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The Hub have uploaded some new videos to their website from Transformers Prime including some behind the scenes videos with both the Autobot and Decepticons voice actors which are well worth a watch. Pleaser note: The videos are not available in all countries.
You can view the videos here.
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The Hub have issued the following press release regarding Transformers Prime series starting on Feb 11th 2011.
The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, will premiere its original half-hour, full CGI animated series “Transformers Prime” in its regular weekly time period with a new episode Friday, February 11 (4:30 p.m. ET).
Announcement of the premiere date was made following the network’s recent record-setting performance of its mini-series event, a five-part presentation of original episodes of “Transformers Prime,” November 29-December 3. The highly anticipated programming event earned the network its best-ever audience deliveries among Persons 2+ and in Households. Also, for the five-day (Monday-Friday, 6–7 p.m. ET) time period average, “Transformers Prime” was the top co-viewed program among all kids cable networks with 43% of Kids 2-11 watching with Adults 18-49.*
Prior to the series’ February 11 premiere, The Hub will present an encore presentation of the “Transformers Prime” five-part mini-series, beginning Friday, January 14 (4 p.m. ET) with back-to-back presentations of the first two half-hour episodes of the mini-series. On successive Fridays in the same time period, The Hub will present two additional episodes of the mini-series, leading to the February series premiere.
The new animated series will feature archrivals the Autobots and Decepticons as they once again face-off in their epic rivalry for control of Earth. The all-new mini-series will feature iconic characters of the franchise, including Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, and the ominous Decepticon Megatron, as well as introducing new human characters to the action series.
The Hub, which rebranded from the former Discovery Kids on 10-10-10, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 61 million U.S. cable and satellite households.
“Transformers Prime” is produced for The Hub by Hasbro Studios. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline are executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as co-writers and producers on the hit feature film Star Trek, and are currently co-writers and producers for the feature film Cowboys and Aliens from Dreamworks/Universal, set for release in summer 2011. Kline is also executive producer of The Hub animated series “G.I. Joe Renegades.”
*(Source: Nielsen Media Research; program based dayparts; most current; 11/29/10-12/3/10, co-viewing in NPower, L+7)
The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA - News) and Hasbro, Inc., (NASDAQ:HAS - News) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating children and their families. The cable and satellite television network features original programming as well as content from Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming; from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com. The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 61 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Jose Lopez, the art director behind Transformers Prime, has updated his blog with an entry containing the renders for the main cast of Transformers PrimeOptimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Arcee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper, Jack, Raf, Miko, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and the Eradicon Trooper.
You can find the images on Jose Lopez Blog as well as mirrored on Transformers-Prime.com
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Cybertron.ca board member Takao has reported that Teletoon will begin airing both Transformers Prime and GI Joe: Renegades from Sunday 9th January 2011. It was previously announced that Corus, the owners of Teletoon had licensed the show but it had not been confirmed wether the show would air on Teletoon or YTV (whic they also own).
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TFW2005.com have published an interview with Sumalee Montano, the voice of Arcee from Transformers Prime.
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Hasbro have issued the following press release regarding some European countries receiving Transformers Prime from the summer of next year.
Hasbro Studios, Turner Broadcasting Seal Deal for 'Transformers Prime,' 'Chuck and Friends,' 'My Little Pony' and 'Pound Puppies'
Turner
Kids' Services throughout the U.K., Spain, Scandinavian Countries And
the Middle East to Carry the Popular Series starting in summer 2011
LOS ANGELES, Dec 13, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hasbro Studios, the Los
Angeles-based production and distribution division of Hasbro, Inc.
(NYSE:HAS), and Turner Broadcasting, EMEA, have agreed to a programming
deal covering four key properties including Transformers Prime, The
Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Pound Puppies and My Little Pony.
Hasbro Studios President Stephen Davis and Turner Broadcasting's Chief
Content Officer Michael Carrington made the announcement today.
The agreement, which runs throughout the U.K., Spain, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark and the Middle East, will start in summer 2011. Turner
Broadcasting will carry episodes of the four popular animated series on
its Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito kids' services.
