MightyMagnus78 wrote:Oddimus Prime wrote:I'm probably going to sound bad here but... I have a wonderful nostalgic love for the G1 cartoon. But if you are a TF fan (if not why are you here GET OWT! (said in a Schwarzenegger voice)) and you have never seen the G1 cartoon - watch the first 3 episodes, and the movie and then for the love of all that is holy. Do not watch any more.
I admit there are some other great episodes, but I think it's best to just assume G1 is awesome than actually prove it.
Any disagreement?
I still think G1 is worth watching in it's entirety.
It was genesis after all, the start of the franchise, it was the 'first wheel'. Sure other series have been better animated with better story lines and character development.
However I still maintain that G1 has relevance today, just look at the success of Generations, the Combiner Wars etc....all G1 origins.
G1 toys and Characters are the bedrock of my hobby and I love them all dearly, even the bad ones.
I should probably quantify my earlier comments. I LOVE G1. I love the G1 show.
I do find some of it hard to watch if I re watch it as there is some really awful stuff in there, and when you take off the rose tinted glasses it can look a bit terrible.
My recommendation was really to not build up hopes that the G1 show is the pinnacle and epitome of everything Transformers is and should be. I would definitely recommend that everyone should make the choice to watch the show, and I also love the Japanese sequel shows - especially the really odd dubs ("look! It's Philip! Philip has come to rescue us!" - Why was Metroplex called Philip?) BUT, I think that it is perfectly acceptable to pick a few of the "good" episodes and watch those rather than necessarily watch all of it.
On reflection, I think there are definitely some other episodes that should be watched - Key to Vector Sigma for example and indeed the final few Headmasters episodes. But due to the fact that there is very little in terms of over all story line that spans episodes or seasons, then dipping in and out is not a bad thing - unlike say, Prime or Beast Wars that had character development and plot threads that lasted whole seasons. That is more a reflection of TV in the 80s vs more recently to be fair.
So, to stop me from rambling further - I alter my previous statement.
Watch all of G1 if you have the time or inclination - but if you just want to watch some of the "good" bits, then More than Meets the Eye, Key to Vector Sigma, The Movie and Rebirth are all pretty good bets.
Probably avoid "Carnage in C-Minor", even if you are watching the whole lot.
