BotCon 2000 is a week away, and the Transformers: The Movie screening has been cut to one showing. John DeLuna’s ATT Buzz sizes up Car Robots Black Convoy and Baldigus, plus the latest Rebirth flame war. Turin and Rattrap007 take opposite sides on GoBots, and Daniel Sauvé of rec.toys.transformers.moderated joins Brian Kilby.
Radio Free Cybertron – 06/16/00
Ain’t It Cool News claims a new Beast Machines-era series is coming, and Benchpress Comics folds. John DeLuna weighs Car Robots against Beast Machines, Turin calls G2 Inferno awesome, and the Computer Saga finally ends.
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/26/00
The Computer seizes Radio Free Cybertron and installs Transmetal 2 Jasontron as host. John DeLuna asks who would win a war between humans and Transformers. Waspinator takes over Rattrap007’s trivia segment.
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/19/00
Opening It’s Mr. Deluna’s birthday. The show is broken up to smaller segments each week, to the relief of the RFC server. This also makes listening to specific segments easier. We also get, as usual, the show rundown. ATT Buzz Botcon is getting all booked up. People reflect on flame wars. John champions spam (not…
Radio Free Cybertron – 05/08/00
Beast Machines wraps its TV run, and Brian’s Computer gives the Endgame finale a 4 out of 10. Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Wars Transmetal Optimal Optimus. John DeLuna’s ATT Buzz finds the newsgroup reviewing everything from the Aerialbots to Blackarachnia.
Radio Free Cybertron – 04/21/00
The blue Bluestreak rumor is back on ATT, and John DeLuna calls it a myth. Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Airraptor. Turin sings “Transforming in the Wind,” and Brian rates “The Downward Spiral” a 7.
Radio Free Cybertron – 02/25/00
Beast Wars story editor Larry DiTillio talks to Turin for 32 minutes about Hasbro keeping the show on Earth, fighting the Transmetal changeover and why Tarantulas was his favorite. John DeLuna tackles off-topic posts on ATT, and Altered States posts 130 Toy Fair 2000 photos.
Radio Free Cybertron – 01/14/2000
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 – 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.