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One Of The Best Transformers Episodes Parodied A Zombie Movie Classic
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Devin Meenan)
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Transformers: Prime shocks with a wild zombie 'bot homage to '80s horror classic The Return of the Living Dead.
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- The 'Slice of Life' episode featured reanimated Autobot and Decepticon corpses in an over-the-top tribute to the cult favorite zombie flick.
- Showrunner Michael Bay praised the innovative approach, saying it allowed the writers to 'blow up the rules of what a Transformers story can be.'
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Michael Bay, Transformers: Prime, The Return of the Living Dead, Transformers: Prime