When the maximals return to their home planet of cybertron, they find that everything has changed. The series that revived the transformers franchise after a yearslong recession, note beast wars was a fully cganimated series that premiered in 1996. What is bad there is a secondrate computer graphics, it is at its best naive or even extremely poor, and you see all the obvious mistakes, the goofs with the position of this or that hero in the. Transformers action figures for sale to buy tagged. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Two new transformers movies are being made, including beast. Beast wars is an american animated television series. Jan 11, 2015 beast wars, part 1 after travelling into the distant past via a transwarp drive, the maximals battle the predacons in outer space, but both ships crash land on a mysterious planet. The last knight 2017, as his last film, a bumblebee spinoff is scheduled in 2018 and a seventh film scheduled in 2019.
The transformers film series may be on the ropes, but beast wars could be the key to reinvigorating the franchise. The transformers power up once more with this 19992001 animated series that follows what happens after the beast warsas optimus primal and the other shapeshifting heroes return to cybertron, only to discover megatron has stripped their world of its power and unleashed the villainous vehicon drones. It wasnt completely unexpected though, given that cg cartoons are a lot more expensive to make and that the show was considerably darker than the original transformers, due mostly to the fact that characters actually died on screen or at all, unlike its series predecessor. Tigatron and airazor are in a state of suspended animation and are transformed into a new entity known as tigerhawk who serves as an emissary of the alien race known as the vok. Transformers beast wars waspinator wasp hornet bee transmetals 1997 tm moc. The graphics in beast wars is highly advanced compared to transformers. The beast wars tv series was the first transformers series to feature.
It has humor, dark reality, story and emotion through the length of the shows 3 seasons and a good buy for transformer fans with a multiregional dvd player. Animated series merged concepts from the g1 continuity, the 2007 liveaction film and the unicron trilogy. The complete series dvd region 1 us import ntsc at. Beast wars may have come to an end, but the adventures of optimus primal and his team of maximals have just begun. For those that already have the original rhino sets, i would say get this for all that is missing and wrong with the rhino sets and to have a great new display piece. Beast wars was followed by beast machines season 1 episodes. It was the first series in the western part of the franchise since the the transformers that was entirely made up of new animation. I love this series and hope they bring it back one day. Beast wars season 1 and a boxset of seasons 2 and 3 are. Ravages transwarp cruiser takes off from the axalon with the maximals onboard. Jul 21, 2017 having such a legacy and impact, its not hard to imagine that there are more than a few mysteries and hidden facts about this classic series, so were here to help you out with this list of the 15 things you didnt know about beast wars.
Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the transformers franchise which began in the 1980s. This new complete series set features all 52 episodes of the three tv seasons, plus retrospective featurettes, art galleries, new interviews, a 12page book, plus a 24page comic book. However, the longer they stay in beast mode, the more their animal sides start to take control. Originated in the 80s, with roots in the 70s, and major cultural refreshes in every succeeding decade, transformers have. A beast wars transformers movie is the only thing that can save the. Placing transformers after the name was quite symbolic of how far this series wandered from the paths beaten by the robots in disguise. Transformers is a daytime emmy awardwinning computeranimated television series that premiered on april 22, 1996 in syndication in the united states though reviled by many transformers fans when it first hit the airwaves in 1996, beast wars is now considered by many to be among the finest examples of transformers storytelling, striking a happy balance between character, humor. The term generation 1 covers both the animated television series the transformers and the comic book series of the same name, which are further divided into japanese and british spinoffs, respectively.
Transformers is an emmy awardwinning sequel to the original transformers series but features an entirely new cast said to be descendants of the original characters, so its helpful but not necessary to know the back story in order to understand whats going on. The beast wars is hailed as one of the best transformers stories made, and this spin off of the 1980s tv series lives up to that. Timelinesdawn of futures past, an exciting prequel to the beast wars series. There are quite a few fans who hold the opinion that beast wars is the best transformers series yet made, as stated above. Beast wars, known as beasties in canada, is a 1996 animated television series animated by canadian studio mainframe entertainment to accompany the toy line of the same name. The prior transformer television series, comic books and toys were retroactively termed as generation 1, and. Beast machines the complete series dvd, 2014, 4disc set at the best online prices at. The series is set in the future of the original transformers franchise, after the events of the transformers, and features the maximals and predacons. Beast wars live action movie remains undecided posted on march, 2019 at 2. Beast wars is an entertainment franchise from hasbro, and it is part of the larger transformers franchise. Transformerland transformers beast wars collectors guide. Bumblebee served as something of a soft reboot and was a modest box office success, and a sequel is. If you like transformers and havent seen beast wars beast machines, this is a must buy.
I honestly thing it is the best of the transformers series and doesnt get enough respect from the g1 purists. Beast wars includes all 52 episodes from the show, following the story of the maximals, who travel into the distant past to defeat the predacons, but instead, crash land on a strange new planet. The battle for earth continues in this actionpacked blockbuster. Before that, i had hated to see any of the original tranformers series, but beast wars is a huge step forward, a real progress and areal improvement.
In addition, theres a bounty of extras, including retrospective featurettes, a 12page book, art galleries. Their leader was and were not making this up called optimus primal. Thats right, a beast wars movie might be in the works. Transformers 2007, revenge of the fallen 2009, dark of the moon 2011, age of extinction 2014 and the last knight 2017.
