The High Moon duology and Transformers Prime. Only My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fans could experience the same bliss Transformers fans were experiencing around that time, knowing that an old 80s property was given such love by its owners. I grew up on War For and Fall Of Cybertron, and as an adult, I proudly own second-hand copies for my Playstation 3.
Optimus being upset at the humans for hiding such a crucial part of Cybertronian History really punches you in the gut. Despite Ironhide's confidence, even he quivers when Prime begins to transform after getting a love tap from the weapons expert of the Autobots. Still sends chills down my spine.
My favorite part about Prime's finale is that Bee has his whole speech about how Megatron won't hurt anyone else and he thought it was gonna be a bunch of beeps and woos
@@lucas169 I know right? It's WEIRD that the same writing team who made the live-action movies also wrote one of the best TF shows since Beast Wars and Animated.
My buddy @Dejaniro is making a YT channel soon that's gonna be based on video essays of pop culture, and he loves transformers. Keep an eye out for them in the near future.
2010 - 2014 were truly the best years to be a Transformers fan. There was so much to be excited about, and every project that came out had a lot of quality to it.
It always bugged me that they killed off Cliffjumper at the start of Prime to set the steaks only to kill a wapping zero Autobots for the rest of the series.
Should've kept him alive until the season 1 finale. He would've got more character development so the audience would be more attached to him, and it would be closer to the middle of the show, so it's impact wouldn't wear off at the start.
Being a kid in the late 2000’s and early 2010’s was the best time to be a Transformers fan. Movies 1-3, Animated, Prime, and the Cybertron games. There‘s just simply nothing like it, and nothing since has really been able to surpass it. So, “The Golden Age” is pretty much the perfect name for this era. One can only hope we experience another golden age at some point in the future.
Transformers WFC, FOC, and Prime, are the greatest pieces of Transformers media of all time. The tone, atmosphere, characters, acting, writing, and world building absolutely peaked here. No annoying writing, no annoying characters, no bad toy ploys. Just non stop amazing content. There will never ever be Transformers content as good as or better than these games and show. No matter how desparately Hasbro tried with the WFC Netflix trilogy.
Absolutely agree with this comment. Wish there was more of this continuity but I’m also glad it was stopped where it was. No idea how it could get any better than it already was
@@fortheloveofgodlaugh2981 I'm certainly not, I can't speak for anyone else. World building was better in Animated, writing was better in RID 2015, atmosphere was better in the western Beast cartoons, and characters were stronger in all three. I'll grant the acting was good in Prime, but honestly, the rest was just... fine. More power to you if you like the thing, but let's try to keep perspective at the same time.
these retrospectives are amazing , honestly. Transformers was a big part of my childhood to its nice being able to relive the days of when all I worried about was what transformer am i gonna get next lol
Transformers prime and the cybertron games were some good times in my life. Back in high school they brought some great action and story I always waited for in transformers since I saw the G1 animated series and the 1984 movie when I was a kid.
Best part of Dark of the Moon is that it tells you Sentinel is a traitor in the beginning. Star Trek TOS is on a television and someone says, "look it's the one where Spock goes crazy"
The high Moon games are still awesome to play. I always started with the Autobot Campaign, playing as Optimus, then the Decepticon Campaign as Megatron. The graphics, the voice acting, the designs, absolutely stunning. TransFormers Prime, I'm slowly starting to find a an interest in watching. With Age of Extinction, I love Optimus' new design. I also loved the sound effects the movies used wit hthe DreamWorks & Paramount logos.
the "aligned" continuity is still my favourite transformers content ever, sure prime and the games don't completely line up but they're close enough where I don't care, its just so fun!
Great and amazing videos thank you for your work! 44 year old Transformers fan here. I finally watched Transformers Prime when I was 38 and it immediately took me back to the same feeling when watching Transformers G1 cartoons when I was a boy. It was simply the best series since the G1 cartoons, maybe even better. The plot and story lines of Orion Pax are great. Other than when Optimus saves the day after getting healed by Smokescreen by the The Forge of Solus Prime (Rebellion) and Ratchet later ensuring him it was the right move, my favorite episode is Chain of Command where Miko gets the Apex Armor and proves she's a Wrecker to Ultra Magnus. The games by High Moon were simply great too. I still get goosebumps from the trailers.
These videos are amazing. I grew up with Transformers G1 and it fell off my radar between the end of Beast Wars and the first live action movie coming out, so being able to catch up on everything that went down during and after that period is fantastic. It also really helps that you're so well spoken with great, dry comedic timing. Bravo, sir!
