The Controversial Legacy of Beast Wars: Transformers

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Join us as we explore the exciting world of Beast Wars: Transformers, from Transformers: Generation 2 to the classic '90s cartoon and toyline to the recent Netflix series Transformers War for Cybertron and the blockbuster movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Along the way, we'll delve into the rich history of this beloved franchise, featuring iconic characters like Optimus Primal, Megatron, and Rattrap.
We'll also take a behind-the-scenes look at the creative team behind the show, including Mainframe Entertainment the company behind the 1994 animated series ReBoot, and the enduring appeal of Beast Wars along with showing a bunch of Beast Wars commercials.
Whether you're a longtime fan of the toys, cartoon, and movies or just discovering the world of Beast Wars, this video has something for you. So transform and roll out as we journey through the past, present, and future of Beast Wars: Transformers.
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[@RogueBoyScout]

Thanks for all that you do! Your channel is one of a handful that I actually go out of my way to check on to see for new posts, and check the back catalogue. So while I always like and subscribe to good stuff, I usually never get notifications. And now that I think about it, I don't see why now. So I think you will be my first notification selection. As I am confident you don't abuse the feature to spam. Hey, I'm L33t, but I'm old... So some parts of net culture are new to me, which makes it weird and scary..

[@ciscodeer9094]

Loved beast Wars back in the day when I was a teenager back in California on KCAL ch 9

[@michaelgutierrez4912]

I wonder what we can expect from the Rise of the Beasts Movie.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@ciscodeer9094 I too watched this show on some local channel here in California. Every chance I got I would watch it. I don't know if you ever saw that follow-up beast machines or whatever it was called I couldn't stand that show.

[@kahnkretefpv7594]

Facts!

[@Pewpewpew182]

This was my Transformers as a child. I still remember crying when Dino bot went extinct (1st time).

[@JoRoq1]

Best moment (and episode) of the entire series.

[@sourcecode5273]

You were a child and I was middle aged and I loved the heck out of this series too!

[@chancepaladin]

yeah it was another adult show masquerading as a kid's show. it still holds up 100%. incredibly complex character development.

[@nexus6100]

Maybe there's a bit of nostalgia in there but I'm a forty-year-old man and I still teared up some when I watch that episode recently. It's a very well-done emotional send off.

[@guyver6622]

He lived a warrior and died a hero.

[@PirataGalactico]

That moment where Megatron is flying through the Ark giving a monologue and ends up in front of Optimus Prime. Ufff, such an excellent scene. Great show.

[@BWTF_Ben]

It was a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of Bob and Larry to make this a sequel series to G1. I had the honor of helping them with some of those elements and it was wonderful to see fans enjoy it. BW saved Transformers and it remains some of the best Transformers fiction ever written!

[@johncaulfield8935]

It’s him!

[@garonwilliams9148]

I used to frequent your website religiously as a child.

[@BWTF_Ben]

@@garonwilliams9148 Glad to hear it. The site's still up if you ever want to visit. :)

[@Sarcasticron]

It even retroactively improved G1 with the addition of the concept of sparks!

[@samtyler2365]

But what is the best Transformers NON FICTION ever written ?

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

This was my jam as a late 80's kid. I ended up working in CG animation as a career because of this show and I've been fortunate to work with several old school Mainframe guys who were on Reboot/Beast Wars and Shadow Raiders. I have the complete line of the new Beast Wars figures that have been coming out the last three years on my desk at work.

[@venomtang]

Yep, same story, I got to work with an OG Reboot animator in 2021, on the Halo live action and a few others

[@venomtang]

Also, toss the figures and get the big boy toys, get the Prime 1 Optimus Primal, it's the best work trophy you can get,

[@brianstiles1701]

@@venomtang Why not both?

[@dougsmith6262]

My brother got me the Optimus Primal for Christmas last year and I literally gasped and screamed when I opened it, lol. 37 years old at the time and it was like I was 12 again.

