Can someone fill me in on the acronyms and toy lines and give me a quick rundown on the toy line (like one line of text)?
I know what Generation 1 and G2 and G1 re-issues are.
I think i've figured out some of these.

Movie - The movie
ROTF - Revenge of the fallen
DOTM - Dark of the moon
Animated - The cartoon
Beast Wars - The CGI cartoon
Masterpiece - The really fancy versions of G1 characters.
i assume the toys are all based on those shows.

What are Classics, Universe, Generations, Cybertron, Armada, Energon and others?
Which is the line of G1 character toys but are more realistic? My mate has a Starscream that looks good in both jet form and robot form?
Thanks for any help educating a newbie like myself.
Cheers, Ken