Transformers 3 now has a release date of July 1, 2011, and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman will not return. This October 7, 2009 Radio Free Cybertron finds Brian Kilby, JD Church, John DeLuna, Exvee and Rob Springer debating where the third film can go. Longtime listener Doofy joins for RFC’s first listener interview. The crew also pans Robots in Disguise in Twitter Theater, dreams up fan-made accessories and launches the RFC Bacon Party.
News
Transformers 3 Set for July 1, 2011 Without Orci and Kurtzman
Transformers 3 has a July 1, 2011 release date, and Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are not writing it. Ehren Kruger stays on, and Brian notes he wrote much of Revenge of the Fallen’s humor. One host doesn’t care who writes it, while Brian credits the films for weaving in elements of Transformers history. The crew agrees Michael Bay has ruled out Dinobots and Don Murphy once ruled out Beasts. Brian pitches the Neo-Knights as the most off-the-wall option, and one host jokes about a forced G.I. Joe crossover. [Source: not found]
News from Cybertron
Turin reports that the Autobot Counterpunch was found dead at a Decepticon base. A software update flagged him as a non-genuine Decepticon and told the others to shoot his torso. Ultra Magnus calls murder a tragedy, and the Autobot Punch is reported missing.
RFC Twitter Theater: Robots in Disguise, The Decepticons
This week’s episode introduced Scourge and the Commandos, the Robots in Disguise take on the Combaticons. The verdict is that it blows and didn’t live up to the hype. Optimus mostly stands and watches, and the Autobots debate salvage rights. The crew argues over the space shuttle mode’s scale, the G1 Scramble City size problems and names like Mega-Octane and Rollbar. One host prefers the next episode, where Ruination first awakens. Next week’s Twitter Theater will be the joke 1992 tape-recorder RFC episode.
Listener Interview: Doofy
Doofy, whose name is Ian, is 25 and studying game art and design at the Art Institute of Tampa. He has listened since 1999, when he was 15. He grew up on yard-sale G1 toys in Oregon, then Beast Wars pulled him back in. He frequented Big Bot, posted as OneTransFan, and now posts as Doofy on the AllSpark. He likes the Animated toys but hasn’t seen much of the show, and the crew urges him to watch. He asks about the new Revenge of the Fallen Bludgeon photos. Brian says Bludgeon looks awesome now that he’s properly transformed, though one host calls the head a skull wearing a skull mask. Talk turns to wished-for appliance alt modes and a Duocon washer and dryer, plus KB Toys going under.
Fan-Made Accessories We’d Like to See
Ideas include a Superion-style upgrade kit for Bruticus Maximus and a parts kit for Beast Wars toys. The crew recalls Unicron.com’s early Beast Machines set, its Megatron tail attachment and its Energon cubes. One host wants new generic weapon sets with stands, another wants the G2 extra weapons and bandoliers, and another wants official Animated human figures like Sari. The crew draws the ethics line at kits that steer fans away from official toys. The G1 Sharkticon kit and the miniature Masterpiece-style Convoy knockoff cross that line, while weapon kits are fine.
The RFC Bacon Party
Rob Springer explains the RFC Bacon Party: get together with nearby listeners next Thursday, eat bacon while listening to RFC, and send pictures or video. Photos go up on the site, and video goes on RFC’s new YouTube channel.
Bootleg Finds
Rob found a bootleg Transformers: The Movie sticker book at a dollar store, with Transformers spelled out in Comic Sans. The pink sticker sheets mix movie stills, toy photos and an early fire-truck Ratchet render. Another host recalls a friend bringing back unlicensed Armada spark-gun toys from Iraq around 2003.
RFC on YouTube and the 10th Anniversary Show
RFC now has a YouTube channel rebroadcasting its shows. Brian also asks listeners whether New Soundwave’s comic content should split into a third, comics-only show. The 10th anniversary show is next week, with a topic on how society’s view of Transformers fans has changed, and no New Soundwave this week or next.
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.