Transformers Boxed sets

[sendme]

Any one know of any place online that I can find them? I have only been able to find them on ebay and amazon used or new from 60-100 bucks. It almost seems as though they have been discontinued because every place is sould out.

[vherub]

Didn't realize these were becoming increasingly rare-

have you checked out what stores dvdpricesearch.com lists?

[sendme]

No, I didn't know they were becoming rare. I saw the set at Best Buy a few months ago only didn't have the cash to get any of them. Now I can't find any of them unless they are used or going for almost 100 bucks. If I would have known this would have happend I would have bought them when I had the chance.

[guardian_owl]

Any one know of any place online that I can find them? I have only been able to find them on ebay and amazon used or new from 60-100 bucks. It almost seems as though they have been discontinued because every place is sould out.

There is a string of regional cd, movie, and video game store in the midwest called CD Tradepost. They run a site called www.cdtradepost.com it is a legit website where you can search each store's inventory for a particular item and for $3.00 shipping you can call up any of the stores and they will promptly mail you the item. Currently there is a Transformers: Season 1 in the West Wichita store (West Wichita 556 N. Ridge Rd. - Wichita, KS 316-942-7223 M-Sa: 10a-9p, Su: 12p-6p ) for $23.99. Call them up, inquire about the item's condition, then give them your address, email address, CC#, etc. to place the order. To find the number for any other stores, or to verify the above number, click on "Contact Us."

[js1]

are you talking about this one? This is the one I have:
http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-20th-Anniversary-25-DVDs-boxset-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ6426797191QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

[snotnose_colossal]

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=transformers+dvd+box+set

[Ikohn4ever]

they have been discontinued for now, I believe Rhino lost the rights to them so they are pretty much selling whatever they have in stock, fear not someone else has the rights and I am sure they plan to make as much money as possible from them

[Duo_Maxwell]

They have been discountined, like someone mentioned your best bet is probably searching around used DVD shops also sometimes B&M places like Best Buy may still have a copy or two leftover.

[BillyBob29]

They will surely be re-released by the new publisher when the Live action Transformer movie hits the theaters. There is no reason to pay up for these sets on the after-market.

[GuyWithGun]

Dammit, I didn't know all this! I also would have purchased them when I had the chance. I knew DDD didn't have much of a selection, but I didn't know it was this bad. I only have the first season. Dammit, when I get older and have kids, what are they going to watch Saturday mornings?!? Cause I'm sure as hell not letting them watch the crap that's on now.


.....Transformers?.....Live Action?.....:sad: :neutral: :-) :lol: :D

(checks IMDb).....2007!?! fuck:sad:

[Friedle]

they have been discontinued for now, I believe Rhino lost the rights to them so they are pretty much selling whatever they have in stock, fear not someone else has the rights and I am sure they plan to make as much money as possible from them

I want my G.I. Joe Season 2, Part 2. :bomb:

[assassinX]

beast wars was the first transformers first?

[Friedle]

beast wars was the first transformers first?

Huh?

Transformers was first. In the 80s.

[Ecofreak]

OT: Anyone remember Go Bots?

[Sailorneorune]

This is an interesting development... fans with deep pockets attack again.

@ Friedle: you're not the only one, my friend.

[thesilentshadow30]

Yeah Go-Bots were ok.
I wouldn't mind finding that on DVD

[tolhurst]

OT: Anyone remember Go Bots?

I watched a Samurai Jack episode at a friends (we watched it as his kid got bored!!) and there was a bike transformer that looked just like the leader of the bad guys in Gobots....

Oh, wait, you were just wondering if anybody remembered Gobots?











----They were fucking terrible.

[Kerig]

Anyone who wants the episodes, but doesn't care about them being too official can always go with a set of DVDs like this on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-20th-Anniversary-25-DVD-98-Epi-BOX-SET_W0QQitemZ6426707539QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

They're about $50 total for all 98 episodes, in a nice package, they're licensed for China, so they might not be up to snuff to the collector types, but it's a good alternative to paying $300-$400 for all the overpriced 1/2 season boxed sets.

Oh, and if anyone is REALLY cheap, and wants all 98 episodes on 10 CD-roms in AVI format, just for the heck of watching them (at a good resolution if watched at about 1/3 screen-size), PM me. I used to sell them on eBay before all the seasons were on DVD.

[RedvsBlue]

beast wars was the first transformers first?


