The Energon Pub

Hello to everyone here on Seibertron. I'm really new to the Transformers fandom in general. I've kind of been aware of the series for a long time, at least since Armada aired on TV, but I've never honestly considered myself a fan. I didn't go out of my way to watch it, didn't buy any of the toys, never gave it more than a passing glance. My interest in the rest of the franchise has been moderate at best, though I did watched Animated quite a bit during its run, and went to see the movies.

But lately, I've really been interested in the series as a whole. I get a fair bit of my entertainment from TV Tropes, and on one page, it linked to the Transformers Wiki, which I started reading articles on, primarily for the humor. But I'm a natural sponge when it comes to information, so I pretty much absorbed all of the articles.

Reading articles on a wiki is never the same as watching a show or reading a comic, though, so I really want to get into the series more. As I've mentioned, I've seen most of Animated and I've watched all of the movies. I'm also caught up on Transformers Prime, and I've watched some episodes of Armada, Energon, and Cybertron.

I figured it would be best to start at the beginning, and I'm interested in watching the original cartoon, especially considering there's a boxset for it that's for a pretty good price, even for a teenage girl without too much cash on hand. However, I tend to hear that in retrospect, it's not exactly a great show without any nostalgic memories of it.

Do you think I might still enjoy it? And if not, what should I see instead?

I also have a moderate interest in the comics, but I haven't actually ever bought an American comic. ^^; I'm a manga fan by nature, though I have read (albeit not owned, they were borrowed from friends) some American graphic novels in passing, like Scott Pilgrim. I've never actively kept up with them, though. There aren't any comic shops that are particularly easy for me to get to my area, and I prefer having something that's, you know, a book. Any ideas where I should start with that?

The G1 cartoon is absolutely freaking amazing. I was born in the 90's. I had no nostalgic memories of it and I loved it. You should buy it. All of it. And the '86 movie. But watch the '86 movie before you watch seasons 3 & 4.
As for the comics, the American 80's G1 issues were compiled into a few volumes which you're supposed to read in this order:
Primal Scream > Matrix Quest > All Fall Down > End of the Road
Then there's the UK comics, but I don't know all of the compilations for those.
And there's also a ton of other stuff from a crudload of other continuities including this one continuity that's a radically different G1 continuity. It starts with a mini-series called Infiltration which has some more volumes afterwards.

I say watch it as follows:
Armada
Energon
Cybertron
G1 seasons 1 and 2
1986 movie
G1 seasons 2 and 3
Beast Wars
Beast Machines
Robots in Disguise
Animated

You have to start where it all began and that's G1!! I grew up in the '80's and TF's was the in thing back then. I loved watching TF's after school, along with all the other great '80 toons. I'm a fangirl also and it's nice to see another girl getting into TF's. I didn't getting huge into TF's till Armada, but I've always loved them. And welcome to the boards! You'll make lots of friends here.

That's really reassuring. Thanks to everyone who replied and for the warm welcome. ^.^ I guess starting at the beginning would definitely be a good way to go, and the lot of you are making me eager to get started.