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Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT!

Transformers News: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT!

Monday, July 6th, 2009 10:01PM CDT

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CBS TV- I cannot speak to any other source than the television, but as I was watching re-runs of Monday night CBS sitcoms, a commercial came on showing a CGI model of Optimus Prime in the Late Show studio, and a voice over saying that Optimus Prime would be doing the top ten tonight.

For those unfamiliar with 'The Late Show With David Letterman', it stars David Letterman and interviews guests of current U.S. cultural significance (entertainers, athletes, musicians, and more).

One of the show's signature routines is a 'Top Ten' list related to some event or person of current interest.

Chances are that we will be able to catch this tomorrow on youtube, or the list will be able to be found on the CBS Late Show website.

'The Late Show With David Letterman' airs weekdays at 11:30 on PM (Eastern/Pacific) on CBS.
Credit(s): CBS TV

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Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949664)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 6th, 2009 @ 10:07pm CDT
Is this tonight?
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949677)
Posted by Name_Violation on July 6th, 2009 @ 10:24pm CDT
yeah, tonight? its still 8 somethin. if its tonight i can still catch it.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949691)
Posted by Tigertrack on July 6th, 2009 @ 10:36pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Is this tonight?


Yes, dammit, I did a bad header...
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949713)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:09pm CDT
Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot (Optimus Prime):

10. Jergens Lotion leaves my hand silky smooth
9. Do you have these Khakis in size 114?
8. My perfect night is a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season 3 of Sex and the City
7. Man do I love these 'taters!
6. It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel putting sunblock on his nuts
5. You seemed little pitchy (picky?), dawg
4. Brody Jenner had added you as a friend on Facebook
3. Live from New York it's Saturday Night!
2. My parents wanted me to be a rabbi
1. All the slammin's shorties in da hosue say YEAH!

They did a real good Prime animation. When it was over Dave said "Good luck getting a cab!"
Apparently he doesn't get the concept behind Transformers.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949717)
Posted by Bed Bugs on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:13pm CDT
Anyone else think #2 was a Family Guy reference?

I'm thinking it's more than coincidental.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949719)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:15pm CDT
Fender Bender wrote:Anyone else think #2 was a Family Guy reference?

I'm thinking it's more than coincidental.


I immediately thought of that as well. But it's alright.

"Optimus Prime? You're a Jew???"

But Family Guy has a few good TF references, one with Soundwave, also one with Megatron, and don't forget, Crippletron!
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949723)
Posted by UltraPrimal on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:18pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot (Optimus Prime):

10. Jergens Lotion leaves my hand silky smooth
9. Do you have these Khakis in size 114?
8. My perfect night is a pint of Haagen-Dazs and season 3 of Sex and the City
7. Man do I love these 'taters!
6. It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel putting sunblock on his nuts
5. You seemed little pitchy (picky?), dawg
4. Brody Jenner had added you as a friend on Facebook
3. Live from New York it's Saturday Night!
2. My parents wanted me to be a rabbi
1. All the slammin's shorties in da hosue say YEAH!

They did a real good Prime animation. When it was over Dave said "Good luck getting a cab!"
Apparently he doesn't get the concept behind Transformers.

OMG that was awesome! And they actually had Peter Cullen doing the voice!

David Letterman's such an idiot though. And I'm not just talking about that comment. I don't find him entertaining at all. :roll: The guy needs to retire already. Let someone else take over.

Oh, and that "Optimus Prime is Jewish" thing will never die now.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949727)
Posted by BATTLEMASTER IIC on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:19pm CDT
I laughed. A lot. Way to go Prime :)
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949730)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:24pm CDT
UltraPrimal wrote:
David Letterman's such an idiot though. And I'm not just talking about that comment. I don't find him entertaining at all. :roll: The guy needs to retire already. Let someone else take over.


So true. I don't think he is funny. He pauses too much to get laughs to jokes that aren't funny. All he gets is courtesy laughs and applause. He's not even a good interviewer. No wonder Leno was kicking his ass for the last 15 years.

I thought #6 should have been #1 though. That was the funniest.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949737)
Posted by kowntimus prime on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:27pm CDT
I just finished watching it and it kicked mega @$$! :APPLAUSE:
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949742)
Posted by Tigertrack on July 6th, 2009 @ 11:35pm CDT
Fender Bender wrote:Anyone else think #2 was a Family Guy reference?

I'm thinking it's more than coincidental.


I thought it was intentional, perhaps the writers are fans of Family Guy?

Hayden P. looked good afterword...