Well speaking in a continuity sense then yes Beast Wars takes place first. The reason is that the transformers in Beast Wars while being descendents of the original transformers actually go back in time to before the original Transformers awaken on Earth. Its really kind of interesting how they interwove the 2 together and is mostly covered in Season 3 of Beast Wars.

Continuing on, Beast Machines (the successor to Beast Wars) actually takes place AFTER the original Transformers, if I remember correctly.

All I know is that computer generated transformers is where its at.

[RedvsBlue]

I watched a Samurai Jack episode at a friends (we watched it as his kid got bored!!) and there was a bike transformer that looked just like the leader of the bad guys in Gobots....

Oh, wait, you were just wondering if anybody remembered Gobots?











----They were fucking terrible.

I actually found the Go Bots movie a while ago for like $2. I'm not sure what I did with it though, never did get around to watching it. Sure it was a cheap knockoff but it did have its own personality.

[DT778]

Anyone who wants the episodes, but doesn't care about them being too official can always go with a set of DVDs like this on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TRANSFORMERS-20th-Anniversary-25-DVD-98-Epi-BOX-SET_W0QQitemZ6426707539QQcategoryZ617QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

They're about $50 total for all 98 episodes, in a nice package, they're licensed for China, so they might not be up to snuff to the collector types, but it's a good alternative to paying $300-$400 for all the overpriced 1/2 season boxed sets.

Oh, and if anyone is REALLY cheap, and wants all 98 episodes on 10 CD-roms in AVI format, just for the heck of watching them (at a good resolution if watched at about 1/3 screen-size), PM me. I used to sell them on eBay before all the seasons were on DVD.
That would be a perfect gift for my friend that is graduating this saturday.

[freestylenut]

I have the ENTIRE set Rhino released! I bought each set on the release date...I made sure I had money set aside whenever a release date was set by Rhino. Most I ordered through DDD.com and they usually ran me the lesser side of $30.

Kinda glad I have them now....I had no idea they were discontinued in any way.

Now I'm wondering if I can still buy that Transformers Armada set. Could got it for $22 at the last DDD.com sale. :(

[JSweeney]

Well speaking in a continuity sense then yes Beast Wars takes place first. The reason is that the transformers in Beast Wars while being descendents of the original transformers actually go back in time to before the original Transformers awaken on Earth. Its really kind of interesting how they interwove the 2 together and is mostly covered in Season 3 of Beast Wars.

Continuing on, Beast Machines (the successor to Beast Wars) actually takes place AFTER the original Transformers, if I remember correctly.

All I know is that computer generated transformers is where its at.

You'd still be partially wrong, as part of the events in More than Meets the Eyes Part 1 has to occur, or the G1 bots wouldn't be on Earth.

But yes, Beast Wars occurs between the events in part of More than Meets the Eyes, part one, and the remainder of that episode and the rest of the series.

But technically, events from G1 still has to happen first for the continuity to make any sense.

[Santurio]

I need these aswell. I see them everyonce and awhile but they are still marked high.

[cag1000]

Just sold a complete sealed all 5 boxsets on ebay couple weeks ago for over $300 for all 5. One set even hit over $80 by itself. And I got all 5 free from a Contest I won. I already had all 5 sealed so I sold this 2nd collection. I posted my auctions in a new thread 2 weeks ago you missed it. You have no idea how many emails I got asking if I had any more.

[RedvsBlue]

You'd still be partially wrong, as part of the events in More than Meets the Eyes Part 1 has to occur, or the G1 bots wouldn't be on Earth.

But yes, Beast Wars occurs between the events in part of More than Meets the Eyes, part one, and the remainder of that episode and the rest of the series.

But technically, events from G1 still has to happen first for the continuity to make any sense.


You right, I should have clarified that Beast Wars takes place between the minute in G1 where they are stuck in the volcano. So basically G1 STARTS before Beast Wars but the bulk of the show takes place AFTER Beast Wars. Don't you love the confusion that get result from time travel?

Either way, Beast Wars, IMO is the better of the 2 shows because it has higher production values and something resembling an overarching storyline.