[@tartatovsky]

@@venomtang non transforming statue? eww

[@designatedred]

You know you got a hell of a show where you tear up watching a cowboy vigilante stingray seek out justice at all costs. I adore this show and am happy to see others embrace it.

[@SnakeEyes327]

RIP Depth Charge

[@maxspecs]

Depth Charge was the coolest and the strongest and he fought an invincible crab tank who was the baddest and the toughest.

[@raydhen8840]

Heck, this show made me also sympathize with the monster he hunt the whole series. They didn't have to humanize Rampage, he could be portrayed as just being manipulative to Transmutate, but no, it's all genuine. The writing on this show, man

[@michaelandreipalon359]

A pity Rampage sort of won there, since he really wanted Depth Charge to succumb to bloody, sacrificial vengeance.

[@RetroActionUK]

Beast Wars is my favourite Transformers series after G1. It was so well done and it’s iconic. The toyline and tv series were awesome and it’s Kenner doing Transformers!

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

It's because it was a sequel and not a reboot (see what I did there). They had shown respect for what had come previously.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@mrgreatbigmoose I mean it became a sequel. It was mostly a prequel before that term was pounded in the ground and ruined.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Also, it can be deemed a spin-off.

[@ninashewchuk8976]

ReBoot, Gargoyles, and Beast Wars (or Beasties here in Canada) were my cartoon holy trinity as a kid. I've still got a whole bunch of the original figures stored away in my mom's basement. While I'm not a real fan of Beast Machines I appreciate it for doing its own thing and not just being a clone of the original series.

[@WickedRaccoon16_61]

Same for me as a canadian, thoes are my top 3 when a was a kid. Same for beast machine i need to watch all of it cauz havent all sceen it yet. It didn't get my attention as much when it came out after BW.

[@TadpoleMusics]

Beast Machines didn't need to be a clone of Beast Wars to succeed, but it needed some consistency in characterization if it was gonna be a sequel. None of the characters feel like the same people at all

[@kerry1979]

I'm Still Laughing at the name Beasties.

[@LiorVolf]

Beast Machine had an awesome last battle, wich Beast Wars didn't had, and for I loved 🎉

[@iExploder]

Hell yeah. Gargoyles was the shit.

[@docxen]

"today we are brothers" that line from the show still gives me goosebumps

[@D21BeastReviews]

The Transmutate episode is Beast Wars at it’s finest. 🔥

[@MegaJessness]

@@D21BeastReviews It's a testament to how good Christy Marx is as a writer, since she wrote that episode.

[@D21BeastReviews]

@@MegaJessness Absolutely!

[@BenDaresAll]

"Let him be. For the moment, we are brothers."

[@kaijinu]

As a 90s kid, THIS is my Transformers cartoon!

[@budgiecat2885]

pfft whatever

[@zenmaster24]

As an 80s kid...G1 forever!

[@kaijinu]

@@zenmaster24 fair enough....TRANSFORMERS FOREVER!

[@72acemon4]

SAME

[@TaydolfSwifter]

as a 90s kid I'll still rank g1 as top and breastwars way below in the list

[@TCPolecat]

Grew up almost on G1, but I was a fan of Mainframe Entertainment's work on Reboot, so gave Beast Wars a try as an adult and loved the more serious story-lines. Beast Machines fell on it's face tho, it really did.

[@jasonfanclub4267]

Yes beast machines was really bad 😔

[@tetravega567]

Shadow Raiders (War Planets) was another cool Mainframe cgi cartoon. Man I hated Beast Machines so much. Mostly the animation change. The story would've worked fine with the og cgi animation style from Beast Wars/Beasties.

[@mrchainsaw4139]

Was pretty obsessed when I was a kid, one of my all time favorite shows.

[@NebLleb]

IMO, this is probably the first truly great Transformers show. The Transformers had its moments and a surprise cult film, but Beast Wars was consistently good throughout, from the first season which felt like an improved version of The Transformers' standalone storytelling to the more serialised second and third seasons. It kept on being good, warts and all, and it's often bought up alongside Animated and Prime as one of the best Transformers shows for a reason. Oh, and the voice acting was some of the best in animation history.

