Fil-Am family, Optimus Prime-Megatron alliance in new ‘Transformers’ series

If it takes time for any human to find his place under the sun, the task couldn’t be easier on “baby” robots, right? In fact, for the new species of Transformer robots in Nickelodeon’s eagerly anticipated animated series “Transformers: EarthSpark,” the message of migration and diaspora acquires a greater urgency and thematic pertinence. But the new world order marks an intriguing shift in alliances.

This time, not only do the young robots—the analytical Twitch (voiced by Kathreen Kavari) and the fun-loving Thrash (Zeno Robinson)—need to take cover from sinister forces who hunt them down, they must also find their purpose among the Autobots, the Decepticons and the Maltos, the …

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