But yeah, the Optimus thing was cool. Thankfully it was not the Twins. #-o
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949758)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 7th, 2009 @ 12:00am CDT
Damn it i missed it. Hopefully itll be on youtube in a few days.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949771)
Posted by Tigertrack on July 7th, 2009 @ 12:22am CDT
Megatron Wolf wrote:Damn it i missed it. Hopefully itll be on youtube in a few days.


As I was scanning youtube for it, I came across a video of David Letterman 'playing with' the transforming Prime rig blaster from the first movie. Pretty funny. PG-13 humor for sure. And it fits right in with the first movie's reference to Sam's Happy Time. :grin:
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949793)
Posted by what0080 on July 7th, 2009 @ 1:10am CDT
On CBS' front page they have 10-8 as a preview. The whole thing will probably be put up tomorrow...
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949823)
Posted by T-Macksimus on July 7th, 2009 @ 2:10am CDT
It just aired on the "Left" Coast and yeah, #6 should have been #1. And I don't think that was a mod job on the voice. That had to be all Cullen. I can see Dave swinging that.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (949936)
Posted by MantaScorp on July 7th, 2009 @ 7:29am CDT
I'm sure it'll be on youtube later, but for now, I found it here:

http://www.joost.com/0941r8qu/t/Letterm ... d=0941r8qu

I must say that Dave doesn't really GET Transformers...
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950005)
Posted by UltraPrimal on July 7th, 2009 @ 10:08am CDT
Here's a YouTube link to it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0HB1ldWhSc


pst, don't tell CBS. OK? :wink:
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950069)
Posted by Norcinu on July 7th, 2009 @ 11:49am CDT
*facepalm* This is terrible, I actually felt appalled listening to this. Then reading everyone's comments.

Well... he sounded cool saying #1... kinda... *cries*
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950081)
Posted by Phenotype on July 7th, 2009 @ 12:23pm CDT
Wow, that wasn't funny at all. I never liked Letterman's Top 10 lists.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950083)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 7th, 2009 @ 12:32pm CDT
Phenotype wrote:Wow, that wasn't funny at all. I never liked Letterman's Top 10 lists.


Much like his jokes and monologue, about 10% of them are funny.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950094)
Posted by bumble_bee_68 on July 7th, 2009 @ 12:51pm CDT
I just watched the YouTube clip and was'nt too impressed -
BUT it was cool to see that they made an effort, and yeah it was
definitely Cullen's voice - overall, not a bad effort, but Dave
needs to retire or get new writers - and I also agree, #6 shoulda been #1!
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950132)
Posted by YRQRM0 on July 7th, 2009 @ 2:04pm CDT
Not the funniest, but that was pretty awesome. Doesn't it take hours for one frame of animation? I'm suprised they animated all that for just the late show lol. Still awesome seeing Prime in motion anyways.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950135)
Posted by MagnaBlade on July 7th, 2009 @ 2:07pm CDT
The animation looks great. Anyone know if they got ILM to do that for them?
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950181)
Posted by autobot commander on July 7th, 2009 @ 3:29pm CDT
Somethings seems werid to me about the way prime was animated. Looks unreal to me
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950273)
Posted by Bouncy X on July 7th, 2009 @ 5:33pm CDT
autobot commander wrote:Somethings seems werid to me about the way prime was animated. Looks unreal to me



its probably because Letterman is filmed live on video and not film. So the CGI comes out a little more due to that.

but i gotta say i love the fact they kept his face plate on and made it move like the cartoon. there's your proof that Bay was totally wrong for giving him a proper mouth. it looked fine.

also i hope this gets added as an extra on the dvd/blu-ray.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950318)
Posted by Iamwarhorse on July 7th, 2009 @ 6:52pm CDT
I like it when Prime shifts from normal stance to battle mode stance with the clamping of his face plate. It brings more of an impact to the fights, like when Bumblebee's protective helmet snaps into place.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950560)
Posted by Vekoma on July 8th, 2009 @ 12:27am CDT
That was quite funny actually =D
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (950671)
Posted by Night00glider on July 8th, 2009 @ 6:44am CDT
I hate when someone want some robot to have a religion ... Stupid THING
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (952363)
Posted by Chaoslock on July 10th, 2009 @ 1:43pm CDT
Night00glider wrote:I hate when someone want some robot to have a religion ... Stupid THING


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MviuJeiMd3w

Actually, that was the only good joke from the top 10... the rest of them contained references I don't know anything about or were just plain bad.
Re: Optimus Prime To Do "The Late Show" Top Ten List TONIGHT! (957395)
Posted by vectorA3 on July 18th, 2009 @ 6:11am CDT
Youtube yanked the video b/c CBS bitched. Still would like to see this - anybody have a link to it??
Thx.

edit: NM -- found it on late show website. It was alright, but could've been funnier/better

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