Additionally, they will appear on Turner's Cartoon Network Arabic in the
Middle East and Boing in Spain.
Michael Carrington, Chief Content Officer, Turner Broadcasting said:
"We're thrilled to partner with Hasbro on this exciting deal which
brings a raft of new content to our network in a number of key markets.
These shows are fantastic legacy brands which have been brought to life
for new audiences and they are a welcome addition to our channel
line-up."
"Turner's strong suite of channels will be an ideal home for our new
animated series in Europe --all re-invented, re-imagined and re-ignited
from our stable of well-known brands," Davis said. "The strong reception
around the world for our branded shows underscores our team's success
in developing content that resonates with audiences internationally. We
are thrilled to be working with Turner to make our shows available to
audiences throughout these key territories."
About Turner Broadcasting System Europe:
Turner Broadcasting delivers some of the world's most successful and
well-known news and entertainment brands - CNN, Cartoon Network, CN Too,
Boomerang, Cartoonito, TCM (Turner Classic Movies), and Adult Swim. The
company now broadcasts 21 entertainment channels in 17 languages across
approximately 100 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With
a rich history of innovation, Turner Broadcasting is continuing to push
the boundaries of media being at the forefront of development with its
brands via the web, VOD, DVD, gaming, mobile, merchandising, publishing
and emerging platforms.
About Hasbro Studios:
Hasbro Studios is the Los Angeles-based production division of Hasbro,
Inc. (NYSE: HAS). The studio develops and produces shows based on
Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY and
GI JOE; delivers new branded content; and produces programs from top
third-party content creators. Many of these shows will run on The Hub, a
television network for children and their families that was re-branded
from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, as well as on multiple channels
in international markets. The Hub is a joint venture between Hasbro and
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK).
SOURCE: Hasbro Studios
TBS Europe:
Turner Broadcasting
Yinka Akindele, +44 (0)20 7693 1105
yinka.akindele@turner.com
or
Hasbro Studios:
The Lippin Group
Jim Benson, 323-965-1990, ext. 327
jbenson@lippingroup.com
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I have updated www.transformer-prime.com as well as its parent site www.transformertoys.co.uk with some new high-resolution stills from the first four episode of Transformers Prime. This now means that you can find HD stills from all five parts of Darkness Rising on both websites.
You can find the image galleries easier on Transformers Prime here, here, here and here (for the sake of completeness, part 5 can be found here).
I have also updated the code behind Transformers-Prime.com so that when viewing the resource galleries, if there is more than one page of images as well as clicking on the "jump menu" to navigate between pages you can also press the CTRL key on your keyboard and then type in the number of the page you wish to view. You have 1 second from pressing the CTRL key to complete the keystrokes though, so best not dawdle. So to jump to the third page simply press CTRL then release that button and press the 3 key (it can be on the numeric keypad or the main keyboard it doesn't matter).
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I have updated both Transformers-Prime.com and Transformers At The Moon with a review and high-resolution image gallery from the fifth episode of Transformers Prime, Darkness Rising Part 5. The episode concludes the 5-part mini-series and is the last new episode of Transformers Prime until Feb 2011.
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Thanks to Mike Chandler for pointing out that the article containing our interview with Tania Gunadi, the voice of Miko from Transformers Prime had become corrupted and was missing questions 18th through 20 as well as half the answer to question 17. I have now amended this so you can find the full interview here.
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Just in time for Transformers Prime episode 5, I have uploaded my review of the previous two episodes from the series, Darkness Rising Part 3 and Darkness Rising Part 4. The review are available at Transformers-Prime.com as well as on Transformers At The Moon and contain both a review and low-resolution image gallery from each of the episodes.
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The Hub has issues the following press release
The Hub Delivers Ratings Increases with Holiday Programming, Including 'Transformers Prime' And 'G.I. Joe Renegades'
The Hub Delivers Significant Increases with Holiday Weekend Programming,
Including Sneak Previews of Original Series TRANSFORMERS PRIME and G.I.
