By Zack Smith
Loyal and obsessive fans of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” can rejoice – there are yet more outlets for you to spend your hard-earned money with a new line of MLP plushes…and a way to make a Pony of your very own…y. Read More...
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More New 'My Little Pony' Toys Than You Can Handle!
Posted 4/10/13 10:35 am EST by MTV Geek in Hasbro, Hub TV, Toys
Exclusive 'Transformers Prime Beast Hunters' Clip: 'Prey'
Posted 4/3/13 12:35 pm EST by MTV Geek in Hub TV
MTV Geek is pleased to provide you with an exclusive clip from the latest "Transformers Prime Beast Hunters" ! The episode, "Prey," will air Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm EST, and it will feature the arrival of a new Autobot to Team Prime -- just as the Decepticons unleash the ultimate Autobot hunter. Read More...
Exclusive Interview and Clip: Peter Cullen on 'Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'
Posted 3/28/13 1:51 pm EST by MTV Geek in Animation, Hub TV
By Aaron Sagers
In the world of voice acting, Peter Cullen is a prime player. The Canadian performer had success in the early 70s on variety shows like “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” and “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” but it is the children of the 1980s – and, subsequently, children of the nineties and aughts – who claim him as an icon.
Since the “Generation 1” 1984-87 Sunbow Productions cartoon “The Transformers,” Cullen has been the definitive (and unmodified) voice of Optimus Prime: the leader of the Autobots from the planet Cybertron; possessor of the Matrix of Leadership; and, well, most of the time, a transforming tractor-trailer robot-in-disguise. By this writer’s count, Cullen has voiced Prime in eight video games, three animated series, three live-action movies, an animated one and a theme park attraction. Read More...
Interview: Enter The Predacons, Exit 'Transoformers Prime' - Executive Producer Jeff Kline Talks The Final Season
Posted 3/22/13 4:45 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hub TV, Interviews, TV
Watch: Transformers Prime 'Rebirth' Clip
When I asked "Transformers Prime" executive producer Jeff Kline what made the Predacons, the new faction making their debut on the third and final (more on that in a bit) season of the series tonight on the Hub, here's what he told me:
If there’s one word: power. The audience probably has a good idea of how powerful the Decepticons are and who’s the scariest ones and who’s capable. Now we are bringing in this x-factor with many more question marks.
EXCLUSIVE: Seth Green Is An Ancient Egyptian Jerk In 'Dan Vs.'
Posted 11/20/12 2:04 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hub TV, TV
Having Seth Green hang around your place would be cool, right? The "Robot Chicken" co-creator seems like a laid-back kind of cat who'd be fun to talk to. Unless he'd been dead for a couple of thousand of years, was stealing your toilet tissue, and laid-back to the point of lethargy.
EXCLUSIVE: When Optimus Prime Met Larry King At SDCC
Posted 11/20/12 12:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, DVD and Blu-ray, Hub TV
If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to legendary voice actor Peter Cullen talk about his work as Optimus Prime (and far-reaching career in animation and voiceover), you're in for a treat. The guy is a consummate storyteller with tons of animation history in his head and recollections about working on shows like "Transformers: Prime" and "Voltron."
In this exclusive clip from Shout! Factory's DVD and Blu-ray release of "Transformers: Prime Season 2," Cullen talks with former CNN host Larry King about what being the head autobot means to him. Read More...
5 Terrible Things You'll Learn From 'R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'
Posted 9/20/12 1:26 pm EST by Charles Webb in DVD and Blu-ray, Horror, Hub TV, TV
The first two volumes of "The Haunting Hour," the newest TV series based on the works of kids' horror author and "Goosebumps" creator R.L. Stine, hit DVD recently from Shout! Factory. Stine, whose work typically places kids and young adults front and center of stories featuring supernatural terrors, peppers his work with some pretty obvious and simple morals for his audience.
But for a kid watching this show, how messed up is the R.L. Stine-verse? It's not just scary and unfair, but actively out to get you. You wouldn't just be prey for ghosts, haunted dolls, wall monsters and bullies, but a skewed scale of cosmic justice that was just the worst. Oh, and if you were an otherwise decent person who happened to screw up just once, it could mean your doom. So with that in mind, I looked at some of the potentially traumatic life lessons a viewer might be able to take away from the first two volumes of "The Haunting Hour."
****Spoilers below!****
'Transformers Prime: Season 2' DVD and Blu-ray Details Revealed
Posted 8/24/12 12:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, DVD and Blu-ray, Hasbro, Hub TV, News
Last time they took down Unicron. This time, they've got to face something worse.
