There is also the pal recononstruction edition and of course the superior full frame release from rhino.
I think at one point they made a t.v. movie edited together out of the five faces of darkness,
They edited the pilot episodes into a movie for t.v., as well as the return of optimus prime.
None of the t.v. edits including the t.v. edit of transformers the movie with the narration or the original mono mix episodes have been preserved to date.
My nephew happens to be extremely excited about the live action movie.
the only good thing about the new movie is the original optimus returning in the voice overs at least.
I know this is utter blamphemy but I like Simon furrman's comic series storyline. I read the entire series back to back after the cancellation of the show here in the u.s. including the short lived generation 2 comics.
I never got to read the u.k. series but heard it was quite good, indeed several of the japan transformers shows that aired in japan after the u.s. cancellation are good too. Scramble city pilot, the headmaster series and transformers victory.
The newer batch are crap they look a tad too much like pokemon and they look cheap also the animation is crap, and low budget. The new storylines are okay if only for a show that is one long television commecial for toys, but are bearable. The voice over work is awful too. Some of the work they did on beast wars and beast machines was a step in a new direction but ultimetely failed just like the new voltron.
Why can't they produce a darker transformers cartoon or animated series of movies truly inspired by the newest of the new filmaking techniques and anime. well of course they could not because it has to be for children to buy toys and cannot be violent or serious.
and of course let's not forget that the new live action movie is a two hour commericial of a new toyline that will come out based on it, in all likelyhood. The same was true with the g1 cartoons, though they had some good plots and action and sci fi for kids who were not looking for more than fun and enjoyment as well as cool transforming robots.