Why's the Beast Wars show so popular? Well, for starters, great computer generated graphics and really good plots keep people glued to the screens. Secondly, the heroic Maximals and the evil Predacons are descendants of the Autobots and Decpticons of the Great War, 2 great factions that started off a fad that lasted nearly a decade! Even the current storyline in season 3 has old time bots in it, which appeal to the older Transfans even more!