Transformers: Dark Awakening!
Neat pick tonight from LBD “Nytetrayn” — and one that stands as another tribute to how creative y’all have been with the suggestions this year. It’s like everyone understands that After Dark has been around for years now, and we’ve burned through most of the obvious choices.
Get set for Dark Awakening, an arguably seasonally-appropriate episode of The Transformers!
LBD “Nytetrayn” adds: “This is a favorite of mine, where the Autobots discover that maybe Optimus Prime didn’t die in the Battle of Autobot City (from the movie) after all!
“I seem to recall this airing on a dark and gloomy day (the 1st of October, going by TFWiki — how apropos) when I saw it as a kid, which helped enhance the atmosphere. Further enhancing it was AKOM’s crummy animation, which made everything look a bit scarier, anyway!
“This is the original version, from before they decided to bring back Optimus Prime in ‘The Return of Optimus Prime’, and had a voiceover basically declare as much in further airings.
“Also, fun little thing: My parents refused to take me to see the movie in theaters, so I wound up seeing this episode (and his return) before I ever got to see him die.”
Yep, this works for me. I’ve lost track of Transformers over the years, but I’ll always be a fan, and if you can convince me that certain episodes work during the Halloween season, I’m all for it.
In Dino Drac news, I’m proud that I got a new article up today. This is Funpack shipping week, which under normal circumstances would mean several days away from writing, let alone any other sort of content creation.
But I’m determined to stick with this mental quota of four new pieces a week until it’s just impossible to do so, and getting that article done means that I’ll probably make it. Stress, probably. We’ll see how tomorrow goes — though I do have something really cool to show you, assuming I can make the time!
I’m more excited about next week, though, since we’ll be releasing a new podcast and I’ll be freed up enough to work on a new video, too. Stay tuned!
