As far as long-running TV franchises go, few (if any) come close to Transformers. Sure, it all started with Hasbro's toy line, but it quickly grew into a massive universe full of animated series, spinoffs, and CG reboots — heck, we've even had a load of live-action Transformers movies. Ahead of Transformers One, its first animated theatrical movie in decades, these are the shows you shouldn't miss.
The cool thing about Transformers is that it essentially reboots itself (like a robot, ha) every once in a while. In fact, Hasbro often has multiple timelines running in parallel. The end result? A major sci-fi franchise full of distinct visual styles and narratives born from the same basic premise:
