Talk:Beast Wars: Transformers

message: What on earth does "mostly due to the surviving Maximals and Predacons being out-of-character to a variable, and others to a considerable, degree" mean?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.164.72.60 (talk) 01:04, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: huh?

message: Should this article be put under the more appropriate title "Beasties" considering it was originally a Canadian produced show and that's the proper title in Canada? ☭ Zippanova 17:45, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is there no mention at *all* of it's other title? It seems fairly relevant to me. Especially since series with alternate titles are mentioned usually somewhere in the article. Celynn (talk) 01:19, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title / Move? 

message: Are these BotCon comics that involve several characters coming back to life included in Beast Wars canon? Jon Hart 01:54, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What is cannon when discussing Transformers? It's certainly not as strict as Star Wars (for example). I have never heard any Hasbro/Takara representative say that the TV shows have presedence over comics or vice-versa. For the article, I say leave that choice up to the reader. Crockalley 14:17, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Please site sources that state the TV show is more canon that the comics. Where are you getting this anti-comic book sentiment? The comics mentioned in the article are embedded in the Beast Wars timeline, and thus relevant. If you'll recall, not only was the first G1 comic released before the first episode of the G1 cartoon, but a great many comics were written by the same man who wrote the tech specs for the toys. AND, some concepts in the Beast Wars cartoon came from the G1 comic. Why would you sideline comics now, when in the past they have proven to be in integral part of Transformers lore? Crockalley 14:46, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  BotCon comics 

message: An anonymous contributor placed in a section called "season 3 controversy." The piece is mostly opinion, and lacks facts, simply stating that "many feel" a certain way and that an even causes "controversy." It should either be expanded upon, with counter points and explanations of why certain decisions were made, or removed. There was controversy around season 3, but it is not being explained in that section.--Orion Minor 21:12, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Controversy

message: This article is in need of cleaning up. Herea are a few things I think should be done:
*The Pilot and Further Adventures sections should be combined to a Storyline section. 
*All character information should be added to the characters' seperate articles. 
*The Transmetal section should be shortened and link to the main Transmetal section.
*Sequel should be re-titled Beast Machines and link to the main Beast Machines article.
Feel free to discuss my reccomendations. I will help clean up. However, I will be unable to do much in regards to the Storyline as I do not recall much of the series and don't have enough free time to make all changes myself. IceDrake523 20:30, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: Overall, Beast Wars is one of the most beloved Transformers series made as many fans across the world cherish it for its sophisticated writing and in-depth character development.
I think I'd need to see some proof of that as factual data.--Skeev 17:06, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maybe a bit POV... 

message: This guy got to do production design on a Transformers series, won an Emmy and had sex with Gillian Anderson.  Truly he is living the everynerd dream. - 219.194.176.65 08:47, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clyde Klotz 

message: I redid most of the page in general, up to Megatron. Also, I removed the Plot Summary and stuff and moved it to Beast Wars (pilot). Yeah. I'll get to the rest Later, maybe. >.> Onslaught Six 06:13, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaned up 

message: In my opinion, he only handicap of this cartoon could be the lack of Air Hammer (the hammerhead shark/eagle Maximal Fuzor). He could have form a sarcastic "comic duo" with Rattrap, or could have been Silverbolt's comic counterpart. Egr, 6/7/2006
:Oh, please. If we're going to argue about what toyline characters 'really' should've been included in the artoon, we could be here for a stellar cycle. Skyshadow? Magnaboss? Tripredacus on Earth? Tigerhawk being around for more than three eps? The Ark actually taking off as planned and battling the Nemesis in the finale, plus Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust appearing? The list of stuff that 'would' make the cartoon a lot better is endless... Onslaught Six 00:52, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal comments 

message: This is my theory: Beast Wars was originally going to be connected to G1 Cartoon but it's obvious to me that it's not. Here are some of my ideas (note: part of this theory also includes Beast Machines) Oh-pls respond:                                                       1.if the autobots and decepticons had existed for millions of years how did the maximals and predacons come to be                                                                          2.when megatron 2 took over cybertron in beast machines wouldn't there be survivors on earth (after all humans and autobots worked together in G1 cartoon                                  3. how did the predacons gain a foot hold on cybertron (the decepticons were never able to permanently return to cyberton has seen in G1 Cartoon)                                        4. when exactly did the 2nd golden age of cybertron end, after all it seemed it would last for ever                                                                                           other key issues include the time in the future that beast machines happens in (why the EDC was not involved or why many of the aliens in the G1 Cartoon do not appear any more).         I almost fogot:                                                                               5. Cybertron was always described to be an artificial planet created by the quintessons, since when was it organic                                                                          6. where is unicrons head (it's never seen in the background of cybertron)                     Again-pls respond
The official line is that BW and BM exist in a universe that merges elements of both the G1 cartoon and the Marvel comics, even though it seems to draw more on the cartoon (a history thing on one of the recent DVDs mentions the Liege Maximo). But you bring you some good points.
Possible answers.
1. Its established that the defeated Decepticons and the Autobots, downsizing into new more fuel-efficient bodies, became the Predacons and Maximals. Maybe the faction name change happened then. Furman's Alignment goes with this line.
2. Possibly Cybertron had withdrawn contact from earth by this tme for reasons unknown (possibly if the Cons were defeated then they wouldn't see any need to endanger the humans any further). Certainly humans are never mentoned in BM.
3. Theres a big gap between the end of G1 and BW. Possibly events transpired that we didnt see, such as the Cons returning. Even the Japanese Headmasters show could be taken as how Galvatron, Scorponok et all were defeated. Alternately it could be that the Maximals allowed em back on in the wake of their defeat.
4. Probably when Megs returned with the virus.
5. As Mat pointed out elsewhere, theres shown to be flowers growing on Cybertron in the very first ep of BM. How is unclear, but there is precedent.
6. No idea. Wasn't it blown out of orbit in the episode with Starscream's ghost? In any case Rattrap does mention it once in BM, comparing it to Megatron's floating head fortress.
Of course, this is all (my) speculation and something we really shouldnt do. Hope that helps.SMegatron 12:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continuity tie-in by MR UNSEEN 

message: Wasn't the show actually calles "Beast Wars: Transformers"? Shouldn't this article be listed as that? TJ Spyke 23:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That is indeed the full title of the show. So it probably should be moved. Davey4 05:08, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article Name 

message: What happened to the link the went to the dark glass comic? I tried clicking it but it instead sent me to some random site. What happened? I really wanted to read the dark glass episode and now I can't. 69.141.78.155 14:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dark Glass Link 

message: Any suggestions on what to do about the gross length of this article? (That's gross as in 'volume', not gross as in 'ew, sticky.') I spent some time yesterday on this article, it took a frazackin' long time, and the editor after me (today) even noted their spell-checker gagged on it. I'm thinking the character section could be moved to a separate article, and very brief identifications of the characters left in its place. Beyond that I dunno. But it's a really REALLY long article and needs help. Salamurai 05:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article length 

message: The link at the top of the article for Bob Forward is to a Wikipedia article on Bob's father, whose name he shares.  Beast Wars Bob doesn't appear to have a Wiki entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.107.68.50 (talk) 17:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bob Forward 

message: I just watched Beast Wars and Beast Machines this week, and I am confused about something:  Megatron took the original megatron's spark from The Ark, and never returned it!  Or did he?  If he did, I didn't notice.  Is this a continuity error that the producers of the shows never covered?  Is this something I should be concerned with? -Rebent 06:07, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Megatron's Spark 

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message: A penadantic contribution. Several of the External Links are now inactive or have unrelated/suspect content:
#Official site for Australian Beast Wars DVDs http://www.beastwars.com.au/ - / expired site /search spam site
#Official Beast Wars US site http://www.beastwars.org/ - silly sub-porn SWF
#Official Beast Wars UK site http://www.beastwars.co.uk/ - inactive / expired site
#A3U Podcast Audio Interview With Voice Actor Scott McNeil http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/128 - inactive / expired site
#A3U Podcast Audio Interview With Voice Actor Gary Chalk http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/159 - inactive / expired site
I can just edit these out if no-one would be offended.
Treagle (talk) 11:29, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links section cleanup 

message: While there are conflicting arrangements of the title from official sources, depending on what you're looking at (figures vs. animated show vs. video game) and from what year, perhaps it's best to keep the name Beast Wars: Transformers, or even Beast Wars Transformers. 
*If you look at the archived website of mainframe.ca (who produced the animated show), you can see at the bottom that it says "Beast Wars™ Transformers™ © 1999 Hasbro, Inc". 
*If you look at the U.S. DVDs for all three seasons, you'll see that they are titled Beast Wars: Transformers. 
*The opening titles for the show contain "Beast Wars: Transformers".
*If you look at the backs of 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 figures, you'll see them referred to as "Beast Wars: the Transformers" or "Beast Wars: Transformers". Only on the occasional 1997 & 1998 figure packaging and the 10th anniversary figure packaging will you see Transformers above Beast Wars.
*The first specimens Hasbro submitted to the USPTO in 1996 shows "Beast Wars: Transformers" on the front and "Beast Wars: the Transformers" on the back.
*The Play Station & CD-ROM video game was called Beast Wars: Transformers.
*The beastwars.com website called it Beast Wars: Transformers.
Earthsound (talk) 23:04, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The article really should be Beast Wars: Transformers. Even if the toyline may have put Transformers first, the cartoon series certainly didn't. I've uploaded a screen shot of the title logo for the article. Clearly, the show was called "Beast Wars: Transformers". The article name should reflect this. - Matticus333 (talk) 19:56, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title/move 

message: Below information was tagged for needing citations long-term. Please feel free to reincorporate this text with appropriate references. Doniago (talk) 19:49, 27 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced Material 

message: What does his 'beast mode' moniker have anything to do with Beast Wars? I'm going to go ahead and remove this in a few days time as long as there are no objections... Leonnatus (talk) 23:27, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marshawn Lynch? 

message: Under the cast section it says; Gary Chalk - Optimus Primal, G1 Megatron
Can someone come up with a verification of Gary Chalk playing Megatron from G1?  Which season and episode?  Perhaps another independent source?  I can't seem to find it on IMdB.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.54.94.3 (talk) 00:14, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation Needed? 

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message: I noticed some of these air dates for Beast Wars episodes are not what I remember and I wondered where the sourcing was for them. For Example, "Nemesis, Part 2" original air date is listed as March 7, 1999 but epguides, the Transformers wiki and IMDb all list it as May 7th, 1999, which, albeit anecdotally, is when I remember watching it. This extends to other episodes, not just "Nemesis, Part 2". What source are these air dates being attributed to? Count3D (talk) 19:30, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources for Episode Original Air Dates?