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Beast Wars

Synopsis: How do I give an overall synopsis of the series without giving anything away? Simple, I can't so I will have to give some spoilers just to give an overview of the series. Descendants of the Autobots (Maximals) chase a band of Predicons (Decepticon descendants) back through time and both get marooned on a mysterious planet. Due to the energon on the planet, both sides take the form of animals from the planet in order to be immune from the energon's effects. Born is the Transformers saga once again. At first it seems as though the Maximals and Predicons are doomed to battle it out on an uncharted rock, but it is soon realized what's at stake is more than just their survival, but the past and future of Transformers as well!

My Take: This series comes a close second to being my favorite cartoon series of all time. But since it's an extension of the Transformers universe I guess being second to the original Transformers series isn't all that bad. I didn't start watching this series until the first season was already over, and I'm sad I didn't watch it from the beginning. Simply put, the story of this series is awesome, well thought out, and simply brilliant. My first assessment of the show was that it was a revival of the whole Transformers series, however, it's more like an extension of the original series. Once you realize this, which isn't until about half way though the second season, all the implications of the events that are taking place in the show are simply mind-boggling! Everything that happens in this show happens for a reason or will have repercussions later on, and if you know the original Transformers series, then you will realize that the Maximals have to win the "Beast Wars."