Dominic wrote:As badly as "Beast Wars" may have aged over the years, many of its best qualities have been lost to laziness more than time.
things that don't make sense, with it (I still maintain Ravage's presence, combined with the lack of consistency between the Maximals' and Predacons' access to historical records like Starscream's files ruins the whole "Arthurian lore" aspect they wanted for the continuity, Tigatron, Airrazor, Tigerhawk, Scorponok, and Terrorsaur were pretty mediocre and not that memorable, etc.),
Beats Machines was crap, plain and simple.
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Dominic wrote:things that don't make sense, with it (I still maintain Ravage's presence, combined with the lack of consistency between the Maximals' and Predacons' access to historical records like Starscream's files ruins the whole "Arthurian lore" aspect they wanted for the continuity, Tigatron, Airrazor, Tigerhawk, Scorponok, and Terrorsaur were pretty mediocre and not that memorable, etc.),
It is a question of what they, on either side, would choose to read up on though. Look at this week's reveal about King Tut. (He was a product of incest, with many physical defects resulting from that unholy union.) How many people do you think will cling to a romantic view of him?
The priniciple could apply here. Dinobot would simply be more studious than other TFs.
Beats Machines was crap, plain and simple.
I agree with your general assessment of the toys. But, the show was, for the most part, brilliant. The animation was stylish without being prentious. And, it was one of the few TF shows to deliver on its early promises, (both sides having substantively different points of view). And, history bears out the idea that balance is needed. (I just read "Guns Germs and Steel", so this is fresh in my mind.) Optimal fragmentation, (no pun intended), is the healthiest situation for a society. Authority should not be to strong, (as with the Vehicons/Megatron), as that strangles progress. But, if authority is too weak, (season 1 Maximals), then economies of scale are lost. (Even the Maximals had to "industrialize" their agriculture.)
Dom
-actually liked "Beast Machines" better.
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