Takara’s new 2000 Transformers line is called Car Robots, not Transformers 2000, according to packaging photos posted to alt.toys.transformers. This January 21, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron also covers a remixed soundtrack for Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD and Transformers’ run in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle. Spooky turns up new Beast Machines Dinobots early, and Brian Kilby explains RFC’s new format of daily website updates.
News
Takara’s New Line Is Called Car Robots
ATT received plenty of pictures of Takara’s new 2000 line, titled Transformers Car Robots on the packaging. The earlier rumor of a Transformers 2000 name was not quite right. John DeLuna thinks Takara simply wanted to present it as a new line separate from Beast Wars, though he notes half the Decepticons are Beast Wars toys. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
Rhino’s Transformers: The Movie DVD to Feature a Remixed Soundtrack
More details surfaced on Rhino’s DVD release of Transformers: The Movie later this fall. It looks set to have a remixed soundtrack. John hopes that only means a cleanup of the existing audio for DVD. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
Transformers Beat Star Wars in the Toy Tussle
Transformers beat Star Wars in ToyFare’s Toy Tussle fan vote, and only He-Man stands between Transformers and victory. John urges listeners to vote, and jokes that He-Man began as Conan the Barbarian toys with new heads. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
Spooky Gets New Dinobots Early
Spooky has turned up a couple of the new Dinobots, which Brian describes as basically Beast Wars Neo repaints. A link to the pictures is on the RFC site. [Source: not found]
ATT Buzz
John DeLuna says the group slowed down later in the week after an early burst of news.
RFC’s New Format
Brian explains that news, links, the ATT Buzz, Goldimus Prime’s reviews and Turin’s segments will now be posted to the RFC main page as they arrive, ideally daily. A listener feedback forum is coming next week, and trivia will be expanded. This week’s show is brief because his computer crashed and lost everything.
Trivia
This week’s clip is from a G1 episode and is also posted on the main page.
Transquake Deathmatch
Brian asks Quake 2 players whether anyone will host a server for an RFC Transquake deathmatch or capture the flag game.
News from Cybertron
Squirrel Convoy, newly appointed leader of the Eastern Hemisphere Cybertrons, gives his first State of the Dynasty address, demanding an acorn on every plate. Critics complain about his incessant biting. RFC then announces Nightscream’s death, only to take it back.
New on the RFC Website
The site has a Tankor review from Goldimus Prime and a Marvel Universe Transformed update, and wildrun.com has been updated by ViceGripX. Maximus Prime joins the staff to take over the fanfic review, with an interview next week. RFC may also host fan fiction for writers without their own pages.
Radio Free Cybertron is the world's first and oldest toy and action figure podcast — broadcasting from the heart of the Transformers fan community since October 1999. What started as a scrappy fan show has grown into an institution, with nearly 1,000 episodes and over 25 years of coverage. Every week, host Brian Kilby and the RFC crew dig into the latest Transformers news, toy reveals, collecting, and everything hitting shelves from Hasbro, Takara, and beyond. No fluff, no hype — just informed, passionate collectors who have been doing this longer than anyone else on the planet. The original. The longest running. Till all are one.