JOE RENEGADES
– Highly Anticipated New Series Generate Triple Digit Gains for Network –
– The Hub Continues to Lead Kids Cable Nets in Co-Viewing –
(Los Angeles, Ca.) The Hub, a television network for kids and their
families, generated significant time period increases the week of
November 22-28 with special holiday weekend programming, including
highly anticipated sneak preview presentations of two of its original
animated series, “Transformers Prime” and “G.I. Joe Renegades,”
according to Nielsen Media Research data. The Hub is a joint venture
between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc.
Other strong performers for The Hub included weekend performances of the
“Mega-Muppet Movie Mania!” event that featured back-to-back
presentations of popular Muppet movies (Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppet
Treasure Island, Muppets from Space, Muppet Christmas Carol) on Saturday
and Sunday.
For the week, The Hub also remained the top co-viewed network among all kid cable networks in K2-11 and A18-49.
Programming highlights:
* The “Transformers Prime”/”G.I. Joe Renegades” block of special
programming on Friday from 3:30 p.m.-7 p.m. generated significant gains
audience versus the previous week among households and key demographics:
HH (+111%, 97,000), Persons 2+ (+133%, 142,000), Kids 2-11 (+130%,
62,000), Kids 6-11 (+78%, 32,000), Adults 18-49 (+117%, 50,000) and
Women 18-49 (+120%, 11,000).
* Special back-to-back runs of new half-hour episodes of
“Transformers Prime” on Friday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. delivered significant
audience increases versus the previous week: Kids 2-11 rose by +102%
(76,000/90,000); Kids 6-11 by +55% (47,000/49,000); Adults 18-49 by
+225% (87,000/95,000); and Persons 2+ by +174% (176,000/223,000).
Against the prior four weeks, Kids 2-11 increased +219%; Kids 6-11 by
+140%; and Adults 18-49 by +507%
* Saturday and Sunday’s “Mega-Muppet Movie Mania!” special event
earned triple-digit percent delivery gains over the prior week with
several key demos: Adults 18-49 (+169%, 86,000); Women 18-49 (+156%,
46,000) and Kids 2-11 (+126%, 70,000). Double digit increases were
delivered among HH (+75%, 126,000), P2+ (+97%, 193,000) and K6-11 (+21%,
29,000).
Co-Viewing:
* For this week, The Hub was the top co-viewed network among all kid
cable networks among Kids 2-11 and Adults 18-49. Thirty two percent
(32%) of Kids 2-11 watched with an adult 18-49, out-performing all kid
networks, including Nickelodeon (23%), Disney Channel (22%) and Cartoon
Network (21%).
Daypart Averages:
* For the week, in total day, The Hub delivered double digit
audience growth versus the prior week in the following key demos: HH
(+16%, 57,000); Persons 2+ (+18%, 79,000): Kids 2-11 (+12%, 28,000);
Adults 18-49 (+27%, 33,000); and Women 18-49 (+13%, 17,000).
Source: Nielsen Media Research; program based dayparts; most current;
11/22/10-11/28/10 vs 11/15/10-11/21/10, 11/28/10 to 3AM for total day;
all ratings are coverage ratings; co-viewing in NPower.
About The Hub
The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery
Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:
HAS) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating
children and their families. The cable and satellite television network
features original programming as well as content from Discovery’s
library of award-winning children’s educational programming; from
Hasbro’s rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties
built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers
worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action series,
specials and game shows, and the network extends its content through a
robust and engaging online presence. The Hub rebranded from Discovery
Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches approximately 61 million U.S.
households. The online home of The Hub is www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo
and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights
reserved.
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The Hub have published a preview for tonights episode of Transformers Prime, Darkness Rising Part 5.
Check back later today when we will publish our review and images from the last two episodes Darkness Rising Parts 3 and 4
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The Hub have published a preview of the next episode of Transformers Prime, Darkness Rising part 4 which you can view below.