[@INFERNO95]

Third season things went downhill.

[@tartatovsky]

@@INFERNO95 wrong

[@INFERNO95]

@@tartatovsky Your wrong.

[@memnarch129]

Now thats just Prime.

[@GoldLuminance]

@@tartatovsky Nah he's right, Third season is pretty messy; he just failed to explain why. It's not terrible but it's certainly a drop in quality from season 2. The serious tone was toned back a tad bit for one reason or another. Optimus is absent or disabled in most fight scenes because he was too powerful to reasonably use. The Transmetal Driver is introduced with no explanation for what it is or where it came from, Megatron just has it. They bring in Dinobot-2 which seems to be due to Hasbro rethinking killing off Dinobot after coming out with the Transmetal 2 toys, but too little too late. "Dark Glass", the cut season 2 episode; would have done a decent enough job explaining his sudden change at the end of the series to be like the original Dinobot, but it went unproduced in favor of the Transmutate episode, so we missed some important context for that scene. Tigerhawk is introduced, then added to the main roster, and then killed instantly because Hasbro was indecisive on whether or not to release his toy. Season 3 was still very enjoyable but it was a lot messier in execution overall compared to the prior season. It's ending also unfortunately loses any sense of real victory or satisfaction due to it's sequel series, though this isn't the fault of Beast Wars.

[@Reivanhist]

What about the video about Guyver? After all, he was quite iconic and influenced the creation of many characters. The current blue beetle, for example, is inspired by him.

[@chadwickjdillon]

Oooo, yeah! Solid snake in chunky white snakers doing high kicks at guys in rubber suits! But seriously, a Guver episode from you guys would be great. Bit of a sleeper in the states, but you put the G word in a video title and all the beetle cyborg fans will come out of the woodwork.

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Man, I hate the fact that Guyver toys and stuff is so rare and expensive. It’s brutal

[@Gree187]

I didn’t get into beast wars until I realized it was tied into G1 .. Once I found that out , I began watching every show I could find & was immediately hooked . I give this show a lot of credit due to the fact I was 18 at the time & with everything going on in my life , I still found this to be so captivating.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

I had that same moment...Primal sees a vision of Unicron and I cheered out loud that we had continuity!

[@Chaosic]

The Beast Wars was an awesome show from the 90s and I like the fact that the conflict is robot vs robot and no humans being involved in either side of the war.

[@INFERNO95]

Until the third season.

[@LiorVolf]

​@@INFERNO95 Stop talking crazy, man

[@craigvaldelamar9439]

They made waspinator king tho🤣

[@michaelandreipalon359]

I don't know, at least the protohumans felt natural compared to G1's memetic loser humans and their whining, and their weak military forces and crud.

[@Chaosic]

@@michaelandreipalon359 yeah I guess.

[@dtorrey867]

I watched Beast Wars every morning getting ready for school when it was on. Hitting High School in it's final season. Hell, I still have my original DVDs from the early 2000s!

[@filmpositive6601]

I was a 90's kid, so my Transformers interest was kickstarted by Beast Wars. I remember watching it every day after school and having a few of the toys. The characters are what kept me coming back. I'm sure this new Transformers movie will be a fine adaptation, because Bumblebee was SO GOOD!

[@TwoMuchTaught]

Transmutate is still one of the most heart wrenching episodes of any show I have seen.

[@wedgeserif556]

Must give props to the editor who made Jeffrey Combs' picture twenty times bigger than Mark Hamill's. Dude's priorities are straight.

[@billeickman]

Loved the storylines of BW, Depth Charge verses Ravage was really intense and the resurrection of Dinobot was deep.

[@pious83]

*Rampage Still one of the best villains in the entire series.

[@chadb9270]

Dinobot’s redemption arc - heroes journey and sacrifice at the end is one of the greatest stories in animation.

