Want to get into Transformers, where to start?

*Spike Spiegel* · 07-06-2017, 07:44 PM

All I've seen is the first Bay film and the first five G1 episodes, and that was over 10 years ago. I am currently reading the old Marvel comic from the 1980s. I have not seen the animated film from 1986, either.

The CGI series "Prime" looks decent, but do I need to watch the rest of G1 for the fullest impact? Or is there a better series?

*TigerClaw* · 07-06-2017, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

All I've seen is the first Bay film and the first five G1 episodes, and that was over 10 years ago. I am currently reading the old Marvel comic from the 1980s. I have not seen the animated film from 1986, either.

The CGI series "Prime" looks decent, but do I need to watch the rest of G1 for the fullest impact? Or is there a better series?

There's the G1 series that you can watch all of, be sure to include Transformers: The Movie, cause the later seasons takes place after that movie came out.

*Cure* · 07-06-2017, 07:51 PM

Prime is a good show and you don't need any prior knowledge to watch it.

*TigerClaw* · 07-06-2017, 07:53 PM

Beast Wars is also pretty good too, it takes place from the G1 universe, there is also Beast Machines which came after it.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 07-06-2017, 07:56 PM

Yes I would definitely watch the first two seasons of G1 before you watch the animated movie.

*CyberCubed* · 07-06-2017, 08:01 PM

The "cartoons" if you call them that, haven't aged particularly well. Tried to rewatch some of them myself and got incredibly bored after 10-15 eps.

*Autbot_Benz* · 07-06-2017, 08:07 PM

Watch beast wars its fantastic a 3 season show that has a beginning middle and end and actual character development 2 things G1 lacked

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 07-06-2017, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The "cartoons" if you call them that, haven't aged particularly well. Tried to rewatch some of them myself and got incredibly bored after 10-15 eps.

Honestly, its aged better than the Fred Wolf show. Even G.I. Joe has aged better.

*Wesley* · 07-07-2017, 09:15 AM

Armada was the first Transformers cartoon I watched and only Transformers cartoon I really liked. It had the best version of Starscream, imo. Didn't know much about Transformers before that aside from reading a book about them.

*Allio* · 07-07-2017, 10:38 AM

IDW Transformers is pretty great.

~~ABrown~~ · 07-07-2017, 12:45 PM

HUGE Transformers fan here. The original cartoon is certainly one way to go. I don't know that it's necessarily the best though. Beast Wars/Machines is one my favorite cartoons ever created, but I wouldn't recommend watching it before the original cartoon. You'll get a lot more enjoyment out of the Beast era is you've seen the original cartoon first. There's a lot of Transformers fans that loved the Animated series, I never really got into it though. I did love the Prime series. My recommendation would be to watch the three part premiere of the original series, the three part premiere of Animated, and the five part premiere of Prime, and decide which one looks the most interesting to you.

*ZariusTwo* · 07-08-2017, 04:55 AM

Cartoons I recommend

-Generation One
-Headmasters [specicifcally the dub: ''Fortress Maximus has come himself''

]
-Masterforce
-Beast Wars
-Transformers Animated

Comics

-IDW
-Anything by Simon Furman really

07-06-2017, 07:51 PM	#3
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Prime is a good show and you don't need any prior knowledge to watch it. __________________

07-06-2017, 07:53 PM	#4
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 13,820	Beast Wars is also pretty good too, it takes place from the G1 universe, there is also Beast Machines which came after it. __________________

07-06-2017, 07:56 PM	#5
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	Yes I would definitely watch the first two seasons of G1 before you watch the animated movie. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

07-06-2017, 08:07 PM	#7
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 8,288	Watch beast wars its fantastic a 3 season show that has a beginning middle and end and actual character development 2 things G1 lacked __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

07-07-2017, 09:15 AM	#9
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,589	Armada was the first Transformers cartoon I watched and only Transformers cartoon I really liked. It had the best version of Starscream, imo. Didn't know much about Transformers before that aside from reading a book about them. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines) Last edited by Wesley; 07-07-2017 at 09:23 AM.

07-06-2017, 08:01 PM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	The "cartoons" if you call them that, haven't aged particularly well. Tried to rewatch some of them myself and got incredibly bored after 10-15 eps.

07-07-2017, 10:38 AM	#10
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,086	IDW Transformers is pretty great. __________________

07-07-2017, 12:45 PM	#11
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	HUGE Transformers fan here. The original cartoon is certainly one way to go. I don't know that it's necessarily the best though. Beast Wars/Machines is one my favorite cartoons ever created, but I wouldn't recommend watching it before the original cartoon. You'll get a lot more enjoyment out of the Beast era is you've seen the original cartoon first. There's a lot of Transformers fans that loved the Animated series, I never really got into it though. I did love the Prime series. My recommendation would be to watch the three part premiere of the original series, the three part premiere of Animated, and the five part premiere of Prime, and decide which one looks the most interesting to you.

07-08-2017, 04:55 AM	#12
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 20,900	Cartoons I recommend -Generation One -Headmasters [specicifcally the dub: ''Fortress Maximus has come himself''] -Masterforce -Beast Wars -Transformers Animated Comics -IDW -Anything by Simon Furman really __________________ TMNT Fan Script Discussion Thread "It Should Have Ended Here"...add your ideal ending to the Series Fauxnale wiki Add Your Story to the TMNT Fanfiction Wiki Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks