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* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]]) | * [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]]) | ||
* [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] | * [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]] ([[Sumalee Montano]]) | ||
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] | * [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) | ||
* [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]]) | * [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]]) | ||
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] | * [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Dwayne Johnson]]) | ||
* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] | * [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] | ||
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*[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]]) | *[[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]]) | ||
*[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] ([[Adam Baldwin]]) | *[[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] ([[Adam Baldwin]]) | ||
*[[Knockout (Prime)|Knockout]] ([[Daran Norris]]) | *[[Knockout (Prime)|Knockout]] ([[Daran Norris]]) | ||
*[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]]) | *[[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]]) | ||
*[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] | *[[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] | ||
*[[Eradicon]]s | *[[Eradicon]]s | ||
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* [[Jack Darby]] | * [[Jack Darby]] ([[Josh Keaton]]) | ||
* [[Miko Nakadai]] | * [[Miko Nakadai]] ([[Tania Gunadi]]) | ||
* [[Rafael Esquivel]] | * [[Rafael Esquivel]] ([[Andy Pessoa]]) | ||
* [[June Darby]] | * [[June Darby]] ([[Markie Post]]) | ||
* [[Fowler]] ([[Ernie Hudson]]) | * [[Fowler]] ([[Ernie Hudson]]) | ||
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[[James Remar]] and [[Gina Torres]] | [[James Remar]] and [[Gina Torres]] are also voicing parts. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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Transformers: Prime is an upcoming computer-animated television series that is scheduled to air on The Hub on November 29, 2010, with a preview airing of the first two episodes on November 26.[1] There are 26 episodes scheduled for the first season [2] and another three have been outlined by the screenwriters.[3]
It will be "rightfully huge."[4]
Story
Team Prime live on Earth as a pre-emptive measure against the return of the Decepticons, forming an alliance with three teens as Megatron returns having discovered a rare element that grants him rule of life itself. The show delves into what it is to be a Prime, and though in continuity with Exodus and War for Cybertron, its Earth-bound backstory is reminiscent of the live-action film series.[5]
Cast
| Autobots | Decepticons | Humans |
|---|---|---|
James Remar and Gina Torres are also voicing parts.
Episodes
- Darkness Rising, Part 1
- Darkness Rising, Part 2
- Darkness Rising, Part 3
- Darkness Rising, Part 4
- Darkness Rising, Part 5
Production
The show runners are Jeff Kline, Duane Capizzi, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Orci and Kurtzman's employees Steven Puri and Mandy Safavi are also listed as producers.[6] Additional production staff include principal character designer Jose Lopez and supervising director Dave Hartman.[7] Orci and Kurtzman explained the show offered them a better chance to delve into the Transformers' mythology than the live-action film series did.[5] The producers created a 350-page show bible, incorporating aspects of various continuities for writers to utilize.[8] Susan Blu was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director following a death in her family.[9]
According to Ken Christiansen, the show's design aesthetic was formed by Hasbro Studios hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.[10] Digitalscape provided the CG production.[11] Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".[12] The show's CG models will be subject to battle damage during episodes.[8]
Other staff members include:
- Nicole Dubuc, Marsha Griffin, Joseph Kuhr and Steven Melching - writers.[6]
- Vince Toyama and Jevon Bue - background designers.
- Christophe Vacher - color designer.
- Augusto Barranco - concept artist.
- Brian Tyler - composer.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Transformers PRIME Black Friday Premiere
- ↑ Jeffreycombs.com
- ↑ My experience at Botcon 2010 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL. blog post by Melvin L. Clermont
- ↑ Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 34
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LIVE! Transformers Prime Panel @ SDCC 2010, July 22, 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 [http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-prime-voice-cast-revealed-which-includes-the-rock/14278/news.html TFormers cast and crew announcement including Dwayne Johnson exclusive.
- ↑ TFormers BotCon 2010 Hasbro Studios Panel Coverage
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage
- ↑ Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.
- ↑ August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen
- ↑ Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.
- ↑ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style
