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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete
Oh man I remember the Praying Mantis toy for the character that wasn't in the show, it confused the shit out of me.
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That was one of the best. Possibly the best color scheme of the set and the claws were so cool. I was just looking at the toys and I'm pretty sure I had the "trans metal" Megatron. I forgot about the whole transmetal upgrade thing in the show. Goofy as **** but damn were those toys cool.
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Funny fact, in Canada the show was re-titled to "Beasties" because the network it aired on didn't like the idea of the "war" part in a kids show, despite the fact that they changed nothing else about the show and all the merchandise still had the "Beast Wars" name on it.
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I've heard that. Even America wasn't that uptight. Reminds me of how Frosted Flakes are called Frosties in Britain.
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Did you watch the series that came after, back when they were on Cybertron and the animation looked somehow worse than the first season did in 1996?
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Bits and pieces. I remember the character designs being lame and the story concentrating too much on melodrama. If I get that far I'll probably still watch it though.
Bad melodrama aside it reminded me of the whole Blackarachnia/Silver Bolt love story. I'd say it was goofy and hilarious but I'm a cheesy **** and I love villain redemption stories in kids shows. And watching Blackarachnia facepalm at Silver Bolt sounding like a Silver Age superhero was always funny.