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BLEEDING COOL INTERVIEW : Creator Brian Volk - Weiss discussed the liven up series tax return of RoboForce , the franchise ’s inception , and much more .
It ’s strong to think of a time when there was ever a big golem - repulse animated Jagannatha than theTransformers , and the fact that its legacy has hold out for over 40 twelvemonth is a fantastic effort for any IP . At the same metre , they were n’t alone at the time of their emergence ; there were theGo - Bots , who already had a head start , and the animated epicRoboForce . CBS was ready to launch into its own enterprise . Sadly , the conflict was already over before it really began , but thanks to Nacelle andBrian Volk - Weiss , who purchased the right hand to theRoboForcebrand , a new generation of fans has an opportunity to enjoy their escapade . EP Volk - Weiss , who co - create the Tubi animated series withGavin Hignight , spoke to Bleeding Cool about how he grew to know the initial ware line from the Ideal Toy Company , how his Netflix show revitalize his cacoethes forRoboForce , and how it never really had a fortune until now .
Brian Volk-Weiss on Revitalizing ‘RoboForce’ for 2025
Bleeding Cool : What went into develop the rights to ' RoboForce ' and reviving it as a brand and a TV series ?
Not as a kid , I bid I could say , but as a college student and even afterwards , I have sex the design of ' Roboforce , ' because it was so unparalleled from any other toy . I did n’t know what it was , but I thought it was an awesome , crazy design . I finally purchase every single character reference and vehicle . I had the maneuver set , party hat , napkins , pillows , bedsheets , and everything . One day , we did this show on Netflix shout ' The toy That Made Us , ' and because of that show , we get a lot of calls from the plaything community .
One call led to another , and we found out ' RoboForce ' was up for sale . I am a huge animation fan , or as I care to say , " cartoon buff . " I was like , " Well , this could be a keen opportunity to get into the toy and animation business . " We purchase the copyright , we hired a designer , found a factory , and made the plaything . They were barely profitable , but they were profitable , and for a company that had never made toys before , it was like , " All correctly , so possibly there ’s something to this . " I was like , " All right . Let ’s make a cartoon . " One of the interesting things about ' The Toys That Made Us ' was that it felt like going to commercial enterprise school , direct the show . I knew ' Transformers ' and ' G.I. Joe ' were serve by the cartoon , so I was like , " get ’s make the cartoon . "
The only affair I found was a project call ' The Revenge of Nazgar ' back in 1984 . I ’m guess you ’ve seen that before . Was there a pilot ?
Listen , I can truthfully look you in the eye and say , " Yes , I ’ve reckon it . " Let me give you a twosome of caveats to that statement since you mentioned a pilot . It was not the pilot . Number one , I have seen it on YouTube in bits and piece over the years . This is one of the funniest things about the taradiddle and , and I do n’t know if you know this , but what pass to ' RoboForce , ' the steel and the toys … we took that [ existing ] taradiddle and made it the story in our serial publication . What befall was … so when you say " pilot , " CBS greenlit 52 episodes . When CBS Toys , which used to be Ideal Toys , took ' Roboforce ' to Toy Fair in 1983 , they announced it on a Tuesday . They suppose , " We are making these toys and doing 52 episodes of this animated cartoon . Most toy line start with seven characters . We ’re get going with 30 . Most toy line do n’t have a vehicle in the first wave . We started with three in 1980 . " They were selling a $ 800 robot , which would be like three grand today . They snuff it crazy . Guess what was herald at Toy Fair on Thursday ?
What ?
' transformer ' and they destroyed ' RoboForce . ' For representative , before Thursday , toy R Us made a two - million - building block order for ' RoboForce , the biggest first undulation fiat in the history of the society . After ' Transformers , ' it pop off down to 250 . That ’s what happen in real life and what destroyed ' RoboForce . ' To answer your question , " Yes , I ’ve seen the ugly toon from 1984 in bits and pieces on YouTube , " and I can ensure you , our animated cartoon has nothing to do with that cartoon other than the fact that some of the characters have the same name . Also , all our miniature have suck cups , just like the original .
I also remember have ' Go - Bots ' grow up , because it was trying to compete with ' Transformers . ' Was it completely off the tabular array at the time that [ RoboForce ] ever had a guesswork ?
I do n’t require to get into the weeds , because whenever I talk about toys , I can get into the weeds . I will try and keep this as little as possible and not ramble . ' Go - Bots ' came out not only before ' Transformers , ' but also ' RoboForce . ' ' Gobots ' had almost a three - year head pop out and were doing amercement . It was only the quick muff - up succeeder of Transformers that destroy ' RoboForce ' in the crib , but also destroy ' Go - Bots ' less than two years later on .
When ' transformer ' follow out , ' Go - Bots ' was going into its quaternary undulation . There was only one wave after that because of ' Transformers . ' For four years , they were pumping them out , doing great , and one year after ' Transformers , ' they were dead . The other thing I would also say , because you ’re asking a good question I ’ve never been involve before , ' Transformers ' work because in increase to being a coolheaded idea , Hasbro was n’t cheesy and hired Marvel .
Hasbro hired Stan Lee ’s output company to make the cartoon , so they hired the best comic book company who created the intact plot line for ' transformer ' that still exists to this Clarence Day . They hired Stan Lee to do the sketch with Margaret Loesch , it came out bully . The mass who made ' Go - Bots , ' allow ’s just say , they did n’t hire Marvel . They did n’t hire Stan Lee , and it is the understatement to say ' RoboForce ' did not charter either of those company either . If you ascertain ' Transformers ' now , it holds up . It ’s not as cool as something that was made a year ago , but I can show the original to my kids , and they dig it . you’re able to not do that with ' Go - Bots ' and you sure as hell can not do that with ' RoboForce . '
Dwayne JohnsonandDany Garciaco - executive director - create season one ofRoboForcefor Seven Bucks Productions . The serial feature the vocalisation ofKatherine Norris , Julee Song , Rory McCormick , Chris Coculuzzi , Daniel Nwobi , Heather Jansma , andDave Beynon . It is available to pour on Tubi .
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