I got a hankerin for some Transformers

[Dade]

So yeah...saw the movie for the third time now and I'm still obsessed.

I've seen the original animated movie, and plan on buying it...but now i want one of the animated series.

Looking at Wikipedia there are several different series that have occurred and I have no clue where to start. I dont think I'm gonna be able to go back and watch the original series from the 80s....I tried watching some of the cartoons i used to watch back in the day (GI Joe, Centurions, Volton (even though it has a nice spot in my heart))...and they're horrid.

I remember watching a couple episodes of Beast Wars and I remember it being interesting. Then there's Armada which i hear was handled poorly.

I'm kinda torn...anyone have any suggestions?

[Eusis]

Beast Wars seems to still be well loved, I liked the old movie when I watched it recently even if it was admittedly cheesy, and can't really comment on the original series and the anime stuff of recent years.

[Ashtrot]

Beast Wars and Beast Machines is great. The animation is pretty good (especially for BM) and the story's pretty great too. Optimus Primal makes a leading role because he's not the perfect manly robot guy that Prime was.

generation 1 is still good, IMO, but the animation (and dialogue) can grate on you if you're too used to stuff released these days.