[@nicholasolson7032]

There were some fun and surprisingly advanced ideas in this show, like the gold disc record of the future, and the debate Megatron had if it represents a record up to a point where he changes something, or if changing something will affect the future recording process to update the disc. And then Dinobot's Shakespeare quoting leading to his suicide run to try to destroy that disc. I also loved Depth Charge berating Primal for inadvertantly letting Rampage out "when you screw up, you screw up big!"

[@dadahyena]

Easily one of the very best shows of the 90's; great characters, great designs, great stories (and, yep, great toys). The creators went so much further than most "kids' shows" were willing to go and the end result was a truly amazing show that still holds up all these years later.

[@DonkeyCroc]

Important show for a lot of mid to late 90's kids.

[@ghostchaser1631]

My best buddy and I LOVED Beast Wars, we would catch new episodes early on weekday mornings before school and talk about them on the bus. Ironically, he also introduced me to The Guyver which was also cool though a little more violent than I was used to at the time. It only got better for us with Beast Machines but, like you said, that's a story for another time 😉. I can't wait to see that movie, it looks awesome. Really excited!

[@RyanRead]

Loved the series. My younger brothers who missed out in the original series loved it. We had every thing from Optimal Optimus and Dragon Mode Megatron. Loved Beast Machines and looking forward to the new movie.

[@wolverine9049]

I'm so hyped to see them in live action this year

[@JoRoq1]

I have mixed feelings about it. First, they are Bayformer style designs, not organic beast modes. Also, they are scaled to match the other transformers, not the smaller scale from the show (recall Transmetal Megatron was about the size of Optimus Prime’s head). Second, if this is a continuation of the original Bayverse, that’s a No from me. If it is playing more off the Bumblebee soft reboot, I can give it a chance.

[@wolverine9049]

@John Kaufman it's confirmed that it's not connected to the bayverse and I don't mind the designs cause otherwise it would've looked like nightmare fuel in live action

[@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy]

@JoRoq1 I'm all the way with you on the scaling change. I know it would have been odd to have human and animal scale transformers interacting with trucks, planes, and tanks, and I know in G1 we had animal themed metal skinned transformers, I get it. However, Primal's team now being at the same size as Prime's shoots down the Beast wars transformations being at all functional as disguise. I didn't like the Netflix series doing this, but at least that happens entirely on cybertron.

[@chancepaladin]

too bad it won't have anything to do with the show. it should have been a prequel reboot like the fking show was.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@chancepaladin That's why most people will probably hate this new movie if they're coming in with any expectations of having anything beyond a very small, basically useless connection to the show. As usual it's pretty much names and the look of the characters and that's it. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if they completely ruin the personalities like they always do.

[@timothyduffy8538]

I LOVE that Guyver got a mention. One of my all time favorite anime. The 1st us movie was meh but the second one was much more fun and the series was great.

[@Tiberon098]

Beast Wars was so cool and still is; I loved it as a kid and do even more now.

[@bjvincent8786]

This show is probably one of the best Transformers shows in Transformer history. Even if you had no prior knowledge of the famous Transformers, to be able to watch this show is a treat in itself.

[@KnightofDuroch]

Damn, those closing statements gave me chills! I didn't watch BEAST WARS until the special Toonami airings, where they marathoned season 2 over a full week. And when it ended with the cliffhanger of Megatron killing OG Optimus and messing up the timeline, I resolved to go back and watch the show properly from the beginning before taking in season 3. Unfortunately my only option was re-runs on Fox Kids, which at the time was making a mess of their weekday broadcast with extra commercial breaks.

[@scottamann2445]

I liked Beast Wars, but I enjoyed it even more when the connection to the original was clear. Seeing Ravage again was the best.

[@RetroActionUK]

Deceptions Forever!

[@scottamann2445]

The cassette transformation with the classic transforming sound! Perfect!

[@scottamann2445]

Who knew Ravage was Russian though!

[@INFERNO95]

@@RetroActionUK He was repeating what the original Megatron say in the G1.

