The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1452 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:07 pm

I counted. Eh.

News Credits: 6188 · Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:40 pm

Blurrz wrote:I counted. Eh.

Very true, good sir. I do apologise.

Anyone not from the Americas?

Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:17 pm

>> Time zone differences can be a pain,

>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

>>going back to Rodimusconvoy's question, is there any transformer that maybe you never got until collecting, or had when young, lost, and replaced, and you feel that it just doesn't measure up to your memories?

Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:18 pm

>> Time zone differences can be a pain,

>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

>>going back to Rodimusconvoy's question, is there any transformer that maybe you never got until collecting, or had when young, lost, and replaced, and you feel that it just doesn't measure up to your memories?

News Credits: 656 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:24 pm

lonrac wrote:>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

Freaky. We literally were just talking about that between each other last week and whether or not we'd want to do it again. I encourage anyone that would want to participate in such a thing to say so

News Credits: 122 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:43 pm

ScottyP wrote:
lonrac wrote:>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

Freaky. We literally were just talking about that between each other last week and whether or not we'd want to do it again. I encourage anyone that would want to participate in such a thing to say so

I'd be interested in that

News Credits: 25 · Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:00 am

One, I want the listener open call night, I missed it last time :-(

Two: I'ght so I just listened to the latest episode. Hypothetical, for those of you present on this episode, What, if any, fanwank character/figure/deco, or whatever; would you personally like from the club, or in the most unlikely event, from hasbro? No Diaclone, Micro Change decos

News Credits: 5 · Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:03 pm

ScottyP wrote:
Doctor McGrath wrote:*Rumor* The Twincast is breaking up. Sides have been taken, lines have been drawn.

Hall and Nash and Hogan and Bob are just one show now, but still entirely about Transformers. Mike talks to himself on the second show which is all about Asian Maid Cosplay, and the third features Rotorstorm, Jon3.0, and Seibertron talking about recipes. Matt and I start a podcast on cnn.com about world issues.

I'm derailing our thread. Oh well.

News Credits: 194 · Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:19 pm

Here's another question for the Twincast. I'd be curious to hear Ryan's thoughts especially since he is a super G1 continuity fan.

Headmasters/Targetmasters: Which version do you like better? Smaller robots with Transtectors? or Nebulon/Human Partners with fully sentient robots?

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:15 am

megatronus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
lonrac wrote:>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

Freaky. We literally were just talking about that between each other last week and whether or not we'd want to do it again. I encourage anyone that would want to participate in such a thing to say so

I'd be interested in that

Yeah!

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:53 am

After finally getting through 84/85/86.. Did you know that the genre allocated to the Twincast by Rhythmbox is The Real Folk Blues?

Do you think that's an appropriate description of your style?

News Credits: 5 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:16 pm

Is there a really good redeco for Megatron toys? You can count on Optimus always looking good sporting a Nemesis Prime scheme. But who or what can Megatron get redecoed into? If you answer Galvatron, any others?

News Credits: 462 · Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:48 pm

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Is there a really good redeco for Megatron toys? You can count on Optimus always looking good sporting a Nemesis Prime scheme. But who or what can Megatron get redecoed into? If you answer Galvatron, any others?

The recent Generations Dreadwing toy comes to mind.

Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:36 pm

Hey guys! I've got a few questions for you:

First, with all the Toy Fair news, it seems like Hasbro is finally giving us a lot of figures in the Generations line that we've been wanting for for a long time. Considering the time it takes to develop these toys, where do you think all this is coming from? Is Hasbro finally listening to the fans? Is this a response to the rise in third party quality and popularity in recent years? Since many of the characters are part of the IDW-verse, is it just promotion and tie-ins with the comics? Or some combination or other reason entirely?

And yes, I'm aware there are many questions in that one question. That is my way.

Secondly, I know that there are many of us who have been fans and collectors for over a decade now. I know that as I've grown older, my collecting habits and interests have changed, so my question is this: how have all of yours changed since you started collecting? And as a followup question, do you have any bits of wisdom to share with the people who've just started?