I can't even begin to properly explain how much I adore this series of retrospects on Transformers. Seriously, the time and effort you've poured into these is really awesome! I love these videos and I thank you for being the lore master. I simp for this content bro I truly do.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Transformers Prime Megatron was the best incarnation of the character ever. I've not seen him being this intelligent, cunning, ruthless, powerful or formidable before. Hell, even Beast Wars Megs isn't on this level.
@@grif419Transformers prime looks like a show for babies. G1 had the amazing voice actors and iconic characters. Peter Cullen is prime, Frank Welker is Megatron, Chris Latta is starscream. Megatron blowing Ironhides head off in the movie was as dark as it gets for a kids show
@@Spooky_515 You do realize G1 was literally made for ages 8 to 13, right? Can't really get younger than that without being on the same level as Dora the Explorer or Little Einsteins.
@@Spooky_515 you gotta be a special form of retard to call TFP a show for babies and immediately use G1 as the example of the opposite, please never critique anything again, TFP from aesthetics to story is much more serious and grounded.
I think most of us in agreement that WFC , FOC and Prime cartoon are among the BEST Transformers franchise ever created comics included. ( Honestly I don't like most of comics minus MTMTE and some parts of lost light and robots in disguise)
i realized the idw g1 comics ain't that good (they're good, i just overestimated how good it was back then), but when it comes to the special events (like dark cybertron, and to some extent, all hail optimus, but especially dark cybertron), those were certified hood classic
Even to this day transformers prime stands as the best piece of transformers media i have ever seen. The characters are likeable and well written, the plot is great and well done, animation is fantastic, sound design and music are amazing, action is incredible, even the humans are pretty good, pacing is good, almost no filler and it's mature enough for the older fans to enjoy it aswell not just little kids. It kind of feels like ben 10, avatar the last airbender and star wars the clone wars as in they are cartoons but both young and older fans can enjoy. For me it's the peak of transformers and i'm glad i experienced it when it came out all those years ago. Another great video man!
Being a lil kid when the first movie came out and being able to experience watching TFA, and later on TF: Prime alongside playing the cybertron duology was amazing. Also two of the best toy lines in TF history with the first two movie lines
I will say, as soon as we realised Leonard Nimoy was voicing Sentinel Prime in Dark of the Moon, we knew he was a bad guy. There's no way you bring back the voice of Galvatron as a coincidence.
Early 2010s seemed to be a golden age for many things. Transformers, anime and even social media. So many things went well in those years, and it's unfortunate I wasn't able to fully bask in it as it happened.
I’m loving these retrospectives! Transformers Prime was such an enjoyable installment. I’d love to see Hasbro catch lightning in a bottle like that again!
The dissonance between Optimus wishing he didn’t have to end Megatron and wanted to change him vs me watching Dark of the Moon and seeing prime NOT accept the truce from Megatron completely caught young me wayyyy off guard
I was in the 4th grade when G1 toys first came out. I actually got a jump (unknowingly) thanks to my cousin being stationed in Japan and him sending two Diaclones. I remember one becoming Sideswipe but I can't recall the other one. It might have been a Micro Changer. The transforming toy wasn't something novel, because Radio Shack and a few grocery stores carried them on endcaps. I was surprised though when suddenly Transformers became a thing and my old man was like, "You have some of those things right"? Of course I kid me had to explain (out of my own ignorance) that the ones I had had different names hahaha. It kind of lost me during Beast Wars and I stuck with comics and VHS tapes that I recorded. Everyone's Golden Age starts upon introduction, so everything post G1 wasn't legit to me. I couldn't get past the odd animation styles of the newer toons or the overly dramatic characterizations. I know it was directed at kids as was the 80s series, but tell you what, seeing Prime getting blasted out of the sky, falling, crashing into the Earth and tumbling like a body would back in G1 was pretty savage compared to the follow ons. That first liveaction movie though...I almost shed a tear when Blackout arrived and transformed. It was the moment that brought me back to 85. Then the other shiddy movies came along until Bumblebee saved the day.
You’re 100% the BEST RU-vidr I’ve found in a long time. You have the most calming, yet entertaining voice and the sense of humor you sprinkle throughout your videos keeps things fresh. I feel like you’ve truly found your own niche and I’m definitely here for it! Can’t wait for the next upload
I friggin love this series of yours. Absolutely fantastic. And I don't care what many others say: I love Age Of Extinction, it is my favorite live-action movie (except for the horrible inexcusable Romeo-&-Juliet law scene). Energon has *nothing* on AOE. The only other TF piece of media I can compare that to would be Kiss Players, which strangely enough was never brought up in your last retrospective part... *GOOD.*
age of extinction was excellent. it had everything you could ever want from a transformers movie and it's the only one centered on the robots as the main focus
Your passion for the product and narration make this so much fun to watch, man! Great work....made me actually like the movies for a moment. I'm an old G1 watcher as a kid, but love me some modern takes on Transformers. Thank you for making this series of great retrospectives.
