re: Spinoff thread - most popular kids franchise in the 80s (besides Star Wars)

I've been re-watching the original Transformers with my 5 year old, and that show is legit. Yes it's still a kids show and suffers from the 80's animation issues that plagued most cartoons, but the voice acting, sound design, and story telling are all top notch.

It's also made me appreciate how the 1986 movie absolutely devastated the original Autobot lineup. So many bots that played a huge part in the first two seasons are just wiped out in a matter of seconds.