[@werefrogofassyria6609]

Ravage was great, so was the head of Unicron.

[@D21BeastReviews]

I first became aware of Beast Wars one fateful post-school afternoon when I was at a friend’s father’s paper store while waiting to sleepover for the weekend. Brent and I both had our minds blown watching Fox Kids afternoon programming and seeing that first toy commercial with Bat Optimus and Alligator Megatron engaging in battle. It was probably that summer or fall when Beast Wars the series began airing. My brother and I taped the episodes off of TV on Saturday mornings and watched them on repeat endlessly while unintentionally memorizing the lines to nearly episode (sometimes we missed taping on a Saturday. It happens.) Beast Wars is one of my all-time favorite shows ever. I loved the original toyline and the Kingdom figures that came out in the last couple years. I bought the Rhino DVDs from Suncoast as they released in my high school days. I bought The Gathering and Ascension comics as they came out during my college days. I share the show with my son now. This show has given me so much joy in my lifetime. I hope it continues to do so for many others for years to come.

[@Darkeklaw]

Insane to think that Kenner (Which by that time was a subsidiary of Hasbro now) was actually producing the Beast Wars toys and then try testing the waters with a Kay-bee toys exclusive toy line called Machine Wars which used Repaints and European released toys to try and bring back vehicles. Optimus Prime was a Repaint of a toy called ThunderClash. It had one wave and faded into obscurity

[@risel56]

I'm actually kind of shocked how little Dan talked about the toyline this episode. Especially since it standardized one of the greatest play features in toy history: The ball joint.

[@RetroActionUK]

Technically it was Generation 2 that introduced it late in the line with the Laser Rods and Cyber Jets for example, but yes Beast Wars took it to the next level and used it for all the figures therefore standardising it.

[@williamthompson5504]

@@RetroActionUK Technically It has G1. Combaticons Vortex and Blastoff both had ball joints on their arms. I agree with you that it was G2 that introduced wide use of the ball joint and articulation in general.

[@RetroActionUK]

@@williamthompson5504 oh yes, Astrotrain too.

[@mechanomics2649]

@@RetroActionUK It's a good thing they didn't say "introduced" then isn't it? They said _"standardized"_

[@TheLazyShell]

My introduction to Transformers and still my favorite era of the brand. Helps that I was far more interested in animals than vehicles as a young'un. (Coincidentally, I happen to be wearing a Beast Wars/Jurassic Park mash-up shirt while watching this.)

[@GBRyker61]

Adding the Spark to the Transformers lore was a brilliant move. And it's become a core component of the franchise ever since.

[@mosermi443]

I was born in 1990 in Canada, so Beasties was my introduction to the transformers franchise, and I still love Beast wars to this day.. wish i still had my cheetor transmetal toy

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

i actually watched this show more than the original series, i remember looking forward to seeing it because i wanted to see what animals would get a design. The cheetah, white tiger, black widow, wasp and dinosaurs were my favorite designs. 😄👍

[@user-id6po7lw2o]

I loved this series, my mom and I used to watch it all the time.

[@incara1291]

This was my transformers growing up I'm so glad you guys did a full video on it! I first saw it as the kid it was made for 😁.

[@supakitkat]

I was born in 93, and this was the first time I was introduced to the TF franchise. I heard this show divided fans, but ironically it saved the franchise. Yes, later, it's almost like it had been forgotten about. However, as of recently, we've been getting BW content ( especially with the recent Netflix animated series). Now, a movie is set to be released this year. I'm very excited, and I can't wait. I heard the trailer was one of the highest-viewed trailers ever. TBH I'm not surprised. I hope this movie does well, so we can get sequels to this, as It was reported this film is the beginning of a trilogy. The only concern I have regarding the BW characters in this upcoming movie is the voice acting. I hope it's good because I was not too fond of the voice acting for Megatron in the Netflix show.

[@DSWappropriate]

Beast Wars my favorite Transformers Cartoon!

