Disclaimer: I was given a copy of Transformers Aniimated: Transform & Roll Out by Click Communications for the purpose of review.


Growing up on the 80’s, even as a girl, the Transformers cartoon was a part of life. Waaaay back when cartoons were only on Saturday morning, you took what you could get. I was an odd girl, I actually enjoyed the Transformers story, as much as I can remember of it, and was excited in a totally geeky way when the live-action movie came out. Like it’s live-action counterpart, the new Transformers animated series does not disappoint. The storyline doesn’t relate at all to the previous stories. The Autobots have defeated the Decepticons and are tootling around space, bored out of their gourds on trash detail. One trash bot in particular, Optimus Prime, is fascinated by old vids of the Decepticon Wars, while the others can’t see why he’d be interested in that stuffy old history stuff. While working on a desolate moon out in the middle of nowhere, the trash detail happens upon a small box. An older war veteran recognizes the All Spark right away, and they try to check back in to headquarters about the same time as the Decepticons show up. No one back home believes that Megatron is still alive, so the Autobots are on their own! With mutiny from his own team and under attack by the Autobots, Megatron opens a portal just as his ship blows up. Optimus Prime follows close behind, and they are all sucked through into the atmosphere of a little green planet called Earth. Fast forward 20 years, Detroit is the center of manufacturing — but robots now instead of cars. There are some funny moments as the ‘bots try to talk to our inanimate machines, not realizing that the ‘pets’ are the sentient species of the planet. Anyway, I guess that’s enough spoilers for now. It’s quick-moving, with some development of the different characters. It’s typical Japanese animation, but fun nonetheless. I was sucked right into the first episode and left wanting for more story. Our cable company has had some of the episodes On Demand, but not enough and not in order. I can’t wait to buy more — for Duncan, of course. He’s watched this one so much, I’ve nearly got it memorized! I probably wouldn’t buy this episode as a single DVD, but I would buy it in a set of the entire season.

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