[E-Z-B]

Not sure if you'd heard this, but Rhino won't be releasing any more GI Joe. Their license expired, along with the license for Transformers and Jem. Apparently, Sony Music now holds the rights and will reissue these titles at a later date. Here's a full story on it.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3359

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I hope they reissue them soon. I only got the first season and a half of Transformers, and now I can hardly ever find the rest.
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[Ikohn4ever]

You right, I should have clarified that Beast Wars takes place between the minute in G1 where they are stuck in the volcano. So basically G1 STARTS before Beast Wars but the bulk of the show takes place AFTER Beast Wars. Don't you love the confusion that get result from time travel?

Either way, Beast Wars, IMO is the better of the 2 shows because it has higher production values and something resembling an overarching storyline.


Beast Wars was great, it had very good character development, plus the computer animation made some slick looking characters.

[klwillis45]

Go-Bots sucked major ass. If you're looking for good transformers rip-off, M.A.S.K. is where it's at.

[RedvsBlue]

Go-Bots sucked major ass. If you're looking for good transformers rip-off, M.A.S.K. is where it's at.


M.A.S.K. was like they tried to force G.I. Joe and Transformers to mate and produce an offspring. Only problem is that it came out like a mutant.

[klwillis45]

M.A.S.K. was like they tried to force G.I. Joe and Transformers to mate and produce an offspring. Only problem is that it came out like a mutant.


...... that mutant still owns those pitiful bots!!

[Scotty P]

out of print...

good luck with finding em, very awesome stuff :D

[ryosnk]

I have the ENTIRE set Rhino released! I bought each set on the release date...I made sure I had money set aside whenever a release date was set by Rhino. Most I ordered through DDD.com and they usually ran me the lesser side of $30.

Kinda glad I have them now....I had no idea they were discontinued in any way.

Now I'm wondering if I can still buy that Transformers Armada set. Could got it for $22 at the last DDD.com sale. :(

Shit, I forgot to look for transformer dvds on the last sale, doh! When is the next sale coming?

[KingDox]

Try gamestop when they have a buy 2 get one free sale. I've got most of my Transformer sets that way.

[Quarkus]

Beast Wars is one of my favorite series of all time. I picked up the second season recently for $10
Anyone here seen Transformers the movie? I picked that up for $8 at my video store with season 2 of Beast Wars.

[Kerig]

Anyone here seen Transformers the movie? I picked that up for $8 at my video store with season 2 of Beast Wars.

TF: The Movie? That doesn't come out until 2007 :) j/k

sheesh, most of you CAGs weren't even born before G1 TF came out.

/me feels oldest when he reads a post consisting of:

"Awesome, that sale starts the day after I get my Driver's License!"

/me assumes the OP was referring to his losing it due to DUI Arrests to make himself feel better


M.A.S.K. Mobile Armored Strike Command (anyone remember the full wordage for V.E.N.O.M.?) was THE toy for me. Boulder Hill was the coolest base ever. Kids: imagine how the Batmobile armors up, but do it to an entire mountainside gas station!

I remember the last thing I bought was the robot and kid combo pack...I was so happy they finally released it, until I opened up the package and started to realize the lameness (now I know it was "the gayness") of a boy riding his robot friend.

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/64267339658080_0.jpg

[cag1000]

TF: The Movie? That doesn't come out until 2007 :) j/k

sheesh, most of you CAGs weren't even born before G1 TF came out.

/me feels oldest when he reads a post consisting of:

"Awesome, that sale starts the day after I get my Driver's License!"

/me assumes the OP was referring to his losing it due to DUI Arrests to make himself feel better


M.A.S.K. Mobile Armored Strike Command (anyone remember the full wordage for V.E.N.O.M.?) was THE toy for me. Boulder Hill was the coolest base ever. Kids: imagine how the Batmobile armors up, but do it to an entire mountainside gas station!

I remember the last thing I bought was the robot and kid combo pack...I was so happy they finally released it, until I opened up the package and started to realize the lameness (now I know it was "the gayness") of a boy riding his robot friend.

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/pict/64267339658080_0.jpg



a boy riding his robot friend is never gay. It's badass :)

[rukasu]

M.A.S.K. Mobile Armored Strike Command (anyone remember the full wordage for V.E.N.O.M.?) was THE toy for me. Boulder Hill was the coolest base ever. Kids: imagine how the Batmobile armors up, but do it to an entire mountainside gas station!


The Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem. And I still have my Boulder Hill playset with its original box. Man, that thing was expensive.

[GuyWithGun]

Shit, I forgot to look for transformer dvds on the last sale, doh! When is the next sale coming?
I looked last sale, and they don't have any full Transformers collections. Or at least any of the original ones. They have single discs of random seasons, but not the whole thing.

