Uhm is this for real?

[silversolitaire]

Optimus Prime Dies of Prostate Cancer
Popular Transformer’s Death Calls for Annual Screening

http://www.pcacoalition.org/pressroom/2005_optimus.php

I don't really watch Transformers, so I don't know... but this just seems exceedingly weird. Isn't that a bit too hardcore for a kids show? O.o

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[slashkilter.livejournal.com]

As far as I know it's for real, I've seen it mentioned in several places now. It's... odd. Yet appeals to my sick sense of humour.

[krss.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's weird! I wouldn't like my kids to see that kind of thing..

[tomkayito.livejournal.com]

Since everyone doesn't seem to have read the article properly, allow me to clarify.

THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN TRANSFORMERS!!!

*quotes article* "The scene from Robot Chicken, a new show created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, showed Optimus Prime with incontinence (or urination) problems followed by a trip to the doctor and then death."

Now then. "Robot Chicken" is a new show aired on Cartoon Network sometime past midnight, it is meant for mature audiences and is put on during their "Adult Swim" segment, which usually contains various adult or more mature cartoons than normally aired during the day, including Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and a few animes that Cartoon Network didn't think would make it with the younger crowd.


“Planned or not, the skit was a great way to get people talking about prostate cancer at a younger age,” said Atkins.

This line refers not to "kids", but rather the population group of young adults, probably aged 18 to 25 (or thereabouts), a group which by their statistics is relatively unaware or unconcerned with the issue.


"Robot Chicken" is all about random sketch humor using animated characters, for additional information about it, or any other adult swim shows, you can go here: http://www.adultswim.com/

Hope this clears some stuff up >.>;