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]]'' #4, cover C.
Image:IDW_TF_28_B.jpg|''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Chaos Part 3|#28]], cover B.
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Livio Ramondelli|Extended Livio Ramondelli gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[http://www.livioramondelli.com/ Portfolio]
*[http://livio27.deviantart.com/ Livio's DeviantArt]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/18157/comic-con-2011-interview-with-livio-ramondelli/ Interview with Livio Ramondelli at The RealmCast]

{{stub}}

[[Category: Illustrators|Ramondelli, Livio]]

Livio Ramondelli

2011-06-09T02:07:47Z

Flashback: added BotCon appearance and Choas mention.

David Wise

2011-05-02T09:30:36Z

Flashback: added link to Wise interview at TheRealmCast.com

{{disambig3|David}}

[[Image:DavidWiseRhinoDVD01.jpg|thumb|300px|He even recycled that chin from George Lucas.]]

'''David Wise''' is an American televison animation writer. He is perhaps best known as the head writer for the 1987 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series, where he wrote or co-wrote over seventy episodes (and story-edited many more). He was also the single most prolific writer for the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, penning fifteen episodes.

==Episodes written==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
{{collist|3|
*"[[Attack of the Autobots]]"
*"[[Day of the Machines]]"
*"[[Microbots]]"
*"[[Make Tracks]]"
*"[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]]"
*"[[Kremzeek!]]"
*"[[Auto-Bop]]"
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"
*"[[War Dawn]]"
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]"
*"[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]"
|}}

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2004]] (unofficial)
*[[BotCon 2009]]

==Notes==
*Wise is a large fan of the ''[[Doctor (G1)|Doctor Who]]'' series, claiming to have inserted the line "reverse the polarity" whenever he could in his writing; in ''Transformers'', that happened in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]". Meanwhile, in "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]", one of the [[Nebulan]] [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] rallies that they must "[[Dalek|exterminate! exterminate!]]" the newly created [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

*Wise was interviewed as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 3 Part 2 and Season 4 DVD set.

===Recycle-o-matic===
David, rather unapologetically, recycled concepts and ideas from old work for use in the new. This is rather understandable considering how prolific a writer he was, and just how much he was called on to write. However what it means is that many Transformers set pieces, concepts and even plots wound up appearing in later series, especially ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and many other ideas seem to have actually started life as plots for earlier series, like ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.''

Which ''Transformers'' stories were recycled? Wellll...

*"[[Attack of the Autobots]]" — ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X".
*"[[Day of the Machines]]" — Recycled from ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' episode "Day of the Machines".
*"[[Microbots]]" — Recycled for a short segment of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Shredder and Splintered".
*"[[Kremzeek!]]" — Sections recycled from the ''He-Man'' episode "Day of the Machines", "Kremzeek" was later recycled almost completely for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "The Big ZIPP attack", and ''The Mighty Ducks'' episode "Zap Attack".
*"[[Auto-Bop]]" — ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X".
*"[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]" — Recycled wholesale for ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Poor Little Rich Turtle".
*"[[Trans-Europe Express]]" — Recycled the climax for ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension-X."

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936335/ David Wise on the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://princeospace.blogspot.com/ A Spy in the House of Tomorrow - David Wise's blog]
*[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Interview with David Wise on the Moonbase 2 podcast]
*[http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/5708/vintage-interview-david-wise/ Interview with David Wise at The RealmCast]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, David}}
[[Category: Convention guests]]
[[Category:Writers]]

Trans-Europe Express

2010-06-06T23:45:09Z

Flashback: /* Real-world references */

{{episode
|image=TransEuropeExpress riding Wildrider.jpg
|caption=Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Stunticon
|series=G1toon
|ep=60
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=47
|prev2=Aerial Assault
|next2=Cosmic Rust (episode)
|title="Trans-Europe Express"
|written by=[[David Wise]]
|production code=700-59
|airdate=[[December 23]], 1985
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''In a plot to obtain a Cybertronian weather-controlling device, the Decepticons stage a fake race across Europe.'''

