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@coolgeek176 *waits for "DERP TF PRIME ISN'T SO ALMIGHTY AFTER ALL" posts*

@TylerMirage Yea, we have a lot of members that just vote for all of the actors in the most modern series without even listening to the other performances unfortunately. Ironside's version is great don't get me wrong. I slightly prefer Stack on this one though.

@Torak Oh and for the record, I liked them all. ^_^
(Yes even Barry Gjerde!)

@TheVengeanceKnight I just love how your comment reveals that you once again won't even consider an actor from any 80s incarnation no matter how great their performance is.

@OptimusSolo Deal with it.

@TheVengeanceKnight How open-minded.

@TheVengeanceKnight ha nothing really to 'deal with' I was just making an observation. You are the one that has to deal with either being a closed minded or open minded person your whole life.

@TheVengeanceKnight Oh look, three people ganging up on me.

@TheVengeanceKnight I don't see the problem. I was a G1 fan myself, and I listened to all the clips. Robert Stack is great, Jeff Bennett was fine too. But even with that, listening to Michael Ironside act blew me away. I appreciate the older series, in fact, I love them. But writing has gone a long way from then. Not all the characters are cardboard cutouts of each other, nor are the voices. This version was well written, well developed, and wonderfully acted. I didn't choose him simply because he was new, I chose him because I legitamently felt he was superior. I probably would have voted for Peter Cullan and Frank Welker as OP and Megatron, even if they weren't in the new stuff. Thats because I felt they were the best as the characters, even back then. UM, I just prefer Michael.

@TheVengeanceKnight Plus, I've noticed you don't always go for the newst guy. Young Justice is great, and has many great voices, but does that mean you like Nolan North's Superman over Tim Daly or George Newborn, or Bruce Greenwood's Batman to Kevin Conroy's, Brent Spiner's Joker to Mark Hamill, David Sobobov's Lobo to Brad Garrett's, Wentworth Miller's Deathstroke to Ron Perlman's, Logan Grove's Beast Boy to Greg Cipes, I can go on and on, George Eads Flash to Michael Rosenbaum's, Kevin Michael Richardson's Martian Manhunter to....

@VctrBnsn That's fair. The thing is, you're not deliberately ignoring someone solely because it's from the '80s.

@TheVengeanceKnight Perhaps it's a hint.

@NCZ Nice intimidation tactics, guys.

@TheVengeanceKnight Intimidation? Oh, no. I was merely implying that if you feel like you're being "ganged-up on" (i.e. people are calling you out on a close-minded/hypocritical statement), it could possibly be a sign to reconsider your outlook. Possibly.

@NCZ ...that made no sense.

@TheVengeanceKnight Just because you like a certain show the best, that doesn't necessarily mean you always vote for the VA from that show. Voice compares are all about each individual performance, it does not matter which show you like the best.

@TheVengeanceKnight My condolences if you were inadequately capable of comprehending my terminology. I must acquiesce with the ideology that objective, non-prejudiced thinking with absence of hypocrisy, as well as fully interpreting text are skills absent in many.

@NCZ Ah crap. I was trying to end an argument, not create another. Vengeance likes TF Prime, as do I. And people often do vote for the voice that comes from there favorite show. But that's not the only reason why. Young Justice is my favorite show, and I didn't vote for Brent Spiner's Joker. If someone likes a voice more than other's, that is there opinion. He may be a bit hard headed, but in the end, it's his opinion, and that is something we are all entitled to. Come on, Michael Ironside did a great job, and this is coming from a fan of G1.

@VctrBnsn BTW, I really enjoy TF Prime, and I do believe the voice acting is superior to others, but that doesn't mean I always go for the Prime guy. On Bulkhead's compare, I went with Bill Fagerbakke because I felt KMR has used that voice way to many times. Not that he was bad, I just felt Bill gave a more unique performance (even if it basically is just his Broadway, heck, any of his non Patrick characters). And TFA is my least favorite TF series out of G1 and Prime (I never saw the other shows).

@VctrBnsn and this is why NO ONE is giving YOU a hard time :) - You objectively look at each performance and judge it regardless of the show it came from. If everyone took your approach the site would be better for it!! I appreciate the thought you put into your votes and decisions so don't take any of our comments in the wrong way. VKnight just has a history of being very closed minded and he refuses to vote for anything that came along prior to 1990 because he has a warped idea on things that happened before he was born or something apparently. Not really sure what his justification is otherwise

@OptimusSolo Generation I guess. I'm his age and grew up with a lot of the shows he watched, and watches a lot of the shows he currently watches. But I also was introduced to many 80's and 90's cartoons at that age through reruns, so I still feel a nostalgic connection to them, even if I wasn't alive in that era. But, I also have nostalgic attachment to newer series and fully enjoy current stuff. I look back and see that, yeah, voice acting has come a long way, but I still enjoy the performance. VKnight, I guess, just see's it as corny, and disregards it.

