Peter Cullen 1941-2026

Peter Cullen Dead: 'Transformers' Optimus Prime Voice Was 85

As the voice of characters I've known for 39 of my 43 years, this news has been a real punch in the gut for me.  So I'll just get out of the way and end this post with the statement from Peter's family:

"Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family - and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide. His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember 'be strong enough to be gentle.'"

The Transformers: Season 1 and 2 script collection now complete (65 episodes)

Thanks to Morgan Evans, the Archive now hosts scripts for all 65 episodes of seasons 1 and 2 of The Transformers.

The 16 remaining episodes added today are:

Autobot Spike
Changing Gears
City Of Steel
Attack Of The Autobots
Traitor
The Immobilizer
The Autobot Run
Atlantis, Arise!
Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
The Key To Vector Sigma, Part 1
The Key To Vector Sigma, Part 2
Aerial Assault
War Dawn
Trans-Europe Express
Masquerade
B.O.T

The three partial scripts that came from the Ron Friedman auctions in 2010 (Enter The Nightbird, A Prime Problem and The Core) have been supplemented by full versions,  18 episodes which previously had a revised or finalised script now have first drafts available.

Additional material includes Marvel Productions' internal correspondence, story editor inserts as the team tried to fix the myriad problems with Megatron's Master Plan and finally, scripts for 10 planned Public Service Announcements.

Read them all at The Transformers, Part 1

Other Companies: The Real Ghostbusters scripts and storyboards

The Archive now hosts a trove of material from The Real Ghostbusters, with scripts and storyboards covering 37 half-hour episodes, 5 Slimer! shorts, 3 different show bibles and storyboards for the four-minute pitch promo that sold the series.

To view them all, head to Other Companies