Dammit, I already cried over this once, and you had to bring up all these bad memories... :cry:

[GuyWithGun]

Oh, and M.A.S.K. was the shit!

I still have the race car with the tires that shoot back into wings, and the red car with the Delorean-type doors that shoot up so it can fly.

I used to have the Drag racer that shot the front piece of as a missle, but I don't know what happed to it.

[Rig]

I prefer Beast Wars to any of the other Transformers story arcs. I need to get around to finding those on DVD...

[godhatesjustyou]

i absolutely love The Transformers Movie, i can watch it over and over without ever getting sick of it.

[Roufuss]

Shit... I still need to get Season 2 Part 2 (wasn't really a fan of Season 3 stuff, so no worries there).

Rhino still has the rights to G.I Joe, right?

And does this mean they are also losing the Beast Wars stuff?

[mbstuff]

Did any of you who prefer Beast Wars to G1 grow up with G1? I can't believe anyone who grew up with G1 thinks Beast Wars was better. I only caught maybe half of Beast Wars episodes (and that only because it was a Transformers continuity) and I know intellectually that Beast Wars was a better show, but there's no way I could enjoy a TV show more than I enjoyed G1 Transformers as a kid.

Trust me, guys in their mid-to-late 20s can all still sing the More than Meets the Eye theme song and get misty-eyed over the fate of Optimus Prime from the movie.

[freestylenut]

U know, I was kinda hoping Rhino would release the Beast Machines seasons, which is only 2 seasons...but still!!!

So I'm wondering, will we EVER see an official release of Beast Machines? I would think whichever company that has the rights now will sooner release the G1 seasons again, then Beast Machines...what with the movie coming out and all.

A further question for youse Tran Fans...if the newer G1 seasons are hooked up in the extras dept...would ya double dip????

[Rig]

Did any of you who prefer Beast Wars to G1 grow up with G1?

Well, I am 20, and I never really watched much G1 Transformers as a kid. (My older brother watched it all the time though) That being said, I watched Beast Wars when it was on, which is probably why I like that series better. I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head with your post.

EDIT: Fixed the quote.

[E-Z-B]

A further question for youse Tran Fans...if the newer G1 seasons are hooked up in the extras dept...would ya double dip????

Probably not, unless the price was unbelievably low.

[E-Z-B]

Rhino still has the rights to G.I Joe, right?

And does this mean they are also losing the Beast Wars stuff?

No and yes. That's going back to this link again: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3359

[MrBlud]

For those that are interested, Metrodome is releasing Transformers: The Movie (Reconstructed) (http://play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=677776&p=57&g=72&pa=sr) (which shows more of the picture then ever before) as well Headmasters (subtitled) (http://play.com/play247.asp?pa=search&searchtype=r2title&searchstring=Headmasters&page=search) (which was the Japanese series after G1)

And the complete Robots In Disguise (http://play.com/play247.asp?pa=sr&page=title&r=R2&title=601749) is also due out in September

The Metrodome releases are (I believe Region 0) and the RiD is Region 2, but both are PAL.

[blandstalker]

Did any of you who prefer Beast Wars to G1 grow up with G1? I can't believe anyone who grew up with G1 thinks Beast Wars was better. I only caught maybe half of Beast Wars episodes (and that only because it was a Transformers continuity) and I know intellectually that Beast Wars was a better show, but there's no way I could enjoy a TV show more than I enjoyed G1 Transformers as a kid.

Trust me, guys in their mid-to-late 20s can all still sing the More than Meets the Eye theme song and get misty-eyed over the fate of Optimus Prime from the movie.

I'm 32. I watched all the G1 shows when they were broadcast. I think I was the only person in the theatre when I saw the movie. And I caught Beast Wars during its repeats.

I think Beast Wars is a better show. G1 is better nostalgia.

I don't want to own or rewatch any of the G1 stuff. I have good memories of it, and I'd prefer to keep those. Even with the fond recollections, I remember that the plots and dialogue were often awful or stupid. The animation wasn't that great either. It was cool because they were Transformers, and it was the first time this story was being told, and because it was infinitely better than the Gobot show. (But then, what wasn't?)

I do want to get Beast Wars on DVD. Partly because the CGI is amazing and worth rewatching. But also because the show had a brain. It wasn't perfect, but it did try to be more than kids' advertainment. It reached much farther than most kids' shows, with an ongoing plot and actual character growth, and managed to succeed more often than it missed.