:''Japanese title:'' ヨーロッパ横断特急 (''Yōroppa Ōdan Tokkyū'', "Trans-Europe Express")

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Trans-Europe Express race begins.JPG|left|200px|thumb|This has got to be the widest track ever.]]

[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is looking for the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], and goes on a rampage through [[Istanbul]] to find the one person who knows where it is. After interrogating the sage [[Abdul Ben Faisal]], whom Megatron finds in Istanbul, and kidnapping archeologist [[Professor Teranova|Professor Terranova]], Megatron finally zeros in on the location in the Galata Valley and has the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] digging to retrieve it.

Meanwhile, the [[Europa 2000]] is underway, and among the drivers in the race are the [[Autobot]]s: [[Bluestreak]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]. They are hoping to win the million dollar grand prize to give to charity. Also in the competition is [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]], America's top driver, whose car is a custom design from [[Symultech Industries]]. The engine is made of a new energy-resistant alloy, and the Autobots have been instructed to keep an eye on Auggie, as his car may be a target for the [[Decepticon]]s. This is easier said than done, as Auggie's personality and driving style are both a bit uncouth, and it's not long before he's rubbing everyone the wrong way. At one point, Bumblebee literally has to yank him out of his car to criticize his behavior.

[[Image:Trans-Europe Express Bumblebee road rage.JPG|right|200px|thumb|They say he is roughed up by giant robots three times before breakfast.]]

Aware of their proximity to the finish line, Megatron sends the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to take out the Autobots and steal Auggie's car. [[Motormaster]] and his group successfully put everyone but Bluestreak, Bumblebee, and Tracks out of commission and make off with the vehicle. While trying to evade the Stunticons, Bluestreak stumbles across Professor Terranova, who snuck away from the Decepticon camp and now explains to him what Megatron is up to. The Pearl of Bahoudin is a powerful jewel that can cause "worldwide disaster". The three remaining Autobots regroup along with Auggie, who insists on going with them to get his car back. They speed through the finish line, winning the race, and keep going to the Decepticon camp.

[[Image:TransEuropeExpress Bumblebee snatching pearl.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Bumblebee! Hump that arm!"]]

Tracks, Bumblebee, and Bluestreak locate the Decepticons as Megatron finds the Pearl of Bahoudin. Megatron reveals to the Autobots that the content of the Pearl is, in fact, the power core of a weather satellite from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that crashed on Earth millions of years ago. Unearthed and exposed to the atmosphere in the 14th century, its power caused terrible storms that threatened to destroy the land until a Persian seer encased it in a golden, bejeweled shell. Using the parts from Auggie's car, Megatron plans to build a device that will utilize the jewel's power to control the elements and rain destruction down on anyone who stands in his way.

[[Image:BumblebeePearl.JPG|right|200px|thumb|By the power of Greyskull!]]

The Autobots are attacked, though Bumblebee snatches the Pearl from Megatron. Seeing that they are outnumbered and outgunned, Bumblebee opens the Pearl, releasing its power and causing a massive twister that scatters everyone. The Pearl core itself is sucked up and lost in the storm. Megatron orders a retreat, saying that they can watch from the safety of their home base while the Earth is destroyed from the core's power. They leave behind [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], who proves to be more than a match for the three smaller Autobots. Auggie jumps in his car and takes off, seemingly to run away, but really to drive his car off a nearby cliff and into Menasor's head, delivering a crippling blow and knocking out the giant. Bumblebee has himself sucked up into the twister so that he can catch up with the Pearl. He finally scores a successful shot and destroys the jewel.

