Talk:Generation 1 continuity family

I thought it might be better to separate US and Japan out by columns, to visualize each better. Like this, only maybe without using the featuredchracters template.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

United States	Japan
The Transformers (Later called Generation 1) Transformers: Generation 2 Machine Wars Beast Wars Beast Machines Universe (2003) Alternators Classics Universe (2008) Generation 1 series Classic series Generation 2 series Beast Wars series Beast Machines series War Within series	Generation 1 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Transformers 2010 The Headmasters Super-God Masterforce Victory Zone Return of Convoy Operation Combination Transformers: Generation 2 Beast Wars Beast Wars II Beast Wars Neo Beast Machines Heroes of Cybertron Binaltech Robot Masters Kiss Players Henkei! Henkei!

- Starfield 09:17, 14 May 2009 (EDT)

I like the idea. ^^ --TX55^TALK 10:08, 14 May 2009 (EDT)

Not bad. Although I'm wondering about Henkei's placement. I prefer that it's by itself, like CR originally was before Takara's retconning. Unless someone can give me an explanation as to why Henkei should be with the G1 continuity family, given how we have:

Somewhat unbelievably for Japan, it presents the Henkei! universe as a new continuity, rather than shoehorning it somewhere into the cartoon continuity.

...in the toyline page. --Lonegamer78 15:06, 14 May 2009 (EDT)

It is in the G1 Continuity family, but not the cartoon continuity. The characters are G1 characters in the new Henkei universe. - Starfield 15:11, 14 May 2009 (EDT)

...that'll do. --Lonegamer78 17:08, 14 May 2009 (EDT)

Franchise identifiers

Previously, for articles in Generation 1 cartoon fiction, the franchise identifier would be worded:

[...] from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

However this article's disambig suggests that the Generation 1 bit should link to here, or possibly that it should be worded:

[...] from the cartoon portion of the The Transformers franchise in the Generation 1 continuity family.

But that seems a bit wordy. Comments? --abates 18:03, 22 May 2009 (EDT)