@OptimusSolo But I will admit, I am guilty in TF compares, of usually not listening to the voice clips if they aren't from G1, TFA, TFP, the films, or the recent Cybertron games. I wasn't exposed to the other stuff. VKnight probably does that too.

@VctrBnsn I'm not sure what you mean by 'voice acting has come a long way' If anything I would say that it has degraded in quality over time. The art of voice acting really hasn't changed much in reality though. Its not like the animation or visual aspects of cartoons. The act of voicing a character is in essence the same today as it was yesterday and it will be tomorrow. The voice actors today can't hold a candle to many of the legends from back in the day though.

@OptimusSolo Yah, your right. We may have some great talent today, but are any of them as great as Mel Blanc, or even the likes of Don Messick and such, not to mention living legends like Frank Welker and June Foray, who have benn at it for a long time. But that comment did kinda go against one of my main principles, voice acting is half the actor, half the material. Maybe at the time I was thinking of some writing from older series' that have been sorta lackluster, but like I said, it's a generation thing, and I'm just a kid.

@VctrBnsn Fair enough ;) - Although you also committed a big crime in that last comment that happens way too often. You mentioned Mel Blanc without mentioning Daws Butler haha - Sorry, I always have to come to his defense when people leave him out of 'legend' discussions! ;)

@OptimusSolo No! How can I forget Yogi Bear?!

@Aussieroth Life is unfair. ;-)

@Nightmare Crusher I don't find it arrogant so much as strict, "by the book". I think that's based on a certain version of Ultra Magnus.

@KZN02 Indeed. The story writers gladly admit their love for TF: Animated (which is a redundant title when you think about it.) Bulkhead anyone?

@Aussieroth Um, according to TF Wiki, that aspect came from the comics, not Animated.

@KZN02 Is he? Well even then I prefer Jeff Bennett's version for that.

@Nightmare Crusher It's only been one episode.

@TheVengeanceKnight So? Am I supposed to judge the character based on what he could be? I am judging what I have been given. Maybe he'll turn out better, maybe he'll turn out to be worse, or maybe he'll end up exactly the same. IF some change occurs then I will reevaluate my opinion. As it stands NOW, I prefer Jeff Bennett for a similar version and Robert Stack overall.

@KZN02 Ah, ok then.

@Nightmare Crusher Alrighty then.

@NCZ Whenever I go to type "Ironside", I nearly always type "Ironhide", ha ha. And I've always thought that Ironhide would make a great Ironside. Wait...

@KZN02 Magnus himself probably can't.

@NCZ I dunno, Animated Magnus is BOSS. :D He can handle pretty much anything thrown at him. (Well, despite having him nearly taken offline by a sneak attack from Shockwave...). As much as the "can't deal with that right now"-joke flies with Stack's Magnus, Animated Magnus strikes me as the kind of character that can deal with anything and everything.

@TylerMirage It's gotta be that hammer. That hammer is awesome.

@NCZ I agree, but that's the thing - TFP Magnus *isn't* supposed to be the more warm and caring character that Stack's Magnus was. Ironside Magnus is a tough and no-nonsense character. He tows the line and he expects everyone else to do so as well. When he corrects nearly every character when they don't address him with "sir", then you know this is one serious guy. No joking around, it's ALWAYS business time for him. And I sort of like that about this version.

@TylerMirage I thought so. But, eh, it kinda feels like Prime already has enough "tough, no-nonsense characters". I can see the benefits of both sides, but I find the more caring personality to be more appealing.

@NCZ To me, Optimus and Arcee are really the only "tough, no-nonsense" Autobots, and even then, Arcee still manages to crack a smile a lot of the time. Wheeljack is tough, but he's a lone-wolf kind of guy. Does what he wants. Wolverine, if you will. He's hardly no-nonsense. Bumblebee and Bulkhead are light-hearted enough, Smokescreen is the young, naive kid of the group, Cliffjumper is similar to Wheeljack in the sense that he's able to have fun. Ultra Magnus is just a different kind of "tough, no-nonsense".

@TylerMirage Shows what I know. I haven't watched Prime at all in a long time (last I saw was Shadowzone and the season 1 finale). I didn't watch much TV at the time, so the show kept falling through the cracks and eventually I kinda lost interest. I'm horrible, I know.

@NCZ Well, to be blunt, I don't blame you for losing interest. *runs and hides*

@TylerMirage

*cocks gun* Time to go TM-hunting! >:-D

@pete Seconded.