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The Hub have issued the following press release this evening:
THE HUB PRESENTS HOLIDAY LINEUP FULL OF FAMILY-FAVORITE PROGRAMS
INCLUDING TWO-PART PREMIERE OF ‘R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR: THE
SERIES’
Holiday Programming Includes: Hub Presentations of “The Christmas Toy”
and “Atomic Betty: NO-L 9”; Hub Family Movie Night Films “The Muppet
Christmas Carol,” “The Muppets Take Manhattan” “Good Boy!” and “Larger
Than Life”; Week of Holiday-Themed Series
Los Angeles, CA - The Hub, a cable TV network for kids and their
families, will bring viewers a special lineup of holiday programming
that the entire family can enjoy Monday, December 20 - Friday, December
31. The schedule also includes a weekend of holiday-themed festivities
highlighted by the world premiere of the new Hub Original Series "R.L.
Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series," Saturday, December 25 (8 p.m.
and 8:30 p.m. ET).
The Hub, which rebranded from Discovery Kids on 10-10-10, is a joint
venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available
to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.
The Hub begins its yuletide cheer December 20, with a series of
holiday-themed episodes of its regular animated and live-action series,
including "The Twisted Whiskers Show," "Honey I Shrunk the Kids: The TV
Show," "Family Ties," "Happy Days," "Laverne & Shirley" and "Atomic
Betty." Each show brings viewers closer to the Hub holiday weekend
featuring family-friendly shows kids and their parents will want to
watch together.
The week culminates with a three-day holiday weekend of programming that
includes two new episodes of "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The
Series," from the best-selling author and master of scary tales, R.L.
Stine.
Highlights of The Hub holiday schedule follow:
* Hub Special Presentation: "The Christmas Toy" (Friday, December
24, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. ET; encore presentation: Saturday, December 25, 10
a.m. - 11 a.m. ET) Celebrate the magic of the season in this one-hour,
Jim Henson Christmas special where the toys in the playroom magically
come to life when people are not around.
* Hub Special Presentation: "Atomic Betty: NO-L 9" (Friday, December
24, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET; encore presentation Saturday, December 25, 11
a.m. - noon ET) Atomic Betty (Tajj Isen) has to stop Maximus from
turning singing planets from a forgotten constellation into ornaments
for his Christmas tree.
* A special Hub holiday-themed episode of "Hubworld" (Friday,
December 24, 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET) The Hub presents a special
holiday-themed episode of the weekly, live-action pop culture magazine
show "Hubworld," that infuses what's happening in the life of everyday
kids with what's happening on The Hub. Actor-magician Justin Willman
hosts.
* A special holiday-themed episode of "Family Game Night" (Friday,
December 24, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET) The Hub presents a special
holiday-themed episode of the new live-action series "Family Game
Night," featuring your favorite Hasbro board games that become
larger-than-life experiences where families compete for cash and prizes!
* Hub Family Movie Night: "Muppets Christmas Carol" (Friday,
December 24, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET; encore presentation Saturday, December
25, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET) The Muppets take on the Dickens classic about
the miserly Scrooge (Michael Caine) learning the true meaning of
Christmas after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present
and future.
* "The Adventures of Chuck & Friends" (Friday, December 24, 10
a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ET; encore presentation Saturday, December 25, 10 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m. ET) A new holiday-themed episode of the animated series
"The Adventures of Chuck & Friends."
* Hub Original Series Premiere: "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The
Series" (Saturday, December 25, 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET; encore
presentations Saturday, December 25, midnight and 12:30 a.m. ET)
Anthological storytelling returns to television in this half-hour
live-action children's series, based on the works of best-selling author
and master of scary tales, R.L. Stine. The Hub will premiere two new
episodes "A Creature Was Stirring" (8 p.m.) and "The Dead Body" (8:30
p.m. ET.)
* Hub Family Movie Night: "Muppets Take Manhattan" (Saturday,
December 25, 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET; encore presentation Sunday, December
26, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. ET) Kermit, Fozzie Bear and the entire cast of
Kermit's musical Manhattan Melodies head for the Big Apple with plans to
turn their small play into a big hit!
