Transformers: The Movie turns 23, and Brian and JD Church agree it traumatized a generation and made Transformers a space opera. Thrust and Skyfall repaints impress. Rob Springer reviews the Human Alliance Bumblebee and Sideswipe, and Botanica answers the trivia.
Radio Free Cybertron – 12/17/00
TransTech is dead, and the first finished Strika and Stealth Cheetor toys disappoint John DeLuna. Brave Maximus gets two reviews, and Goldimus Prime rates Hammer Strike a 5.
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 – 02/11/00
The Beast Machines Dinobot leader is a repainted Ultra Megatron called T-Wrecks. The robot-less Beast Wars Mutants stir controversy as Toy Fair 2000 opens. Brian Kilby reviews Big Convoy, and Goldimus Prime reviews Scavenger.
Radio Free Cybertron – 01/21/00
Takara’s new 2000 Transformers line is Car Robots, not Transformers 2000. Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD gets a remixed soundtrack, and Transformers beat Star Wars in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle. Spooky turns up new Dinobots early.