The second season of the Hub TV series hits DVD on November 20th and Blu-ray one week later. Bonus features and hi-res box art after the jump.
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A Full Season of Joe: Complete 'G.I. Joe: Renegades' Season One One Blu-ray In September
Posted 7/26/12 4:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, DVD and Blu-ray, Hasbro, Hub TV, News, TV
After releasing the first half of season one on DVD back in June, Shout! Factory is following up with all 26 episodes from the first season of the Hub TV series on September 25th.
The set contains the entire first season fugitives-from-justice arc of the updated series which has some similarities to the recently-delayed big screen counterpart. Right now, the only special feature detailed in the Shout! Factory announcement is a behind-the-scenes doc from the series, but they also promise more details about the three-disc set in the coming months. Hey, it's a step up from the previous DVD release which was barebones.
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Review: Testing the Waters of Brony-dom with Blind Bagged My Little Pony Toys
Posted 6/27/12 11:30 am EST by Lemonjuice McGee in Hasbro, Hub TV, Reviews, Toys
Full Disclosure: I've seen 52 episodes of The Hub's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Am I a fan? Not really, but I don't hate it either. You see, I am beholden to the whims of a nine year-old evil genius who manages to run roughshod over me when it comes to TV viewing, so seeing Rainbow Dash rushing headlong into trouble is now as common as witnessing Spider-Man doing the same. The show is surprisingly funny, with some jokes hitting the same all-ages flair as those found in Adventure Time and Regular Show, and we watch it together while hating on Applejack -- She's so needy! Anyway, while recently roaming the aisles at Meijer and looking for the new Hasbro 3 3/4" Avengers Hawkeye, I came across a temptation beyond compare: blind bagged toys! Not just any old pieces of hidden plastic, mind you, but My Little Pony! Knowing my addiction to secret toys AND my daughter's love of the cutie-marked equine, I grabbed a few and decided to review 'em.-- Cause why the hell not, right?
DVD Review: Battling Cobra Coast to Coast In 'G.I. Joe: Renegades - Season One, Vol. 1'
Posted 6/11/12 11:30 am EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hub TV, Reviews
A completely unexpected turn from the Hub TV animated reboot of G.I. Joe: that it would be a recession-era riff on The A-Team with Cobra transformed from a global terrorist organization to nefarious corporatists. It's not strange that the series, aiming at slightly older viewers than its 80's incarnation, would use a big, evil corporation as the villain (Motorcity is another recent title to do so, and faceless corporate baddies are easy to hate), but the curious thing is how underneath the whole show is a seriousness and very pointed observation that life is hard and people are poor in America right now.
That's not to say that the show has anything especially smart to say about it, but it's just right there, clearly visible to kids watching the show. While the first 13 episodes in this two-disc set from Shout! Factory don't tell us what Cobra's big, evil plan is, we know that whatever it is involves upending communities, pushing average people out of jobs, and managing their media message. Read More...
Interview: Ernie Hudson is the Autobots' Man in the Government in "Transformers: Prime"
Posted 5/18/12 11:30 am EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hasbro, Hub TV, Interviews, TV
In Transformers: Prime, which airs the penultimate episode of its second season tomorrow, Ernie Hudson plays government man Agent William Fowler, a human liaison between Federal authorities and the Autobots. A regular on the series since it began, Hudson's character is a gruff, career tough guy who, over the course of Transformers: Prime's two seasons has developed a tentative trust with those alien mechanical visitors. The Ghostbusters and The Crow actor was kind enough to chat with MTV Geek about his experiences lending his voice to Transformers: Prime while giving us the inside scoop on Agent Fowler.
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Coming To DVD In August From Shout! Factory: 'My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding'
Posted 5/7/12 1:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hub TV, News, TV
It's like Prince William and Princess Kate, but with more ponies.
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Coming to DVD: 'Transformers Prime - One Shall Stand'
Posted 4/26/12 2:10 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hasbro, Hub TV, News
Need to catch up on the first two seasons of the CG animated series but don't have a lot of time? Shout! Factory has got something for you.
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'G.I. Joe: Renegades' Coming to DVD in June From Shout! Factory
Posted 3/21/12 12:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Hub TV, TV
The Renegades version of Destro and Baroness, presumably up to no good
Shout! Factory is releasing a two-disc set collecting the first 13 episodes from the first season. Featuring more youthful takes on the real American heroes, the series follows a group of cadets as they ultimately become the rough and tumble fighting force that takes on international terrorist organization, COBRA. The set will retail for $19.95 and hits shelves June 5th.
You can find the full press release and cover art after the jump.
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