>The working name for the line was "Beast Hunters" before it became "Beast Machines." Marv Wolfman created the original treatment. A Fox Kids press release said the following about it:
>BEAST HUNTERS, the next evolution of the popular Beast Wars franchise, continue their fight against the evil dragon Megatron and his hordes of Predacons in 13 all-new episodes with cutting edge computer animation, action, adventure and humor, produced by Mainframe Entertainment.
>Ultimately, Mainframe dropped the Predacons. The Vehicons in place of Predacons was the idea of Mainframe's writers, the spiritual and mystical parts of the plot were a request from Hasbro, and the basic arc was Bob Skir's idea following suggestions from Hasbro, Mainframe, and Fox Kids
>the spiritual and mystical parts of the plot were a request from Hasbro
What the hell was Hasbro thinking? Was spiritualism and mysticism a big trend among kids in the late 90s/early 00s that I somehow missed?
>>94717377
>What the hell was Hasbro thinking? Was spiritualism and mysticism a big trend among kids in the late 90s/early 00s that I somehow missed?
Anon, remember this super-forgotten old cult classic? I don't blame you, it was pretty obscure.
>>94719139
Actually now that you mention it, that's a good point. I never understood the fixation with that movie nerds had at the time and largely have forgotten it completely
>>94719139
Matrix was great. The sequels not so much.