* Hub Family Movie Night: "Larger Than Life" (Sunday, December 26, 3
p.m. - 5 p.m. ET; encore presentation Sunday, December 26 8 p.m. - 10
p.m. ET) Jack Corcoran (Bill Murray) is left an Elephant in his father's
will and has to get the animal from the East Coast to California in
just 5 days so he does not miss his big speaking engagement.
* Hub Family Movie Night: "Good Boy!" (Friday, December 31, 8 p.m. -
10 p.m. ET; encore presentation Saturday, January 1, 2011, 5 p.m. - 7
p.m. ET) A canine agent, Hubble (Matthew Broderick), from the star
Sirius has been sent to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take
over the Planet Earth. Starring Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, and Cheech
Marin.
Additional Hub holiday programming includes: (All time ET)
* "The Wonder Years" (Monday, December 20, 9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.;
Tuesday, December 21, 9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Wednesday, December 22, 9 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m.; Thursday, December 23, 9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and Thursday,
December 30, 9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
* "Happy Days" - (Monday, December 20, 10:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.;
Tuesday, December 21, 10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.;
Wednesday, December 22, 10 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.)
* "Laverne & Shirley" - (Tuesday, December 21, 11 p.m. - 11:30
p.m.; Wednesday, December 22, 11 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. and Thursday,
December 30, 11 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.)
* "Pictureka!" - (Wednesday, December 22, 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.;
Thursday, December 23, 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Friday, December 24, 4 p.m. -
4:30 p.m.)
* "Family Ties" - (Wednesday, December 22, 8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and
8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.; Thursday, December 23, 8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
* "Doogie Howser, M.D." - (Wednesday, December 22, 9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
* "Fraggle Rock" - (Wednesday, December 24, 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
* "Atomic Betty" - (Friday, December 24, 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
* "Honey I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Series" - (Saturday, December 25, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.)
* "The Adventures of Chuck & Friends" - (Monday, December 27, 9 a.m. - 1p.m.)
* "The Twisted Whiskers Show" - (Monday, December 27, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
* "The WotWots" - (Tuesday, December 28, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
* "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" - (Tuesday, December 28, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
* "Animal Mechanicals" - (Wednesday, December 29, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
* "Pound Puppies" - (Wednesday, December 29, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
* "Dennis and Gnasher" - (Thursday, December 30, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
* "G.I. Joe Renegades" Marathon - (Thursday, December 30, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
* "Cosmic Quantum Ray" - (Friday, December 31, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.)
* "Hub Exclusive: "G.I. Joe Renegades" and 'Transformers: Prime'" - (Friday, December 31, 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
* "Transformers Prime" Marathon - A Hub Original Series:
* "Transformers Prime"- Part 1 of "Darkness Rising" (Friday, December 31, 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
* "Transformers Prime" - Part 2 of "Darkness Rising" (Friday, December 31, 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
* "Transformers Prime" - Part 3 of "Darkness Rising" (Friday, December 31, 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
* "Transformers Prime" - Part 4 of "Darkness Rising" (Friday, December 31, 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.)
* "Transformers Prime"- Part 5 of "Darkness Rising" (Friday, December 31, 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
In addition to great holiday programming, The Hub will host a special
"Naughty or Nice" contest on Saturday, December 25, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. ET.
Children can vote online beginning Monday, December 6 for their picks
of The Hub's naughtiest and nicest animated characters. The top two
winners from each category will be featured on The Hub. For additional
contest information and to vote for your favorite characters, visit
www.hubworld.com/vote
The Hub
The Hub is a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery
Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:
HAS) with a goal of entertaining, enlightening, empowering and educating
children and their families. The cable and satellite television
network features original programming as well as content from
Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming;
from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational
properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party
producers worldwide. The Hub lineup includes animated and live-action
series, specials and game shows, and the network extends its content
through a robust and engaging online presence at www.hubworld.com. The
Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010, and reaches
approximately 60 million U.S. households. The Hub logo and name are
trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.
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The Hub have published a preview video for today's Transformers Prime episode, Darkness Rising Part 3 which you can view below.
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Choose Your Fate
Ep 5: Enter Meltdown
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