How do I know BM isn't liked?

[Verno]

Now, Beast Machines has had its fair share of bashers over the years...

And rightfully so

But how do I know BM isn't popular and is in no way comparable to Beast Wars?

Because there is/was no 10th Anniversary Beast Machines line.

[Quickstrike]

Ok.

Edit: To add content. Damn fine show, that Beast Machines.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Yeah, it was a good show. Not as good as beast wars, but better than rid, unicron trilogy & prime.

[Firestorm]

I didnt mind Beast Machines, but Beast Wars was definatly OVER NINE THOUSAND times better than it

same goes for the toy lines

[Sky Shadow]

But how do I know BM isn't popular and is in no way comparable to Beast Wars?

Because there is/was no 10th Anniversary Beast Machines line.

Maybe there would have been one if the Beast Wars one hadn't shelfwarmed.

And weren't still shelfwarming five years later.

[Lord_Zed]

The show was fine.

I think the toys are to blame, are there any Beast Machines toys of main characters worth re-releasing? All the best toys were extras who never appeared in the show.

[VERT]

Mesa Like BM BW BM same bloody thing

[UltraMarginal]

I quite enjoyed Beast machines. I think in the grand scheme of Transformers, it was a bit left field with heavy religious overtones, which is probably why it hasn't been followed up with an anniversary line. But like mentioned above, the last anniversary line shelf warmed for a long time too. compared to how well the movie line and classics lines are selling, it might not be a priority right now.
Personally as much as I liked the show I'm not about to go and buy any figures from it, I just don't have the budget to spread that thin.

[Hursticon]

Argh! - I don't even remember seeing the 10th Anniversary figures around my area...

From me, Beast Machines receives flack for a number of reasons:

• It wasn't aired over here on Free-To-Air tv, as far as I know.
• I had to 'watch' it via Canadian Real Media files that took a day to acquire via my glorious 56K Dial-up connection.
• What I saw, which was produced in favour of my beloved Beast Wars, was visually unappealing to me.
• It's narrative, whilst having an interesting direction, was peppered with contrasts that I'll merely label as 'things not required'.
• A reliance on, "Runaway from the Copy-And-Paste Army!".
• The toys displayed a scale, worse than what TFs were already known for.
• I can think of less than 5 figures I'd consider to even be decent.
• Supreme Cheetor & Nightscream.

What I don't understand is why if things weren't broken (Beast Wars) then why did they need to be fixed? - Clearly Beast Machines failed in that task and is why Hasbro went back with Trains, Planes and Auto-mobiles...


In the end though, BM has it's place in the story of the development of this beloved franchise, but I think we can all agree that it doesn't come close to the Gloriousness of Lugnut.

[Omega Supreme]

Like others I enjoyed the show, but the toys were a let down.