Of course it will never compare to G1. The G1 show, with all of its faults, showed us things we'd never seen, and will never forget. It's the beginning of the entire Transformers mythos. There's obviously something substantial there, because 25 years later you can still buy Optimus Prime in toy stores. That's not just nostalgia.

The strength of the G1 show was that it brought all of the ideas and concepts of the Transformers myth to life in a visual way. It made the toys alive. Nothing can beat that, no matter how brainy or full of CGI.

For me, though, I doubt I would ever get the same kind of enjoyment out of the G1 show that I did when I was a kid. I don't want to mess with what I've already got. And it won't be the same, because I'm not the same person.

Beast Wars is Transformers like me -- sorta grown up. It's also not a replacement, but a continuation. An evolution with respect for the past.

Now, excuse me while I go cue that theme music. :lol:

[mbstuff]

For me, though, I doubt I would ever get the same kind of enjoyment out of the G1 show that I did when I was a kid. I don't want to mess with what I've already got. And it won't be the same, because I'm not the same person.
:lol:

Yeah, when I saw an episode or two of G1 repeats on Sci-Fi a few years ago, I was surprised by how bad it seemed. G1 Transformers is more cultural event than entertainment. I remember in college, Transformers somehow came up, and every single male on the dorm floor who didn't live abroad could remember the theme song. Later, we watched Transformers the Movie and wondered why it wasn't as good as we remembered.

I think Transformers was so singular in importance for our age group because we didn't have all the other entertainment that kids these days have. We had Ataris and afternoon cartoons on local tv and action figures. No internet, no multiple game platforms, etc.

I picked up one of the G1 seasons on DVD and never opened it, for much the same reason in not wanting to disturb what I remember of it.

I did however pick up the 25th anniversary Optimus Prime figure. If I had that thing when I was a kid, I would've played with it until I lost all its accessories and broken two or three limbs instead of having it just stand guard over my DVDs and games.

[nakanenui]

back when cartoons were on free tv, not cable. it was either watch gi joe and transformers or nothing at all. not to mention cartoons back then were just long commercials to buy the toys. good marketing gimmick.

[Roufuss]

So hey... does anyone know where I can still find these?

I only need Season 2 Part 2... I own Season 1 and S2 Part 1, and don't care for Season 3. Best Buy used to have TONS of these boxsets, but they must have shipped them back for credit, because now they are completely barren.

I fear I may have waited too long to pick up this last one...

[GuyWithGun]

So hey... does anyone know where I can still find these?

I only need Season 2 Part 2... I own Season 1 and S2 Part 2, and don't care for Season 3. Best Buy used to have TONS of these boxsets, but they must have shipped them back for credit, because now they are completely barren.

I fear I may have waited too long to pick up this last one...
...as have I...:cry:

[E-Z-B]

Might want to try Borders yet...

There's even the 20% coupon floating around

[freestylenut]

Here's some good news on the Beast Machines front:

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=970189

After this comes out & its in my greedy little hands, I will own ALL of G1 & Mainsframe's series....bwah, ha, ha, haaaaa!

[Kaijufan]

I picked up Season 2 Set 2 at Gamestop the other day. I had only seen a handful of episodes, and I'm really enjoying the show. It was only $30 minus my 10% off card, and it included two animation cells.

[coolsteel]

Did any of you who prefer Beast Wars to G1 grow up with G1? I can't believe anyone who grew up with G1 thinks Beast Wars was better. I only caught maybe half of Beast Wars episodes (and that only because it was a Transformers continuity) and I know intellectually that Beast Wars was a better show, but there's no way I could enjoy a TV show more than I enjoyed G1 Transformers as a kid.

Trust me, guys in their mid-to-late 20s can all still sing the More than Meets the Eye theme song and get misty-eyed over the fate of Optimus Prime from the movie.


Watched G1 growing up and yes I prefer Beast Wars, much more interesting characters and story elements then the simple good versus evil that pretty much dominated the plot of G1. Beast Wars reminded me that these were sentinent machines, not just drones that fight on whatever side they happened to be programmed for, they can switch or make other choices entirely. G1 only touched upon that once when Blitzwing turned on Galvatron because he wanted to do the right thing. That among other things just made the series a favorite of mine. Too bad Beast Machines shot all that to hell