News Credits: 2 · Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:54 pm

was looking at the photos of the tf4 figures from toy fair an got to thinking are the figures getting bigger cause some of the photos make the deluxe class figures look like voyagers an voyagers look like leaders an so on

Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:04 pm

Va'al wrote:
megatronus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
lonrac wrote:>> the cast used to accept messages to be edited in, like a 'listener question live' show, but that hasn't been done for over a year now, maybe time to think about it again......

Freaky. We literally were just talking about that between each other last week and whether or not we'd want to do it again. I encourage anyone that would want to participate in such a thing to say so

I'd be interested in that

Yeah!

I'm game, as long as the timing is right.

News Credits: 25 · Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:49 pm

Okay, twincast roundtable, what is a figure, or alternatively figures, that you have bought, or will buy as a guilty pleasure. Let me clarify, the phrase guilty pleasure is a bit of a misnomer, what I mean by it is a figure you like dispite its glaring flaws, or alternatively you like it, but can't quite justify owning it. Counterpunch , you can't say age of extinction's bitch slap bumblebee.

News Credits: 461 · Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:02 pm

I know you guys don't like to talk about this stuff but would love to know your thoughts on it. How do you guys feel about the Third party Wars going on?

4 "companies" doing Dinobots, 3 masterpiece style one FOC.
3 "companies" doing skyfire not counting Hasbro's jetfire.
multiple 6 guns
Multiple Huffers
Then theres the third party taking on Hasbro directly. (or the other way around)
gears, swerve, Jetfire, roadbuster, dinobots.

Third party bubble? Seems as strong as ever.

News Credits: 25 · Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:03 pm

Why do you think in recent years, as Scotty so eloquently and I quote "The club is fanwanking the TFwiki guys" by picking characters to homage and redux that only a small percentage of the fandom actually know of, and smaller percentage actually care about.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:42 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:Is there a really good redeco for Megatron toys? You can count on Optimus always looking good sporting a Nemesis Prime scheme. But who or what can Megatron get redecoed into? If you answer Galvatron, any others?
The recent Generations Dreadwing toy comes to mind.

That's a pretty good answer. I was specifically asking about trends, but a one off is fine as well. Here's to hoping we get a Kup from Orion Pax. Probably won't happen so close to Age of Extinction though.

Another question if you guys are interested, what is an underrated Transformers toy. It can be universally panned or whatever. Just one that you guys like more than others seem to

News Credits: 3 · Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:08 am

Dear bitches and Claire,

What's the question you wish someone would ask and what's your answer to it?

Lovingly yours,
Kibb

Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:02 am

Just out of curiosity, could we get a brief history of the Twincast/Podcast? I mean, I guess I coukd go listen to all the old episodes...but they're like, so old. it's difficult to hear about all the outdated news and stuff. :grin:

News Credits: 129 · Sun Apr 06, 2014 11:56 pm

Nemesis Maximo wrote:Just out of curiosity, could we get a brief history of the Twincast/Podcast? I mean, I guess I coukd go listen to all the old episodes...but they're like, so old. it's difficult to hear about all the outdated news and stuff.

I...like this idea.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:32 am

Dear Twincast,

Seibertron.com question...what's up with the Asian mail order bride ads on the site? I know it's not based on websites I'm visiting (or recent searches I've made like some of the ads here) because I see these come up on my work PC and I'm definitely not doing any funny business on that PC...not that I do funny business on other PCs, but umm, yeah, sup wit dat?

PS, my wife won't let me get an Asian mail order bride, or non-Asian one for that matter...

Lots of love,
Kibble

News Credits: 5 · Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:38 pm

To Age of Extinction or not to Age of Extinction?

Looking at my movie toys from the last trilogy, I'm not sure I want to fall back into the movie-verse rabbit hole. Whose going after this stuff?