Television: August 2008 Archives

Transformers Animated - Season One is the latest in a long line of animated Transformers cartoon, following the disappointment that was Transformers Cybertron. Taking its cues from the Michael Bay movie (The AllSpark, Megatron crash-landed on Earth, big explosions, lots of noise) Transformers Animated has changed pretty much everything about the mythology of the series except for the bare essentials.

Transformers Animated takes place in near future Detroit. Optimus Prime (David Kaye), Ratchet (Corey Burton), Bumblebee (Bumper Robinson), Prowl (Jeff Bennett), and Bulkhead (Bill Fagerbakke) have taken refuge there with the AllSpark, awaiting reinforcements to help them keep AllSpark out of Decepticon hands. In the meantime, they're on their own in trying to accomplish the task. Unfortunately, they also have to deal with bounty hunters, rogue dinobots, and super-powered humans that are doing everything they can to obliterate the Autobots.