Rating: 
Summary: Awesome Show Awful Finale by Rhino on this series
Review: Okay, if you are buying or have bought this set you probly already have the other box sets in this series. I think Rhino did a great job at remastering the actual quality of the show but have failed to make their box sets very interesting. I enjoyed the first few box sets with bots like prime and soundwave as the main menu interface. With this last box set they used what was left of season 3 part one and just made it look like rodimus got beat up. Plus as far as the extra's there is an interview with David Wise(a writer) and an uncut version od The Rebirth. Come on Rhino, take a cue from Maverick in Australia. I own Tformers the Movie Region 4, and the extras on that disc are almost as long as the movie. they included commercials, interviews, and that awesome Japanese trailer from the movie with the cut footage.
All and all I am glad to at least have all the original episodes on dvd I just think that both rhino and hasbro should ask thier fans what they want, I mean of course we are going to buy it so give us what we want.
Rating: 
Summary: THE classic 80s cartoon series! ...Rhino has learned!
Review: PICTURE QUALITY (5/5 STARS)
The overall image quality has definetly been improved: brighter colours and very sharp images. I have found no mistakes, yet. If I find some I'll post them here in this review.
SOUND QUALITY (5/5 STARS)
They have learned!! At last an option for the "Original Broadcast Soundtrack". Everything is done good so far I can see, additional soundeffects only in the 5.1 and 2.0 mixes.EXTRAS (3/5 STARS)
They really could have included so much more! What about the toy commecial spots? They are hardly to find and in bad shape if you find them. They really used up everything in the first boxset it seems! The interview with one of the writers is superb though!! Stick to the UK boxsets for additional extras. SPECIAL/UNIQUE ON THIS DVD RELEASE:
- all new transfer from the original 35mm negative
- Dolby Digital 5.1 remix & Dolby Stereo & Original Broadcast Soundtrack
- 2 limited-edition cels of Transformers characters (limited?? just to the availability of this boxset LOL!) COMMENT:
Episodes are in correct airing order.
The only additional thing I can write about here is season 3 itself. It is still G1 and for fans a must-have! But there are so many errors in the scripts/voices/animation that most of the episodes are just bad. The second half of season 3 has definetly better episodes like "Dweller in the Depths", "Destruction, Creation, and Recreation", "The Burden Hardest to Bear" and "The Return of Optimus Prime". The animation quality has improved considerably in this era.
Disc 3 is dedicated to season 4 ("The Rebirth"). Remastered and edited without bumpers this is a worthy addition to your TF Heroes DVD you propably bought earlier. HERE IS THE EPISODE LISTING FOR THIS BOXSET: D i s c 1
Ghost in the Machine
Dweller in the Depths
Nightmare Planet
The Ultimate Weapon
The Big Broadcast of 2006
The Quintesson Journal
Only Human D i s c 2
Destruction, Creation, and Recreation Grimlock's New Brain
Money is Everything
The Face of Ninjika
The Burden Hardest to Bear
The Return of Optimus Prime Part One
The Return of Optimus Prime Part Two D i s c 3
Rebirth Part One
Rebirth Part Two
Rebirth Part Three
EXTRAS
Rating:
Summary: THE classic 80s cartoon series! ...Rhino has learned!
Review: PICTURE QUALITY (5/5 STARS)
The overall image quality has definetly been improved: brighter colours and very sharp images. I have found no mistakes. If I find one, I'll post them here in this review.
SOUND QUALITY (5/5 STARS)
They have learned!! At last an option for the "Original Broadcast Soundtrack". Everything is done good so far I can see, additional soundeffects only in the 5.1 and 2.0 mixes. EXTRAS (3/5 STARS)
They really could have included so much more! What about the toy commecial spots? They are hardly to find and in bad shape if you find them. They really used up everything in the first boxset it seems! The interview with one of the writers is superb though!! Stick to the UK boxsets for additional extras. SPECIAL/UNIQUE ON THIS DVD RELEASE:
- all new transfer from the original 35mm negative
- Dolby Digital 5.1 remix & Dolby Stereo & Original Broadcast Soundtrack
- 2 limited-edition cels of Transformers characters (limited?? just to the availability of this boxset LOL!) COMMENT:
Although episodes should be in correct airing order, there are some minor differences between this set and most internet site listings. It seems to be unsure what the correct airing order was at that time.
The only additional thing I can write about here is season 3 itself. It is still G1 and for fans a must-have! But there are so many errors in the scripts/voices/animation that most of the episodes are just bad. The second half of season 3 has definetly better episodes like "Dweller in the Depths", "Call of the Primitives" and "The Return of Optimus Prime". The animation quality has improved considerably in this era.
Disc 3 is dedicated to season 4 ("The Rebirth"). Fully remastered and two versions included, this is a worthy addition to your TF Heroes DVD you propably bought earlier. The first version is the one you know already. The second version is the new version without recaps and teasers. HERE IS THE EPISODE LISTING FOR THIS BOXSET: D i s c 1
Ghost in the Machine
Dweller in the Depths
Nightmare Planet
The Ultimate Weapon
The Big Broadcast of 2006
The Quintesson Journal
Only Human D i s c 2
Call of the Primitives
Grimlock's New Brain
Money is Everything
Face of the Nijika
The Burden Hardest to Bear
The Return of Optimus Prime Part One
The Return of Optimus Prime Part Two D i s c 3
Rebirth Part One
Rebirth Part Two
Rebirth Part Three
Rebirth Triology (edited without recaps and teasers)
EXTRAS
Rating:
Summary: The end of the Greatest cartoon series
Review: Season 3 was the best of transformers despite of what the Optimus Primers have to say about it. The season really grew transformers up. For those who do know, the Dark Awaking episode was not originally a prequel to the return of optimus prime. It aired much earlier in the series and featured another ending. The original ended with Rodimus saying "so long, Prime" but this was later dubbed over with the "is the really the end of optimus prime? Find out in tommorrow's exciting episode, 'the return of optimus prime.'"
