02The collection

Blackarachnia

RFC · Aired Mar 5, 2000Audio only

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…
RFC · Aired Feb 26, 2000Audio only

02/25/00

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…
RFC · Aired Feb 5, 2000Audio only

02/04/00

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…
RFC · Aired Jan 14, 2000Audio only

01/14/2000

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…
RFC · Aired Dec 31, 1999Audio only

12/31/99 “Y2K Edition”

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…
RFC · Aired Dec 18, 1999Audio only

12/17/99

Beast Machines Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Thrust toy pictures surface on ATT, along with spoiler-posting trolls. Turin fills in for Brian, reviews Nightglider and the UK Claw Jaw and Spittor repaints,…
RFC · Aired Nov 27, 1999Audio only

11/26/99

Beast Machines toys hit pre-order as Toymania hints at a condor Silverbolt and new Maximal dinosaurs. Turin debuts with a top eight list on Optimus Minor and a pitch for…
RFC · Aired Oct 15, 1999Audio only

10/15/99

Transmetal 2 Blackarachnia ships, and Brian Kilby reviews her in the first Radio Free Cybertron ever. Rhino re-releases Transformers: The Movie on VHS with the UK scrolling intro, and Cartoon…