BEAST WARS Was a Weird Show

Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/austinmcconnell Check out Rifftax here: https://nebula.tv/rifftrax?ref=austinmcconnell SUPPORT MY NEXT MOVIE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/austinmcconnellyt/atlas-the-animated-movie-by-austin-mcconnell PATREON: https://patreon.com/austinmcconnell GET MY NEW BOOK, BRAIN BOY, HERE: https://bit.ly/brainboynovel I ALSO WROTE THIS BOOK: https://bit.ly/SpiderQueenBook MERCH: https://teespring.com/id/stores/austinmcconnell Remember Beast Wars? The weird, wonderful CGI Transformers show that captured our attention in the mid 90s? I recently rediscovered it on streaming and fell headfirst into a rabbit hole: how Transformers was basically on life support in the mid-’90s, how Hasbro saw ReBoot and bet big on full CGI, and how Mainframe Entertainment basically had to invent the pipeline for a half-hour 3D TV series while juggling tight budgets, limited hardware, and nearly impossible deadlines. In this video: 🦍 Why Beast Wars even existed 💾 How 90s tech limits shaped the story (small cast, barren planet, hand-animated transformations) 🎭 The surprisingly great facial animation + character work 🔥 Why this “experiment” helped change kids’ TV forever If Beast Wars was your first Transformers obsession—or you’ve only heard people meme the graphics—take a look. And tell me: does it still hold up for you? #beastwars #transformers #90scartoons #animation #cgi