Dark awaking was a perfect end to optimus prime. But, the unrealistic resurrection of prime was more preferred by audiences even though it ignored the dark awakaning story line. Transformers ended just as G.I. Joe, so the idea of the show being cancelled do to low ratings may not be true. My Sunbow shows ended in 1987, and so we need to get a true explanation of what happened to the show.
Rating:
Summary: The end of the original Transformer series.
Review: The entire 3rd season has 30 episodes. This DVD has the last 14 from season 3. Season 3
17 Ghost in the Machine
18 The Dweller in the Depths
19 Nightmare Planet
20 The Ultimate Weapon
21 The Quintesson Journal
22 The Big Broadcast of 2006
23 Only Human
24 Grimlock's New Brain
25 Money Is Everything
26 Call of the Primitives
27 The Burden Hardest to Bear
28 The Face of Nijika
29 The Return of Optimus Prime (1)
30 The Return of Optimus Prime (2) The entire 4th season only had 3 episodes and they are all on this DVD.
Season 4
1 The Rebirth (1)
2 The Rebirth (2)
3 The Rebirth (3) Since these are some of the last episodes, I really don't want to spoil what happens in the end. I'll just say that Optimus Prime makes a triumphant return (obviously) and his Autobots will have to stop the Decepticons one last time in "The Rebirth" series.
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Summary: prime is jesus
Review: Third and fourth season sounds the death toll for transformers in america. With the death of optimus prime and his later reserection he is equated to Jesus Christ among the more emotional religious right. As such transformers is spoken out against in churches in the U.S. and the show is pulled from the air. The story continues on in Japan but a great cartoon is once again destroyed by the religious right that runs america.
Rating:
Summary: Great Set To Finish The Series!
Review: This completes my Transformers Generation 1 DVD sets. Try DeepDiscountDVD.com for much cheaper price with free shipping though!
Rating:
Summary: Great Set To Finish The Series!
Review: This completes my Transformers Generation 1 DVD sets. Try DeepDiscountDVD.com for much cheaper price with free shipping though!
Rating: 
Summary: A quick end too a great toy-story line series.
Review: This DVD set is the end to probably the best toy-animation series created. It actually survived in Japan for a couple more years, but to the Americans' fan it was a fading toy-line. I was shock as a kid when it went of the air. The later toys were a major downfall to the series, since the qualities became generic. The toys had more plastic, the details were getting less interesting, and some products were very odd-looking. I personality thought the third season was great. I love the action scenes, space was a great setting. The giant combiners (Defensor, Superion, Predaking, Abominus, etc.) were tough adversities. The Autobot became more self-reliant since they don't follow every word Optimus Prime said anymore, except at the end. What you get in this package is really 2 DVDs of 7 episodes each from the end of the third season. The third DVD is a repackage of Transformers' Heroes which was the final season about the Head/Target-Master with extra features. Rhino's extra features have not been very interesting at all. An interview with Matt Wise was about it, the first season set had some nice extra though. The main menu isn't very good with a slow Rodimus Prime (injured) walking up to a damage control room. Rhino added some sound affects that were not too bad. My favorite episodes are: "Ghost in the Machine," is the end to Starscream (ghost) again, here he takes control of many Deception bodies for his own deeds. The" Call of the Primitives" was great; here we see all the animalistic transformers grouped together in a single conquest. Grimlock's New Brain" is interesting because the simple minded Grimlock is infuse with intelligence and creates the Technobots. "The Ultimate Weapon" got some nice scene on Earth with most of the powerful Autobot and Decepticons battling, also it was about being a part of a team to contribute. Some episodes got side tracked, which I didn't really like: "Nightmare Planet" and "Only Human". "Nightmare Plant" is the Rodimus Prime fighting his way out of Daniel's nightmare. "Only Human" is weird twist but corny. A character that probably is "Cobra Commander" from J.I. Joe makes an appearance. The Third Season's characters are rasher and more stereotypical then the more settle character of the first and second seasons. Galvatron is crazy; Rodimus Prime is boring and a little dry. Grimlock and Wreck-Gar bring comic-relief to the series. The Quintesson, third factor, bring an interesting twist to the series. This set is no-better or worse then the First, Second I, II or Third Season part I, except it is a lot shorter. The series has definitely evolved from the first season. If you like the fast action and interest character the Transformers provide then there is no reason to skip this one.
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Summary: The religious right in America killed Transformers?
Review: To the viewer from Georgia, get over yourself. America is a faith-based country which in my opinion is a lot better than secular Europe where every moral fabric is breaking down. But anyway, I haven't bought any of Rhino's G1 Transformers sets, but may sometime in the future. However I am collecting Rhino's Beast Wars sets. I haven't seen any of these Transformers episodes since they first ran back in the '80s. But what I do remember of them, Season 3 was the one where I was starting to get the age (junior high) where buying toys became uncool. Little did I know that as a 20-something adult that I would start buying Star Wars toys. But anyway, Season 3 (and 4) of the G1 was an interesting one where a whole new set of Transformers emerged from the aftermath of the movie. I remember I found it interesting, but it just lacked the nostalgia that the first 2 seasons had with their classic line-up of 'bots. Quite frankly I could never get used to the new line-up. So my interest wained. But I love Beast Wars. Go figure. But to say that the religious right killed Transformers? As Bill O'Reilly would say "The Most Ridiculous Item of the Day".
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