A Beast Hunters preview brings Predaking through the space bridge, and Takara readies an Asia-exclusive leader Brawl. Headmaster Don Ferguson joins to name G2 Bruticus the best of 2012 and share his BotCon stories. Plus MTMTE #12, Rescue Bots and an Optimal Situation Rewind.
Radio Free Cybertron – 11/26/00
The clear God Fire Convoy gift set hits Japan, and John DeLuna is not impressed. A Devil Gigatron contest prize is coming as Car Robots winds down. Goldimus Prime reviews Inferno, and Mop-Boy signs off from Ask RFC.
Radio Free Cybertron – 08/19/00
Takara plans blind-boxed G1 PVC statues, and Mega Megatron disappoints. God Magnus and Build King are on the way while McDonald’s runs out of Beast Machines Happy Meal toys. Goldimus Prime reviews the first three.
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 – 04/14/00
RFC is moving to tfradio.com. Beast Machines Thrust and Blackarachnia turn up at Kmart, and Goldimus Prime gives Striker a 7. Brian rants about the state of alt.toys.transformers and gives Spark of Darkness a 6.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/10/00
Beast Machines Thrust, Blackarachnia, Longhorn and Obsidian finally reach Walmart. A third season of Beast Machines is debunked, and Hasbro weighs a new Transformers movie without Bob Skir. Brian Kilby reviews A Wolf in the Fold.
Radio Free Cybertron – 03/04/00
McDonald’s preps Beast Machines Happy Meal toys, and Kid Rhino releases Transformers tape volumes 4 through 6. Brian Kilby reviews In Darkest Night and the return of Silverbolt. Zobovor imagines Transformers: The Movie written by Bob Skir.
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 – 02/04/00
BotCon 2000’s $70 dinner draws complaints, and Hasbro keeps re-releasing Beast Wars deluxes in Fox Kids colors. John DeLuna says Hasbro now banks on collectors. Goldimus Prime gives Beast Machines Optimus Primal an 8.
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.