Jan 31, 2012 this is my last beast wars episode in stereo. Generation 2 also known as generation two or g2 was a transformers television series which ran from 19921994, as well as a corresponding toy line and comic book series. Hes fully transformable between his robot and dinosaur forms, and he can use his dinosaur head as a handheld weapon. Transformers complete series back on dvd tfw2005 the 2005. The transformers war continues in an older time, through a new generation. Transformers was an americancanadian cartoon show running from 1996 to 1999.
Based on the wildly popular hasbro toyline, transformers enjoyed a string of successful films by director michael bay before the bottom fell out with transformers. They scan for beast forms to protect their robot forms from the planets large amount of energon. In my opinion the beast wars series is better in all aspects than the transformer series. The 25 rarest transformers toys and what theyre worth. Beast wars gets a transformers masterpiece release from takara tomy. It also did the seemingly unthinkable and replaced the original two factions, the autobots and. Transformers four million years after crashlanding on an unfamiliar planet, sentient robots with the ability to disguise themselves as common vehicles awaken on presentday earth. It is also intended for fans of beast wars or the original transformers series who are looking for a good system to roleplay their own adventures, with the usual cast of characters, or characters of their own creation. Transformers in canada, is an americancanadian computer animated television series that debuted in 1996 and ended on march 7, 1999, serving as the flagship of the transformers. Beast wars is one of the 2 new movies in development.
When collegebound sam witwicky learns the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers, he must accept his destiny and join optimus prime and bumblebee in their epic battle against the decepticons, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world. Enraged by the apparent failure to land on earth, dinobot challenges megatron for leadership of the predacons, but. Transformers beast machines the complete series dvd movie. This is the first episode that confirms that the maximals and predacons are both descendants of the autobots and decepticons from the original transformer series. Beast wars the complete series collectors edition 8dvd box set that is jam packed with hours of content, this complete series collectors edition contains the entire cg animated series of beast wars. Waspinators body get possessed by the spark of decepticon starscream. Beast wars, which was an animated series that aired in the 1990s, is being. Beast wars is a transformers franchise that began in 1996, following the end of the generation 2 toyline.
This specific series and line of toys dealt with robots that turned into animals and bugs such as optimus primal, cheetor, and waspinator. The menu system here is quick and to the point which is again something, i like better than rhino. Sequels followed, such as the generation 2 comic book and beast wars tv series, which became its own. Deep within the depths of outer space an unknown enemy exists. On june 21, 2017, producer lorenzo di bonaventura stated that a film adaptation of beast wars. Click on any of the following images to view only those specific series or just start browsing below. A spinoff film, bumblebee, directed by travis knight and produced by bay, was released on.
Featuring all 26 episodes and exciting bonus content transformers. The complete series dvd, 2006, 4disc set at the best online prices at ebay. In fact, beast wars is one of the few transformers incarnations not to be heavily criticized by the generation 1 purists. Instead of trucks, tanks, and other modern vehicles, the robots instead transformed into animals, even dinosaurs. Generation 1 continuity established by the 1984 series and animated film. The complete series on dvd 826663126020 from shout factory. A predacon attack on the maximal base leaves it malfunctioning, necessitating the maximals to remain in beast mode until it is repaired. Transformers film series trans fanon, the transformers. Beast wars the complete first season dvd, 2011, 4disc set at the. Beast wars revolutionized everything about transformers toys. The beast wars series is often shunned by many people who believe it is a ripoff from the transformer series. Transformers beast wars masterpiece megatron action figure preorder ships may the mighty megatron from transformers. New transformers movie 2020 beast wars movie coming. Transformers beast machines the complete series dvd movie video at cd universe, transformers beast wars may have come to an end, but the adventures of optimus.
It ignores the continuity established by the japanese transformers series, though this franchise would have two exclusive japanese series of its own. Unfollow transformers beast wars to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Cheetor is still unsure about their plan, but ravage notes that the ship provides several advantages such as the ability to use ravages own cloaking ability and ravage observes that they have another one inside the predacon base. In my humble opinion and is the beast wars aficionado i am, i would give these very very high ratings. Transformers beast wars airazor 100% complete 1996 hawk air razor. Two new transformers movies are being made, including beast wars. For 30 years the war between the peaceloving autobots and the villainous decepticons has captivated children and adults alike, launching countless collectible toys. Marvel comics writer jason aaron is said to be the scripter for the series.
The other movie will be a reboot of the beast wars franchise, which. Shop for transformers beast wars dvd online at target. Gearhomies transformers beast wars hoodies and tees are here. Here is the official press release regarding beast wars season 1 and the complete series from shout.
For most of the 2010s, in an attempt to mitigate the wave of reboots, the aligned continuity was established. All transformers tv shows, movies and video games imdb. It was a massive reinvention of the transformers brand, featuring robots that changed into realistic, organicallystyled animals instead of the traditional vehicles or mechanical beasts. Beast wars, part 1 after travelling into the distant past via a transwarp drive, the maximals battle the predacons in outer space, but both ships crash land on a mysterious planet. Beast wars the complete series dvd, 2011, 8disc set at the best online prices at ebay.
Transformers a brand of toys that has become as indelible in pop culture and the minds of young boys as the likes of star wars or g. Beast machines the complete series coming in september 2014 from shout. Bumblebee in japan, producer lorenzo di bonaventura spoke to the press regarding the possibility of a transformers. Preferably one rather close to the ascending comic series. New netflix animated series reportedly in development. Two new transformers movies are being made, including. The beast wars rpg is intended for white wolf players looking to add a new race to their games. This action packed release from the animated series transformers.
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