[@stevencisneros9306]

Even though I do not grew up in the 90’s, I fall in love watching Beast Wars, it had rekindle my love of Transformers, in the best possible way!!

[@ThomasMHead]

I grew up with G1. I thought Beast Wars and Beast Machines were fantastic! Change of setting, change of tone, focus on character drama, while tying back to the franchise's roots. Late teens me liked it, my middle aged mom liked it, so it must have been doing something right.

[@steveschweichler7023]

I used to watch the 80s transformers as a child. I joined the army in 97. We would do PT from 7-8 am and after PT I would go up to my room take a shower and then watch beast wars while getting ready for 9am formation. Good memories

[@marvingoof3675]

I watched the premiere of the show when I was in middle school. I was aware of G1, but I never watched much. Beast Wars is what got me into Transformers! The story was amazing and I still watch my dvd's of it and Beast Machines to this day. It is one of the best cartoons ever created in my opinion.

[@DSWappropriate]

I ❤ Beast Wars

[@retrosyk]

Beast Wars is better than 90% of other transformers shows. Stay mad if you disagree

[@kevanoid]

Hands down agree! I think armada goes right below in my personal list

[@l0u13__3]

Animated and prime were good too

[@akba666]

Better than 100% of other transformers show

[@Fenrir72]

How many in Legacy is Bw? Its the toys that funds the show you know.

[@genyakozlov1316]

I love Cyberverse, Armada, and (gasp) Energon better myself.

[@seatspud]

"When a Spark goes online, there is great joy. When one is extinguished, the universe weeps." - Rhinox

[@RoninRaconteur]

I was one of the G-1 fans that actually watched and enjoyed the Beast Wars...it even became a part of AD&D 2e campaign idea later on at that time. It also was a interesting way to play Werewolf: The Apocalypse if you so wished.

[@tompatchak8706]

Tell me more about beast wars and D&D

[@shawnkarg3794]

As a G1 fan from the 80's, I didn't think much of the Beast Wars line until I saw the show. While it was still a kid based story, the characters were more developed than the Sunbow cartoon, and the incorporation of G1 elements pulled me in as an adult.

[@TheBeef89]

Beast Wars is still my favourite transformers series. Just captivated me as a kid, and in aw how well for the time the CGI was. Also just had great compelling characters.

[@anthonybird546]

The figures were dope too. Great innovations that were badly needed to compete in the 90s like improved articulation and weapons that were integrated into the alt modes. It set a high bar.

[@PaulHo]

Continuity and callbacks like the tagline "that's just prime" formed my brain in elementary school and helped me excel in English class. That was my excuse for watching as much of Beast Wars as possible.

[@TheNameBrandCompany]

I freaking love these transformers history videos!!! Would you do one on animated or even the Cybertron trilogy! Keep up the great work!!!!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Beast Wars added so much and more to the Transformers franchise! The intense storytelling, amazing characters ( ball joints to the figures and amazing designs changed more for the franchise for the better!

[@comicsmisexplained]

@8:53 That song in the Toonami commercial went way harder than it had any given right to. Used to love seeing it. Thank you for that lost memory

[@gameplayer1980]

This was what brought me back into the universe. Such great story telling and design.

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

This was the only Transformers I knew of growing up in the 90s. Imagine my surprise when I found out years later that there were vehicle transformers that came first.

[@alexandersilva3327]

i watched this show recently for the first time and i LOVED it, my new favorite show of all time

[@magnusthereddidnithingwrong]

“What is a warrior without any weapons?” “A warrior, still!”

[@chheinrich8486]

From a company savior (bionicle) to a franchise savior (beast wars)

[@RetroActionUK]

They both begin with B too. And I love both.

[@matthewboggs9382]

Really liked this show as a kid. Didn’t care much for the toys, but a big fan of the show.

