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Hey guys, have a bit of a weird question but I thought it'd be potentially a fun and silly one for an end-of-the-year episode. Especially since, to me, listening to the Twincast is exactly like hanging out with my buddies in a situation where they're just constantly ignoring me >_>

So I have been wanting - DROOLING OVER - MP-36 since it came out. Sadly, I haven't been able to afford it, but I've been dreaming of the day when I can afford to splurge or maybe get lucky around Christmastime or something. I happened to check my BBTS PoL the other day, and it was just sitting in there. Apparently, I ordered it last MAY, completely forgot about it, and it's been hanging out there for seven months forgotten about.

My question is this: has this situation, or anything similar that ended up in you apparently giving yourself a secret hidden birthday present, happened to you guys? I'd love to hear about the surprises y'all have placed on yourselves!

We're recording again in a couple days so let's have some questions if you've got em! I think we're generally caught up to what's here.

Do you feel that the overall quality of mainstream Transformers fiction (e.g. - the most accessible-to-everyone stuff, like the cartoons and films) has objectively diminished over the years, or do you feel that some of the newer fiction is actually more along the same level as some of the older stuff and that is it just a dual case of "We're adults now, so we're not as easy to please as we were when we were children" and "We're nostalgic to the older stuff because we're more familiar with it than we are with the newer stuff"?

Sabrblade wrote:Do you feel that the overall quality of mainstream Transformers fiction (e.g. - the most accessible-to-everyone stuff, like the cartoons and films) has objectively diminished over the years, or do you feel that some of the newer fiction is actually more along the same level as some of the older stuff and that is it just a dual case of "We're adults now, so we're not as easy to please as we were when we were children" and "We're nostalgic to the older stuff because we're more familiar with it than we are with the newer stuff"?

Or is it a little of both?

Or do you think the quality varies depending on things like the creators, or the networks (like, Cartoon Network having a say on RID's content vs. Discovery Family's say on Rescue Bots's content), or the target demographic, etc.?

Are the forced gimmicks hurting more than they are helping recent lines?

Alright guys, I've got two questions for you! The first I know has been asked in the past, but with our recent lines I thought it was time to ask again:

In terms of the toys, would you guys prefer to see Hasbro/Takara finishing out the G1 cast in some Classics-esque form (CW, TR, PotP, etc.) and continuing to update them in subsequent lines, or would you like to see an all new line consisting of a new aesthetic, new gimmicks, and new characters, like another Unicron Trilogy? How do you think your answer will affect the way you display your collection?

My second question is a long one, but I would really love to hear stories about what got you guys into collecting in the first place. I don't mean what got you interested, but rather what made you cross that line from "oh this is neat, I remember this!" to spending real amounts of money, time, and space to collect these things.

As an illustration of what I mean I'll share my story, which also has an amazing twist!

I think this was somewhere around 2001 - 2003. I happened to meet this guy in a random chat room, and after developing an online friendship with this creepy guy he mentioned he collected Transformers. At the time I was really into Gundam models, and had started using my old TFs to fill in the ranks for play value. With this guy's encouragement, I started slowly getting back in, originally collecting what bits and pieces of G1 I could afford despite him trying his hardest to get me into Unicron Trilogy stuff, particularly to fill out this "neo-G1" shelf he was working on. It wasn't until 2006 with the release of Classics that I started collecting modern stuff, but I haven't looked back since.

That creepy guy who got me back into things, if you haven't guessed already, was our very own Counterpunch.

Counterpunch: counterpunching for almost two decades and strong!

Anyway, I'd love to hear how you guys started!

So I saw the video by Gotbot, I think, where he modded his POTP Rodimus. So my question is, what is the most extreme modification you've made to your transformers, if any?

If, say, a content provider that is actually good, like Netflix or Amazon, decided to put out an adult/older fan oriented cartoon, would you want an all new story line? Or one based off of past or current comics?

So gents and possibly lady(ies), my daughter and I have been having a blast making Skylinx walk around the house and it has had me pondering what my favorite gimmick that I can recall from past and present lines has been, and for me it turned out to be simple, light-piping that gives a sense of life to my TFs. What is yours?