G1 and Animated are my other preferences, although Prime is alright by me, and Beast Wars isn't too bad, either.
Have you watched Prime's sequel series? I wished the hadn't ended Animated when they did it seemed like things were just getting interesting.
RID 2015 isn't that bad. Ridley linked to a site you can watch it at in my Transformer's topic. They did, but at least they gave it an ending.
Got it. Also, if you're wondering why I like Bayformers, it's for the story and characters. However, in my headcanon, only the first movie happened.
A story where they just quickly got over the loss of a comrade when they have so few of their kind left?
Their victory was more important at the time. Remember, they'd been fighting for millions of years. Besides, it's only a movie. Every movie has flaws.
I do agree that those were questionable humor choices, but there are good laughs to be had, too. For example, the black hacker is hilarious whenever he's onscreen. And besides, imagine what Peter Cullen had to tell his family after that day in the recording booth.