[@adamcarter2310]

I’ll always have fond memories of randomly discovering Beast Wars while on vacation with my grandparents in the 90s and being blown away that there was a new Transformers cartoon

[@jigenking6324]

Beast Wars is what made me like Transformers.....It was amazing seeing Optimus Primal transform after holding the Spark of Leadership....If I was a kid with adult money at the time...I would've bought that transformer, it was freaken awesome.

[@WillKeaton]

Mainframe was on fire in the 90s, putting out awesome shows like _Reboot,_ _Beast Wars,_ and _Shadow Raiders/War Planets,_ while laying the groundwork for all future CGI shows that would come after.

[@Flin2099]

Man, I loved this series so much! The animation is horrible, but the story was so deep and entertaining. Can't praised this series enough.

[@sourcecode5273]

agree.

[@TheBertLocker]

I lost my shit when they ended up in the Ark.

[@itsagundam79]

I really, really hated the animation, cos I knew we weren't at a point yet with the tech to produce a good looking show. But damn if the story didn't hook me by the end! Tie-ins with G1, devious subplots with Scorponok and Blackarachnia, alien discs, Megatron brushing his dinosaur teeth with a toothbrush, it was all a glorious mindfuck!

[@trailersic]

Me, myself, personally, I love the animation, but then I've always had a thing for CGI, especially early CGI where it can't hide what it is.

[@Martynde]

The animation was good for the 1990s. There were other cgi shows back then and they all looked worse other than Reboot.

[@mr.harvey8547]

Watched it when it first came out and fell in love with its, animation, story, and all!

[@wangonguy62]

I was a huge fan of both G1 and Beast Wars. I honestly consider it lucky I was around to enjoy both.

[@ReBootRevival]

Great vid! I was born in '85, so I didn't get into G1 until the toys were all G2, but I loved Transformers. That said, I didn't have any issue transitioning from G1 to Beast Wars, perhaps in part due to my enjoyment of the CGI of ReBoot. The stories and characters of BW were great, far more fleshed out than those in G1 (and again, I was/am a huge fan of G1!). I wish Beast Machines had fared better, but as much as I loved BW, even I didn't like the direction they took with the story and fates of some characters....

[@austinhornbeck5060]

Beast Wars was my introduction to Transformers and will always be a part of my 90's nostalgia.

[@Beer_Baron_]

I was in grade school when the Gen 1 phenomenon exploded. When Beast Wars came out I was in high school. Initially, my friends and I were hesitant. However, it only took a few episodes for me to get on board with the show. For the next few years, I made sure to set my VCR before I went to bed at night to record Beast Wars while I was on my way to school in the morning. Such a great show to watch after coming home from a long day of school.

[@jeremy1860]

This was one of my favourite shows as a kid 😊

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Let's all Give It Up to Scott McNeil! That amazing fantastic voice actor who literally separate himself in the four different characters that will be beloved for all time!

[@Chadius]

So many scenes of Scott arguing himself, as Rattrap and Dinobot are best friends who constantly bicker!

[@Synplex]

You absolutely have to do a Guyver episode! That's the show that introduced me into anime. I remember going crazy buying individual VHS episodes back in the '90s

[@timothylewis2527]

Waiting on Dan to cover The Littles. If I learned one thing from childhood it's that "You can't stop the Littles 'cause the Littles don't stop."

[@thevirtuouscollector]

It's really unfortunate that many G1 fans never gave the show a chance because it's TERRIFIC. I grew up with G1 and remember watching the show when it came out and rather than the cutting edge CG, what wowed me the most at the time was how much character, personality and and charm the cast had which led to some engaging and even moving stories. It's the Transformers show that went above and beyond what was asked of them and deserves the recognition of all self-respecting TF fans.

[@Sarfraz42]

I heard a lot of Truck not Monkey during that time but yeah as a fan of G1, the character development in beast wars was refreshing. By the time you watch code of hero the emotions were earnt

[@Gambit2483]

The first cartoon that actually made me cry. Great show 👏

[@striderreborn1467]

Is it weird that I have more nostalgia for Beast Wars than I did for the Classic 80's Transformers? I don't think the classic series is bad, I just remember growing up with Beast Wars the most since I was a 90s kid...

