Rob Cypher is back on alt.toys.transformers, and John DeLuna says the newsgroup barely noticed in this May 28, 2001 Radio Free Cybertron. Silverbolt’s reposted interview with G1 voice actor Jack Angel sparks John’s thoughts on voice actors who treat the work as just a job. John also praises the war journals building up the BotCon Wreckers comic. The Computer fills in for Brian and fields listener questions on rumored BotCon recolors.
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Rob Cypher Returns to ATT
Notorious troll Rob Cypher has returned to alt.toys.transformers. John DeLuna says the newsgroup is in such a trance of mediocrity that it didn’t even bat an eye. He jokes that Cypher did him a favor by giving him an excuse to skip reading for a few days. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
Silverbolt Reposts His Jack Angel Interview
Silverbolt reposted his interview with Jack Angel, voice of G1 characters including Astrotrain, Ramjet, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus. John calls it fun, though Angel joins the many voice actors who see Transformers as just another job. John says fans are often let down by that. He appreciates the actors at BotCon who value their fans. [Source: alt.toys.transformers]
BotCon Wreckers War Journals Keep Getting Better
The war journals for the BotCon Wreckers comic are getting better every week. John likes getting the background out of the way before the comic arrives. Primal Prime is already one of his favorite characters for the enigma the journals are building around him. [Source: not found]
ATT Buzz
John says the newsgroup and fandom are slow until BotCon, with few new toys. The highlight is the “I Miss Beast Wars” thread, full of favorite quotes that show how memorable the writing was. John admits he doesn’t miss Beast Wars. He loved it but forgot about it once it left the air. He’d like to see it on DVD and hasn’t picked up the G1 DVDs because of the pressing flub.
eBay Bargains
John’s mock eBay ad pitches Act 2 G1 PVCs at $10 apiece and reissued He-Man figures as a cure for every bad childhood memory.
Ask the Computer
Victor asks about rumored BotCon exclusives: a white Ravage as Tikatron, a green Rampage, a red Gekobot and a blue Megatron. The Computer guesses the blue Megatron is probably real and that Spooky has confirmed Tikatron. Galvatron writes in to threaten the Computer. Joel Eubanks learns there are no plans for his asked-about comic, and the Computer reads a spam letter before giving up.
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.