I vividly remember being six years old and watching The Ultimate Doom, just completely gobsmacked. Changed my life. So thanks for making sure I never have to watch the slagging movies try to ruin it.
As a die hard transformers fan who found you through your retrospective of the MCU, thank you for this stuff man. I love these kinds of videos and their length helps me binge them while at work. I can't wait for more.
So i grew up watching the G1 cartoons (not when they originally aired my fam was just too poor to get the cartoon channels when I was a kid and reruns of the G1 cartoon would play on the free kids channel) which gave me a massive appreciation for the universe. Thank you for the retrospective and reminding me just how hard Transformers Prime slapped. You're videos are 100% goated!
This truly was the golden era, the franchise had many different branches, offering something for everyone. And I truly miss it, since bumblebee it feels like the franchise has adopted the fan mindset of “g1 is the best and only option for transformers”. I hope we see unique designs for the cybertronians sooner than later.
I agree, 2007 to 2014 was when transformers was at its peak in popularity and the amount of new material being released, sadly since bumblebees movie we haven't been getting much but hopefully the new movie renews interest in transformers again.
My all time favorite human/autobot pair is Agent Fouler and Optimus Prime. Their personalities couldn't be more different, but out of necessity, they end up getting along in what I think is the funniest way possible. Wish there was more of that.
i remember going to the filming for AOE when i was younger. we didn’t see much but i did manage to get a glimpse of Bumblebee and Hound after they filmed. it was pretty fun day for me ^^
I remember my parents took my brother and I to see the set pieces in Chicago, and I still have old photos of us in front of optimus prime, seeing everything was really cool.
1:22:24 My Favorite Transformers game of all time. I remember playing that game when I got home from school everyday. This game resonates with me. I love this game more than anything to me. In my opinion The Cybertron Era is the best Era of the transformers by a mile. Sorry Bay but this is my favorite Era 😍.
Man, that Prime episode Thirst terrified the crap out of me as a kid. Only that and the Star Wars the Clone Wars episodes where the Genosian worm things infiltrated the clone ship.
@Prime's Theater Very nice, quality and quantity so much great information and very detailed and your comments in the vids are awesome. Fantastic series man. Definitely one of the top 10 videos of all time on youtube. keep it up.
Aww I remember when first watched Transformers Prime. I believe I was in Kindergarten or Preschool. Either one I remember watching the beginning episodes. Oh god. I'm getting old.
I read the COVENANT OF PRIMUS to my 5 year old son as his bedtime stories. He’s 15, and while he enjoyed the original F1 cartoon, he considers TF Prime “his G1.”
I have enjoyed your first three parts of the Transformers retrospective Prime of Grammar!!!!! It is an outstanding series, and I am looking forward to part 4. Keep on being amazing. I just subscribed! ;D
Man the golden age indeed...even me not been a huge fan now of the Bayformers, I have to thank the films, because without them we probably wouldn't have shows like TF Animated and TF Prime, neither the War of Cybertron games, so for that alone we have to appreciate the films.....man the recap reignited once again my eternal love for TF Prime as my favorite long arc story in all TF media, love that show so much, great retrospective sadly to me after Prime ended, so the Golden age, and Age of Extinction almost manage to end the saga of the TF in a bad note, luckily, Bumblebee and now Rise of the Beast could bring back TF to hopefully close to what this era was to the franchise.
I really love this series, even if I wasn't there for most of these events, It's awesome seeing how these were marketed, the context of the time, all of it! It's cool! Btw, just as a odd side note, I watch these in parts and come back to them over time. I'm not sure why, but the video never showed up on it's own in the recommendations. Only in auto generated RU-vid playlists.
It's hard to say who the best character is in Prime. Ratchet's speeches are too tier. Megatron is so good. Soundwave is phenomenal. KO is a standout and Starscream is so well developed. I even loved Bulkhead and Miko's bond upon rewatch. God TFP is so good
I had no idea the lore was so deep I thought there was a 1980s cartoon a couple of video games and then the movies .....I did watch a beast wars tho but never finished it these videos are so entertaining
I'm not the biggest Transformers fan, but this has been so interesting and entertaining to watch. Until today I had never heard of the Prime TV show but your presentation of it has got me hooked and invested in a way I never thought would be possible for. Fantastic work.
The Cybertron games, Transformers Prime and Age Of Extinction were my childhood. I remember trying to grab my hands on every figure I laid my eyes on in that era. Good times
