Beast Wars - Transformers

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Summary: Skip It
Review: "Beast Wars: Transformers" is pretty good 1990s take on the Transformers story. It's set in a new Transformers universe filled with new characters and new adventures. This DVD isn't worth buying, though. Save your money and buy the boxed sets, which include these same episodes and a lot more, instead.

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Summary: Volume 1 is Volumes 1&2 - Sort of
Review: >The buy info is wrong though, this is ONLY Volume 1. It contains 6 episodes

The buy info isn't wrong, it's just a little confusing. In the VHS versions volume 1 is the first three episodes, volume 2 is the second three episodes. Someone in marketing decided that it would be less confusing to label volume 1 of the DVD series volumes 1 & 2 so that people would know that it includes all six episodes.

Besides this contorted piece of logic, this is a great DVD. I look forward to Rhino releasing the rest of the series!

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Summary: Beast Wars: The Saga Begins
Review: Beast Wars debuted in 1996 as a new take on the classic Transformers show from the 80s. The re-vamped toyline became a hit, and the show was even better. Audiences soon learned that not only did BW tie in with the original Transformers, in many ways, it was a continuation of it.

These episodes are a great intro, and a must in order to get the entire epic story of Beast Wars. The show really hits its stride towards the end of the first season, and I can still remember how excited I was through pretty much all of the second season. Do not make the mistake of writing this show off as standard kiddie fare, it was one of the best written "cartoons" I've ever watched, a true science fiction saga. Credit for this goes to the series' two excellent story editors: Bob Forward and Larry DiTillio. They breathed a life into these transforming robots the like of which Transformer fans had never seen (let's face it, the original TF characters were somewhat one and two dimensional). So, there you have it: characterization, plot, script, visuals, all of these and more are reasons not to miss a single volume of this, the best Transformers has to offer, finally on DVD.

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Summary: Best Transformers Ever
Review: Beast Wars was the first all-cgi transformers show. Not only was the animation 3-D,but for the first time so were the characters. Fans of the original show still claim the 80's cartoon was the best, but let's face it:it was little more than a long commercial. With Beast Wars, the characters have personalities and motivation for their actions. This show also tells one long story. It is not the typical good guys vs bad guys in self-contained episodes. This saga takes place hundreds of years after 'Transformers-the movie'. The autobots and decepticons have long ago upgraded to smaller energy conserving factions called maximals and predacons. The two share an uneasy truce until a rogue predcon and his crew steal an ancient artifact and head for deep space. The maximal exploration ship Axalon pursues the predacons through a time warp and crashes on an unknown planet somewhere in time...The two factions are stranded, battling each other and finding clues of a prior civilization. The Beast Wars have begun....can't wait for Beast Machines!

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Summary: Very underrated
Review: Being a cartoon, this show starts out with a lot of stigmas. I loved the original transformers as a kid. This show was unbelievable. Yes, it was all about selling toys but the creators weren't just satisfied with that alone. The story telling is weaven together better than most primetime television shows. There are very few holes. I dare you not to feel a little teery eyed when Dinobot hits the dust. One of the saddest deaths I've seen on the tube. Oh and Austria stop blasting the show. You have obviously not seen the show and are just a cranky Transformers fan that wont give this new show any respect. Those are the only people that do not like this show. Those that haven't seen it and dismiss it as nothing but a stupid cartoon. Then, there's the original Transformers fans that can't accept this show being better and never give it a chance. If you watch this show from the beginning you will be addicted, I guarantee you. Although as said the show really hits it's mark in season 2 with a lot of drama. Season 1 is a lot of introduction. Season 3 is the payoff with the bots heading back home, very good season. Season 4 is a bit of a mess in auto world but it's entertaining. There wasn't anywhere else to go after season 4. It was a fun ride. I give it a 4 but for cartoons this is definitely a big 5 stars.

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Summary: Beast Wars
Review: I always loved the original Transformers and when Beast Wars came out I didn't what any thing to do with it but after I watched it I knew that the show would become part of the Transformer History.

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Summary: Beasr Wars-goodness
Review: I am 16 years old, the show was cancelled 3 years ago, and it is still my favorite show of all time. It is fun for adults as well as kids, and will keep you entertained until the next volume comes out.

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Summary: Very good...But COULD have been better...
Review: I enjoyed seeing all those episodes again on DVD. Beast Wars will go down in history for me. However, I think it could have been better if it was a complete 1st season DVD collector's item.

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Summary: Maximize
Review: I have all episodes of G1/Beast Wars/Beast Machines on VHS and have had Transformer episode's watching marathons a few times and everytime i watch the last few episodes of The Beast Wars i still get chill'a down my spine..when the Maximals goes to the legendary Autobot ship known as the Ark which is the orig ship that thier Golden Age Ancestors Autobots crashed into the volcano causing to go into thier lock status etc..and seeing Optimus Prime in all his CGI glory and Optimus Primal together.and G1 Megatron..Soundwave which of course they wake up in modern times to begin the ***The Great War***
seeing the Decepticons ship Nemesis in Beast Wars just completed it..amazing story telling..
i have not brought any of the Beast War DVD episodes but in time i am sure i will...i am just reviewing the seasons over all story telling....it is a blessing to watch the over and over again..same with Beast Machines afterwards...even though G1 is still my fav..Beast Wars was a great chance to remember and old while being soaked in with the new...

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Summary: Great TV Series
Review: I used to watch these and I'd always find time to talk about them and how cool each episode was with my friend at school. The plot is great, it's even funny, and it's cool how it inter-twines with the original Transformers series which I used to watch growing up. A must buy for fans of the originals.