After things calm down, the Autobots conclude that Megatron must have set up the race from the beginning to snag Auggie's car, meaning that there's no prize money for anyone. Auggie remarks that he should take the gold casing of the jewel as payment for his destroyed car, but instead gives it to the Autobots to sell for charity.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (8)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (9)
* [[Bluestreak]] (10)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (11)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (12)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (16)

|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (1)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (6)
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (18)
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (19)
* [[Motormaster]] (20)
* [[Drag Strip]] (21)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (22)
* [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (23)
* [[Wildrider]] (24)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (26)

|c3=
* Turk No.1 (3)
* Turk No.2 (4)
* [[Abdul Ben Faisal]] (5)
* Announcer (7)
* [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] (13)
* Race official (14)
* [[Professor Teranova|Professor Terranova]] (17)
* Race commentator (25)
}}
==Quotes==
''[Megatron and Soundwave smash their way into the sage's home]'' 
'''Abdul Ben Faisal''': So, you've come at last. 
'''Megatron''': You have five seconds to tell me the location of— 
'''Abdul Ben Faisal''': The Pearl of Bahoudin? I know. 
'''Megatron''': If you know so much, then you know it would be unwise to refuse me. 
'''Abdul Ben Faisal''': You have caused enough damage in Istanbul for one day. The legends say the Pearl is buried in the [[Galata Valley]], near the [[Alibey River]]. 
'''Megatron''': You have been wise to oblige me. 
'''Abdul Ben Faisal''': Perhaps. But...once you have dug up the Pearl, you may not find it so easy to put back...
:—Warning [[Masquerade|duly noted, Abdul. And IGNORED.]]

"There's only one charity I care about: ME! I want that million bucks!"
:—'''Auggie Cahnay''', born to win

''[Bumblebee yanks Auggie right out of his fancy car and holds him aloft.]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Listen, you! Didn't anybody ever tell you about fair play? 
'''Auggie Cahnay''': "I'm gonna win that million bucks! 
'''Bluestreak''': Keep driving like that, and you won't live long enough to win it. Not that that would be any great tragedy, but some decent people might get hurt! 
''[Bumblebee drops Auggie onto the ground.]'' 
'''Auggie Cahnay''': I got a race to win! 
''[Auggie jumps into his car and drives off.]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': What a creep.
:—Bumblebee and Bluestreak totally road-rage the asshole Auggie Cahnay.

"So help me, if one more of those metal maniacs gets in my way..." ''[Motormaster blocks Auggie's way, and Dead End pulls the human out of his car.]'' "That does it, and I'm not takin' it anymore!" 
"That's right, 'cause ''we're'' taking your car."
:—'''Auggie Cahnay''' is car-jacked by '''Dead End'''.

==Notes==
* This episode has the final appearances of Bluestreak, Smokescreen and Sunstreaker with spoken dialogue. From here on, all of their appearances are as silent cameos.

===Animation or technical glitches===
* Near the beginning of the episode, when Tracks reacts to Auggie Cahnay's objection, he is coloured vaguely like Menasor.
* When Wheeljack scans Auggie's car, the engine is located in the back. However, when the Decepticons try to remove the engine, all the work is being done in the car's front.
* As Bumblebee catches up to Wheeljack and the camera angle changes to an overhead shot, the crookedly drawn background of the road continually edges close to Wheeljack, then pulls back as the animation loops, creating the impression that the image is jerking back and forth.
* After running Bumblebee off the road, Auggie can be seen driving through a pack of cars that has the sheer cliff face on the right side of the screen, despite having just driven on a road that had the cliff edge on the left side. Additionally, Wildrider is visible in the pack of human-driven cars.
* The reversed cel and background problems continue as Auggie pulls away from the rest of the drivers, but are fixed as Bumblebee and Bluestreak catch up to Auggie.

[[Image:Europa 2000.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Not to Scale.]]

