Voltron Legendary Defender

Last night I sat and watched the first episode of the new Netflix series Voltron Legendary Defender with my son who is 6 and a half and we loved it! Even my wife kinda watched also....she's more of a Thundercats fan though.

I had read some articles leading up to the release and I got the impression the team behind VLD were fans as kids, and after seeing the first episode last night that is clearly true. The greatest joy for me was seeing the pure excitement and wonderment on my son's face,
"oh my gosh daddy the lion is flying!"

Hey Ry, do you know what the lions become?",
"Voltron?"...
"yes, but how?"

And when they formed Voltron I got to see a glimpse of myself at that age with all the awe and amazement. It was great and the show was enjoyable as well, so far Keith is my favorite followed by Hunk. The show definitely has something for both demographics (old school fans and new viewers) Some of the jokes poke fun at the absudity of the premise of flying robot lions that combine to form a giant robot which obviously caters to us but the younger viewers just see awesome robot lion action. 

The camaraderie with the group is hilarious, It's if Brad, CJ, Mike, Jay and myself were given giant robot lions to go save the universe.....it would be a comedy of errors! (every alien species would die most likely)

Many of the characters from the 80's version I saw as a kid are back as well as the mice, Sven has been replaced by Shiro and Keith no longer pilots the Black Lion, Shiro does.
Oh and for those Macross fans out there, who spotted the Roy Focker fan service when Keith and Hunk are trying to sneak out of the barracks!?
 The animation is done by the same team that did Legend of Korra....never got to watch that but I heard all good things about that series.
So I look forward to spending time Saturday mornings watching Voltron: Legendary Defender with my son.

Bonus points if you can tell me how many vehicles formed Vehicle Voltron Force!