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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…
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…
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…
Toy Fair 2000 brings at least 11 Beast Machines repaints, and Optimal Optimus returns as Primal Prime. Turin reviews the Fox Kids Cheetor and Tarantulas, and Goldimus Prime reviews Buzzsaw.…
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…
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…
BotCon 2000 registration opens, and a tech spec photo previews Beast Machines Triceradon alongside a likely Ultra Megatron recolor. Goldimus Prime reviews Beast Machines Mirage. Brian Kilby delivers a State…
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…
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…
The audio for this January 7, 2000 Radio Free Cybertron is lost. The original show page survives: an interview with Marvel Prime, Karl Volmer of the Marvel Universe: Transformed fan…
Turin guest hosts the first RFC of 2000 with retro reviews of the G1 triple changers Springer, Octane and Sandstorm. He counts down the New Year’s resolutions Transformers will never…
Beast Machines toys finally hit US shelves, and John DeLuna gives the Tankor mega a thumbs in the middle. Goldimus Prime scores Transmetal 2 Tigerhawk an 8. Brian interviews ViceGripX…