(APR-2013) Beast Wars Era Cartoon - Comments and reviews

[Bidoofdude]

Did you watch any of the BW cartoon?
If so, what did you think of them?
I recently started watching BW and after watching quite a few episodes, I have to say that it is very impressive in terms of story.

Though I sometimes found it hard to sit through a couple, they are very impressive, especially considering that they used new technology for that time, which when looked upon by the people of today may not seem very impressive, it still was a marvel for what it was. It's up there with Prime, G1 and Cybertron.

Any episodes worth reviewing?
As the others have said, episodes work well with each other, rather than on their own.
However, I do fondly like the one with Starscream, as it sort of ties in some stuff about when and how.

Are any of the cartoon series recommended viewing for others?
Yes, by far Beast Wars is one of the best TF cartoon series IMO and it definitely is staying up there.
Watching them all, rather than individually also helps you to perceive development and story/plot easier.

The first, in my opinion at least is the most impressive, by far.

[GoktimusPrime]

Though I sometimes found it hard to sit through a couple, they are very impressive, especially considering that they used new technology for that time, which when looked upon by the people of today may not seem very impressive, it still was a marvel for what it was.

Indeed. Mainframe found that the off the shelf software at the time wasn't enough for them to do what they wanted, so they ended up writing their own software to animate with! So they were indeed really pushing the envelope and pioneering with computer animation at the time. Beast Wars even won an Emmy Award for best visual effects in an animated television series.

Any episodes worth reviewing?
As the others have said, episodes work well with each other, rather than on their own.

Watching them all, rather than individually also helps you to perceive development and story/plot easier.

That's easy for you to say! Those of us who watched Beast Wars when it first aired had to wait a week between each episode and at least a year between seasons! XO Most folks only had dial up modems back in those days, so simply downloading new eps wasn't really an option. I personally had eps recorded off US TV sent to me on VHS... but of course, copied NTSC video quality is horrible. X(== Not to mention all the annoying US ads I'd get (like for The Nanny... guh...)

However, I do fondly like the one with Starscream, as it sort of ties in some stuff about when and how.

It harkens back to the G1 episode "Ghost in the Machine" when Starscream's ghost possessed Scourge. Beast Wars has gone on to explain why his ghost is able to possess other Transformers instead of rejoining the Matrix... and of course, this all ties into the Protoform X backstory later on too.

[Autocon]

I SPEAK OF THEE 3 SEASON COMMON OR NON JAPAN SERIES

Did you watch any of the Beast Wars cartoons?

Have all 3 seasons on dvd box set

If so, what did you think of them?

Back in the day of primary school I loved them. Turn the TV up and watch it every chance I had. Great story arcs, great characters, great humour.

Any Episodes worth reviewing?
All of them. A couple seem like fillers and add nothing to anything but most are great.

Are any of the cartoon series recommended viewing for others?
Yes. All three series. Keep in mind it is an old series so graphically it could be better with todays technology.