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Great news, but unfortunately, that's a bit outweighed by the fact that the recent batch of Transformers tv series have both sucked and blown, from Beast Machines to Robots In Disguise to Armada, and it's likely that this trend will continue into the next series, Energon. It's downright criminal what they've done with the smallscreen version of Transformers, especially after bringing it back with what is undoubtedly one of the best cartoon series ever to air, Beast Wars.

Oh well. I still got my DVD sets to tide me over. I've got all the G1 DVD sets currently out, and the first Beast Wars DVD set. All I need, now, is the last G1 DVD set to come out with the latter half of season 3, and the next Beast Wars DVD set which'll include seasons 2 and 3, and I'll have both series' in their entirety.

As for great cartoons currently on the air, I'd list the following:

Masters of the Universe Vs. The Snakemen - Formerly "He-Man and The Masters of the Universe".
X-Men: Evolution - Though I'm not sure if this series has been picked up for a new season. The fourth season ended spectacularly and heartbreakingly 2 months ago.
Star Wars: Clone Wars - They REALLY should make this into a regular 30-minute series with 13 to 26 episode seasons.
Samurai Jack
Justice League
Teen Titans

Honorable mention also goes to Spongebob Squarepants, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Duck Dodgers, Big O and Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sea Lab 20something) which I catch from time to time. As for cartoons which aired in the past which I've seen, I'd list the following:

Transformers - Of course
Beast Wars - Ditto
Robotech - I'm hoping I'll get The Macross Saga and New Generation for Christmas.
G.I. Joe - Cobra attacked the Pentagon long before al-Qaeda ever did. Does anyone really thing they'll ever mention the word 'terrorist' on cartoons, again, or have the bad guys attack the Pentagon as did Cobra?
Exo-Squad - It and Beast Wars are, to me, the Babylon 5 of cartoons. The instant they put this series on DVD, I'm buying it up. To bad it didn't continue, as apparently they were going to combine it with the Robotech universe.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - The original series.
Superman: The Animated Series - The precursor to Justice League and an excellent show in its own right.
Batman: The Animated Series - Ditto the above.
Looney Tunes - The granddaddy of them all.

And many others which I could name. It's amazing, though, how many of the above series are not only better then most of what you'll find on network tv, but in some cases are also a whole lot funnier than even the highest rated sitcoms (And unlike the sitcoms, they DON'T come with a laughtrack).

You forgot Gargoyles Seasons 1 and 2.

Great news, but unfortunately, that's a bit outweighed by the fact that the recent batch of Transformers tv series have both sucked and blown, from Beast Machines to Robots In Disguise to Armada

This could be easily out weighted if they just imported and dubbed the Japanese continuation of the original Transformers series.

By the way, Transformers Armada is actually a ripoff of the Japan TF Masterforce Season

I was suprised at the level of quality the He-man re-make is at, it has a very linear plot and seens to be doing very well in character growns, action and plot twists.

And many others which I could name. It's amazing, though, how many of the above series are not only better then most of what you'll find on network tv, but in some cases are also a whole lot funnier than even the highest rated sitcoms (And unlike the sitcoms, they DON'T come with a laughtrack).

I totally agree.