* The map of Europe is, erm, very inaccurate.
* Reversed cel problems continue during Wheeljack and Motormaster's chase scene. When Wheeljack initially appears on the location, the Black Sea is on the left side of the screen as he drives up the road, but as the chase progresses, the sea is now on the right side of the screen, as if they had turned around during the chase or were driving on the opposite coastline.
* After Drag Strip pushes Auggie's car into Motormaster's trailer, as the trailer door closes, Drag Strip's Decepticon sigil turns into a purple blob.
* When Scavenger picks up the Pearl's energy readings, Megatron's Decepticon sigil is coloured red.
* When Bluestreak picks up Auggie from the side of the road, Professor Terranova is not present inside the Autobot. Yet when the Autobots arrive at the site of the Pearl's excavation, Terranova can be seen exiting Bluestreak along with Auggie.
* As Bluestreak jumps to avoid Breakdown, his chest is almost entirely black. Breakdown's Decepticon sigil is coloured red.
* When Breakdown hits the cliff after missing Bluestreak, despite an explosion being animated, no sound is heard.
* Tracks' onscreen display of the Stunticons labels them "Deadend", "Break Down", "Drag Strip", and "Wird Rider". Points for trying.
* Megatron's mouth doesn't move when Bumblebee grabs the Pearl right out of his hand. Of course, he doesn't try to stop Bumblebee from grabbing the Pearl, either.
* As Megatron and the other Decepticons chase after Bumblebee, Megatron's feet are coloured grey like the front of his legs.
* When Menasor initially combines and faces the Autobots, Prowl's animation model is used for Bluestreak. This continues to occur randomly throughout the battle against Menasor.
* After Menasor smashes the ground to stop Bumblebee from escaping with the Pearl, a large crack forms in the earth, yet it vanishes when Bumblebee reacts to the Pearl rolling away.
* When the Autobots react to Auggie's apparent escape, Bluestreak is animated while Tracks's voice is heard.
* When Auggie jumps from his car, he is not wearing his helmet, but it reappears after Menasor is defeated.

===Continuity errors===
* Auggie Cahnay is reputed to be the best driver in the US, and the implication is he's also one of the best drivers in the race, yet twice in the episode, he is seen having to barge his way through the pack from behind.
* Smokescreen and Tracks are able to recognise the Stunticons instantly for who they are, yet earlier, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker could not tell until Dead End transformed and fired on them.
* Despite Megatron claiming the Pearl of Bahoudin is the core of a Cybertronian weather-controlling machine, the flashback footage during his exposition shows a Decepticon starship similar to his own flagship, the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
* Somehow, Megatron knows much of the human history and legend surrounding the Pearl, yet still needs to speak to Abdul Ben Faisal to know where it is hidden.
* When Bumblebee falls over from Menasor's earthquake-like attack while carrying the Pearl, he can be seen tossing Professor Terranova, who lands ahead of the large crack in the earth. However, Terranova is not seen again for the rest of the episode.
* The tornado that the Pearl and Bumblebee are sucked into is blowing over the Galata Valley while it is active, but when Bumblebee destroys the Pearl, it is suddenly over a huge forest, where he is eventually found in a tree.

===Real-world references===
* According to writer [[David Wise]],<ref>http://therealmtoys.com/wordpressorg/5708/vintage-interview-david-wise/</ref> the title of this episode was directly taken from a [[wikipedia:Kraftwerk|Kraftwerk]] album of the same name.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Trans-Europe Express Bumblebee road rage.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Lesson of the day: Never call Bumblebee short.]]
* Bumblebee totally loses his cool and assaults Auggie Cahnay when the latter cuts him off during an early part of the race. Road rage!
* Auggie Cahnay's car has automatic transmission, which is unusual in a race car.
* Symultech Industries, the company that custom-built Auggie's car, would later be mentioned in [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s ''[[Binaltech]]'' story. According to Dead End's system description, Symultech was responsible for building the body that was originally intended for Sunstreaker, but ended up getting hijacked by the Decepticons to create ''Binaltech'' Dead End.
* Auggie Cahnay is mentioned in the American dub of the ''[[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Skid Z's Choice]]". There, he is stated as having been deceased, and [[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]] is seemingly possessed by his spirit. Likewise, that episode features a race called the [[Europa 400]], supposedly named after the [[Europa 2000]] from this episode.
* This episode is one of three prior to the 1986 movie in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] does not appear.
*David Wise, infamous for recycling ideas from old stories for his later work (but in an awesome way), reused the weather-control device climax of this episode for his ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' story, "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension-X".

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;Laserdisc
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1995 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Megatron Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''The Transformers'' — Decepticon Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 2 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2003 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2: Vol. 7 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 2 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part Two (Metrodome) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/trans-europe_express.html Episode dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]