[Paladin]

Here's how I rank the Transformers shows:

G1- Doesn't really hold up at all. Animation style is weak & storytelling is virtually nonexistent.

Beast Wars- really brought me into the franchise. CG is dated by modern standards but great cast & very well fleshed out characters.

Beast Machines- FUCKING GARBAGE. Takes everything I liked from the last show & feeds it into a fire. I hate everything about it.

RID- Can't remember too much about it; wish they would remember who owns it & put out a new DVD release.

Armada- rushed into production and it shows; the animation is lazy & the script barely matches actions. A few good ideas but ultimately a failure.

Energon- Probably the worst series ever made (and yes, I consider it even worse than the live-action films). Lousy animation and atrocious story pacing.

Cybertron- Much better animation but story still suffers badly. Hasn't aged well.

Animated, as I stated before, is my favorite- a tremendous balancing act between childish fantasy & dramatic storytelling. Ended way too soon & I will always regret the fact that we never got an Omega Supreme toy from this series. Its my ultimate lost Grail....

The recently-concluded Prime was pretty good overall; some of the best graphics Transformers has ever had & a decent cast. Suffers a bit in a few storytelling aspects (not paced well & some interesting angles are never followed up on properly) but still very worth a watch.