Takara plans a new Transformers series for 2000, led by a fire truck Convoy. RFC hands out its first Year in Review Awards, and John DeLuna names the worst of 1999. Goldimus Prime gives Beast Machines Jetstorm a 9 out of 10.
Radio Free Cybertron – 01/02/2000
Turin guest hosts the first RFC of 2000 with retro reviews of the G1 triple changers Springer, Octane and Sandstorm. He counts down the New Year’s resolutions Transformers will never make. Then he debuts The Leader, a Decepticon spin on Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/31/99 “Y2K Edition”
Beast Machines toys finally hit US shelves, and John DeLuna gives the Tankor mega a thumbs in the middle. Goldimus Prime scores Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk an 8. Brian interviews ViceGripX of wildrun.com about a year on alt.toys.transformers.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/24/99
Beast Machines toys are turning up early at stores across the country. Picard42 of Transformers World’s Worst explains how the fanfic parody site works. Brian Kilby scores the Beast Machines season one finale with a new point system.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/17/99
Beast Machines Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Thrust toy pictures surface on ATT, along with spoiler-posting trolls. Turin fills in for Brian, reviews Nightglider and the UK Claw Jaw and Spittor repaints, and settles the Enter the Nightbird debate.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/10/99
Amazon.com hikes Transformers prices, with mega-size toys jumping from $15 to $21. Turin hosts while Brian’s computer is down. He disputes Brian’s 8 for Transmetal 2 Spittor and pans the Commodore 64 Transformers game.
Radio Free Cybertron – 11/26/99
Beast Machines toys hit pre-order as Toymania hints at a condor Silverbolt and new Maximal dinosaurs. Turin debuts with a top eight list on Optimus Minor and a pitch for a Transformers binaries newsgroup. Brian gives Beast Wars II Galvatron a 9.
Radio Free Cybertron – 11/19/99
Early Beast Machines toys Mirage, Buzzsaw and Scavenger sold on eBay for $283 combined. BotCon 2000 heads to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brian reviews the Japanese Beast Wars Metals Ravage, and John DeLuna debuts the ATT Buzz.
Radio Free Cybertron – 11/12/99
The first Radio Free Cybertron ever opens with Takara’s Beast Wars Metals Ravage. Brian Kilby shoots down a Beast Wars II rumor, rants about a Fox Kids edit to Depth Charge, and reviews Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia.
Radio Free Cybertron – 10/15/99
Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia ships, and Brian Kilby reviews her in the first Radio Free Cybertron ever. Rhino re-releases Transformers: The Movie on VHS with the UK scrolling intro, and Cartoon Network weighs an anime channel.
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