It’s time to relive what is arguably one of the best Transformers series to date. Netflix is now offering Beast Wars season 1 for viewing pleasure! It’s time to get reaquainted with some old favorites that have shaped the Transformers universe and fandom to date. So sit down, get some popcorn and enjoy the adventures of Optimus Primal, Dinobot, Rattrap, Waspinator and all the rest by clicking the link above!
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Ravage101
Just finished Season 3…each season just kept getting better and better. Dinobot is still my favorite bot.
Now bring on the Beast Machines!!!!! That really was my favorite Transformers show of all time.
matrixprime
Looks like season 3 is up now.
Ruination04
This….I've only seen the 3-part episodes with G1 Prime.
Kaijumaster
ahh, the best season ever. of all time.
optics
Looks like they just added season 2
Prime’06
It'd be lovely if they did that… except, unless the entire set of models and so on were re-rendered, it's doubtful that placing the video on blu-ray would yield any better results. I'm not sure what source has been used for the various DVDs, whether it's a master tape or something else… but given what I learned about why placing ReBoot on blu-ray wouldn't do much (save for cutting down on the number of discs in a package), the same applies to BW.
Thundershot
Just checked… they're not HD. They need to get these put out on blu-ray..
scubaboy31
Good news for those who don't on the show, or haven't seen it. Pesonally watched the show last year for the first time in its entirity (BW came out at a point where I was opost G1 and not into kids shows)
To be honest, coming to it fresh it's not that amazing. Not bad, and much better than a lot of the TF cartoons we recieved in the past decade but it really didn't grip me. I think nostalgia definitely plays a big part in the love a lot of fans have for the show.
Now Beast Machines I've always thought was fantastic, and was the strongest show we've ever had until Animated came along…
Exodus
Just finished the entire series, enjoyed it. Watching Beast Machines currently…
TFW10
Good news.
O.Supreme
For those wondering. This has mostly to due with Netflix licensing shows from Shout! Factory, which has coincidentally released a LOT of Hasbro shows.
It started a couple of months ago. They released current HUB shows: Transformers: Prime, Pound Puppies, My Little Pony FIM (*to which they just added the recent season 2) & GI:Joe Renegades.
They also added all of Original Transformers & GI:Joe ARAH,
What you can likely expect in the near future: Beast Wars (I'm sure seasons 2&3 will be added in the coming weeks).
Shout! Also owns the DVD rights to the GI:Joe Animated movie, the DiC GI:Joe series, and the Japanese TF series Headmasters, Masterforce & Victory. Nothing has been confirmed for any of these, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the coming months
What you wont see: Transformers: The Movie, Beast Machines, RiD, or any other TF series between Armada & TFA (unless they are picked up by Netflix from the current media rights holder)
No other incarnations of My Little Pony or GI:Joe other than the afore mentioned ones (unless they are picked up by Netflix from the current media rights holder)
josh4prime
where is it
Ok, so i guess the us have different programs on netflix than the muk because the onlyn transformers vids on the uk netflix is the 2007 movie
ErbFan28
All I want to see on Netflix right now are RID, Cybertron and Animated season 3. I have the rest on DVD.
Jersey_Steel
I never got into BW mainly because i hated the computer animation, but I may give it a shot now. That's probably why I have a hard time getting into TF Prime, just not into that computer animated look.
SideTrack
2nd ONLY to G1. I just finished watching through all the dvds (again) last week but its fantastic having both g1 and bw at the push of a button without eating up gigs on my ipod. I just wish netflix had a play-on or continuous play so i can watch each series through without having to start each and every episode. that is one remaining benefit (besides extras and cool boxart) that remains with actually owning them.
either way i rather like this series…yyyyessssss.
Thundershot
Wait, are they in HD??
Netflix doesn't keep shows on there forever. They rotate things in and out all the time.
bossman328
I wasn't in to Beast Wars or Beast Machines…but I just got done watching season one and I was quite impressed. 1000% better than the unicron trilogy…but at this point…I still like G1, Prime and Animated better. I'm starting season 2 today.
Batman
It is an amazing show and the DVDs are worth the investment.
I think anytime anyone says something is on Netflix, it is safe to assume it is not on the Canadian version. I had it for about 2 months and then cancelled it. It is pretty sad when Short Circuit 2 is the best movie in the catalog
optics
Awesome news! I searched Beast Wars a few nights ago and nothing came up. Now I can take advantage of my friends account aha
TrueNomadSkies
I love how this topic of all things is what drew you out.