Mostly becaues I grew up with this stuff and also because I now have kids that are totally into the show, I am a HUGE fan of Transformers. Needless to say the movie next week has got me all worked up in a geekfroth wrapped in awesome.

So when I heard that Cartoon Network is returning to the Transformers animated roots, I figured it was even better!

Wizard Universe reports:

Slated to debut with a 90-minute special in early 2008, the series will follow Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and the rest of the noble Autobots as they do giant-robot battle with Megatron and his sinister Deceptacons in near-future Detroit. The show, featuring character designs by Derrick Wyatt of “Teen Titans,” will blend classic “Transformers” characters with brand-new ’bots. Twenty-six half-hour episodes, plus the special, will make up its first season.

The style of the show is definitely more cartoony and likely a little campier than the original G1 animated series, but I dig it.

The character styles seriously lend to the movie versions of the characters, especially Bumblebee, who looks to be more the yellow Camero with a stylized head that suggests more the style of the movies as well.

Twenty-Six episodes are already on their way, so here is hoping its a good series! I am still bitter about those lame Pokemon inspired transformers I had to endure.

I am still trying to explain to my 9 year old that those are not the “real” Transformers.

This post was Authored by Rodney Brazeau, Copy Editor

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