[@tylerrichlen3286]

I need that on a shirt with a picture of Optimus Primal yelling "These animals look like they can sh!t"

[@aliali-ce3yf]

the best transformers storyline period. i teared up when the raptor died. and it was so cool when optimus changed to that larger form

[@aaronorenstein5963]

This was one of the many franchises that stuck with me during my toddler years and kept going with me as I grew into more of a major Transformers fan. To this day, I'm still looking through old boxes to find the missing pieces for my figures.

[@ColdIronJosh]

I'm a 38 year old man and I still cry when I watch Dinobot's death.

[@Air0087]

I still remember my friend in elementary school calling me up when the show premiered to tell me about it. I was like "nah, that can't be real!", tuned in and saw it was lol. Still one of my favorite TF shows to this day and I rewatched it several times over the years.

[@Darkdjinn79]

I was a G1 kid in the 80s and loved Beast Wars. I was in high school in the 90s and I would follow the fan community online. It was cool hearing from staff about the technical side of the show.

[@BBmetalhead04]

While I remember renting various G1 vhs tapes from Blockbuster back in the early 90’s, Beast Wars is what really got me invested in the Transformers fandom. I’ve been a lifelong fan since.

[@zachhughes9149]

I still remember, surprisingly vividly, the night I randomly found a Cheetor hidden at a Fred’s dollar store, - someone had hung it at the back behind the more common ones that weren’t even in the show - and the day I got Inferno at KB toys after going to the dentist. There were typically 2-3 a run, maybe a handful, that you could pretty much always get, but most of the good ones were hard to find back then. It made it all the more special when you did stumble across one AND your mom agreed to buy it.

[@geardog24]

"People don't like transforming robot animals." Then what the hell are the Dinobots for?

[@joeyteter9383]

As a kid living in the 90’s, Beast Wars was one of, if not my, favorite show. I still love it and enjoyed them in Rise

[@crimsonhawk78]

It took a minute for me to warm up to Beast Wars, but I came to love it. An actual story of a war with consequences to not only the characters, but to the world around them; a continual storyline; and watching how the characters developed (especially RatTrap, my favorite) was something G1 wasn't able to do on that level. It would take Hasbro a long time to find this magic again.

[@mbern4530]

Fun fact: In Canada this show was called Beasties since the network which aired it at the time didn't want the word "war" in the title. They changed the opening theme song to say beasties and even the text on screen. I didn't know it was called Beast Wars until years later.

[@KITPUNK]

One fact that wasn't mentioned - Beast Wars was named as "Beasties: Transformers" in Canada.

[@farminglittlepeople9623]

I was too old for this show originally but now watching this show with my kids we all love it! It is great! The War for Cybertron figures are amazing!👍 Great review Dan!

[@StuandBeyond]

I grew up with G1 but Beast Wars renewed my passion for the franchise. Keeping the cast small and the stakes big with amazing writing was the best comeback we could hope for. But no mention of the Japanese Beast Wars II or Neo?

[@varianeng9668]

First time commenter, long time watcher. Lol. This may be my favorite video you've done so far. Keeping some of the bloopers, and even the light hearted jabs with your own opinions in there really adds life and volume to the narration. Oh, right, transformers. I like most iterations of these two "rival" transformer generations. In fairness the new gen didn't hit home until the Dinobot transition arc, which was very kewl. Thanks for letting me post my thoughts on your thoughts!

[@xgringox5417]

Wow this video brings back some memories. I loved this show and watched it ritually as a kids. Thanks for bringing up Beast Wars!!

[@sonicmario64]

Even though Transformers was still around when I was a kid growing up in the 1990s, it was Beast Wars that actually helped me get into the franchise, especially since I'm the kind of guy who prefers animals over motor vehicles. ;)

[@StevenDNA86]

Great video! Beast Wars is my absolute favorite section of the Transformers canon.